Odds and Ends

There's not much new going on here lately. I've been feeling MUCH better this past week or two. I did have a setback last weekend where I ended up throwing up, but I think that was due to overdoing things (yardwork and then eating an entire Dairy Queen banana split by myself). So I've been taking things easy and have been eating a little something every couple of hours. Sometimes it seems all I do is eat, sleep, and go to the bathroom. Oh, well. It could be worse.

I am excited that my parents and Aaron's parents are coming to visit for part of next week. I haven't seen mine since a brief visit in December, so I can't wait to see them. I hope to spend some time with my mom and Aaron's mom looking at baby necessities and getting their opinions on what is most useful. Perhaps we can do a girls day out or something while the boys get working on building an addition to our deck.

I'd also like to mention that I bought Belly Laughs by Jenny McCarthy a little while ago. It is absolutely hilarious! There are some things she mentions that can happen to you while you're pregnant that I really did not want to know about/hope does not happen to me, but I guess what happens, happens. My favorite chapters with the funniest stories are - Holy Shit, I Think I Hard-Boiled my Baby! (Taking Hot Baths), I Can Either Pee on You or You Can Get the Hell Out of My Way! (Frequent Pee Breaks), and Freddy Krueger Ain't Got Nothing on Me! (Dreams). So I highly recommend buying this book if you want a good laugh, whether you're pregnant or not.

That's about all for today. Mostly just glad I'm feeling better. :)

Doctor's Visit

This morning I had my second prenatal visit with the doctor. Boy, was it shorter than the first! He pretty much asked how I was feeling and if I had any questions and then we heard the baby's heartbeat again. It's absolutely amazing to hear that little heartbeat and know it's coming from our child. Now I can't wait to feel him or her move around!

So everything seems to be going well. I've been feeling better too, so hopefully things will continue to improve in that area. Otherwise there's not much new here and we don't have another visit to the doctor till the beginning of July.

First Time for Everything

Today was my first actual throwing up due to morning sickness. I have to laugh at the morning part since it happened this evening about 1/2 hour after I ate dinner. Needless to say, it was not a pretty sight. Although I did feel better almost right away, which was kind of nice.

And now back to watching hockey. :)

Random Things

Today Aaron and I went to a nearby outlet mall. Even though I'm not really showing just yet - I do think my tummy sticks out just a bit and I only have one pair of jeans that aren't tight anymore - I ended up buying a pair of maternity pants and three tops. Hopefully they will get me through the summer okay before I really begin showing and need to buy winter clothes.

For the most part I've been feeling pretty good. My only issue as of late is that I have a tendency to do a random dry heave here and there. The only thing that seems to help somewhat is sucking on a life savers peppermint or a preggie pop drop. If anyone has a suggestion on what might help with this I would greatly appreciate it.