10 Weeks

My tenth week just ended yesterday, so I am only a day behind. I am proud of myself because sometimes it takes me awhile.

Symptoms:
*slight heartburn
* fatigue

The heartburn has suppressed for now. I am thankful to have a little relief from that, I am sure that it will come back though as I get bigger. If I didn't have Rolaids orTums I would be dead:)

I am still really tired this week. I still take a nap every afternoon, but if I don't get one in I am not dragging to bad by the end of the night. I only have three weeks left of my first trimester and I hear that you are less tired in the second trimester. I am looking forward to that.
I am still exercising as much as I can. I started walking with Brooklynn in the mornings and that has been nice. I am also doing the cardio work-out and and some toning exercises that are also on the tape. Hopefully I will look good as a pregnant women, that is my goal. I read in one of my magazines that you can't stop your belly or waist from expanding. What you can focus on to still look good is your arms and your legs. I know that my legs are okay, but I need to work on my arms. The Easter picture of Matt and I, I think I look awful. My arms look huge, but it is good motivation to start working on them more.
This week at church more people are starting to tell that I am getting a little belly. I am excited about my belly getting big because it makes it a little more real. My 11th week started yesterday, so next Tuesday I will get to take pictures again. It will be interesting to see the difference.
Another thing that I noticed is that all I talk about is babies and being pregnant. It is something that I am trying to curb because not everyone wants to talk about those two subjects. So, if you are around me and you are getting tired of hearing about it don't hesitate to switch the subject:)
Matt and I have pretty much decided on a girl's name. I am not sharing it with everyone because I want it to be surprise since we are finding out we are having. The boy name is taking a little longer. There is one that I like a lot and Matt likes to, but he still wants to talk about some other names. My family thinks that we will change our minds on the girl name. I see myself changing my mind, but Matt seems pretty set on it. So, it will be funny to see what happens.

Two things that you don't say:)

First I need to apologize for my last blog. I wasn't trying to offend anyone, so please forgive me if I did. I really do love getting advice..really. I was just trying to say more or less that I wish some people would respect that I am going to a doctor and not make me feel guilty for it. I should have just said it like that! Again..I am SO sorry!

I was thinking of this today in math class. Two of the girls who know I am pregnant are funny because they immediately look at my stomach when I walk in every day:) It is funny to watch their eyes and faces. I try to tell them I am not showing yet because the baby is the size of a grape..well maybe a fig:) But, it is me just getting fat! This brings me to two things that were said to me at church on Sunday. I was a little um I guess you could say offended at first, but I love both these women dearly and know they didn't mean any harm. But, I don't think that I would say this to a pregnant women.

Lady One: "Congrats Kylee, that is so exciting! Oh look at your little pregnant belly popping out there! She proceeds to touch it:)

Lady Two: "Well you are just letting it all hang out there aren't you?"

The first one wasn't too bad, the second one I wanted to say "Thanks a lot for telling me I am fat!" I try to suck it in as much as possible and I wasn't even wearing a very tight shirt or anything.
I know it is random, but I just thought it was funny. I wanted to write about it, so I didn't forget about it later!

Overwhelmed by Advice

Since we announced the new to everyone, all I have been getting is advice. It seems that everyone thinks that I want their advice. I don't want to sound mean because I am thankful for some of what I get.
The thing I don't like about it is that some people don't agree with the choice that Matt and I have made about using an OB doctor. I usually don't say anything to the people that come at me with why we are making a mistake. I just sit there and listen to them ramble. My opinion is this: I chose to have a doctor because I am way more comfortable in having one. Matt is in the medial field and so I have a lot of respect for others that are in it as well. I love my Dr. Thompson. He is super nice and always concerned about me and the baby. He puts me at ease when I am nervous about things and he is just an all around nice guy. Now, if others choose to go another route Great! That is their choice and I respect that. What I am asking for is some respect on my end and to stop badgering about our choice. With that being said..
Here is some the advice that I have gotten so far..that I like:)

* Get massages
* Don't wait to buy maternity clothes
* Coke sometimes eases Heartburn
* Saltines sometimes ease heartburn
* No matter how big you are someone will always joke you are as big as a house..so don't get upset
* Go and swim laps
* Yoga exercise help when it is time deliver
* Always carry a snack with you
* Stretch marks are inevitable( how sad:))
* Everyone will want to touch your belly and most won't ask for permission
* Take as much free stuff you can get

I have some other things written down somewhere, but I will add onto the list as I get more stuff. One book that I would recommend getting is "What to expect when expecting" It has a lot of good information in it. Plus it is a really quick read..I have read the entire book and still re-read it! I also use a website called www.babycenter.com it tells you every week how your baby is developing and that is really neat to see/read.

