Fun Friday - When It Rains It Pours

I know this topic really isn't a "Fun Friday" topic, but it sort of is...just bear with me. Wednesday morning around 4am Gabby got up to eat, she was wearing a sleeveless onesie because it was pretty warm that night. But when I picked her up she felt super warm. So I took her temp and it was low, but still warm - 99 degrees. I put her back down and at 6:30 when I got her up she was even warmer, it was just under 100. and then at 7:15 when I was going to leave to bring her to daycare she was 101. So Mike stayed home with her on Wednesday. She was a big cuddlebug. All she wanted to do was sleep on him. she wouldn't play, or sit on the floor or anything. You could tell she was sick. Her fever went up to almost 103 during the day, so Mike was putting cold washcloths etc. on her.

The fever broke over night and it went down under 100 and it stayed that way until this morning again. It started to rise and went up to about 102 or 102.5 again. The poor thing was screaming and really crabby. I ended up taking her into the doctor today thinking she had an ear infection. Nope no ear infections - YEAH! and no strep throat - YEAH!! It ended up just being a viral infection of some sort, causing her throat to be sore. She has been nursing just fine and sort of eating solids, not like normal but still eating some.

The fun friday part comes in - because the past few days really make me realize how great of a baby we really have. She has never been like this, everyone always comments on how cute she is and how smiley she is. So when she isn't it makes me really appreciate when she is which is 95% of the time. Her fever has now broke again and it's under 98.6 back to her normal. I gave her some more meds because she was waking up a lot so either her throat is bugging her or she has a headache or something, so hopefully this will help her sleep.

If it's not one thing it's another right? Hopefully her being sick all the time now will help us not be sick when she gets into Kindergarten...One can only hope.

I wish I would have known...

Things I wish I would have know about pregnancy:

• How much acne I would really get and where it would be - I can't believe how much is on my back and hairline/scalp
• How big my boobs would get so early
• That 10 centimeters = 4 inches (Yes, I was freaked out by this when I actually saw how big it was - probably why they say it in cm instead of in)
• How tired you would be in the beginning
• That morning sickness really isn't "morning" sickness, but could be all day sickness - luckily I didn't have it for too long
• How I would be getting up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night right away. I thought it was only when the baby pressed on your bladder at the end :)

I am sure there are other things, but I can't think of them right now and I am sure that there will be more things as it goes on. Don't think that I am complaining, I am not. :) Just more observing than anything else.

Just waiting

Well no more spotting, so that's good. I have been resting all day and trying not to freak out. I haven't been eating a ton today because I also haven't been feeling well. It was really hard to find something to eat that sounded good, or that I felt good enough to make.

I think I am going to call my midwife tomorrow either way and see if there is any way to get in earlier than the 11th, just to make sure everything is alright.

6 Weeks

6 Weeks on Friday. It's hard to believe that it's already been 6 weeks, but here we are. and every week that goes by gets me closer to meeting little peanut and closer to the excitement of becoming a mother.

But I think Saturday I had my first touch of morning sickness. Even though it was really afternoon sickness. I was feeling fine in the morning, I had a good breakfast. Then a few hours later I had to eat lunch before I went to go get my H1N1 vaccine. So I went upstairs and everything sounded crappy. Our Sweet and Sour Chicken we made the other day didn't sound good, a spinach salad didn't sound good. So I opted for a Chicken/Cheese Quesdilla, which Peanut was loving last week. and I got about 1/2 way through it and couldn't finish it. It just didn't taste good. and I was sick for a few hours after that. I had a banana when I got home and that has seemed to help.

I got the H1N1 vaccine yesterday. It's the first time I have gone to a Clinic or something like that and not wanted to be there because I was afraid of all the sick people. I had to drive to Brooklyn Park to go to the Brookdale Park Nicollet. which sucked, drive an hour for a 10 minute wait and shot. But at least I got the shot and got out of there quick, so now I don't have to worry as much (I am still armed with hand sanitizer where ever I go).

I had a bit of a scare yesterday. I went to the bathroom and had some spotting in there. I tried not to freak out as it happens to a lot of women and doesn't mean anything. So I was waiting patiently for the next time I went to the bathroom and there was nothing and there hasn't been anything since. so I think we are good.

I am just waiting for the holidays to be over (first time I have ever said that) so that I can go to see my MW on the 11th. I have so many questions for her. I am excited to see the facility, so after I meet with her and when it gets closer I will tour the facility out in Waconia. It just opened in July of this past year and has state of the art birthing suites and has a birthing tub in each one. Which is super awesome since I am planning on having a water birth. If a water birth doesn't work out then at least I can labor in the tub for awhile. I am super super excited about it.

Peanut doesn't like Yogurt

I found out this week that little peanut doesn't like yogurt. Specifically Red Raspberry & Orange Sherbet flavors....I start to eat them and a few bites into the yogurt and I can't finish...so I am going to be staying away from yogurt.

Other than having to go the bathroom a lot, some headaches and some nausea it hasn't been too bad so far :)

We told our parents this past week. Both parents are very excited! My mom squealed when she found out. We are also very excited. We are trying to think positive and while it's still really early we aren't thinking anything negative is going to happen. This little bean is going to stick.


Positive Thinking!!