Randomness….

I’m so excited it’s Thursday! Only 1 more work day…yay!!

- Mags got to come home yesterday and she is feeling so much better! Thanks for all your sweet thoughts!

- I woke up at 2 this morning to pee – this is the first time this has happened – I hope this was a freak thing because I couldn’t go back to sleep and I need my sleep!

- I’m still {patiently} waiting for my “pregnancy glow.” I’m wondering when this is going to kick in and if it will appear as though I have a tan. I’m looking pretty pasty these days! And rather oily.

- The hair on my legs grows so insanely fast! It’s disgusting!

- My boobs are taking over my body. It’s unfortunate for me – my husband thinks it’s awesome. Why do your boobs have to get so big so soon??!!

- Bert (the hubs a.k.a. John Paul) decided we were going to be vegetarians which is fine with me – I’ve tried to make the switch several times but I suck at committing to things like lack of food and exercise – so I left work yesterday and picked up Wing Zone for supper – let’s blame it on the pregnancy brain! We ate it with slight guilt and vowed to NEVER break the rule again. Yeah right.

- I suck at taking pictures and my camera is never charged and I blog from work usually so my posts are boring and lack pictures – starting today I am going to take tons of pictures and post for your viewing pleasure!

Update on Mags

My little princess is still at the vet. The doc called yesterday and said he was waiting one more day on the surgery. She is still not eating and he started her on IV fluids. They are still doing x-rays to see where the barium is going. Apparently it isn’t moving through her gut as it’s supposed to.

I sat at my desk at work and cried like a stressed, hormonal pregnant woman, because I couldn’t pick her up yesterday. I didn’t have the balls to ask what my vet bill was – home girl has been getting an x-ray every hour for the past 2 days. I know it’s all worth it but can you sell a kidney while your pregnant??

I got another call from my amazing vet yesterday afternoon. He said Maggie had “passed” the squeaker from a toy and a sh*t-ton of pine straw. Hopefully this was the problem and she didn’t ingest the entire toy. She’s still at the vet today and they will start her on a bland diet. If she keeps it down she MIGHT be able to come home tonight.

I went home last night and threw away EVERY toy we had. This has been a terrible experience. If you have any tips on toys that are indestructible please let me know. I kept her tennis balls and one kong toy but anything she can tear up I tossed.

Thanks for your sweet comments and thoughts. I can feel the love and I’m sure Mags can too! Y’all are awesome!

One Sick Puppy

Literally.  :(

My pretty pretty princess Maggie is super sick. It all started with vagina issues – seriously. Apparently she needs a vagina lift, but that’s been put on hold. I mean if the Hubs won’t let me have any more plastic surgery I don’t see where the dog can get a vagina lift.

Anyvagina, Mags never got to feeling better and we took her back in for some blood work and urinalysis. Her thyroid levels were low, liver enzymes were high, and her cholesterol was 432.

Last week we started her on a medication for her liver and an antibiotic and prayed that she would feel better soon. Well she hasn’t eaten since Wednesday so it was back to the doctor today for a barium swallow. Apparently Mags has eaten some foreign object and has a bowel obstruction of some sort.

She has to stay at the vet tonight and I must admit I am having a slight panic attack. I hate for my babies to be sick and I know she’s scared and sleeping in a cage will not make her feel better. Tomorrow is exploratory surgery to see just what might be lodged in there and to hopefully remove it.

If the surgery shows nothing then it’s off to Mississippi State for more tests. I’m trying not to be upset but I know all my fellow doggie moms can relate! It’s hard to have a sick puppy.

So send up some prayers for my baby girl!

Bumpdate and Bloggy Award!

Please excuse the way I look in this picture. It’s quite unfortunate. I feel very bloated versus feeling pregnant.

How far along? 10 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: No weight gain so far.

Maternity clothes? Not yet. I did by a Belly Band to make wearing jeans more comfortable.

Sleep: Sleep is awesome and I can’t get enough of it!

Food cravings: I haven’t really had any specific cravings other than sushi.

Gender: No clue. But I’m thinking girl while the Hubs and his family all think boy.

What I miss: Wine.

What I am looking forward to: Hearing the heartbeat at the next appointment.

Weekly Wisdom: If you happen to think, “Did I just pee on myself? No way did I just pee!” – It’s probably true. Also if you hate pregnancy please pick up the book Pregnancy Sucks by Joanne Kimes – thanks for the suggestion Amber

Milestones: I’m 1/4 of the way through my pregnancy! Woo Hoo!

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Jordan at The Deflon Family gave me a bloggy award!

 

 

 

 

 

 

1- Thank and link back to the person that sent this to you- Thanks Jordan!! I am loving your blog and I love new bloggy friends!

2- Share 7 things about yourself.

- We are die hard Alabama fans!! Roll Tide!! – (I hope I don’t lose any of my Tennessee or Auburn bloggy friends!)

 

- We have 2 cats as well as Dayne and Maggie – the cats rarely get face time on the blog because they hate being photographed!

 

- I work as a loan officer at a small loan company – not really exciting!

 

- I am the biggest chicken and I rarely face any of my fears – what can I say, I’m a weenie!

 

- I’m addicted to reality tv – the Bachelor, Bachelorette, Big Brother – love them all!

 

- I am completely neurotic about some things but I am a terrible housekeeper! I never clean unless John Paul will help me!

 

- I am completely terrified that this baby will be a boy and I won’t have a clue what to do with him!

I’m supposed to pass the award on to 15 other bloggers but because I am running out of energy I will list a few blogs that I think are fab.

