Happy 11 Weeks! Almost to the 2nd Trimester!

Today was a tough one, had a good bit of nausea and exhaustion today. I hate feeling this tired. I just went to the store and the bakery and by the time I got home I had to have a nap. This really stinks!

I am worrying that maybe the medicine is starting to lose effectiveness again. Maybe it is just being tired, I know that this can have a huge effect on how you feel and the amount of nausea you have with HG. I should probably get more rest and do a bit less, after this week I will be finished with my school work and will have TWO weeks to just relax, that should get me into the second trimester. Maybe the second will be better than the first.

Try really hard not to get tired out anymore and need to continue to remember to eat small snacks through the day. I know this helps and need to just keep plowing through with the plan. I want to take the boys to see some things while we are here so I am hoping that in the next two weeks we can get some of those things done.

So Tired - 10 Weeks 1 Day

Today has been one of those pregnancy crazy days. I am really tired and had a bad nausea day, but overall it was better than it was last week. My Dad really wants me to stay here a bit longer and I am thinking if I do stay, I just don't know how much more energy I can throw out there these coming days. I am not making my decision till the end of the week though, I want to make sure that the last few days of feeling good have not been some fluke. Time will tell and probably tomorrow and the next day will be the best predictor of what will be in the next couple weeks.

Other than tired and a bit of bad nausea there was not a great deal of negative pregnancy stuff.

On another note I am considering doing some "Mommy Water Time" when I get back. The Life Style Center at my husband's work has classes for expecting mothers. I have heard that pool time can help with the pregnancy aches and pains as the pregnancy progresses and the thought of some time to exercise and be around other pregnant Mommies sounds like fun. In addition I do not want to be 1000 lbs by the time my baby is born so a little exercise certainly won't hurt. The only thing is that the exercise is at 5 a.m. so freaking early, my dude and I would have to be up and out of the house quickly so that we could get to the exercise classes. I don't know I have a couple more weeks before I have to commit but I would like to do it I think and I know that it would be beneficial to both me and baby to have some exercise other than walking in the heat since I basically live on the surface of the sun, or so it feels like with the extreme heat in our area.

A little better tonight - 10 weeks tomorrow!

Today was a it better. I took my time getting things together and making sure I was on top of my medicine and trying to eat little snacks that have higher protein. I heard that this can help so I tried that today. I am going to talk about foods so if that triggers skip this post.

I have been craving things like cheese, potatos, and ranch. :) Today I ate a few cheese cubes as a snack. I have heard that just a few cubes of cheese or something salty like chips can adjust your stomach and for today it helped. I also suggested for dinner to go to a place that only served one "type" of food. We went to eat at an Italian place and it was fine. The smell issue was minimal and seemd to be pretty in control. I even felt good enough to go and find some materinty clothes after dinner.

So maybe if I focus and try to keep on top of things that will keep my nausea in check. Here is hoping!

Here comes the train, wish I could get off the tracks... 9 Weeks

Well it finally really hit the nausea and vomiting. So far it only seems to be at certain times a day but it is finally hitting and it is nasty. I would really love to say I am wrong but after three other pregnancies I have a feeling this is the slide. So far it is really bad in the evenings. I had the worst of it last night. I had to wait an hour and a half to go to bed. Every time I tried to lay down it was immediate nausea.

I was beginning to hope I would have a normal pregnancy.

So today I am switching diets to the easier to handle mostly liquid and small meals. I am trying to incorporate as many high energy foods as possible to help with the tiredness. We will see if this helps. I think the hubby has decided it is time for me to return home sooner rather than later. He really worries and wants me to come home so that I am close to the doctor.

I am really taking it very easy here, I do cook dinners at night. This is a challenge considering smells tend to set me off but it is not to terrible. I don't think I will be able to continue my visit much longer which makes me very sad. I will not get to come back home until after the baby comes and that will be March or later.

Hubby has also decided I should not attempt homeschooling this year. I really want to do the homeschool option with the way schools are turning into the clearing house for budgeting in government. Our district is extending school days and then making class sizes larger to consolidate the payroll. As a teacher this rubs me all kinds of wrong. This goes against all the research and evidence of how classrooms should look for optimal student performance.

