Boogie and Baby

Let me lay something out for you.  Growing baby makes me exhausted, so Boogie often tucks me in before his bedtime.  Growing baby makes me nauseous, so Boogie has skipped his normal home cooked meals in favor of whatever his daddy can find around the house.  Growing baby makes me dizzy, so Boogie always walks down the stairs with me and often even runs the stairs to get me things so I don't have to do it.  Growing baby makes my feet swell and my back hurt, so Boogie rubs my feet and my back without my ever asking him to.  Growing baby makes me wear out quickly, so Boogie doesn't get the outings that he used to.  Boogie does so many sweet things for me while I grow baby.  It seems to be a lot for a 5 year old to do.  But Boogie doesn't think so. 

Boogie asked last night if we could have more babies after this one.  Boogie wants 10 babies total!  He offered to do or take care of anything he has to in order to get those siblings.  How amazing is that?  I look at all the amazing things he has done and feel guilty that my little man has been so busy taking care of his mommy and he looks at it all and asks what else he can do.  I look at the time frame of pregnancy and think I am asking too much of my family for too long while he looks at it and asks to multiply it by 10!  I am still in shock at how amazing my little boy is!

15 minutes of happiness!

Wednesday was my latest doctor appointment and it was wonderful.  We were only there for a total of 15 minutes!  I am talking 15 from the time we walked in the door til the time we said goodbye!  I walked in, immediately made it through check in, had my longest wait for the day in line for the potty, went back immediately, heard my beloveds heartbeat, talked about my meds and said see ya!  The doctor even told me I was making his job very easy!  Ha ha!  I was so happy to hear that heartbeat!  The Doppler barely touched my belly before we heard that distinctive sound.  And what a heartbeat it is!  When the doctor showed Hubby the heart rate was 170 and when he showed me it was 161.  That is one thumping little heart! 

As for the meds discussion I mentioned earlier, well, the doctor has decided to downgrade me to something with fewer side effects.  I am nervous to switch since the old stuff works so well but since the old med has the permanent side effect of twitches if you take it too long I will give it a go!  Ha ha!  Here's to praying the switch goes well!

Oh and don't forget that on Dec. 1st we should find out the sex of this little one!  Everyone can put in their guess and we will see who is right!  :)

Tomorrow is reassurance day!

Tomorrow I will go to the doctor again.  
Tomorrow I will get to hear my baby's heartbeat.
Tomorrow I will be reassured that everything is ok.

I know it doesn't make all that much sense but I hate being in a period of the pregnancy where I don't really have daily reassurance that the pregnancy is going well.  As much as I hated being sick over and over and over every single day, it was a way to know my body was still very focused on being pregnant.  And I know that eventually this baby will kick me so much and so often that I can't sleep, and I will probably whine about, but at least every kick will be a way for me to know that the baby is having a good time.  Right now all I have is restless sleep, acid reflux and crazy emotions.  I am pretty sure this stage is no walk in the park for my beloveds either!  Anyway, tomorrow afternoon I should hear what I need to hear, what I haven't heard in exactly a month, the unmistakable fluttering that is this baby's heartbeat!

We may be through the first round

I hesitate to write this, but- we have made it through the first round of the rough stuff.  Yesterday I took the entire day off from my nausea medicine.  And... drum roll please... no huge fits of the belly.  I only got sick once, even without my medicine.  I know that this doesn't mean that I am in the clear.  It could be a fluke.  I am hopeful, however, that that is not the case.  I am going to try again today.  I am praying for a repeat.  If I can say this part of the pregnancy is behind me I will sing a happy song!

Tide's tidal wave of lies

So, a few months ago Tide released an ad that featured a mother lying to her daughter.  You know the one, right?  The daughter asks her mom if she knows where her green shirt is and mom answers "it's really not my style", while reminiscing about wearing the shirt while acting like a teenager herself and staining it.  The daughter leaves and the mom runs upstairs to find the shirt and launder it with Tide.  Later we see the daughter wearing the shirt and the mom asks where she found it, making for her second lie in the ad by intimating that she had no idea where her daughter found it. 

Well, guess what?  They have a second ad out now that focuses on lying again.  This time a husband is encouraging his sons to not tell Mom about eating something Dad shouldn't be eating.  The kids warn him it is a bad idea, but he does it anyway.  And then he spills on the tablecloth.  Oh you are busted Dad.  Nope, no need to be busted when Tide helps you lie.  Just wash that tablecloth in Tide and continue to lie!  Ugh!  In the end he was so busy washing his tablecloth evidence that he left something on his face as evidence, but even then he tries to lie. 

And I have to wonder why.  Why is Tide focusing their ad campaign on lying?  Why would anyone buy a product based upon an ad campaign about lying?  Why can't their ad be about, oh, a child worrying about their favorite blanket being ruined by a stain and super mom saving the day with Tide?  I just can't understand why even our ads nowadays undermine good parenting.  It is sad, just sad.  Kids are prone to lying anyway, but now even our ads show kids that lying is a small thing, that it is no big deal to lie.  Do you think Mom would have been OK with her daughter lying had that been HER green shirt?  How would Dad have felt if the kids were the ones hiding something they had been expressly told to not do?  I can't for my life understand why anyone thought that was the right thing to show as life as normal! 

How about you?  Is lying to your kids or your spouse life as normal?

Great great news!

The doctor's apt. today went really well!  All of the fears from last week were allayed.  My blood and 24 hour catch came back fine as long as I can continue to keep food and drink down.  The doctor wants me to continue to take my meds.  So I will continue to be a little dizzy and drowsy but we all agree that is better than being sick!

Now for the important parts...The baby is doing great!  The heart rate today was 175!  How crazy is that?  And s/he was doing jumping jacks in there.  The doctor was very pleased with the baby's movement and heart rate.  He wants me back in 4 weeks for a routine apt and then two weeks after that will be in big ultrasound.  You know, the one that takes an hour.  I am allowed to take three people in with me.  Justin and Jacob make two so I have room for one more!  ;)

The only other thing I have to say is YAY!!!!

Some blessings come with a catch

Ha ha! This little baby is really giving me a run for my money. The doctors have me on taking five pills a day not counting vitamins, and if I miss one I really regret it. And all this is just so that I can eat or drink anything in a day! Yikes! I needed to be steady enough to drive Jacob to dance class yesterday so I skipped one pill. My body is freaking out now. I am back to getting sick and I can't sleep again, though I still feel exhausted. At least this pregnancy I don't have multiple jobs to maintain, majoy relationships ending, a wedding to plan or have to move. I guess that is my extra blessing there, that the difficult pregnancy is coming when I am in a situation where I can rest when I need to, hole up in a dark silent room when the migraines hit and get back rubs when required. My goodness I love when my man is good to me! :)

I go to the doctor tomorrow for them to check on me. Hopefully I will have some great news then!