9 Weeks

I am a few days late in posting this blog. I am also picture-less once again. It is one of my many frustrations today. I took pictures of myself, the car seat, and the diaper bag on my parents camera, but for some reason I can't upload them onto their computer from their camera. So, tonight I am going back over to see if my Dad can figure out what is wrong. I promise they will come soon!

Symptoms this week:
*Major/Chronic/Makes me sick Heartburn
* Fatigue

My fight with morning sickness is over! Yay! Last week I had one day that I was sick all day and after that I haven't been sick since. I am so happy to finally be over with that stage of the pregnancy. It isn't any fun and you aren't showing yet, so you are asking yourself what this is all for! But, I wasn't as bad as some ladies at least I could eat and mostly keep my food down.
The new battle is heartburn. As I said before in earlier blogs, I never ever get heartburn. Dealing with it is all new with me. My new best friend is Tums, it is what saves me half the time. It doesn't matter what I eat or when I eat it I get heartburn. Man on man does it hurt and it lasts forever. The other night at work I had Matt bring me some coke and tums. You may be wondering why Coke. Well, Matt's mom said it helped ease her heartburn if she just sipped it on it. I thought what the heck I am willing to try anything. To say the least it does help a little bit and I was thankful for the tip! One of my friends at work who had a baby told me that her heartburn got worse, so I am looking forward to more chronic heartburn! It is well worth the cause though, so I am okay with it!
I am still really tired and take two hour naps. I just can't seem to get enough sleep. I try to get everything done with the house and school before 2:00 because that is usually when I take a nap before work. My day is usually scheduled around nap time! I am not having much trouble sleeping at night anymore and it has helped that I am not sick. So, now I am going to try some good sleep until I get really big and it get uncomfortable.
This week Matt and I went to Boise and bought two things for baby. We went to Baby R US LOVE that store. There we bought the car seat and I am in love with it. Soon I will show you what it looks like. It is Brown/Green. I know that may sound ugly, but it is cute and Matt likes it. It has been hard to find things Matt likes because he thinks everything is so girly:) I also bought my diaper bag. It is a cute green tote bag. It will be my new purse for the next year or two after the baby comes:)
I also bought some maternity clothes while we were in Boise. I bought a pair of jeans, a skirt, white capris, and some shorts. I also got a few shorts. I am still able to fit into two pairs of my old jeans, but I haven't washed them because they always shrink when you do that! I love my new maternity jeans. I wore them to church on Sunday and they are just too cute and look like normal jeans!
I am getting more excited about my belly that will start popping out here soon. I think that when that happens, it will make the idea of a baby a little more real to both Matt and I.
Matt has been calling me "mommy" a lot and it is weird to think that will be my name to my children. It will be exciting to hear our child call me "mommy" and Matt "daddy". Matt also tries to talk to into my stomach. It is funny to watch him do it and I don't know if the baby can hear him yet. But, this morning he was saying "hello baby this is your daddy speaking" It was cute:)
I am emotional and cry at everything. I seriously cry at everything. How sad am I? At least when it does happen I am usually home by myself!
I am going to post some other things in this blog outside of my weekly blog, so if you want to check every now and then feel free too!

8 weeks

My intention was to have pictures ready to post from last week. But, I didn't get the film turned in until later. So, I think I might run to my mom's after this and her have take a few, so that you can see my unchanged body so far:) I just ended my eighth week yesterday and I am on to my ninth. Here is the picture finally..The bump isn't from my tummy it is from the elastic waistband in the maternity shorts I am wearing:)
My symptoms are:
*breast tenderness
*morning sickness
*fatigue
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I am still just sick in the mornings and then a little at night. Saturday night at work I felt like trash:) I was sick and I was a little dizzy. The worst part was that no one offered to close for me and that really irritated me. I am hoping that my sickness doesn't last to much longer. Yesterday I was sick all day and barely did anything, but go to work. I have been dry heaving more than I was before. I wish that I would just throw up because I know that I will feel better afterwards and I know that may sound gross for some of you.
My naps have been lasting longer this week. I lie down meaning to only sleep for an hour and I end up sleeping for 2! Sometimes this is okay because I am still tired at night to go to sleep, but other days I stay up later because I took such a long nap. I wish that my body would just decide what it wants to do!
Irritable is probably an understatement if you ask Matt! I just get cranky really easily, especially if I am tired. I don't really like being touched when I don't feel good and that upsets him. Although I do like when he rubs my back when I don't feel well, so maybe that will help when I am in labor.
Intimacy...well there hasn't been much:) I won't really go into details since this has been online:) I just haven't really felt into it and Matt has been really good about not getting mad our upset. I am hoping that it changes as I go into my second trimester. My mom said it did for her and others I have talked to have said the same thing. Matt is crossing his fingers.
Yesterday I received my maternity pants I had ordered for work. They are way more comfortable than my old work pants. I am thinking about buying some jeans and shorts from old navy online. I am still fitting into my jeans, but they are becoming a little uncomfortable. Plus as it gets warmer out I know I won't fit into my old things.
This week went to Tri-Cities and looked at baby gear. I think we have found the infant car seat we want and stroller. Those are some of the things that we will purchase ourselves. So, I am hoping that we will get them soon. I have also been looking at diaper bags and I may buy one when we are in Boise this week. I just want something to look at!
I haven't had any dreams yet about the baby. Matt says that he has had a few. My friend Sarah has a had a few. I feel kind of weird that I haven't, but my mom said she didn't until later on in her pregnancy. I think I probably will as it gets closer to the time the baby will be here.
We still have our lists of names on the fridge. We haven't really eliminated any yet. Matt has his favorite girl name and I don't know if will budge, which isn't bad because I like it too.
I will try to get the pictures posted before next week!

