I. AM. EXHAUSTED. welcome to 7 weeks

I'm tired. I'm SO tired. Do you want to know what time I got tired last night? seven. SEVEN! that's insane. 7:15 I could barely keep my eyes open. I told Skyler I was going to bed. He glanced at his watch then looked at me like i was crazy. If this is what seven weeks feels like, I cant imagine what it feels like two weeks from now. I'm going to sleep, wake me up at the end of the third trimester ok?

ldkajkfdjglkdfjglks oh sorry, face-plant on the keyboard. yes I'm that tired.

Lets talk about cravings. At this moment I would give my own arm for:

• Buffalo Wings, preferably a mix of mild buffalo and also some lemon pepper ones. drool.
• Pizza Hut pepperoni dipping sticks ($10 for anyone who feels like sending them my way...)
• smoothies. particularly Smoothie King's Power Punch Plus

DROOL.

DROOL.

DROOL.



If someone could please deliver all of these things to my house that would be very nice. thanks. Yesterday I craved wings for 9 hours straight, woke up this morning thinking the craving would be gone, but that's what I wanted for breakfast. I know what I'm having for lunch today. I'm trying really hard to not give in to the bad food cravings but I'm getting weaker as the days tick on. Almost ready to say oh screw it goodbye hot 24 year old body.
On an up note, this week baby is the size of a blueberry. Its growing. For the last week I was convinced Blueberry Davis was a boy. But today I woke up thinking it was a girl. I would like to know how correct a mothers intuition is.

I dread sleeping, even though I'm sooooo tiiiirrrreeeddd. Its hard to stay comfortable. And I get up at least 3 times a night to pee. At 630 am Skyler tried to use my belly as a pillow. Cute, yes, comfortable, no. I got up and moved to the couch. Which is actually where I will be taking my nap, starting now. toodles.

1,437 Cribs.

Did you know that target carries 1,437 baby cribs? And that the only baby crib that Skyler really wants isn't listen in those over a thousand listings? Solid back, 4 in 1 convertible in an espresso color. I swear this crib does not exist and he made it up in his head. Okay, it DOES exist, but its also very expensive, if not discontinued. So he has finally changed his mind and decided we can choose something different. (Not to mention after reading a LOT of reviews you cannot tie a crib bumper into a solid back.) I think i have spent a total of 72 hours looking at JUST cribs. I'm slightly over it.
On a good note, I took a break from searching for the non-existent Skyler-worthy crib to clean up the guest room, which will become the nursery. I would like to say that Honey Lamb has a LOT of stuff. In fact, i think she has as much stuff as Target has cribs. (1,437 for those of you who forgot) I somehow magically packed all of her Afghan-sent trunks and boxes galore into the closet and even shut the door. HA! take THAT! Then i took another break and ate another quarter jar of green olives. and my back hurts. After moving all the boxes around I thought, hmm, maybe I'm not supposed to lift heavy items? Is this a pregnancy no no? so i did more research (getting so good at the pregnancy research stuff) and found out that indeed, you are NOT supposed to lift, because you take the risk of separating the placenta from the uterine wall blah blah blah. Soooo, I guess I'm done lifting, thank goodness I finished the room before I read. And I guess i will no longer be picking up Sasha from one couch and putting her on another when she INSISTS on cuddling with mommy and daddy. I swear she senses that shes about to be replaced....
I feel good today. CLEARLY, since I did all that moving around. Every ten minutes I ponder IS IT STILL IN THERE? and sometimes out loud "BABY ARE YOU STILL IN THERE!" It's in there alright, I have bloat to show it. Oh, and the excessively oily skin? gag me. I had to scrub my face THREE different times in the shower to make it feel clean. everything is soooo oily. But my appetite seems to have calmed down today and I didn't get nauseous once. yessss. (I must be having one of those really easy pregnancies that every other toilet hugging constipated mom-to-be is jealous of.) And now I have heartburn. Goodnight!

WHAT THE HECK IS THAT SMELL.

Im starting to think this pregnancy bit is a bigger piece of cake than most women claim they have been served. Despite the little bit of nausea and extreme hunger strikes and afternoon exaustion I have been experiencing, I'm glad to say I'm halfway through week 6 and haven't thrown up ONCE. so where is this morning sickness stuff? How come I'm not hugging the toilet? I read a lot online that women who do not experience a lot of morning sickness are carrying a boy. OHMYGAAAH. We will not know until week 20 if that is true or not, but until then, I am thankful that I am not face-first friends with the porcelain thrown. I am, however, craving olives. My whole family knows that I have always been so obsessed with green olives that I even go as far sipping the juice. welllll I cant keep my spoon out of the olive jar, though I'm trying really hard because the sodium count is high. unfortunately. why cant I crave something like.... broccoli? although i must say that veggies are extremely appealing these days. enough of the food talk...
what the HECK is that SMELL??? it smells like a ROTTING cheeseburger that i left under the seat of my mothers station wagon when I was 2. DEAR LORD the stench. I have looked EVERYWHERE because I'm just positive i will find a rotting cantaloupe or something of the like, but nowhere to be found. NOWHERE. whats that SMELL?????!! and the coffee skyler made this morning? it smells like he put 16 scoops of grounds in the pot. Heightened sense of smell? CHECK.
Now dont get me wrong, im not saying this is easy or anything. I cant sleep at night because my belly feels funny. And all the mentioned above. plus a few other symptoms. BUT i was just expecting, after reading all these horrible stories of how miserable people are, that it was going to be a lot worse. WATCH... week seven on the dot ill probably be puking.

