I spent today running errand after errand.  I am so happy to be done!  One of the many things I had to do today was get an oil change.  Even though I really didn't want to, I decided to go to Walmart to get my oil change (I normally go to one of those 10min places).  The reason I went to Walmart is because I also have to get a birthday gift for a 2 year old whose party is Sunday and we just got the invitation yesterday.  So two birds one stone thing.  Well the oil change took FFFOOOOORRRREEEVVVEEERRRR (forever).  They said it would take 45 mins when I first dropped it off...(which I thought was crazy because I was only one of two cars there) but I thought I could walk around for 45 mins.  Well I came back after 45 mins and the hood of my car was still up.  I asked how much longer and they said 10mins geez!  They said that a lube audit popped up on my car.  I asked what that was and they said randomly some cars are chosen for the audit.  They have a bunch of new staff so basically if the audit pops up then the manager and new staff have to gather around and review things or whatever.  (so I guess my car was a teaching tool)  Of course the pregnant lady gets the audit for the new staff.  Then it took longer than the additional 10 mins.  Then when I finally got the keys handed to me the employee said, "Sorry it took so long...we had a tire delivery in the middle of it."  So basically when a tire delivery happens the world stops and everyone has to help.  (can't one person still continue with the oil change????....apparently not)  So I get the tire delivery and the lube audit...great...I had all the time in the world today (sarcasm)

Because of this...I got less time at the gym than I wanted to, which sucked because I was feeling so good during my workout and I didn't want to stop. 

I just needed to vent about the horribly long oil change...I am done now.

Success!

Welp there you have it....it is true!
I guess I am just the luckiest pregnant woman ever apparently.

I am 12 weeks and the due date is November 6th.  I really hope he/she does not come early.  There is just one baby in there.  The heartrate is 173.  The baby is about 3ins long and about the size of a plum.  That is about the only fun info I got at todays appointment.  The only bad thing that happened is after my sonogram and before my next appointment to see the nurse prac, I had to wait an hour in the waiting room.  With a husband who needed to get to work...this was not fun.  We also wanted to have lunch before he had to get back, so the clock was not our friend...I really dislike waiting in waiting rooms. 

I feel so much more relaxed!  My babies hands and arms where thrashing around so fast...it was so cute...lots of movement in the hands/arms.

This has been such a long week, but I really haven't done much.  I actually am tired today!  I never thought I would be happy to be tired.  I only worked from 8:30-11:15 and I had a really easy morning so it is interesting that I am tired.

The school I worked at this morning had their scholastic book fair going on.  It was really hard not to buy a (hundred) book(s).  I almost did.  But, I thought 'what if'.  I didn't because if something happened I really didn't want great brand new children's books lying around.  I also promised myself I wouldn't buy anything until I was done with the 1st trimester.  Also the nursery is still an adults guest room...so I really have no where to put anything now anyways........but those books smelled so new and looked so pretty and glossy and beautiful....and cheap!  Talk about self-control!

I kept books from my childhood.  I might pull them out this weekend and look through them.  They actually have served me well because in college I took children's lit for my degree and I used some of them for research projects.  I also had another class where we had to learn how to develop a classroom library on excel so that we could inventory books....again...they came in handy.

The one thing I did do is (my husband goes to hardware stores several times a week) have my husband pick up paint samples.  I believe I am going to paint the walls grey....if I have a girl I will pair it with a rose color in decor (I love grey and pink/rose) and if it is a boy...I will pair it with blue.  (maybe green...would grey and green look good together????) Rose and blue work for sure IMO.  That way I can transition the room without having to paint again....if I painted the walls pink...I would probably have to repaint later.  (grey and purple would look good together too)

I really want to go to bed right now, but my husband just painted my toe nails and I need them to dry before I get between the sheets....so I am wasting time....does it sound like I am killing time?  It probably does....ramble ramble ramble. 

Well that is all I have for now...



(((((P.S. Katie, from the Bailey Bunch.....I have been replying to your comments lately and you have not answered back...so I went back into my sent messages and everyone has 'no-replyblogger' on it.  So the reason you have not answered me is that you have not received them. I don't have your email and the 'reply' doesn't work.  This is sad because I have written you paragraphs....your blog is also locked so I couldn't look you up...sorry to say this in a public post...but I have no other way of telling you...I have not been ignoring.)))) What is your email?  email me at mlisam@hotmail.com

I wish had something to update on, but I don't.  Still feeling the exact same way.  Perfectly normal.  The one thing I can say is prenatal vitamins are no joke.  I usually shave my armpits everyday but if I ever missed a day it was no big deal....not anymore....I must shave everyday!  Also, my nails are lovely.  Prenatals are great on the nails :)

Until my drs. appointment I am taking it REALLY easy at the gym...I am still going everyday....but it is a pathetic workout....moderate steady pace on the treadmill and light weights.  If I have a good drs. appointment and when I enter my 2nd trimester I will probably pick it up a little. 