7 Weeks

I have thrown up a couple of times this week; no fun! Each day varies as to whether or not I will be sick. Sometimes it is all day and other's it is just in the morning. I did have a day where I wasn't sick at all, it was amazing! I figure I only have maybe four more weeks of being sick..if I am lucky!
I have still been cramping, so I decided to call my doctor this week. I left a message for the nurse and she called back about fifteen minutes later. She asked me questions like " are you having trouble going to the bathroom?" and " have you had a fever?." I answered "no" to both of them and then she asked if I could come right in. So, we headed up to the office. I was so nervous that something was going to be wrong or that I miscarried. Matt was calm the whole time and he prayed before we went in. The doctor did an ultrasound to make sure the baby was in the right place. Matt got to be in the room, which was really nice that we got to experience that together. Our baby looks like a kidney bean, but you could see the heart beating. The baby was in the right place, which is such a relief. Seeing the heart beat was amazing. I didn't' cry like I thought I would because I think I was so relieved that everything was okay. I fell in love with our baby the minute I saw the heart beating. I am looking forward to when I can feel it kicking and hiccuping.
Three days before I had to go into the doctor I had recieved my Oregon Health Plan approval and card. It came at the right time because we would have had to pay for that visit out of our pocket. Definitely a Godsend.
My Aunt Kim sent me a text message this morning saying that she was sorry I was sick and she knew how it was and that I was going to make a great mommy. After reading it, I broke down into tears. I am so nervous that I am not going to make a good mom. I am sure that every mom feels this way, but I think about it constantly. Maybe it is just because my hormones are all messed up!
My clothes are beginning to not fit very well. My Aunt Kim says that I look pregnant by the look on my face. She was surprised none of the ladies picked up on it at church because she said she noticed that my body is changing. I did order my first pair of maternity pants. They are for work because my work pants now are already to small! Hopefully I will get them by early next week.
We decided to go ahead and tell everyone that we are pregnant since we had been to the doctor and everything was fine. It will be interesting to see what people's reactions are. I am going into my eighth weeks this week and I am going to have Matt take a picture of me!

6 Weeks

Morning Sickness has arrived! BOO! It is awful people, I hope none of you have it! I am sick all day and all night. This weekend I was dry heaving all morning, which was just awful. Matt doesn't know what to do for me. He did go buy ginger ale and that really helped settle my stomach. I am eating a lot of saltines!
I have only noticed two food aversions so far. The only thing I have craved, which is random is fries. Luckily Matt doesn't do everything I want him to otherwise I would have gained ten pounds already! I thought it would be hard working at a restaurant with all the different smells, but it has been too bad yet. I don't want to eat anything that contains chicken or fish. The smell and sight of those things makes me want to throw up.
I am getting really tired at work and my back hurts after my shift. I bought some new gel insoles for my shoes, so hopefully those work.
Mood swings have definitely come into play this week. I am very irritable all the time it seems like. My family and husband would say that this is nothing new, but I blame it on being pregnant! I do feel bad for Matt though because he does take the brunt of it. He is doing well though and has been really great so far. I am lucky to have such a caring husband!
Sleeping has also been a problem lately. I am trying to train myself to sleep on my left side because that is what the books tell you to do. The baby gets better oxygen that way. But, I am a right side sleeper and it has been hard to switch.
I bought a exercise tape for pregnant women at Wal-Mart the other day. It is a good work out and they also have strength training on there too. Hopefully I will be able to do that and walking. Being pregnant during the summer will be nice because I will be able to be more active outside.