Update on doctor's appointment

We went to the doctor's yesterday and got to see our baby! and she's doing great (we are calling her a she until we find out otherwise).  I admit, I was really nervous going in. I hadn't really let myself hope that we were having a baby. I learned the hard way that being pregnant doesn't necessarily mean you are going to have a baby in nine months. It was such a relief to see the little bean on the ultrasound and see it's little heart cells flashing, and then to hear the heart beat. I know that there is still a chance things won't work out, but I'm letting myself hope.

Luckily Jeff is doing research this month and is working from home. He has a very flexible schedule and so was able to come with me to the appointment and help with Christine. Christine was so excited to see the "new baby." I loved how she held the ultrasound pictures with such care and pointed to the pictures telling me, "new baby new baby"! and then "show Gigi! show Gigi!" haha

Now what everyone wants to know, I am 7 weeks. Due May 8th. It seems forever away.

Did you know that you can vomit so violently that the blood vessels under your eyes pop? Weird huh? When covered with make up it just looks like I got 50 new freckles under my eyes. They should disappear soon though.

Today

Anybody remember how sick I got when I was pregnant with Christine? Well being so crazy nauseated makes it really hard trying to hide being pregnant. Today at church, mid-conversation with someone I had to run to the bathroom to throw-up. Afterwards I was in pretty bad shape and had to leave. I think about twenty people witnessed my odd behavior and were swarming Jeff asking if I was okay. What can you do but tell them that we are pregnant? Since such a large amount of people know I guess it's time to tell everyone, I am pregnant.

I'm not very far along. Maybe 8 weeks? I go into the doctor tomorrow and he'll be able to measure the baby and determine how far along I am. I hesitate to tell people so early because we had a miscarriage a few months ago. But I can't hide the nausea and I don't want anybody to worry that I am dying, or wonder why I haven't posted on the blog, or think that I hate playgroup because I quit going. And I'm a little tired of talking to people and having them ask me what I have been up to during the week and have to make stuff up. Because the truth is I have been curled up in a ball on the bathroom rug in front of the toilet. all. week. long.

Luckily my doctor called in a prescription of Zofran to help with the nausea, and it helps a lot. But I'm still throwing up.

I know you are all wondering about pregnancy cravings. I get serious cravings when I am pregnant. Jeff and I knew that we were pregnant before taking a pregnancy test because I had been tired all week and one day after a long nap in the middle of the day I woke up with a crazy craving for chocolate covered graham crackers and sour cream and onion chips with Lays Dip. We had to run to the store immediately and get them, and I started eating them in the car because I couldn't wait any longer. They were the BEST THING I had EVER eaten.

After taking Christine to her 2 year check-up I was driving home and NEEDED a Burger King hamburger and french fries. The thing with cravings is that they haunt me. I get this thought of a certain food and I cannot stop thinking about it until I get it. When I was pregnant with Christine, Jeff had to endure two weeks of me talking about Winger's Sticky Finger Chicken Salad (something I ate maybe twice in my life, but there are no Wingers in Houston). Then Jeff had the brilliant idea to find a knock-off recipe online. Oh, how I loved him that day.

One last craving story. I was watching my friend's kids while she went to the doctor and we were reading picture books. One of the books we read was about this boy who goes to the store with his mom and the doughnuts are on sale "buy one dozen- get a dinosaur free" the rest of the book is about the dinosaurs but all I could think about were glazed doughnuts. I couldn't stop thinking about them all night long, and by the next morning I had turned into this monster "MUST HAVE GLAZED DOUGHNUTS!!!!" so Jeff went with me to the grocery store to get some doughnuts. That is true love.

What's in your purse?

Have you ever heard of the party game where you basically have a scavenger hunt with the things in your purse?  I mean, I have never played that game, but Angela tells me this is a game you can play at baby showers and other such parties.  I do think it is revealing what people carry in their purses.  There was a Boy Meets World episode where Shawn falls in love with Angela after he finds her purse and looks through the contents.  Let's see if I fall in love.

At first glance, you might think this was Angela's purse.  When in fact this clutch was packed entirely independently by Christine.  Lets examine the contents.

Mommy's keys.  Mommy can never find her keys so Christine will keep them safe for her.  A broken I-pod which is now Christine's play cell phone.  Mommy keeps her cell phone in her purse, so Christine will too.  A baby bottle because mommy keeps a bottle for Christine in her purse. 

and last but not least an Altoids container.

Christine is not totally sure what these are, but they make a cool rattling noise and have pretty writing on them, and Mommy is always opening it and eating things from it.

If I could just get them open!

I think the contents of Christine's purse reveal a lot about her; she wants to be just like her Mommy.  That makes me fall in love with her.

Things that she could not fit into her purse but really wanted to.  (Just like her Mommy she always wants a bigger purse!)

Jelly beans of course.



Her favorite books, a bottle of orange juice, and her doll house chairs and tables.  I'm not sure why she is fascinated by these items so much, but she carries them around everywhere.

If you are very observant you will notice that Christine's dress is on inside out in these pictures.  Yes, we are now to the "I love dressing myself stage" :)  Little kids are so cute as they try to imitate their parents.

Hurricane Season

It's hurricane season, and that means it is time to get prepared!
Christine, having already lived through the apartment flooding last year, has taken it upon herself to get her and her little ones prepared.  (None of these pictures were staged.  This is truly how Christine recommends we all get prepared.)

Christine's Lecture on Emergency Preparedness

First, gather everyone together to explain what to do in the case of a hurricane or a flood.  Take roll,
"Tangy Bear, Lamb Chops, and Baby doll.  Good everyone is present."

Then you must gather together everything you could possibly need if you had no running water, electricity, or access to stores for 72 hours.  You don't have to copy my list exactly, but I've pretty much covered all the essentials. (oh, and its best to keep these essentials in a pretty purse because it's practical and looks good).

 In my purse I put an enormous bag of jelly bellies for food, a baby bottle with fake milk for my baby doll, and ranch dressing which has enough calories to feed us for 72 hours.

Now it is essential that you dress properly during an emergency.  You need rubber boots to keep your feet dry, your purse full of your essentials, and your Dora shirt because it matches your boots.  Pants are not recommended if you're in a flood.  They can get wet and add a lot of weight.  I prefer just wearing a diaper!  It keeps you cool and dry.  You could also wear Dora panties if you are potty trained.

You also don't want to be bored so you should bring some reading material and a pretty necklace to play dress up with.  Lamb chops gets cold so I'm going to bring a small blanket.

 Now it's time for role-playing.  If the apartment starts flooding, we would all pile into this big basket in my bedroom (this is also a good spot to hide during tornadoes and when Dad is vacuuming)

Then I climb in on top.

And now you we are all prepared for hurricane season! 

 If ye are prepared, ye shall not fear.

Mommy Shoes

It's been quiet over here on the blog. We haven't been up to much. Jeff is doing his OBGyn rotation right now. During his weeks of Labor and Delivery he got to deliver a bunch of babies (so exciting!) and now he is ready to deliver our next baby (yep-I definitely want Jeff to deliver our babies)

While Jeff is at the hospital, Christine and I play at home. Christine has recently discovered all the "mommy shoes" in my closet, and loves to pull them out and wear them around the house.