12 weeks

So here it is, 12 weeks 2 days! I had my second dr. appointment today for my physical exam and to hear our little one's heartbeat. The appointment brought both good news and bad news. Good news: there's definitely a little baby inside there! After trying a few things, we finally heard the heartbeat and it was crazy! It all becomes so real once you hear that little heart beating! Other good news: I should start to feel better soon and get over the sickness. (keyword should)

Bad news: I've dropped 4lbs since my last appointment 1 month ago and they aren't very happy about that. It's due mostly to the fact that I have a hard time eating much of anything these days because of nausea. So they are having me try something for the nausea and if it doesn't work by Thursday I'm calling them to get a prescription drug that should do the trick. Bad news number 2: My iron is a bit low so I need to boost it up by eating more iron rich foods and supplementing my diet a little more. Bad news number 3: If you heard about my crazy sumatriptan InstaCare adventure this will make sense. I explained this situation to my midwife and she said that it sounded like a stroke which made me cringe inside. I should have gone to the E.R. instead of the InstaCare because they would have done a more thorough exam and figured things out. Doesn't give me much peace of mind but hey, what can I do at this point? I just hope it really wasn't a stroke because heaven's....I'm ONLY 21!!

Everything else in life is going well. I'm still exhausted most days and I barely make it through a work day. Other than that I'm doing well. Hopefully I get my weight back up where it needs to be and I can actually gain something instead of lose it all!

Stay tuned for more fun updates about baby philippe. Great name, huh? All D's idea. ;)

Firsts...

So if you've been reading along, you probably know our little secret! It's true, there will be a new baby in the Grigsby family around January 1st 2011!

Since this is our first child, I decided to write a post entirely about "firsts".

This first pregnancy has been quite the ride so far! I've had a good amount of morning sickness, but no throwing up! Oh how I'm glad that I haven't thrown up. I've had a few close calls, but alas I have triumphed over the throwing up monster....(I hope...I've still got 6 days left in 1st tri so we'll see by the end of this week!)

Another first that comes with being pregnant is the wonderful first of maternity clothes. I bought my very first pair of maternity capris yesterday and I have to say I like them for the most part. Aside from the fact that they are a bit big, they're super comfy! Anyone out there looking for comfy maternity jeans, check out the SecretFit jeans from Motherhood. They rock. My little bitty bump isn't big enough for most maternity clothes, but a few pairs of my jeans are getting pretty tight.

An exciting first is the fact that our little one will be the first grandbaby with the Grigsby name. :) Seeing how David's the only boy...we get to carry on the family name, which is exciting.

Finally, the scary part of the post. The first really scary thing to happen during this pregnancy. It turns out that pregnancy+migraine+sumatriptan(imitrex)=a numb/tingly face, left arm, trouble breathing and a trip to InstaCare. I got my first migraine during pregnancy last week, and it wasn't pretty. I called my O.B.'s office and they had me call the pregnancy risk hotline to check what medicine to take to kick the migraine. Well, the asked me what I have previously taken, and I told them and they said it was still fine to take. Well I did and that's when it got ugly! Needless to say, I won't ever take it while I'm pregnant again.

To end this post of firsts, I'll update on how I've been feeling. I feel pretty good most of the time, if I eat when I wake up and snack all day so I don't get too hungry. I have had some unfortunate times of eating a bit too much and having it bite me in the butt and make me feel gross the entire rest of the day, but mostly I've felt really good. Back pain is constant, but that comes with having an office job and sitting at a computer every day all day. I have been pretty tired lately and could probably sleep for a good 10-11 hours every night if I actually went to bed early. Overall, I think I'm doing pretty well for my first pregnancy. The only thing I don't like is people who think they know it all and tell you that you shouldn't take ANY medication while pregnant or you shouldn't do this or that. That bothers me. They aren't me and they don't know my circumstances so why should they tell me what to do? Silly people :)

Happy 11 weeks 1 day :)

Until next time....

Here's a riddle for you...

Can you figure this riddle out? What would cause me to do the following:

1. experience a total loss of appetite
2. have the sense of smell of a hound dog
3. sleep 10+ hours a night and still want more sleep
4. crave cheeseburgers, milk shakes or any other random food
5. live off of string cheese, saltine crackers and cereal

if you have a guess, make a comment!

One last clue: I'll probably be feeling better by next year.