After 9 months and 2 days of being pregnant, my doctor finally agreed to induce me so I could get labour going. I was sent to labour & delivery at the hospital and they put me in a room and told me to change into a gown and wait for the doctor. I did that and about 20 minutes into waiting, I felt what I thought was the biggest kick my baby had ever given me. I yelped and then all of a sudden I felt like I had just peed myself. I knew right away that my water had just broke. I told my husband to tell the nurse and she came and checked me and confirmed that that is what had just happened and that they would then be moving me over to a labour room! This was at 6:55pm. Hubby went to call his mom and mine and then came back. I was already having strong contractions at this point. They were 2-3 minutes apart and DAMN they hurt. Now I know what the nurses meant when they said I would just KNOW when I was in real labour. Ouch.

I was moved to my labour room at 8:15 and my mom showed up at 8:30. I was pretty much moaning and groaning the whole time. Why didn't anyone tell me that contractions hurt? OWWWWW. I got instant relief from the pain when the lovely epidural man came at 9:30pm. I was 1-2cm dialated at this point.

I was feeling alot of pressure down below from about 10pm and on. It was painful and uncomfortable but I tried to ignore it the best that I could. I knew that I was going to meet my baby soon and that was helping me to keep going. Everyone tries to sleep from about 11-1am but I know it's not going to happen for me. No way, no how. I hear 4 women deliver their babies in that time. I start getting depressed. I want to meet my baby! Why is he taking so long?!

At 5:05am my mean nurse puts in a catheter and I scream in agony. TAKE IT OUT TAKE IT OUT TAKE IT OUT, IT HURTS!!!!! She says no and makes me suffer. I plot her death. A doctor comes in 5 minutes later and tops up my epidural to try and relieve the pain I'm in. It helps - a little.

From about 7-9:10am the epidural has worn off completely somehow and I feel every single contraction. I cry and beg everyone in the room to give me more drugs. They tell me the pain is because baby was not facing my back. I don't care, just give me the drugs (which they do right then - more epidural).

I'm in labour all day, not progressing much at all. I start getting the shakes really bad around 4pm and start getting a fever. The doctor says I'm 6cm dialated but doesn't see me progressing much more for a long time and that I am going to need an emergency c-section. I agree and then start to cry. I really wanted a regular delivery. I wanted my baby to be born the "right" way.

In what seems like a second, I am being strapped down to the table in the operating room. The big blue sheet goes up in front of me and I can't see anything, but I've watched too many damn baby shows to know what's going on back there. Why did I watch those stupid shows?! The doctor says the incision has been made and I think to myself "wow, I didn't feel a thing, this is going to be a piece of cake". Unfortunately, I started to panic with all the people in the room running around and all the noises and the tools clanging together and the things the doctor was saying to the nurses - I flat out FREAKED OUT. I said I could feel pain (thinking about it now, it was probably just pressure that I felt) and they said they would have to knock me out because I was freaking out so much. I begged them not to do it. I wanted to see my baby the second he was born. Please don't knock me out! I see the mask come to my face and the next thing I knew I was in the recovery room with my nurse.

I'm dazed and confused. What just happened? Suddenly my hubby comes in with the camera and he's crying. What is he crying about? Did someone die? Why the hell am I in a hospital bed?! He starts showing me the photos of our baby boy. I feel like I'm looking at a stranger. DAMN, LOOK AT THAT CONEHEAD! A nurse brings in little Elliott and hands him to daddy who hands him to me. I feel an instant love for this little baby but still feel as if he is a stranger.

I'm then taken to my room and my mom's boyfriend, my sister, hubby's mom, aunt and sister visit. I am in and out of it the whole time. I haven't slept for almost 48 hours and am ready to pass out. Everyone leaves around 9pm. My nurse for the night comes and shows us how to bathe and swaddle our little one and then hubby goes home to get some sleep.

I stay up most of the night, just staring at my little man. Is that really my son? Am I really a mother? It feels like a dream. I pick him up and kiss him what must have been at least a hundred times that night. I smell his head and smile. I really bonded with Elliott that night. Just him and I in that tiny little hospital room. He no longer looked like a stranger. So what if I didn't have a "normal" delivery? In the end, I was greeted by the sweetest, most beautiful thing in the world. My son. It's true when you hear parents say that the kind of love you feel for your child is one that cannot be explained. I've never been so happy in my entire life.

