10 weeks...

How far along: 10 weeks
How Big: a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom — and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, barely the size of a kumquat (whatever that is)

Weight Gain: I know I have, but I havent got on a scale
Stretch Marks: Nothing :)
Maternity Clothes: My husband did buy me some maternity jeans from old navy because I was complaining how tight my jeans are fitting.
Sleep: Waking up several times a night, sick to my stomach
Symptoms: Same as last week: emotions are all over the place. One minute I'm happy, then sad, and than in a bad mood and upset stomach at nights
Best Moment this Week: hanging out with my family.
Food Cravings: The other night it was Panda Express, I never crave that place

Food dislikes: smartone meals still
Gender: 5 more weeks until we get to find out!
Movement: None
What I miss: getting a full night of sleep
Belly Button: still normal
What I am looking forward to: Only 8 more days until our first prenatal appointment
Milestone: Nothing at this time

Early Christmas Card....

I know its not december yet, but I didn't want to wait to share this with all of you! Merry Christmas everyone and I hope you have an amazing new year.

Our First Prenatal Appointment: 9 more days
I Enter My Second Trimester: 22 more days
Get To Find Out The Sex of the Baby: 36 more days
I Enter My Third Trimester: 127 more days
Baby Feltch's Due Date: 211 more days

Thanksgiving Poem...

I’m Thankful for You

Thanksgiving is the appointed time
for focusing on the good in our lives.
In each of our days,
we can find small blessings,
but too often we overlook them,
choosing instead to spend our time
paying attention to problems.
We give our energy
to those who cause us trouble
instead of those who bring peace.
Starting now,
let’s be on the lookout
for the bits of pleasure in each hour,
and appreciate the people who
bring love and light to everyone
who is blessed to know them.
You are one of those people.
On Thanksgiving,
I’m thankful for you.
Happy Thanksgiving!

By Joanna Fuchs

9 weeks...

How far along: 9 weeks
How Big: baby is nearly an inch, about a size of a grape.

Weight Gain: I'm pretty sure I have, I'm beginning to show
Stretch Marks: Nothing
Maternity Clothes: No, in a week or two I might, pants are getting tight.
Sleep: Waking up only once a night now
Symptoms: emotions are all over the place. One minute I'm happy, then sad, and than in a bad mood
Best Moment this Week: Thanksgiving is tomorrow, YUMMY
Food Cravings: french fries, I want them all the time. Arctic Circle has the best ones right now.

Food dislikes: smartone meals
Gender: 6 more weeks until we get to find out!
Movement: None
What I miss: being comfortable when I sleep
Belly Button: still normal
What I am looking forward to:  Only 15 more days until our first prenatal appointment
Milestone: Nothing at this time

Meds are great...

Ever since I have been on the anti-nausea medicine I have been feel pretty good, I haven't gotten as sick however it does give me a headache. Which I rather have a headache than be sick all the time. So that means as of right now no IVs for me, which I'm so grateful for because my veins and I don't get along with IVs (needles). However I'm still pretty tired and don't have much energy, but from what I'm hearing that will be going away when I get into my second trimester which is about 4 weeks away. So right before Christmas time and than we will be able to find out the sex of the baby the first week of January. I'm so happy this is happening to us. I'm finally starting to hit reality about being pregnant. This weekend I was so blotted that I looked pregnant for sure, but yes I'm starting to show a bit and its freaking me out. I have never weighed over 125lbs. Once I'm able to workout hardcore after the baby is here. I will be hitting the gym every second I can. Only 219 more days to go until our due date.

8 weeks...

How far along: 8 weeks
How Big: baby is about .63 inches about size of a kidney bean

Weight Gain: I'm not sure cause I havent weighted myself
Stretch Marks: Nothing
Maternity Clothes: No
Sleep: Waking up 2-3 times a night
Symptoms: Morning sickness has died down a bit, this week is emotions
Best Moment this Week: Nothing really
Food Cravings: Not craving anything
Food dislikes: Nothing really just the normal
Gender: Don't know for another 7-9 weeks
Movement: None
What I miss: nothing at this time
Belly Button: still normal
What I am looking forward to: Our first prenatal appointment on December 8th
Milestone: Nothing at this time

7 weeks and 2 days...

How far along: 7 weeks and 2 days
How Big: baby is about a half of an inch so about the size of a blueberry

Weight Gain: no weight gain yet
Stretch Marks: Nothing thank goodness
Maternity Clothes: No not yet and I hope I don't need to for awhile
Sleep: This week has been good, getting plenty of it.
Symptoms: Morning sickness everyday all day long.
Best Moment this Week: When we had our first ultrasound
Food Cravings: Not much of the cravings, I havent been able to eat much this week
Food dislikes: Pretty much everything this week, I can't keep anything down
Gender: Don't know for another 8-10 weeks I believe
Movement: None
What I miss: not being able to drink my one a day soda
Belly Button: still normal
What I am looking forward to: Our first prenatal appointment on December 8th
Milestone: Nothing at this time .

First letter to the baby.....

