two lines means what?!

I had NEVER had it til this pregnancy.  It SUCKS! It is worse when I lay down, plus there is not much I can do about it. I dont like taking medicine…eventhough it is just tums.  Just another negitive symptom to deal with…..BUT IT’S WORTH IT =]

Some cute news: Cam is always hugging and kissing my belly, he is so excited about being a big brother.  When we talk about doing stuff as a family he chimes in "Me, mommy, daddy and Austin?"…or when we are snacking he will give me and extra chip (or whatever) and say it is for the baby =] I have such a sweet kid!

So two weeks before Christmas we got some blood work back that looked kind of fishy (the same thing happened when I was pregnant with Cam) so I had to go in for a 3d ultrasound.  The ultasound pretty much assured us of NOTHING so the dr asked if we would like to do an Amnio.  I had went through this whole senario with Cam and knew exactly what to expect.  With him, everything turned out perfectly normal and since it was happening all over again the dr’s thought it was just something in my blood throwing off the test results and had nothing to do with baby at all.

We decided to do the amnio. For those of you who dont know what it is: They need to get some amniotic fluid out of the uterus, so while they are doing an ultrasound to locate the exact position of the baby, they stick a 7in needle into your stomach to your uterus.  The process takes about a minute and with the fluid they can test for all kinds of genetic problems.

Anyways, they called me the next day with all the results….Everything is perfectly normal with baby Austin. The only problem: When they called, I was on my way to the ER.  I was having what everyone thought to be complications from the amnio.

I couldnt get out of bed (too weak), I couldnt even pick up my own drink to take a sip. I had a fever that would not go away with any amount of Tylonal, I was vomiting way to much….ect. So they carried me to the car and we were on our way. 

I had no idea what to expect.  I thought maybe I was having the symptoms of a miscarriage or was just dehydrated.  Of course I was praying that it was dehydration!

I spent a few days in the ER, they did plenty of fetal heart monitering so we were pretty positive the baby was going to be just fine…they just had to figure out what was wrong with me! After a full 24 hours of being in their care, not a single symptom went away.  The only nurishment I was getting was through an I.V.  They ended up trasfering me to the 500 building at Gwinnett Medical for another hi-tech ultrasound.  Everyone who took a look at the baby was pretty positive that it was fine and whatever was wrong with me would not affect him =]

They then sent me over to the High Risk Pregnancy Wing where I was admited for another night of testing and monitering.   By this time they had pumped me full of 8 bags of fluid, EIGHT and I barely felt any better.  After a few days I was able to eat, drink, had NO fever and could get up and walk around.  They determined that it was a viral infection that spread to my blood. Through out this whole hospital ordeal I lost 12lbs ( NOT GOOD WHEN YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING BIGGER!) so I still felt pretty weak.  They have me on a high protein diet and I seem to be doing much better.

Thats just an update on why I havent been blogging =]

I think I am back to 100% normal!

Morning sickness is over…..NOW, I have to pee all the time.

I can go to the restroom, pee,  leave and have to go right back in.

AGGERVATING! 

And it will only get worse =[

The past few weeks have been nothing but a whirlwind of work work work! I have been staying late and getting in as early as possible to make sure Cam can have a wonderful Christmas!  We have already purchesed some really cool Rooms-To-Go BUNKBEDS and motorcycle stuff to redecorate his room with plus other little toys =] BUT I want to get him a bike, the new VTECH game for his age group, a little 4-wheeler..I spoil him! But he is a good kid so he deserves it! If he was a little devil I might just give him coal.

As far as the **baby boy** goes:

I had an appointment last week (pap…yuck.), they did blood work to check for anything that could be wrong with him.  My next appt is on the 29th, we will find out then if everything is good to go =]  He is definitly making me fat.  Right now I am trying to just wear jeans that are a few sizes larger then normal but the waist is still just too tight.  I am going to invest in maternity jeans next week so I dont feel like I am smushing the baby everytime I sit down! His heartbeat is good (151), my weight is good, everything seems great!

I am still really tired all the time, I contemplate taking a nap in my car at different points durring the day!  Speaking of "car" Josh is buying me a new one, cant wait to see what he comes up with! And also about cars….A stupid lady hit my car yesterday in traffic and took off! She did no damage except a few scratches that can be buffed out but because she looked right at me with a scared face and then took off, I called the cops.  Moral of the story: Dont piss of a pregnant women =]

Cam’s teachers taught him all about Thanksgiving yesterday in school….When i got there to pick him up he wanted to tell me everything he was thankful for:

"Thanks for my mommy

Thanks for my daddy

Thanks for my brother (he switches between calling it a brother and sister all the time)

Thanks for my G and Grandma and PaPa

Thanks for my dog

Thanks for my cat and my race car"

OK, SO IT STARTED OUT REAL NICE. The only problem is that we dont have a dog or cat or "racecar" (at least HE doesnt).  It turns out that at school they talked about making Christmas lists and what to be thankful for on the same day.  Sorry Cam but if you read this one day, you are not geting a Cat/Dog or Race Car! Your getting bunkbeds and other things that dont need to be fed!

My skin is breaking out.  It has in the past when I switch conditioner or body wash but I havent done either.  I just read up on it and it is common among pregnant women so I guess I can deal.  I came to work today make-upless!! Lol My co-worker asked me if my pregnancy made me forget part of my morning routine?! It was a joke, I work with all guys….The fat jokes are just around the corner I’m sure.

Today I had a co-worker tell me that I was "showing"! If only it was a stranger telling me that, I would jump for joy!

I know since I work with the guy everyday of course he would see my belly growing bigger but it makes me feel one step closer to looking pregnant instead of like I enjoy beer tooo much!

On another note:

Cam spent alot of time out with Josh last night and when they got home Cam announced to a house full of people that "Mommy is Huge."……Thanks Josh.

psss, you havent seen huge yet!

After going a few weeks free of morning sickness, it hit me all at once! I spent Saturday/Sunday/Monday with not a thing in my stomach   I would eat a few crackers and it would not stay down, no sprite, gatoraide, bananas…nothing.  So anyways, I went to the Dr. yesterday and after 3 hours I left with a perscription for some "anti-nausia" medicine and some new ULTRASOUND PICS!!! We know what we are having =] Usually you can’t tell this early but the lady doing the ulrasound said she has never been wrong!! We are not telling anyone, so dont ask! And we already have the name picked out…We are just so far ahead of the game. Lol

Ps I only had to take the medicine twice and have not gotten sick since! BUT I am on the BRATT diet….Bananas, Rice, Applesauce,Toast, Tea. Ugg.

I ate crab legs Friday night.

Is that a no no?

I just remembered that there are shellfish that I need to take out of my diet…GREAT.  I am going to google cause right now I am having visions of a 3 legged baby.