Pregnant Ramblings

This post is mainly for documentation purposes only.  If you aren't interested in reading about all things pregnant (me), I'm warning you to stop here.

For the 2 people still reading this, here you go...

So far this pregnancy has not been anything like my pregnancy with Collin.  I felt like a million bucks the first go round and almost didn't know I was pregnant minus my clothes not fitting the last 4 months.  I worked til my due date and never had any issues.  With this little fetus though, I have been sick.  Like really sick.  Like throwing up 4-6 times a week from weeks 4-10.  Then it slowed down for weeks 11-12 and I sang happy songs of joy for no more puking.  Then the pregnancy meanness reared it's ugly head again and I am back to hovering over the porcelain god.  Which by the way, is nothing like throwing up when you drink too much, not that I would know anything about that.  The only up side to all this is the weight loss.  Which gives me hope that the longer I can hold off putting on the pounds the less huge I will get.  I was prescribed zofran which helps with the all day nauseous feeling but not the puking.  There really is no way to say barf nicely.  There should be a better word for it, really. 

Enough of the gross stuff, let's move on to the exciting part of pregnancy.  The CRAVINGS. 

One thing did stay the same as my pregnancy with Collin and that is my love for cereal!  I heart cereal!  Every. Single. Day.  Cinnamon life, froot loops, raisin bran, golden grahams, multi grain cheerios.  Any kind of cereal will do.  I have a bowl first thing in the morning at 5am when Cameron and I wake up.  I look forward to when the time changes and he starts work later so we can sleep in til 6. 

Edamame.  I buy it at Costco.  There is about 8 servings per box which is actually 3 servings for a pregnant person.  A dash of salt kicks the sodium craving and I don't feel so bad since I'm eating a vegetable.

Crystal Light Peach Tea.  This is my main source of hydration.  I drink about 2 quarts every 2 days.  So delicious!

Popsicles.  100% fruit bars to be exact.  They only have 25 calories so I figure I can eat like 3 in a sitting totally guilt free.

Sugar Free Jolly Ranchers and Life Savers.  This helps with the nausea and they are so yummy tasty.

Pickles.  Not just any pickles.  They must be zesty dill pickles.  I have consumed 3 jars since I found out I was pregnant and have stock piled 2 more jars in the pantry.

Taco Bell.  A bean burrito and a soft taco supreme makes a perfect lunch.  To be honest, I crave this when I'm not pregnant so maybe I just like Taco Bell.  I try to not let myself go more than 2x a month.  Sounds reasonable, no?

Fruit.  I heart fruit almost as much as I heart cereal.  Lately it has been strawberries and tangerines.

We have a 4D ultrasound tomorrow and I am very excited.  It is always fun to take a peek at something growing inside of you.  They will be checking for spinal bifida and doing some other routine measurements.  It is still too early to find out the sex of the baby.  I always wanted my 2nd baby to be a surprise.  Cameron wants to know the sex.  My thought on this is since I am the one carrying the baby for 10 months, I should get my way with the surprise.  What do you think? 

And because we all know blog posts are totally boring without pictures, I leave you with this little guy.  Who by the way, he could not be happier to be a Big Brother.  He knows the baby is growing inside of mommy.  If we ask him where his baby is (we call it his baby) he lifts up my shirt, kisses my stomach and says "hi baby."  This is just enough to melt your heart into a bazillion pieces.