oh no!

I am sitting in my office tonight, belly HURTING, wishing my client would please wrap this up because I am getting worse!

Well, I walk her out the door and turn and run for the toilet. I am so hungry and have had no time to stop in my back to back appointments that I have crossed over and cannot prevent my stomach from trying to help its self. And in that 5 minutes of horror, I am so thankful that this is only the first time I have had to throw up because now my throat is raw and my head is aching.

My friend Allison mentioned the light switch that happens in the second trimester and normally returns! Oh come to me sweet switch! February 8th is now my new best friend!

Happy Birthday on the 7th Katie Lady!

Two new symptoms to the pile

Dandruff AND Insomnia!

The already existing pile:

acne everywhere which I am only getting away with because its winter, bloating, belching, fatigue, nausea, frequent urination, gas, being hungry but not wanting to eat, low motivation for anything, needing to go buy new bras but procrastinating on that too!

Who wants to hang out with me!

So my new friend insomnia. I am awake for several hours at night. Last night up at midnight, then back awake from 3:00 - 5:30. I made a full breakfast with cheese eggs and homemade guacamole and cleaned the kitchen around 3:50 after I lost the battle of trying to tell myself, no you don't have to get up and eat. I called Dave at 4:15 just to say hi but he could barely talk for all the paper work he had to finish by 6am plus the patients with bullet wounds. Yes, that does seem to make my predicament of not being able to sleep seem minor.

Well, friends, thanks for listening to me blah, blah, blah! :O)

Somewhere to talk all about me!

Oh man am I excited! Today I am going to see my own therapist through the university for free because Dave is a hospital employee. I am thrilled to get my own hour after a typical week where I give 27-30 hours listening to others. Don't get me wrong, I love this work.........I just think it will be very refreshing to have a place to explore my own thoughts and prepare for the exciting time of motherhood to come.

I am only alloted 6 sessions as an individual, however, I can come back for six more as a couple with Dave! Parenthood prep/couple strengthening HERE WE COME!

Here is my new therapist Elaine Soto:

http://cars.unm.edu/staff.html

Your first visit to the prenatal care provider

I have been reading on the internet daily about babies and prenatal care and what to expect. I get 1-2 emails per day about things I can do to be healthy and learning what size the baby is relative to something edible.

Well, I thought that with my first appointment with our choosen doctor, Dr. Leeman, that I would get an ultrasound without a doubt (you know based on a my internet research). Well, yesterday after sitting on hold for 13 minutes, I did speak with a lady in his office who shared that no, I would not be getting an ultra sound this visit, but that it would be scheduled by Dr. Leeman for another day. OOOOOOOOOOooooooo no! I have been visualizing all my concerns floating away as I see a REAL BABY on the screen with Dave standing next to me and us remarking about how insanely wonderful this all is.

Well, lucky for me Dr. Leeman really likes Dave. They met when Dave was on his OBGYN rotation. So, I took a little chance and emailed Dr. Leeman yesterday without telling Dave and he wrote me this morning, that sweet man! He said he will try to get me an ultra sound appointment when I am there visiting him and if he can't he will do the ultra sound himself!

Seriously! I like this man! And he ended his email with: "Look forward to seeing you, David and your little one!"

PRECIOUS!

This morning I tried to see any differences in my belly and I lay in bed each morning trying to see if my uterus feels anything like the "grapefruit" the websites claim it should be.

Week 10- uterus: grapefruit baby: prune

Very teeny tiny stuff I am getting over the top excited about, huh?

Happy Saturday!

Some sweet husband points

I wanted to give Dave lots of points for being so sweet to me last night and bringing me treats like oranges and Bran Muffins to the couch as I lounged and read my favorite pregnancy book.

It's a book Lindley gave me called Ina May's Guide to Childbirth. I love so many of the concepts she shares and the intense mind/body connection she describes for laboring mothers. I am intrigued by the psychology of the birth process and how to use my mind and visualizations to ease the child into the world. Ease is relative, not like the ease I feel when I am sitting on a beach, but to even begin to work to shift the language of child birth is powerful.

So for my own sake and for my birth plan, I want to look into summarizing some of the key points of the book in the coming months to keep my motivation and positive thoughts strong.

Dave is nervous that I am only in my 11th week and getting so excited about all of this due to all the medical complications he has seen with pregnancy. Still, the odds are in our favor that all will go relatively smoothly.

And I am hoping that our baby is on the smaller side. Dave was under 7 lbs. I was almost 9 lbs.

Ina May says that your body can most likely handle the baby you grow. So I will keep my faith in my body!

SERIOUSLY!

How does this Mom do it? I have heard about women with no symptoms, no EXTREME DROP IN ENERGY! But to continue with Olympic Trials???

Hmmmmm, this just isn't me!

Living with a Doctor Dad to Be

Well, last night I told Dave about this blog. He read my intro note and laughed! He began to tell me that on a scale of 1-10 of suffering during early pregnancy he would give me a 3 at best! He then proceeded to tell me about the women who end up in the Emergency Department needing IV's because they are so dehydrated and cannot keep a bite down due to constant vomiting. He said every time he turns around I am eating AGAIN! So yes, compared to those ladies, I am just strolling through the park of the First Trimester. HOWEVER, I truly do have terrible belly aches and all types of gastrointestinal complaints, not to mention the skin of a teenager in the throes of puberty!

Waiting for that gorgeous pregnancy glow to arrive any day!

Today: 10 weeks, 1 day

Why not!

Hello friends and family,

As Dave and I are on this journey, I find myself writing lots of little up dates to all you sweetie pies out there wondering how things are going.

A good friend of mine writes on her blog as a way to document her life and to share with her two loyal blog followers. I only want those who know and love us to have access to this blog so I am going to make sure only those invited can take a peek.

I may or may not get into this but I thought I would give it a shot and post up dates!

Also, I am so miserable during the process known as the First Trimester, that I noticed I feel better when I Blah, Blah, Blah a bit about my many not so happy symptoms.

Much love,

Elizabeth