I am REALLY EXCITED about posting my first blog entry! I got this idea from my cousin Laura - who is a wife and great mom from the UP. Laura started a blog this year and everytime I feel sad I check out the latest with her and the kids and it makes me smile!
I thought that I would try my hand at this blog thing - especially since my husband Jose and I are expecting our first child in September. I thought this would be a fun way to share my pregnancy experience with you and our first year as new parents - which I am SURE will be quite a journey!
So, I am now in my 7th month of pregnancy...YEAH!!! Actually I have 10 1/2 weeks left before my due date! To be really honest I am not one of those women who loves being preggers. I don't mind the weight gain and the body change but I have been cursed with morning sickness! Still even at 7 months I still have days where I get sick and can't hold down a meal. All those tricks that people tell you - eat crackers before you get out of bed - THAT DOES NOT WORK!!
Thankfully, my wonderful Doctor put me on Zofran which is an anit-nausea medication that is typically given to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. It helps but not 100% - but I am very glad to have it in my purse at the moment!
The really cool thing now is feeling the baby move around - I feel him or her all of the time! And - now I am feeling body parts - but still not sure what I am feeling - could be an arm, a leg or a foot - but it sure is cool. The first time I felt one of these little parts - it freaked me out. It was SO weird - but made things very official....There is in fact a baby in there. Jose and I are over the moon about this - and right now just trying to enjoy our last few months together before the baby comes! My Doctor told Jose yesterday that he needed to take me on one more vacation before the baby arrives - and he told her that he did take me on vacation and it's called Zippy's nursery. FYI - Zippy is what we call the baby. Kind of a strange name - we know - it was given to us by our friend and neighbor - Gary. We love our little Zippy!!