August 6th, 2009 @ 11:25AM
Baby boy has finally arrived! His name is Elliott Richard. He was born on Thursday, July 30th, 2009 @ 4:18pm by emergency c-section (I wasn't progressing fast enough for a regular vaginal birth). I will post the birth story as soon as I can. For now, here are some photos:

July 28th, 2009 @ 5:11PM
Soooo... no baby. The doctor wouldn't induce me yesterday. He did say that I went from being dialated 1/2cm. to 1 1/2cm. in a week and am now 50-60% effaced (from 10% last week), so that is good. He wanted me to wait a week to be induced but I begged him to do it sooner. The best he could do was 6 days. :( He then did a membrane sweep and 3 hours later I lost my mucous plug (if you don't know what that is, don't look that up - trust me - just know that it's a good thing when you lose it!) and had strong contractions that lasted the rest of the day. They eased up overnight and today I have barely felt anything at all. I am so depressed. I thought for sure that the membrance sweep had triggered labour to begin but I guess not. I'm still hoping that I will go into labour on my own before Sunday, but to be honest - I doubt that will happen. Ugh.

40 weeks, 1 day

July 27th, 2009 @ 9:36AM
Here are my photos at 40 weeks:

Today is officially my due date and what do you know... no baby! I have an appointment in an hour with my doctor and I'm REALLY REALLY REALLY hoping that he will say he will induce me today because I am about to pass out from the pain. I hardly sleep (I managed to get 4 hours of sleep.. off and on.. last night for example) and it's difficult to get up and move around because I get sharp pains in my pelvis. Also, if I sit (or stand) for too long, my back REALLY starts to hurt. Ugh, I really hope this is my last day pregnant. However, seeing as how my luck has been thus far, I'm not expecting to hear good news today. I don't know what I will do if he tells me he can't/won't do the induction today. I'm already on the verge of PPD (post partum depression), that news might just send me over the edge.

Well, I better go get dressed and ready to go. I will post again when I get back home to let you all know how the appointment went. I hope these butterflies in my stomach go away soon - they're making me feel sick!

40 weeks

July 20th, 2009 @ 2:05PM
Here are my photos at 39 weeks:

I had my 39 week appointment today and asked the doctor to do a stretch and sweep. She examained me and said I was only 1/2 cm. dialated and she needed me to be at least 1cm to do that. I asked her if she could induce me, she said not until 41 weeks. I asked if I could have a scheduled c-section, she said not unless medically necessary. I felt like crying. I am so sick of being pregnant. I am so sick of being in pain, not being able to sleep and not being able to do the things I used to be able to do freely. I'm sick of not being myself anymore. I'm just sick of everything. I want this to be over with and to just have my baby boy.

The only good thing that happened at my appointment was that the doctor told me the baby's head was very low and that I could go into labour at any time. She doesn't think I will be overdue. As excited as that makes me, I think she's wrong. I don't think my body wants to stop killing me slowly. I feel like I am going to be pregnant forever.

... but I sure hope that doctor knows what she's talking about. This is one time I actually hope that I am wrong.

39 weeks

July 13th, 2009 @ 12:01AM
Does my belly look lower to you, compared to last week's photos?

Here are my photos at 38 weeks:

38 weeks

June 29th, 2009 @ 6:56PM
The hospital tour was rather boring. They went over pretty much everything we already knew. I did learn a few things though... like not to use bumper pads in the crib - ever. That's about it though. I've already been to Labour & Delivery twice (stupid Braxton Hicks!) so I knew what that place looked like. We did get to see a recovery room but it was one with 4 beds *shudder*. I really hope we can get a private room... but I would settle for 2 beds! The delivery room we saw looked pretty normal, just a regular room like I expected. Overall, the tour was super boring. I'm glad it is over with though! Now all we have to do before baby arrives is install the car seat and buy a crib mattress (even though he will be in the basinette for the first little while - I want the crib to be ready just in case he prefers that!) and lamp for the nursery. Oh, and HAVE A BABY. We're going to HAVE A BABY in 3 weeks. AHHHHHHHHH! I'm so excited! Here are my photos at 37 weeks:

37 weeks, 2 Days

June 29th, 2009 @ 6:56PM
I had my 36 week appointment today. I have to start going once a week now! The doctor said that baby is still head down (yay!) and is estimated to currently weigh about 5.5 - 6lbs! Oh man... he's going to be a big baby, I can see it now! I hope I don't have to end up having a c-section because he gets too big and won't fit out the other way. That's what happened to my mom when she was pregnant with me, so I think that might be my punishment! I sure hope that's not the case, though!

