Food does not sound good anymore. It is more like varying degrees of offense: tolerable to hugging the kitchen sink. Yep the kitchen sink. I find it is a better option, as the smell of the toilet often makes me hurk harder. Bleh. My husband has been very good about helping keep the garbage disposal side of it clear of dishes for hassle free yakking :)

Last nights sleep sucked. My chesticles are starting that whole tender thing and I am not able to sleep on my stomach, which is how I normally sleep. I guess I just have more time to get used to sleeping on my side before the belly becomes the obstacle, right?

On a lighter note, my "Pregnancy Sucks" book is hilarious while being very comforting and down to earth. She says that in addition to the normal don'ts of pregnancy (no excess chocolate, no trampolines, no hot showers, etc.) she wants the preggos to vote to include the following as well (some are mine most are hers):

1. Do Dishes
2. Run Errands
3. Drive a car
4. Do Laundry
5. Kill Household Insects
6. Go to Family's House (they should all come to you)
7. Handle Raw Meat
8. Wait in Line
9. Pay Full Price
10. Fold Fitted Sheets
11. Smell Fridge

I love it! Hear that guys, this is how to treat us like the baby makers we are!

Nothing else to report so far today, except these bizarre burps. Water makes me burp for frick's sake. Oh yeah, and today is day one of the night-time pee tally, last night it was three times before I got up for the day, and I didn't actually get into bed until 2 am and got up at 9am. That's an average of every two hours or so. I fully expected the husband to make some kind of comment about my moving around so much, especially when after the last time I went potty then laid down and immediately had to launch myself out of bed and race back to the bathroom to dry heave. But he didn't. Good man, love you right now :)

Okay I think I have been up long enough and inhaled enough chamomile that I am going to attempt whole grain Eggos, organic peanut butter, organic maple syrup and a glass of milk. Ooh! We just started getting milk delivered! Score. Even better.

Pregnancy Books

Wow, so posting a lot today. We just returned from the bookstore with the following:

Great Expectations: Your All-in-One Resource for Pregnancy and Childbirth (This one is like a field manual, tables, charts, pictures, dos and don'ts, etc.)

Pregnancy Sucks: What to Do When Your Miracle Makes You Miserable (This is a funny anecdotal account of one woman's pregnancy. Some tips and wives tales but mostly just commiseration, very sarcastic)

Caveman's Pregnancy Companion (Obviously for the dad to be, funny, raunchy guide to being a great helpmate and provider for the newly pregnant wife and baby)

We will let you know which ones are worth it. I also am constantly checking the WhatToExpect.com site.

Smells that should never associate

Eggs and old bong water. My lovely husband was cooking me some scrambled eggs and by the time they were ready for the plate I was ready for the airsick bag. Needless to say I have to eat at some point so I did the ole hold your breath and swallow a lot real fast trick. That sort of worked, but I couldn't watch him eat his breakfast afterward if I intended to keep mine down :)

Why I am doing this...

A couple of reasons for this blog. First and foremost is that my family is scattered to the winds and everyone wants constant updates :) The second reason is that recently moving states has significantly reduced my friend-sphere. I virtually know no women in Colorado. So I am hoping that this will be a forum for me to be able to talk about what's happening to me as this little monster grows inside me as well as connect to and share with other women and men who have deemed me worthy to read.

Thank you in advance for your comments and suggestions :)

One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, four.

11:45 pm, 2:15 am, 7:30 am, 8:10 am...

Have you guessed yet? Yep, that was my pee schedule last night. Yeah! I am starting to dread what it will be like when my uterus starts to really elbow out my bladder for room. Oh! And the nausea, it's not going anywhere. It is becoming more constant all the time. I mean I love hurking as I am peeing as much as the next gal, but come on!

My husband asked me this morning, as I am fighting nausea and trying desperately to sleep some more, if I needed to move around so much. Not that he is uncaring in the slightest, I just think that they, the dudes, really don't understand just how uncomfortable this whole thing really is. To his credit, he brought me home lilies yesterday, one smell that I can tolerate, go hubby.

So I am thinking that I need to have a doula for this event. I recently moved states and have yet to make friends out here in the country. I have virtually no social support...

Okay, just signed up for two pregnancy "meetup" groups hopefully that will get me started in the right direction. Anyone with any suggestions about where to meet other pregnant women let me know.

We didn't make it to the book store yesterday so we are going to try again today :) Any suggestions on baby books that you have loved?

My Eggo is Preggo

This is day three of me knowing, but no doctor's appointment yet, Friday is the first one.

I woke up this morning too early, crawled to the potty, and tried to sleep some more. Unfortunately, the smell of my husband's unconscious breath was too much for my heightened olfactory sense and it sent me running for the porcelain again. Okay, so I didn't really think that I would be able to get a full night's sleep anyway, so might as well get up.

I make myself brush my teeth, even though the taste of the toothpaste almost sends me over the edge again. I had to buy different smelling soaps and lotions yesterday, my normal ones were giving me quease. I head downstairs to make myself some ginger tea, I make it too strong, does nothing for the stomach. Naustrated (yeah, that's frustrated and nauseous) I turn to the herbal remedies. Something has to help.

Finally, presto! I found the smell that works! Huzzah!

Whew, now that I am able to move around and smell the normal smells of my house again, I think I will clean :)

Later this afternoon my husband and I are going to buy some baby books, wish us luck!