Six Weeks

Welcome to week six!

This week my little sweet pea is about the size of a pea and their eyes, nose, and mouth are beginning to take shape. I can't wait to be able to kiss that little nose! My little one's heartbeat is beating about 100 to 160 times a minute and blood is already beginning to course through that little tiny body.
I am starting to experience the down side of being pregnant.
Sunday night I went to bed a little earlier than usual and woke up around two in the morning to run to the bathroom; I had my first experience of morning sickness. I was partially asleep, but I definitely recall having my head in the toilet. I haven't felt that sick since I was a little girl! Since that night, I have had the worst nausea ever. It gets almost to the point of vomiting, but I haven't thrown up since that first night.
EVERYTHING makes me nauseous! The garbage can (even though there is a lid on it), the litter box, the dog's accidents on the floor, the cat and dog food, the neighbors' cooking, you name it! I can no longer drink coffee, walk by a Starbucks, or even think about coffee without gagging.  Sweet Tarts and Preggie Pops don't even begin to take the nausea down a notch anymore, so I lay on the couch and nap for the majority of the day now.
My emotions are on hiatus.
I want to KILL anyone who says the wrong thing to me or looks at me strangely. I'm angry one second, crying the next. I cried to Brian over the phone because I was so upset about the puppy and I was so angry that he wasn't here to help or couldn't do anything to help me; he is gone until the end of this week. I get angry with him because I can't get angry with anyone else in regards to his scheduling. Believe me, if I could get into contact with his higher ups, they would get a lovely earful from me. I just hate myself for taking it out on him especially since he has no control of it, they say "you can't leave until Friday" when you came in on a Sunday, well, then, you don't leave. It is very hard being pregnant and not having him here everyday; I guess it comes with the territory of being a military wife.

A few things that have saved me from losing my sanity this week:

•  Ice cubes with lemons in them, put into my water-the lemon helps with nausea
• Town House Crackers, first thing in the morning-helps with morning sickness.
• Unsweetened Applesauce, to fill up my empty stomach in between meals-again, helps with nausea.
• Say Yes To Carrots C Me Smile Lip Butter in Mint-the only chap stick that doesn't make me want to               vomit.
• Bath and Body Works Aromatherapy, Sleep Night Time Tea Body lotion-to keep my legs and feet soft and because it is the only lotion that doesn't make me nauseous from its scent.
• My Scentsy warmers with Sweet Pea & Vanilla wax-not too strong, but strong enough to mask the smell of the litter box and everything else that smells disgustingly stronger.
• Phone calls with my mom.

Cravings:

• French Fries, preferably waffle fries and Ketchup.
• Peaches
• Cream Soda
• Mrs. Mikes Potato Chips; which sucks because they don't sell them down here! 

Books that are saving my life:  

• The Baby Bump
• The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy
• Your Week by Week Pregnancy
• What to Expect: Eating Well When You're Expecting

A few things that made my day a little brighter, from the book, "The Girlfriend's Guide to Pregnancy":

"Don't talk too much about your good fortune. BE CAREFUL NOT TO GET SMUG BECAUSE THE GODS OF PREGNANCY ARE USUALLY FAIR." <--SO TRUE! Don't brag about not having m/s or any other crazy symptoms because it will come back to bite you hard in the ass. I was all "Ooh, I haven't gotten m/s yet, I probably won't get it that badly." Psssh, yeah, I was wrong!!


"We have all heard of women who do pregnancy perfectly...this book is not for these women. It is for the rest of us; those of us who put on twenty pounds between the home pregnancy test and the first doctor's visit. It is for those of us who get our first case of acne since the homecoming dance. It is for those of us who have hemorrhoids so bad that we have considered never eating solid food again, in hopes of avoiding another bowel movement for the rest of our lives. It is for those of us who have considered murdering our partners in their sleep because we thought we heard them say, "Moo" when we were getting dressed. It is for those of us who can no longer watch a Pampers commercial without being moved to tears..." <--Also true! This description is about me, I swear! It made me laugh though, when I really needed to.

My first set of doctor's appointments are in two weeks and I am very anxious. I am ready to see our baby!
As far as everything else goes, I'm ready to be finished with my first trimester and finished with the nausea! I am making best friends with my couch and am getting in all the naps that I can.
But for now, I'm going to go and eat some potatoes.

Baby Bandit

Welcome, Bandit to the Felda residence! 

This is Bandit (formerly known as Lurch), he is a three month old American Bulldog mix and is full of spunk and energy. He is just what we needed! He is here to help us learn some extra responsibility before Baby Felda comes into our lives; taking care of a puppy is just like taking care of a baby in a sense. 

We have baby gates set up so he has his own little section of the house (the hallway and the kitchen) until the cats warm up to him being here and until he is potty trained. He is doing pretty well with his potty training! He already knows to go potty outside and has only had two accidents since he has been here! I am rather impressed. He goes back in for his last set of booster shots at the end of this month and to make sure his incision from his neutering has healed alright. Always spay or neuter your pets!!

He went on his first car ride today as well! Brian and I had to go down to Orange Park and pick up the baby gate from Babies R' Us; it is the closest one to us and was about an hour drive. Bandit isn't a huge fan of car rides, particularly because he doesn't understand what is going on. But we hope to change that very soon! I can't wait to take him to the beach when he is all healed up! 

I also picked up a little something for myself while at Babies R' Us. 

That's right, Preggie Pops. 

I have experienced my first batch of extreme nausea and it isn't fun. A friend of mine had told me about these and when I saw them I figured, "What could it hurt?". They surprisingly help calm the nausea and they are pretty tasty as well. My favorite so far is Sour Raspberry. 

I had also read some positive reviews for Burt's Bees Mama Bee Belly Butter and I wanted to try it. I opened  it up expecting it to smell like cocoa butter and was prepared to be hit with nausea, but I was impressed to find out that it has no fragrance! My sensitive nose was thanking me. I tested it out on my forearm and liked the way that it felt, so I think that it is worth keeping and trying on my belly. 

Now, as I have mentioned before, I'm not the smallest girl out there; I have battled with weight gain and weight loss my entire life. So, yes, I have a few stretch marks because of that and I am anxious to try this product out on them. It is supposed to help stretch marks and help prevent them as well; which is exactly what I am looking for in a product. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it does the trick. 

Week five is over half way done and I have dealt with an increase in symptoms!

I have had two cravings this week, one was buttered toast and the the second was a meatball sandwich. I have been having a lot of whole grain toast with light butter for breakfast and snacks, and I don't mean toasted, I mean TOASTED. I like it to be darker than what I usually have it at, but not burnt!

Thank goodness my good friend, Magan helped me cure my meatball sandwich craving. A huge thank you, Magan! I owe you big time!! Let's just say I inhaled an entire foot long of meatballs from Subway in less than ten minutes. Can we say piglet?! 

I also learned that I can no longer eat black olives. I put one in my mouth and gagged! I had to spit it right out! This is rather depressing because I love olives. I just hope that I can still eat green olives! 

Perfume is no longer a necessity for me either. My nose is just so sensitive that I don't have the desire to put it on. I can still wear body spray, but perfume is just pushing it for me because it makes me nauseous. I really hope that doesn't last because I love smelling pretty. 

Well, I can't wait to see what the end of week five brings me!