Baby Feltch,

I have only know that I have been pregnant with you for almost 3 weeks now, and I have been through every emotion there has been. Mommy has gone through: denial not thinking you are true, happiness thinking that you are going to be with us by summer time, joy from the smile on your daddy's face that you are going to be his little pal, loved from all the support and wishes from many friends and family in your mommy and daddy's life, and last I have been hurt from some things people said about our situation. Don't worry though my sweet little thing, those people have realized the things they said and did hurt your mommy's feelings. They have apologized for their actions by deleting the things that were said, but not all have came out and told your mommy sorry. But mommy is okay with that because she will always remember who honestly is sorry.

So with that said, if I could give you one piece advice Baby Feltch you should hold on to for the rest of your life is if someone hurts your feelings don't hold on to it and let it go, because they will continue to hurt your feelings and act like they did nothing wrong. You need to stand up for yourself and to let that person know that they hurt your feelings, and if they can't be the bigger person and apologize for their actions than you honestly don't need them in your life. You don't deserve to be surrounded by negative people.

Just remember, Mommy loves you will all her heart and would never do anything to hurt you. Only 33 more weeks until I can hold you in my arms.

Love,
Mommy

The First Ultrasound...

So yesterday was our first ultrasound. I thought I would get emotional and get tears in my eyes when I saw our little peanut and hear its heartbeat, however I didn't. I feel bad that I didn't get that way. Is there something wrong with me. It hasnt hit me that I'm really pregnant, like I thought this ultrasound was going to do. Yes I have had the morning sickness symptoms to the extreme, but I have not really had anything else that would make me feel like I'm pregnant. When will I feel that connection? I hope sometime soon cause I already feel like a bad mother. Anyways... so the first hormone levels I did a little over 2 weeks was correct. During that time I was only 5 weeks along and not 6 like the second test said. From the ultrasound yesterday, they advise me that I'm only 7 weeks along and that the dude date of the baby will be June 27th. Robb really wants the baby to be here by June 25th because thats when his Great Grandma Afton passed away and thats what our girls middle name will be (well if it is a girl, fingers crossed). Our next appointment for the baby is in 28 days, which is December 8th. I will be 11 weeks along. Hopefully during that appointment I will feel some kind of connection with the baby.

nausea and vomiting to the extreme....

So this morning sickness is kicking my ass. Its all day and all night long from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed. It has gotten so bad the last three days. I can't keep anything down, I mean ANYTHING. I'm scared to eat, because everything I eat or smell makes me so sick. I can't even enjoy going out to dinner with family because I'm in the resturants restroom praying to the porcelain god. Eating at work is the worse, the restrooms there are so far away from where I sit. I'm honestly running to the restroom hoping that I can make it. I honestly didnt think morning sickness was going to be this bad, however I was wrong. I called my doctor today and they are going to put me on anti-nausea medication to see if that helps. If its still bad within a week they want to send in Home Health to give me IV's once or twice a week. So hopefully this medication will work wonders, cause I really don't want to have to get IV's.

On the brighter side of things... today is the day we have our first ultrasound.

Our dogs and the baby....

Tomorrow is our first ultrasound. Oh man I am so excited, thinking about it makes me wanna cry cause I'm so happy that this is really happening for Robb and I. I always thought I was going to be just a Mommy to my sweet 4 pitbull children. I know Honey knows I'm pregnant cause in the mornings I wake up and her head is on my tummy. She has never done that before until we found out we are pregnant. The other day Honey and I went into the spare bedroom which is now Baby Feltch's room and I was telling her that this is going to be the babies room. She didn't want to leave the room, she laid down on the floor and didn't move. I have been reading so much on how dogs act when their owner is pregnant and Honey is doing everything it said about being more loving and caring. Which I knew she and the other dogs would do. All four of them are AMAZING and bring so much joy in our lives. So lately when people have been asking me what I'm going to do with my dogs when the baby comes I get so upset and defensive. Just so that everyone knows and can stop asking me, I'm NOT getting rid of my dogs when Baby Feltch comes. Everything will be okay, my dogs are the most caring, loving, calm pits you will ever meet in your life. They will be great with the baby. We have had them around several other children and they were PERFECT with the kids. So before you open your mouth and judge me for keeping all my dogs with a child in the home, just remember this is our life and we would never keep a dog in the home that we believed would be a danger to us or the baby.

Morning Sickness, Really?

I really don't know when they call it morning sickness, when I'm sick from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed. There's nothing morning about it! I can't wait until this morning sickness thing goes away. I want to be able to eat a full meal without feeling the way I am. I have so much more respect for pregnant women now than I ever have. I honestly thought they would just complain because they had the excuse to. Nope I guess that's part of being pregnant. So for those of you have never been pregnant and don't know what I'm talking about, well just picture being REALLY hungover ALL the time. That's how I honestly feel. I feel that I drank so much and I have this hangover that never wants to go away. From the headaches, loud noises bothering you, stomach in knots, running to the restroom cause you can't keep anything down, and none stop nausea. From what I have been hearing and reading its only like this for the first trimester. So I have 5 more weeks of this and I should be good. Fingers crossed that those people and those books are telling me the truth. On top of all this morning sickness, I'm so tired. All I want to do is sleep. I'm getting about 10-11 hours of sleep every night and still I could take a nap all day long. I feel like such a horrible wife. I go to work come home and go straight to sleep, I can't wait until that to go away and to get my energy back so that I can actually spend time with Robb.

Anyways.... good news we only have 6 more days until our first Ultrasound!