I purposely didn't say yes to working yesterday or today because I am trying to take it easy and avoid any miscarriage.  I do work tomorrow and Thursday.  I try to make sure I am off my feet when I can.  Sorry I might be a Nervous Nelly but I have been trying to get pregnant for 3 years and I am not taking any chances if I can help it and I am trying to enjoy this as much as I can.  So I really don't care about what anyone else thinks.  That is why I have not told any of my friends that I purposely chose to only work 2 days this week.  That is my (our) little secret. 

One thing that is new is yesterday I sprouted one zit????  That is weird?  I have enjoyed a clear face for almost 2 months now.  One zit yesterday...I hope this is a good thing. 

I just thought of one more thing.  When I woke up this morning my joints hurt.  All of them...shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, hands, knees, ankles, toes, neck.  I have never had this happen.  It was so weird.  I have never had joint pains and "What to Expect When You are Expecting" or any online resources have not said anything about this...so I don't think it is pregnancy related, but I am not sure.  After standing up, walking around, and stretching...it went away???????

That is all I have for now.

I bought myself a little present.




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I set it in a candle centerpiece on my coffee table for now.



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Weekend

Friday night we did our taxes...(I know I know...wait till the last minute almost...but my husband has been working everyday...He literally had to plan to take Friday night off to do them.)  He did most of them while I cooked dinner.  They are done and we are not late of course.  I can't wait for the refund!

Saturday I went to the gym, had a great workout, and then stopped at the video store on the way home.  I rented "The Sitter" and spent the afternoon watching that.

Saturday night, my husband got home about 7pm so we decided to go out for dinner.  We went to Cracker Barrell (I love that place!) Then we shopped around the store.  I found the cutest little dress for a girl for 4th of July...the reason I loved it is because on the front had a wagon decorated in 4th of july and in the wagon was a yellow lab...awww!  Of course, I won't have a baby on 4th of July this year and I am not sure I will have a girl.  But, fun to look at.

Today, I am taking it easy.  My only plan is to go to the gym.  

Pregnancy update.  I really feel too good to be pregnant.  I do not have tender breast, I am not breaking out, I do not have mood swings, I feel normal which scares me.

I think I am a little tired, but I am also afraid it is in my head.  Like I went a symtom so much that I am making myself tired?  I don't know.  I also worked crazy hard last week with 2 kindergarten classes and a very trying 4th grade class. 

Check-in

My first Dr. appointment is April 24th @ 9am. I will of course be getting a sono. I am so excited!


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To anyone who has been pregnant.

When did you start feeling it?  I don't feel any different.  I am not sick or tired at all.  I feel no different. I would think my hormones would be changing right now, but I feel perfectly normal.  When did you feel it? 

Telling the Father

My husband is a deer hunter and he sometimes wears camo. So I bought a camo onesie and wrapped it. I just handed him the gift and told him to open it.




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This is the face of someone who just found out he is going to be a father.






He just finished saying "Are you pregnant?"






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Really quick since I thought this was cute.

More Details

Ok, here are more details.  Let me start by saying pregnancy is natural...trillions of women have done it.  I am going to be open and honest at all times.  So we might be leaning towards TMI.  If you do not like this, don't read it.  If you read it and give nasty comments than you are an idiot because I am warning you now.

Ok...I believe everyone already knows that we have been trying for 3 years to actively get pregnant.  We never have had any medical interaction what so ever and there are two reasons why.  The first reason I have already explained in an earlier post and the second reason I will explain in my next post.  The only thing I can think of to tell you is my husband quit smoking for 3 months (well he still has quit but it has been 3 months) I am not saying that is the reason, but that is the only thing that has changed.

I don't even know the order in which to explain things.  I hope you are able to understand this.

Well, it took a lot for me to buy a pregnancy test.  The first year and a half we tried I was buying test after test after test.  I wasted so much money and they were always negative.  Basically one day I promised myself that I wouldn't jump to conclusions because I never wanted to see another negative test ever again.  So remember it took a lot to even buy one now.

I don't currently have many 'symptoms' I have only had one real pregnancy symptom.  I did miss my period in March, BUT this really didn't say much to me because I miss periods all the time.  I was really late to even get them in high school and I only had 3 or 4 a year for the first 3 or 4 years...then I started to get them more often, but still not 12 a year.  They also were always really light and really short.  They usually started on a Tuesday afternoon....kind of bad on Wednesday...and then where totally done done done by Thursday evening.  My friends hated me.  So missing a period is not weird for me.  Also, I have never in my life had a 'cramp' from a period.  I actually had no idea what they even felt like.  I have had gas cramps before, but one good fart always made them go right away.  The only way in the past I knew my period was coming is I would pop a few zits and I know it was one 1 or 2 days away.  While on my period I would sometimes even forget I was because they were easy.  So...me missing a period is not shocking.  And this is the only symptom I have had.