Be sure to check out Jordan’s blog – she sent a lot of great girls my way!

 

Little Woman, Little Home – she gave me a shout out and sent a lot of lovely girls my way! She rocks.

 

LG – she just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy Fenn and her posts rock!

 

Susannah – she has a sweet baby girl Emma and a great blog! Go check her out!

 

Rachael – she’s 32 weeks preggo with a baby boy!

 

Gina – she’s 37 weeks pregnant and trying like hell to go into labor! Go visit her!

 

*Tyly* – new follower and fellow animal lover. We love crazy animal people!

 

 Smile Steady –  a super cute dental hygienist with an equally cute blog!

 

Sarah -  she left me a comment that made my day. love her blog and her honesty!

 

Amber – she has been a life saver and a wealth of info for my pregnancy concerns. I love her honesty. go visit her blog!

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I am so thankful for all my new visitors and the sweet comments y’all have left! They have truly made me feel better. You guys are awesome!

I’m Giving Pregnancy….

Update: Apparently my blog posts are giving some people the wrong idea. We are very excited to be expecting our first child. I use this blog as a means to write down how I feel and not to offend other people. I just wanted to make sure you understand that we wanted this baby. I just need to get out how I am truly feeling. And when I said I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel I just meant that it seems like forever until we get to meet our baby. Not that I'm not excited.

I can't promise to tone down my posts, but I can promise to be honest about how I'm really feeling. If my posts offend you then I am truly sorry because that is not my intention.

Original Post:
4 Thumbs Down! (I’m including my husband’s thumbs considering he’s all suicidal)
Now I hate to be a complainer and b*tch about things, but let’s face it: I am. I need to go ahead and let you know now that I’m knocked up this blog will be full of TMI and things you’d probably rather not know. But hey I want to remember this {wonderful} experience. :)
Now if you are one of the strange ones that loved/s being pregnant, stay tuned, my mood just might change. (But I doubt it)
Things I currently hate about pregnancy:
- I see no light at the end of the tunnel – I have til March to grow this little tadpole
- The next person to ask me what I’m going to do with my dogs is going to get punched in the face. What do you think I’m going to do? Get rid of them? I think not!
- I have never been so tired in my life.
- My husband likes to remind me that the slight bump everyone feels the need to rub is just a fat roll - Not really the baby. 
- I need sushi in my life.
- My husband now thinks we are poor. It’s unfortunate.
- We don’t agree on anything. Diapering, names, furniture – these are the most argued.
Now don’t get me wrong, I am so excited that we are having a baby (and I think JP is too – I’ll double check though) I just feel like crap, hate taking those damn vitamins, and I have serious doubts that my “Motherly Instinct” is going to show up in time for me to raise this kid. No need to call DHR – we will figure this out. Or ask one of you to come live with us!
Thanks for all the sweet comments! I love y’all!

So….I’m Knocked Up….

Let’s get the story of how I came to be knocked up. Minus the explicit details. I’m pretty sure y’all know where babies come from. :)

Bert and I had actually been talking about trying to get pregnant. With the new move and our decision to wait a couple years for John Paul to apply to anesthesia school, it seemed like the right time. So at the beginning of June I stopped my birth control. We thought nothing of it and then I got sick. So we stopped trying. Cue the weekend of July 4th.

On the 2nd I got up and I wasn’t feeling too spiffy. I convinced Bert that I needed to take a test just to make sure I wasn’t pregnant before I went out and got wasted to celebrate the 4th.

I peed on the little stick and went and laid down. Bert was the one who actually checked the test. The look on his face was priceless! Honestly neither one of us expected the test to be positive. Oops. :) I took another test and sure enough both said “Pregnant” Yay us!

Or so I thought. We were both so excited until we found out my insurance wasn’t going to cover my pregnancy. Enter meltdown. We finally got our insurance straightened out and I thought all was hunky dory again. Apparently I was wrong.

Side note: My husband just possibly might be the most dramatic person I have ever encountered. Please keep this in the back of your mind as I continue on with the story. :)

My mom tells me that she asked John Paul if he was excited. This is how the convo went:

Wen: So are you super excited about the baby??

Bert: Well I am now.

Wen: You weren’t always excited?

Bert: Well…I was excited. Then I was depressed. Then suicidal. Now excited again.

Wen: Oh ok. (as if that was a perfectly normal response)

Excuse me?? My husband was SUICIDAL? Because I was pregnant? This is not normal. He’s so dramatic. Me and my mom were cracking up! This was the first I had heard of his deep depression and suicidal thoughts. Puh-lease!

Now he’s over it. I think. Just pray. We are going to be parents and we are so not normal it’s not even funny. I think we can pull it off. If I can keep the hubs stable.

Love you guys!!

First Appointment

I had my first ultrasound today and it was awesome! I thought I would share a little info with y’all.

- I am 8 1/2 weeks preggo

- Due date is March 12th

- Heart rate was 171

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A few things I’ve learned since being knocked up:

- Pregnancy is not for everyone. At week 5 I was over it. I am starting to feel better now though!

- The “Pregnancy Glow” is complete bullsh*t. I’m thinking the “glow” might be a mix between excessive oil and lingering sweat from dry heaving all day.

- My husband and I cannot agree on any names. Not even one. Please help!

- Old people should not drive large cars because they cannot park. (This applies whether I’m pregnant or not.)

- I had many more things to list but since I can’t stay awake more that 3 hours at a time, I must go take a nap!

 

Thanks so much for all the congrats! We are very excited. I will share my husband’s overly dramatic “we’re pregnant” experience tomorrow!