Maybe if I get home and spend less time getting sick he will still let me do homeschooling. I highly doubt it because he has that determined edge in his voice but we will see if I can convince him to change his mind.

Where am I today...

• 9 weeks and 0 days pregnant
• I am having much more frequent nausea and vomiting and hating it
• My worst nausea seems to occur at night time right before bed
• I have many decisions to make to try and get ready for the next few months

On a side note has anyone tried these...I am thinking of trying them. Any of you silent readers know much about them or have tried them please let me know.

1st Doctor Day for Me and Peanut

Today was the first OB appointment. They got me in earlier than the standard 8 weeks for several reasons. First they got me in because I have had so many miscarriages (six in total). So this is my tenth total pregnancy. Most of the miscarriages occurred during the period we were trying to get pregnant with Aidan. We finally got pregnant and stayed pregnant when we stopped pregnant, talk about irony. The other reason they wanted to see me was that I was going to see my parents for a while and they wanted to get care established. The last reason was for the HG, they need to establish care and get a plan going so they can call in medicine.

The appointment went so well! I am so happy with the doctor, staff, and their care. They were open to everything I had to say. They listened and genuinely cared that I had so many problems from other pregnancies. I am so glad I went in today. I struggled last night with the fear and anxiety. I worried for hours before I fell asleep that this would be like last time and that the doctor would not want to dig in with me and work on a real plan. Thankfully, she really that was not the case and the visit was amazing. They are worried about me going out of town (sharp change from previous doctor, he couldn't care less), they would prefer me close if something goes wrong. They told me to call if there is any issue at any time and of course to go straight to the ER if there is something that requires immediate intervention (I am  praying this does not happen).

They called in my nausea meds, just Zofran for now but will step up as necessary. Told me to go ahead with the over the counter remedies and maintain whatever necessary to make sure that peanut and I are healthy. Now we are about to take naps, all the boys are down since we got up so early. After that we are doing the packing and getting things in the car so we can leave EARLY in the morning. The boys are so excited, they have been packing "travel bags" full of more toys than necessary but we will solve that later.

Where am I today:

• First amazing OB appointment with my new OB...so excited...
• All my meds are ready to go if and when they become necessary...
• After being sick yesterday, no more physical sickness today but nasty nasty reflux, probably more related to the gastroparesis than HG at least I hope. I have kept it in control with gum and extra water...
• Getting ready to visit my parents and cannot wait to see them, have not been home since November...
• Less anxiety and worry than before and feeling more confident about my care.

End of the Day - Still 6 Weeks

So I wanted to post another note tonight. We finally told everyone that we were pregnant again and everyone was happy about the new peanut. My boys are excited, the middle said he wants to name the baby Rex. Wonder how that would work out if the baby turns out to be a girl. I doubt that will happen as we have three boys but it could happen right.

Today turned out to be a nasty pregnancy day for reasons other than HG. Nasty migraine all day and still no relief, hurting so bad that my hair hurts. Really sensitive to smells today too. Nice thing was I asked my husband to clean the carpet in part of the house that had an odd smell (you other HG girls know what I mean) and he jumped right up and went to clean. Seriously this is totally out of character for him, he is a wait till the last minute kind of chore person so that was a nice bonus. Another bonus, a friend who works in an OB office says they are training someone new on the ultrasound machine and that they would love for me to come in and get one for free. Seriously how cool is that, loving it and excited about the free peanut picks.

Waiting on the other shoe to drop as far as the HG. Hoping by some miracle I am able to pass it by, but preparing in case it does show up in the future. Tomorrow I will start planning for the upcoming vacation, and then after that it is planning for the next few months. Did I mention that besides the three buddies I have now...and the one one the way, I am working on my Masters thesis. Nothing like adding fuel to the fire, so now I am preparing for the day that I may not be able to meet deadlines by trying to figure out how to speed up my research that is already on a tight deadline. Oh well, time to get crazy busy and plan plan plan.