Flicker on the screen

May 14. Our first ultrasound! What a surreal experience. At just seven weeks Eric and I got to see the heartbeat, which was a little flicker on the screen! Our little sweet pea is alive and well! All of our prayers have been answered-praise the Lord!! I cannot wait to see the growth as time progresses on. Because I have low progesterone levels, I am on a progesterone prescription (16 doses cost $275, and that WAS covered by insurance, holy moly)! Let's hope that this helps to sustain the pregnancy. I will do whatever it takes for this babe! In two weeks, I return for another ultrasound and probably more blood work. Today, I filled about 8 tubes with blood. I feel like a blood whore! Ha, ha! A couple of things they are testing for include cystic fibrosis and to see if the chicken pox shot I had in 4th grade still makes me immune to the chicken pox. I've never had them so hopefully I'm still immune. Everything is falling into place perfectly, and I feel so blessed!

Our little blueberry babe!

I vomited and it feels so good.

May 9-10. This weekend is quite a stressful one. Because my first doctor's appointment is on Monday, I am so nervous. I have been reading stuff on Google off and on all day today. I better stop or else this stress is going to do its damage! On Sunday, I went to church and I realized that if I am worrying so much, I am doubting the Lord and I do not want to do that. Therefore, I choose to have faith 100% in our little miracle! Happy Mother's Day...Next year, I get to celebrate.

May 11. I have not been sleeping well at all. I wake up to Molly needing to go out two to three times a night. My goodness, who is pregnant, me or the dog?! I do wake up about four times a night to use the restroom, and then I try to quietly sneak back into bed without waking Eric up. I have not been successful. Sorry Eric! I went to the doctor today, and I think she is absolutely wonderful. I feel comfortable having her as my care provider throughout this pregnancy. She is thorough, patient, and gentle, which is good! She says my cervix is closed and I got some blood drawn so we can make sure things are progressing as normal. I return on Wednesday for another blood test and on Thursday for the first ultrasound! I have to leave work and return afterwards. Blah! I'm just happy I could work it out. Aunt Carolyn accompanied me to the doctor and I'm so thankful she was there for me...she got to enjoy the show as I got poked!

May 12. And now to the title of the post, "I vomited and it feels so good." Ha! So I vomited for the first time today on my commute to work. I was coughing and gagging for a few minutes while driving and finally I had to stop, pull over, rip off my seat belt, open the door, and throw up on the pavement. It was some orangey goodness! All I can think of is how happy I am to be sick because that is surely a good sign of a healthy, growing baby! Keep growing, little sweet pea!!

Hello Grandma and Grandpa!

May 7. I planned on writing about this surprise to grandma and grandpa on Sunday, Mother's Day, but grandma accidently opened the surprise "bun in the oven" box unsure of what exactly this fake piece of bread meant. It's actually a really funny story that I hope she shares for years! You'll have to see her for the deets! I'm so excited that they know now because I get to share all the details with someone! I know in my heart how loving and wonderful our mom and dad will be to this babe. I can't wait to see them this summer so we can be together!

Also today, Eric and I went out for Aunt Carolyn and Christina's birthday. I think everyone got a sense of how tired I was, but I couldn't share the news quite yet. Aunt Sandy mentioned how I need to get some Vitamin D and I just read that Vitamin D can only be attained by the sun when you're pregnant. Hm, I wonder if she has an idea? We'll see later on.

I feel that I look so exhausted in this photo, but I love being with family!

Scatterbrained.

May 6. I am totally scatterbrained. I cannot think. This morning on my routine drive to work, I got lost! I was so mad at myself. I missed my exit that gets me off to another highway so I turned around and forgot that I needed to still get off at the ramp towards this other highway. I turned a 10 minute mistake into a 40 minute mistake! How embarrassing and annoying to be late for work for this reason. Can I blame it on being scatterbrained or the thick fog that was blocking the exit sign? Anyhow, I am beginning to stress myself out because along with this pregnancy, I am experiencing spotting and mild cramping. I have prayed that everything turns out okay and things move along as healthily as possible. My doctor's appointment is on Monday, May 11, and it couldn't come soon enough! In other news, I have always hated yogurt, but I'm forcing myself to eat it since it is a good calcium source! Even the thought of the consistency is making me feel sick right now!

There's a baby in here?

May 1. The day I found out I have a baby brewing in my oven! This morning I took a pregnancy test and it was positive! I was excited and shocked and totally speechless. I couldn't wait to tell Eric, so I texted him. Not how I wanted to spill the beans, but I couldn't help it! I think it distracted his entire work day. Oops! My only plan ruined today was going to Jersey Mikes for a sub for lunch. I'm going to miss lunchmeat.

May 2. I'm still pretty shocked about finding out our news. All I can do is think about what's going on inside of me. I did a lot of reading and research today. Probably too obsessively. Apparently, this babe is the size of a sesame seed. I also went to the gym and did 30 minutes of cardio and worked out my triceps. I want to be a fit momma!

May 3. I did the stair climber today at the gym for 30 minutes. Afterwards, I felt very sick! I went to the locker room and put a cold, wet towel on my head. I felt better and continued working out biceps. I hope I can keep up at the gym!

May 4. My first day at work knowing I am pregnant is weird. What a blur. I just keep wondering if anyone can tell. I was hoping to hear, "you're glowing!" Ha, so cliché! I do feel like my skin is smoother though. I have some nausea, which mostly feels like a sickness you get when you have a very empty stomach. I think I am a little clumsy because I ruined dinner tonight. It tasted horrible.

May 5. I'm definitely feeling nauseous during the morning and in the middle of the night. I'm currently obsessed at looking at my calendar, counting days and estimating dates and such. I ruined dinner, again, by burning it completely. I can't focus!