Giving the Goodyear Blimp a Run for It's Money!

Wow, It's been a few days.   I haven't written because all I've done is go to work and then sleep!  SERIOUSLY!  Yesterday I was freaking out because I SWORE all my symptoms were gone (except for being tired of course) but they're all back today.  I keep crossing my arms and squeezing my chest to make sure it's still sore.  Yep, it is!  I love it!  Not much else is going on.  I noticed I got really queasy if I didn't eat today, but nothing sounded good.  I feel like I ate NON-STOP today.  If I went 15-20 minutes without eating, I got that queasy feeling.  I didn't so much enjoy that, so I just kept shoving food in my mouth.  This is not good.  I'm going to look like the Goodyear blimp by the time the baby gets here!  

Good news though...Rigsby is home!!!  James went and got him yesterday!  I'm so excited to have him back I can't stand it!!!  Poor little thing!  They shaved his front leg and you can see where the IV's were.  I just pray he's all better and will never have to be that sick again!!!  I'm very thankful he made it home in time for the first Georgia football game of the season!!!  He'll be sporting his Dawg's jersey along with the rest of us!!!  GO DAWGS!

Who Slipped Me a Roofie?!?!

Could I BE anymore tired???

I feel like all I want to do is SLEEP!  And I can't get enough of it!  I'm going to bed around 9:30 every night (of course I'm getting up at least once if not twice to go to the bathroom!).  Then I have to DRAG myself out of bed at 7:00am (even though my alarm starts going off at 6:30).  I'm tired for most of the morning, but it's really not too bad.  I can manage.  But after I get done eating lunch, I'm done.  I'm worthless.  I just sit there trying to keep my eyes open until I can go home!  Once I get home, I nap for at least an hour, if not longer.  James will wake me up to eat dinner, so I eat, take my progesterone, watch about an hour of tv and then back to bed!  SERIOUSLY?!?!?!  ALL I DO IS SLEEP!  I can only imagine this is how people feel after their drink has been drugged.  KIDDING!  I shouldn't compare this to those poor victims.  Please don't leave me bad/mean comments.

Anyway, on another note my poor, poor Rigsby is in the doggy hospital with pancreatitis.  Poor baby was so dehydrated when I got him there he needed an IV for fluids and one for antibiotics. I took him in Monday afternoon and they won't let me pick him up until at least Thursday afternoon.  I feel so bad for him!!!  I just want to give him a BIG hug and let him know everything is going to be ok!

6 Weeks!! Picture Time!

Well, it's a little late but since I couldn't resist Sandy's wonderful chanting in her comment, here it is; my 6 week (and 2 days) belly pic!!  Of course I posted the 5 week pic (left) for comparison. I'm pretty sure I'm getting smaller :)  Actually I think my body is just getting used to the extra progesterone and the bloating is finally going down!  

I finally broke down and scheduled my first OB appointment!  Because everything with my cycle has been crazy since losing the last baby, they wanted to see me early, so I am going in at 8 weeks instead of the usual 10 weeks!  That's SO exciting!  Hopefully (and God willing!) I will be able to post the first picture of Baby Brinkley on September 9!!!  Only two weeks away!  Anyone want to take guesses on what the heart rate will be!?!?!?

One day down!

Ok, we actually have 44 days down, but we lost our last baby on cycle day 43 last time so I have been pregnant for one more day than last time.  I was very relieved to get through the day yesterday.  I was petrified all day.  I didn't want to go the bathroom for fear of seeing what I didn't want to see.  But we made it through the day with no surprises.  It was nice having an uneventful day!  Until we got home from dinner to come home to two sick puppies.  Bless their hearts!  I'll spare everyone the details, but it made me gag!  I'm not sure that was due to pregnancy though...it was just that bad!!!!

Well, tomorrow (I guess technically it's today since it's midnight) I'll be 6 weeks according to my ticker, not according to my LMP.  That's exciting!   I plan on calling the doctor's office Monday to set up my first appointment.  Unfortunately the appointment probably won't be until around September 19...but I'll at least have an appointment.  I hate they won't see me until 10 weeks.  I feel like after losing one baby, they should see me sooner.  Ah well, this world would be a better place if people would just listen to my opinions/advice!  LOL!!!  6 week belly pic tomorrow!  I'm not looking forward to this one!  I've eaten WAY too much this week!   I've been STARVING all the time!!!

NO pink OR blue!!!

Oops! I missed a day! Yesterday was pretty uneventful. I really didn't have any symptoms which made me worry most of the day. I wasn't able to get my nap in after work because Rigsby had Doggie Boot Camp last night, so I think I went to bed around 9:30! I'm pretty sure I didn't fall asleep until 10:00, but that's pretty much a record for me. I usually don't get in the bed until almost midnight! So being EXHAUSTED and going to bed at an unusually early time was my only symptom. Boo! I'm praying for the morning sickness to come so I can FEEL pregnant!!!

Today has been a little better symptom wise. I'm still exhausted even though I got a LOT of sleep last night and I've been having little dizzy spells here and there. Nothing huge, but enough to notice. Which makes me happy. Funny how feeling like poo makes me happy these days! I was trying to run some of my favorite boy names by James last night and he wasn't having any of it. First he said it was too early to look at names. Then he hated EVERY name I liked. This is going to take FOREVER!!! So then he asked what color I was going to paint the nursery?!?!?!? Um...it will be different for either gender so I'm not sure! Maybe we should have a name first?!?!? I guess men and women think differently! Funny thing is, the nursery will probably have a lot of green in it either way. There will be NO pink and NO blue walls for my baby!

I swear I'm done after this one.....

Done with tests that is...not babies! At this point I still want my litter! LOL

Anyway, just because I can and had one readily available, I tested again this morning. I wanted to make sure the lines were getting consistently darker like they should be. I can't even begin to tell you how nervous I was. I was so afraid there wasn't going to be a line at all. BOY WAS I WRONG!! The line was so dark immediately that there was hardly enough dye for the control line! See the total progression below...to me it definitely looks like the lines are getting darker just the way they are supposed to!

Not much going on with my body today...just the same ole stuff. I did share the good news with my boss today. I was going to wait until next Monday for the 6 week mark to tell, but since the fainting spell on Friday I got worried that might happen at work. I thought it would be better if someone knew what was going on if that happened. I'm actually starting to get scared about the pregnancy. After being so confident last week, this week I'm completely opposite. There have been no symptoms to make me feel this way, I just think it's the week. Hopefully my nerves will calm down tomorrow and I can start enjoying the pregnancy again!!!

5 WEEKS!!!

So I'm 5 weeks today!  Time for another belly pic!!  Ugh!  I look so bloated...must be the medicine!  I've included the 4 week pic for comparison.

Well, everyone in our immediate family now knows!  It's going to be sooo hard to keep it a secret!  I want to shout it at everyone I see, but the goal is to wait until after the first ultrasound.  If we can make it August 25th, I think we'll be doing good!  Nothing really to report for yesterday and today.  Pretty boring symptom wise; just the same dull cramping.  The dizziness has either subsided or I'm just used to it because I haven't noticed it since Friday.  James and I went to pick up our new dresser yesterday.  I'm so excited!  AND we finally bought our anniversary present to each other; A NEW TV for the bedroom!!!  I know it's not baby related, but it was still exciting!!!