It's a good thing my first trimester has been in the summer so I can indulge in a wide variety of one of God's great gifts to the earth.

On the other hand there are things I absolutely can't eat right now.


1. Onions- Even mentioning the word makes my stomach turn.


2. Garlic- That lingering taste it leaves in your mouth no matter how much you brush your teeth...so disgusting.


3. The smell beef leaves in your kitchen after you cook it. It takes days to go away so I don't cook it anymore. The grill has been our best friend lately.


4. Strong perfumes or deodorizers. I used to love the scent "coconut lime" from Bath and Body Works, but I had to take out our wallflower because the smell was too strong for me. I wonder if I will ever like it again.


6. The smell my dishwasher soap puts off when the dishwasher is running. Never noticed that before! Pre pregnancy I had a very keen sense of smell, but now it's like I have the nose of a dog. I can smell EVERYTHING!


7. Being hot. The a.c. is constantly running in our place for two reasons: first, since it is so humid here if the air isn't being circulated it gets really stuffy. Second, it's been in the 90's for the past three weeks so a.c. is a means of survival. At night I set the thermostat at 72 degrees. Mike says its like living in a meat locker. I really can't imagine being in the third tri here. I would die.



OK, I promise my next post will be something other than pregnancy stuff. Haha!

Needles. I hate them!!! A couple days ago I had another Dr. appointment in which they drew my blood. No big deal right? That's the mind set I kept reminding myself before I got to the Dr.'s office. Plus, I would really like to know my blood type. I could have found out in 7th grade biology when we pricked our fingers to do blood tests, but I was too squeamish and had to leave the classroom. So I figured at 24 I had grown out of it. Wrong.

So the nurse and I were sitting in her office, and she was asking me tons of questions about my health history and answering my questions about pregnancy. When that was over she quickly changed the subject and rattled off a bunch of questions about how it went showing my family the pics of our baby. Meanwhile she was tying my arm up so she could start the blood test. (Ugh....I am getting light headed as I write this.) "This should be easy because you have really good veins" she exclaimed.

"Good to know" I said. Then I felt the needle enter my arm. I was OK for a few seconds, but then I started to feel light headed and my hearing was weird. You know the feeling. It sounds like water is running through your ears and everyone sounds far away.

"I think I am blacking out." I said as I started slumping over in my chair.

"Nan! NAN! Get in here NOW!" She yelled to the other nurse. The next thing I new I was surrounded by five nurses who were propping my feet up, calling my name, fanning me, putting a damp rag on my head, making me smell this awful stench to awaken my senses, and putting juice in my mouth. I slowly started to come back to consciousness and was aware of my surroundings again. My body felt weightless and I was out of it. I don't know how long the whole ordeal lasted but I sure got sweaty in the process.

"Did you come alone today?" The nurse asked.

"Yeah" I said. I told Mike he didn't have to come since they were just going to run a few tests and go over my medical history.

"Well we aren't going to let you go home until you are feeling 100%. In the mean time just relax. Eat these crackers and drink some juice and ginger ale."

They put me into another room with a recliner and a fan to recover. So I chilled there for about 30 minutes until I felt good enough to drive myself home.

The worst part is they weren't able to get enough blood so I have to do it again! Ugh. They said the next time they will have me lay down instead of sitting in a chair. Hopefully that works because I don't want to go through another fiasco like that again!

The BIG news....

In case you don't already know.... we are going to have a BABY in January!

We couldn't be happier. It has been such a surreal experience for me. When I found out I just stared at the test thinking, "Is this for real? I am pregnant? This happens to others girls, not me." For some reason I never imagined myself pregnant. But at the same time I was soooooo excited. When I told Mike he said, "I knew it!" He was really happy but at the same time I think he was a little shocked. Excited shocked though. I think it is more of a reality for women because we feel pregnant right away. I did at least. I don't think it will hit Mike until the baby is actually here.

So yesterday we had our first Dr. appointment. I had originally decided to skip the first ultrasound because there really isn't much too it. The baby looks like a little blob anyway. However, when I got to the Dr.'s office they told me it was the only way they confirmed the pregnancy, so I caved. Man am I glad I did! The moment I saw our little baby wiggling around on that screen I totally cried. He/she was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen! Words can't even describe the joy we felt. It makes this morning sickness seem worth it. Did I just say that?!? That cute little baby is making me sick? Ok, I can deal with that. The doc also told me all the symptoms I am feeling are normal and sign that the baby is healthy. So that gave me some relief.

Right now I am at 10.5 weeks and am looking forward to getting out of this first tri. Poor Mike has had to put up with me sleeping all the time, throwing up dinner every night, flopping around like fish in bed at night because I can't get comfortable, and being moody. I am crossing my fingers that I feel better in a couple weeks.

Nonetheless, we are absolutely thrilled to be parents to this little baby. It is such a blessing to know that Heavenly Father has entrusted us with one of His children. I just wish January wasn't so darn far away!