Hello!!!!!

Hello again! I'm terrible at writing here i know. I need to start writing more soon though because it's sorta like a pregnancy journal on here too. Nothing new and exciting to report this week yet though. I don't have another Dr. appt until mid July and even then it will just be a simple check-up, but by then we should be able to hear the heartbeat through the doppler thingy, which will be awesome to hear again. I'm seriously considering renting one of those for like $20 p/mo. just because it's so cool to hear.

Anyways....Joel and I had a fun filled weekend last weekend. We had his office party at Churchill Downs on Saturday, but it was bitter-sweet. We had fun and all but unfortunately i 'got' to see what real horse racing is about. Though the horses appear to be treated very well...it's only until they hit the track. 2 more horses broke their legs and had to be put down in the 3 hours that we were there. SO that sucks and i'm even more opposed to the 'sport' now. But the party was fun. Then we had lunch with another couple from our new church after the Sunday morning service and that was nice. Then we had a cookout in the afternoon with friends. So overall we had some good times, but are also looking forward to a relaxing weekend full of nothingness this weekend ahead.

Well that's about it for me i guess. Keep baby in your prayers but everything appears to be doing well. I can't wait until baby actually has an appetite because i really miss eating. :(

Donut Seeds!

Oh thou donut seeds....how do i love thee......LOL
So the secret to my morning sickness is tea and Cheerios....so i've had 2 days now where i'm feeling great. I just really hope that it stays working, or the whole thing goes away for the most part anyways. It feels so good to feel good. YAY!
So Joel and I have a weekend of fun planned...well not really. But Tongiht we'll do dinner at his mom's house....her special meatloaf...YUMM-O! Then Saturday is his work party down at Churchill Downs, that should be good times and even if not...hey it's free food. But we did find out that they won't be serving any booze....what kind of crap is that? A booze distributor, not serving booze. Whatever, not that i could have any anyways, but Joel will probably just have a few beers from Churchill Downs anyways. Then we have our friend's kid's 2nd birthday party to attend, that'll be cute, he's a cutie! Then Sunday will probably be the day for groceries and errands, after church that is. So yay! And YAY for Joel's paycheck too. His company swithed from weekly pay to bi-weekly so last week was the first week without a paycheck at all so we've just been broke, but now today we got the 2 weeks worth, which is NICE. So today i get to eat whatever i want because payday is always our day to splurge a little and eat out and get what we want, within reason.
Well i'm at work now so i should probably do that...work.
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Alright so i went to the doc and all is ok, I'm not too de-hydrated to need an IV yet, but i just need to keep on trying to eat and drink whatever i can manage to keep down she said. I have only lost 2 pounds, but i can'tlose much more or i'll be under-weight. So here's hoping. Got a new and different Rx so i hope it works better!

Ugg

Holy cow. I just typed a big long blog and then it went away due to an error. You suck blog spot....you suck. Well anyways...i'm going back to the doctor this morning to get checked out for dehydration because i'm throwing everything up, all the time. I don't have time for more details now since i already typed them all once, LOL, but really....i'm just thoroughly exhausted because i have no food in me, and i can't keep much water down at all. I'll update later tonight on my status. :(

Back Up and Turn Around!

Well today started as any other day of late....wake up, throw up, get ready for work, go to work. I had a pretty crappy day at work to be honest. I got mad over a stupid thing early in the morning and let it ruin my whole day. I was going to just come home, eat dinner, and go to bed.

Well as i pulled into my driveway what do i see? A newly mulched flower bed, with newly planted little pink flowers. :) My MIL had come over today in the 95 degree weather, and mulched nearly all of our flower beds, and planted the cutest little pink flowers in our empty flower bed. It looks so awesome! Then i go inside and get ready to call her to say thank you, and what do i see on the table, but a note from our new church, sitting next to a tin. It is a little thank you for visiting the church (this is the 1st week we've put our info on the sign in sheet thingy) along with a tin full of homemade chocolate chip cookies.

It is absolutely amazing what God can do to turn your frown upside down when you need it most. I've been so worn out this week between Lilly's flea allergy, my nausea every day, the stupid IRS check situation, just everything. And now to come home to this sort of love and just awesomeness, is so welcome, and so appreciated. I LOVE OUR CHURCH and i LOVE MY MIL! :)

Our church is full of some of the most loving and friendly people we've ever met, and i actually am looking forward to going back....which hasn't happened for me since the whole divorce situation. I thank GOD that he led us to this home, this church, this life.

YAY!

Ultrasound!!

So we had our ultrasound today and everything went perfectly. Baby measured just right, only 4 days off our guesstimates, heartbeat at 154 bpm and 1.28cm long! We were thrilled to see and hear our little peanut! I cried the first time i heard the heartbeat...it really is an awesome awesome thing.

The baby is inside the dark circle and his head is on top. hurray! so tiny, and yet driving me so crazy with this nausea!!!

I'm back!

Ok ok i know it's been a while since i last posted but I'm back. I'm starting to get some sort of energy back now so i'm not just coming home to go to bed.

Tomorrow morning is our ultrasound and i'm really excited. All of my worries have pretty much ceased since nothing 'worrysome' has happened in over 2 weeks now, and my nausea is full blown, which is a good sign. So yay!

As for Joel and I...we are doing well. We spent most of the past weekend at home just relaxing around the house. We will be having a house warming party on July 5th so we are slowly working out way toward getting ready for that. I wanted to have some painting and wallpaper removal done, but with a baby on the way, i think the home improvements will take a back seat to baby preparations.

Lilly has had issues with fleas for the past few days. Dini (cat) got a few fleas and brought them into the house, and Lilly is allergic to them, so having just one flea throws her into a fit with hives and biting and scratching. So we are trying to nurse her through that. :( Poor girl.

Well that's us for now. I'm off to relax and watch some tv with my pups! Wish me luck tomorrow....the hardest part about ultrasounds is having to drink like 2 gallons of water and then they press on your bladder for 30 mins to get a good view. PAINFUL!! LOL