no fair....

after running a few errands today, we went through the wendy's drive thru. i was beginning to feel sick and it was past lunchtime. a chicken sandwich sounded so good to me. as we sat at the light near the wendy's ... i watched the drive thru and it sat empty until my light turned green and i had to circle the building to get in the line and by that time i was the 6th vehicle in line. and then we got our food, my chicken sandwhich was sooooooo overcooked it was not good at all. it was too crunchy and the chicken was so dried out. i wanted to cry. so much for my craving being fulfilled.

rambling...

i have been feeling ok the last two days. not great, but not horrible. i have had a few waves of nausea throughout the day and a lot of yucky indigestion/heart burn - which is worse at night. i can not get rid of that nasty taste in my mouth that makes me feel so yucky. it annoys me in the worse way. i brush my teeth like 10 times a day. and if i am not near my toothbrush, i am chewing on gum (orbit - maui melon mint - yum!). it's funny, because i am not a gum person usually but i have to have it now! it really helps the taste/texture in my mouth. i am also gagging a lot, which is annoying and no fun.

i haven't had any strong cravings over the last couple of days. i have had a hard time eating just anything, but yet i can never get a strong sense of what i want to eat. tonight, jamil brought me a bacon cheeseburger from five guys!!! that was yummy! i have been really wanting to eat sweets but the things i want haven't been settling well - like ice cream and fruit - no fair!

i have had a busy beginning of the week - so i am really really tired. in fact i took a little snooze on the couch today and didn't even hear joshua, who was sitting right beside of me, call my dad and hold a conversation.

i have begun making a few lists and taking some inventory of what we will need for baby j. we really don't have a lot of baby gear left because - what we did have we bought in 2000 (8 years old) and has been through 3 babies, so we consigned and donated almost all of it. we kept a few pieces around (bouncy seat, pack n play, exersaucer) for when my friend chelsea would come over with baby anderson. chels and i were just joking yesterday day about how the bouncy seat has no bounce left in it. in addition to anderson using it, i think each of our older children numerous toys and babydolls sat in it too - so it is nearly flat.

i do have most all of our baby clothes (boy and girl) left. most of the clothing has been through my babies and atleast 2 other babies!! i love to share our clothes, it is so fun to see the cute baby clothes we have on my friend's babies!!! so who knows what we can use depending on size, shape, and the shape it may be in after being handed down and all around!

i am excited to start looking for some deals on some new gear and clothing!! although, i will probably wait to make final decisions and purchases until we find out if we are having a girl or a boy. on my side bar, you can vote if you think we are having a boy or a girl. i will have to post on what i think and what the old wive's tale say - i will save that for later and then you can vote unless you have a feeling now!!!

afternoon sickness...

around my 7th week of pregnancy i began to feel really sick. i was queasy all day most every day for a few weeks. it wasn't much fun. at my 10 week appointment my wonderful midwife prescribed zofran for me. i began taking it the next day. i was able to stretch the 10 day, very expensive drug to 2 weeks. yesterday, i took my last dose.

over the last week, the afternoons and parts of the evenings have been the time when i feel the most sick. the zofran really did help a lot. i certainly was not as sick as i was without it. but unfortunately the meds have some yucky side effects like headaches, dizziness and constipation - yuck. so i took the lesser of the two evils and took the zofran.

since i am now 12 weeks and 3 days pregnant - quickly approaching the second trimester, i decided to see what i feel like without the zofran. so today is the first day without it. i have been a little bit queasy this afternoon, extremely hungry (nothing new!) and fighting off a little acid reflux (also nothing new). so we shall see if i can do it without the meds! if i start feeling sick again - i am back on the zofran.

i am not one who really likes to take a lot of medication, especially when i am pregnant. but with 3 kids and one on the way, i decided to take the zofran - being all about survival. but zofran isn't the only thing i have had to take. i have also had to take tylenol here and there for the headaches, zantac for the acid reflux/indigestion - the tums just were not cutting it, and colace (a stool softener - i know t.m.i.) in addition to my prenatal vitamins. wow!

i am hoping that i can cut out the zofran, which will cut out the tylenol and the colace. i am certain i will continue on zantac, that is a staple in my prego diet!!

i will trade all day sickness for a little afternoon sickness any day!!!

welcome to our blog!

my j crew is expecting baby #4!!! our blog will contain posts and pictures from our family about our newest addition soon to be arriving in october 2008! this will be more details about the pregnancy and the baby as he or she develops. on the date of this first post, we are 12 weeks and 1 day pregnant! heading quickly towards the second trimester. we hope you will enjoy this glimpse into our lives as we prepare to receive our new little blessing!!