Baby Bloat

I. AM. BLOATED. im so bloated, that I couldnt even sleep on my stomach last night. WHAT?? im not even showing yet why cant I sleep on my stomach? My neighbor says if im already having problems sleeping im in for a LOT of miserable nights of sleeping, or not sleeping, as my belly grows. Guess ill need to get a body pillow soon. Thank goodness, not a bit of nausea today, but extremely tired at about 2 pm, same as yesterday. I didnt have time for a nap. sigh. Skyler made an awesome dinner. I said I could only eat half but ate almost everything on my plate (hey, im eating for two here.) I only eat till im full, but i think im going to nix the big meals and go for lots of small ones.... because that constipation they talk about in your first 3 months? ya... its just about the opposite right now. SORRY. No super new developments... This week baby is growing its spinal cord, eyes, nose, and ears! (the better to hear you with my dear.)

6 Weeks

It's confirmed, I am 6 weeks pregnant as of today, Baby Davis is due September 20th! I had my very first ever ultrasound done, which, I might add, is not that thrilling, but we got to see our little Pea! SO EXCITING. The nurse had a hard time finding it at first, so the doctor came in and prodded until the little baby dot appeared on the screen. (Thank you, God, for giving me a low sitting and wierdly positioned uterus...) Soooo there it is, tucked in very comfortably in the middle of my uterus... begging for food every 30 minutes. I didnt realize it was possible to eat 3 pieces of chicken and a whole can of corn and still be hungry. Oh, and an apple. *stomach growl* hungerrrrr. The doc says this is normal. NORMAL? really? and that I should eat EVERY TIME IM HUNGRY. are you seeerioussss? We're going to need a LOT of groceries. Still guzzling water but hardly any nausea today, thank goodness. The morning sickness fairies have skipped me. thank yoooooou.
I started thinking about when my rabbit, Trixie, had babies 2 years ago. Rabbits are so fascinating when they are pregnant, they tear up anything they can find to make a nest and pull out their hair for the babies to sleep in. Then they are born, this time there were 9. I woke up one day to find them tucked all warm in their mama-fur-nest. precious as can be, seriously. They stay that way for about 3 weeks, and you're like awwwww cutest thing I have EVER seen. And then, all of a sudden, THEY ARE ALL WALKING AROUND THE HUTCH. AT THE SAME TIME. im not kidding. and they all want to eat. and they want attention. I remember staring with wide eyes like oh CRAP i have 10 rabbits now GO BACK IN YOUR NEST IM NOT READY GO BACK GO BACK. they were really nice when they were blind and hairless in their nesting box and then they could WALK. anyway, im not really sure where I was going with this... except I hope when this baby comes out im not like WAIT GO BACK IN FOR A COUPLE WEEKS IM NOT READY. And, for peace of mind, I will not be pulling my hair out to make a baby nest. thats all.

So here is the first official of our pea. precious right? It will double in size in 3 weeks. It's already big, I think, that must mean its a boy.

Puffalump.

Im staving. still. The leftover spaghetti satisfied me for a whole 30 minutes. I also cant stop peeing. I thought I had a child bladder before, but now its even worse. I could also drink a whole swimming pool of water. Maybe 2. And this is only 6 weeks. Did I mention the bloating? PUFF-A-LUMP.
Today we go to our first ultrasound, (walk-ins welcome, thank goodness) to find out how far along I actually am. Then im getting vitamins. And healthy food. .... yayyyy. This is like someone forcing me to follow my new years resolution of get healthy. The bad part? I'll be gaining weight, not losing it. I feel like I have already put on 15 pounds. Goodbye, young sexy self. Hello mama. Hopefully some kind of black and white photo coming soon? Can't wait to see my little blur!!

Gotta add... we are going to have the CUTEST baby. EVER.
oh, also, for those of you who dont know, the background of this blog is a photo from MY favorite baby book as a child. :)

Fruit Snacks.

Im bloated. Oh, gosh, am I bloated. And the sad thing is, this is probably the least bloated I will be for the next 9 months. I hope I look good in fat. Im hungry. Starved, actually. Crackers, apples, fruit snacks. Bad idea. Baby Pea doesnt like fruit snacks. Instant nausea, thank you. Im so hungry every 30 minutes, and the minute something is in my mouth I want to spit it out. Cant wait for my saltine cracker fest for the next 2 months, since it seems to be the only thing that agrees with me. Yay. Im trying to get our first dr appointment, me skyler and little pea, that is. Because daddy says hes going to every single one, which im absolutely thrilled about. I should be about 6 weeks along, but we want to find out our little Pea's exact arrival. My mom is already buying me maternity clothes. She asks me what size pants I wear. She gets them 2 sizes bigger. I refuse to get fat. REFUSE.
Shes also planning the baby shower. And the nursery. And the wedding. OH DEAR.

Oh. My. God.

I have to play a little catch up here. Lets go back to Saturday night. I was 2 weeks late, but absolutely convinced, despite being nauseous all day, that I was under no circumstances pregnant. "oh my body is just messed up from my pill" and "it's not that easy to get pregnant". WRONG. Hello, as im sitting on the toilet with my sister impatiently waiting. "One.... Two... Three..." as I pee on the stick, which is OF COURSE going to be negative... "Four... this is stupid, im not pregnant... Five." I set the stick on the counter and rolled my eyes as Cari snatches it up. "OH. MY. GOD." she says. The next few moments are a blur. Im smiling, im crying, im freaking out. Im pregnant. Oh, gosh, im pregnant. Skyler, he's delighted, or at least I THINK hes happy, or maybe hes just smiling because im crying and he doesn't know what to do. Actually, I think he STILL doesn't know what to do. But were excited. And scared. And nervous. But it's all gunna be just fine... as he takes 3 shots of crown and exclaims "IT BETTER BE A BOY!!" Here we go....

it's positive!

daddy is a little surprised!