I do not feel sick at all...I do not have breast tenderness....I have not cried at sappy commercials....I have not gone off on anyone.......I have not been overly tired  all the time (one small tid bit on this topic in a minute)....nothing......because of this I really don't feel as if this is real.....I feel like I am pretending.

  Well, last Thursday I was watching T.V. and at 9:30pm I was really tired and just had to go to sleep...I went to turn off the TV and I think I fell asleep while setting the remote down and rolling over because I don't remember anything after setting the remote down.  This was my one tid bit on tiredness.  This has been the only time I have been tired.

Early this week I had what I thought was an anemic attack at the gym but now I don't think that is what it was because it was really bad. 

And my last, hmmmm moment, came on Wednesday.  I was at work and I felt the need to sit down and then I got reaaaaallllllyyyyyyy hungry.  I never get really hungry.  I eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner so I normally don't feel extreme hunger.  Again Wednesday at 10:45am was the one and only time this happened.


So...the missed period....the 'anemic attack', the 9:30 exhaustion, and the Wednesday hungry moment all added together made my wonder.  I actually truly thought my anemia was getting worse.  But I bought a pregnancy test anyways.  It came in a two pack.  So I took both tests and they both came up to what I believed was a positive.  I still wasn't sure if I was reading them correctly because I was suppose to have 2 blue lines...well imo I had a blue line and a grey line...so I went back to the store and bought the digital tests.....


FYI----HERE IS A BIT OF ADVICE FROM ME.....BUY THE DIGITAL TEST FIRST....DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON THE TWO BLUE LINES.....I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT I WOULD SAVE A FEW BUCKS.....BUT AFTER I BOUGHT THE BLUE LINES AND DIGITAL....I SPENT MORE MONEY THAN IF I WOULD OF BOUGHT THE DIGITAL ONE FIRST....BUY THE DIGITAL ONE....YOU WILL FEEL MORE COMFORTED!!!!!!!!!

The lady at the store remembered me as buying a pregnancy test 45mins before...I was a little embarrassed.   Here is also a funny story-since I was home alone yesterday and I did some dishes and light cleaning....I didn't put my wedding rings on.  As I was driving to the store the first time I thought "Crap I don't have my wedding rings"  but then I did it again the second time.  I really wanted to say..."I am married"  I am not saying it is bad to have a baby and not be married.  I am just saying I am married and I just wanted to reflect that since I am. 

Well the digital test was also a 2 pack...so I took 4 tests total.  All 4 are positive.  I feel totally fine and normal....I do not feel pregnant at all.  But I did have 4 positive tests....2 digital......Also the digital tests said it could take 1-3mins to be done....my positive anwers was ready in like 20 seconds.

Well that is enough for this post I have more to come.

It IS a 'Good Friday'

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Very Long Time-No Talk

I am here, I am alive.  There really is no excuse to why I have not been writing nothing important or interesting has been happening.  Because it has been so long.  I am going to do a quick catch-up post with bullet points.

*I recently joined a gym so that has been taking up time again.  The gym is brand new so all the equipment is brand new and shiny.  Every cardio machine has a TV on is...it is glorious since I love TV.
On Tuesday, I did have an anemic attack (this is what I call it...I am anemic and sometimes when my iron is low I will get light headed, shaky, weak, and sick feeling.)  Well on Tueaday we were planning on going out for ice cream and I wanted some so I decided to do double time on the cardio so I can earn it.  I purposely planned on going at 2pm so I could watch Rachel Ray and Dr. Phil.  I normally do 60 mins of cardio so double would be 2 hrs.  At 140 mins into I about passed out.  I then sat on a bike and pedeled slowly to cool down and just couldn't get back to normal, so I skipped the weights and drove home (I probably should not of driven, but there was no one I could call) I was still really shakey and I blow through the door, left it wide open, ran to the cabinet to grab peanut butter (the closest thing I could think of) took a huge scoop of that until I could get to some iron.  I still was not back to normal yesterday so I decided to do bodyflow...instead of a intense workout.  I still am not perfect so if I was smart I should take today off.  This sucks because I have no plans today, so I would have plenty of time to go to the gym.  I have not decided...I may go and just walk slowly.

*I saw baby chicks hatch last week.  This is a dull point, but it was cool to me because I love animals.

*Mad Men started again...(2 weeks ago) so everything is right in the world again.  I am shocked that Joan's husband is ok with the baby not being his.

*Weather has been wacky...extremely hot and then extremely cold...repeat, repeat...I was miserably hot yesterday and now I am freezing cold!!!!

*For Easter this year, my family is going to brunch...We usually cook at home so this will be different.  How busy are restaurants on Easter?  Is this a stupid question?  We are going to a restaurant called "Granite City" if you have one near you you know what I am talking about.

*My flower beds seems to have less weeds in them this Spring.  I hope I didn't speak to soon on this.

*See nothing really interesting has been happening...the main reason I haven't been bloggin is because I discovered "Draw Something" so that has been taking over my life at the moment.