Hurry already.

I feel like this pregnancy is going soooo slow. I'm so looking forward to my second trimester with the morning sickness far behind me and I'm actually looking preggy and not just 'fat'. Hopefully I will not be so tired. I've been sleeping alot lately. I even take naps which does nothing to perk me up. Poor Aria is left to play by herself some of the time when I'm napping because I'm just too tired. She's been a great kid and she's aware that mommy is not feeling well became I have a new baby in my stomach. She's very careful to not jump on my tummy to not hurt the baby. Aria is so sweet.
On another note, I've got to find my preggy clothes. I know they're in the house somewhere but I have no clue where. Maybe I'll do it another day when I'm not so sleepy. I think I'm going to crash on the couch right now. Later.

Belly.

I can't believe how big my belly has gotten and I'm not even 2 months along. I feel like a freakin blimp, no joke. I don't recall being this big this early in the preganacy last time. What's weird is that I'm eating the same amount of food as before I was preggie. I hope this child isn't going to be huge during birth.

Cravings.

I've been having some mean cravings for noodles, almost any type of noodles. I get these cravings everyday, throughout the day. Over the weekend, I've had Pad Thai (which wasn't very good but I ate it all), thin stir fried rice noodles, Mongolian B.B.Q. Style noodles, mandarin style pancake noodles, and tonight I made black bean sauce noodles reminicent of Cha Jang Mein but really didn't turn out that way because I also put in oyster sauce. But it was still delish and I had heaps and heaps of it. God, thinking about noodles is bringing on the cravings right now. A big bowl of pho would definitely hit the spot. I see images of Tomato Beef Chow Mein, Beef Chow Fun with black bean sauce, curry over udon in my near future. I'm going to gain so much weight with this preganacy, I can feel it. Must control the cravings.....

Back from the doctor's

I'm back from the doctor's and I got alot of questions answered. I now know that the due date is April 26th and the baby is 7 weeks and 2 days old. I also now feel better about the situation with the pain that I experienced today. Dr. Siberstein told me not to worry, I probably pulled something and she said everything looked fine. It was also the first time that I met Dr. Siberstein. She came highly recommended from a mom in my mom's group and I really liked her when I met her. She looked really young but she said she has a three years old daughter so she must not be new to this motherhood thing. I brought Aria along to the visit and the Dr. was really great with her. That's another great sign. I got referred to 2 other doctors for tests and she gave me a pirscription for prenatal and told me to toss my over-the-counter ones away. It's all because of my age. I'm no spring chick so I got to do more for this baby. I also had to have my blood drawn at the local lab. They drew 7, yes 7 vials of blood. I'm not a big fan of needles especially the IVs so that was definitely the worst part of the whole experience. She said that I might not have to do an Amniocentesis if the test comes back with good results. So I'm keeping my fingers cross because I don't like needles and I don't want to jepardize the baby and cause a miscarriage.






Here's the baby's first picture! She's (I'm assuming she's a she because that's what the Chinese Lunar Calendar states that I'm having and I don't want to get my hopes up. Also it said that Aria was to be a girl and it was correct) the little tiny bowling pin shape in the back circle up right. I was also able to see her heart beat so that was relieving. She's healthy!

Pain.

I signed up to clean at the co-op preschool where Aria will be attending next week. I got the early shift on the first day of clean-up. I knew it was going to be alot of work but I didn't anticipated so much lifting. I lifted stuff almost throughout my 3 hours shift. I'm talking 6 ft. tables, folding tables, boxes, stacks and stacks of children's chairs. Then I had to kneel down and wash everyone of those chairs and tables. I was pooped by the end of my shift. I felt fine all day except for a little back pain. But when evening rolled around, the pain got worst. By 9 PM, I had pain in my groin area. It freaked me out. I had to lie down on the couch for a while and then I would get all these notions of an impending miscarriage in my head. I don't know why I did so much lifting. I guess I want to prove that I was still strong and able. Well, I was hating myself while I was on the couch. A. told me to take a shower to maybe help relief the pain. It helped a little. I went and lied down in bed afterward. I kept on checking to see if there was any bleeding before I drifted to sleep. Well, this morning I'm feeling alot better. The pain in the groin area is gone. I still have a slight back pain though. Thankfully, I'm seeing a new OBGYN today and I'll get alot of questions and fears answered. Later, I'm off for food.

Retraction

I don't know what happened but my morning sickness has dicipated. I'm only getting very mild discomfort. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing because I'm getting all these ideas in my head the pregnancy is not going well and I might miscarry. Yes, I'm a worry-wart. I think I'll feel better after seeing my doctor tomorrow. I'll be my first time meeting her. She came recommended by a friend. Wish me luck.

Barf.

Let me interject that morning sickness is kicking my ass. It started to hit me last week and I'm not ready for it. For the life of me I can't recall how I dealt with it the first time around when I was pregnant with Aria. I feel like this pregnancy thing is all new to me. I think I'm going to hurl so I can feel better. Later.

Secret...revealed.

Psss...I got a secret....



Yipe, I'm pregnant. Not alot of people know about it except for you, my sis, and a few friends. I just don't want everyone to know just yet because I'm only 5 weeks preggie and if something bad happens (god forbid), I don't want to be bombarded with sympathy calls, etc. I'm very excited so that's why I'm blogging about it.
I've always wanted a sibling for Aria. I don't want her to be the only child. Personally, I think being the only child in a family sucks. I can see her getting lonely, not having someone to play with. I think having a sibling will allow Aria to be more caring and nurturing. She'll learn to give and take on responsiblities that an only child will never deal with. So 'Yeah!' for Aria and 'Yeah' for me.
I loved being preggie the first time around. Everything went smoothly even the labor. The only bad thing that I didn't like is the morning sickness. I can't tell if I'm in the thick of it just yet because silly me, I've blocked out what morning sickness from the last time was like. I'm getting gassy from eating and I feel 'blah', so I think that's part of morning sickness.
I'm such a dork. It feels like I'm preggie for the first time almost.
I actually found out I was pregnant while I was in Sactown, on vacation. My period was late and my sister happen to have an extra EPT test laying around. I took it and shock of all shocks, I'm preggie. I was a little shocked considering the fact that this preganacy was unplanned. Boy, A.'s little guys must be powerful.