36 weeks

June 29th, 2009 @ 12:52PM
It's been quite some time since I last posted. Sorry! It's been a crazy few weeks. First DH's father passed away and we spent the entire week helping his mom with funeral arrangements and the like. Then immediately after that, DH got SWINE FLU! Eeek! That was scary. He was locked up in the bedroom by himself for 5 full days to make sure I wouldn't get sick as well. I just brought him food and water every so often. Sooooo, there's my excuse for not posting! Now... on to pregnancy stuff!

I've preregistered at the hospital so that's taken care off. It's good to get that one out of the way. The last thing I'm going to want to deal with when I'm in labour is paperwork! Tomorrow we have our hospital tour, which I'm actually kind of looking forward to. We'll also be getting some kind of mini class before the tour, which will explain a few things like labour, how to install the car seat and taking care of baby. It should be interesting!

Today I am 36 weeks! Only 4 more weeks until my due date! I really think that he will come late, but people have been telling me he will come early. This is one time that I hope I am wrong. As long as he's been in there 37 weeks and is full term, he can come any time after that and I will be very happy!

Here are my photos from 34 weeks (I forgot to post them, sorry!):

Here are my photos from today, 36 weeks:

Does it look like baby has dropped or am I just imagining things? It's hard to tell!

36 weeks

June 6th, 2009 @ 11:09AM
These pregnancy hormones are starting to get the best of me! I have heard that when you're pregnant, you can cry at the drop of a hat, but I never really believed it because it hadn't happened to me - until now! Ahhhhh, my DH must be going insane listening to me whimper all the time.

Here's why I cried yesterday:
- I was hungry and nothing in the house looked appetizing
- There was nothing on TV
- Maggie (dog) kept licking me
- The cashier at Walmart was a meanie
- There were TOO MANY PEOPLE in Walmart (like usual)
- I couldn't find a certain product in Walmart
- DH forgot to kiss me goodnight
- Knowing that DH would be away all day today writing some big exam for work
- The house being a mess

The list goes on and on and on! Sometimes I will just whimper for a little bit and other times it's a full-on hard cry! Tears, sobbing, etc. I'm driving myself nuts.

32 weeks, 5 days

June 4th, 2009 @ 1:19AM
Here are some pics of me at 32 weeks:

Whoops, I almost forgot to post those. We plan to shoot some nice maternity shots in the next few weeks. I'm really excited! I think some hair and makeup would do me good... I'm really starting to look pretty horrible in these photos. Bleh!

32 weeks, 3 days

May 25th, 2009 @ 10:30AM
Here are some pics of me at 30 weeks:

Sorry for the lack of updates. It's been a busy time lately. We just moved and are adjusting to a new house, new location and DH's new work hours (well, his hours are the same at work, but his commute is shorter). I've also been feeling rather lazy and haven't felt like doing much of anything when it comes to the computer. My back has really been aching. It has been like this for the last 4 months or so but lately it has gotten worse and the worst part is that I know it will not be getting better until my handsome man is finally born. Sigh. Other than the back discomfort, I have been feeling alright. I have gained 37 pounds so far which makes me feel like such a failure because I know I will gain at least 1 more pound per week before this pregnancy is over, since this is when baby has a huge growth spurt. I only wanted to gain 30lbs. TOTAL and now I'm looking at 50. Ugh, I suck. Oh well, not much I can do now, right?

One of the good things about this new house is that there is 3 bedrooms instead of 2 so we can actually have a nursery. I'm so excited! I can't wait to decorate it and make it super cute. Of course, baby boy will be spending most of the first 3 months of his life, sleeping in the bedroom with us in a basinette. So I'm not rushing out to buy furniture just yet... I'm keeping my eye out for some great sales and I think I will also check the classifieds and also some yard sales. Who knows what you can find at those things! I just can't wait to have my baby in my arms. I have been having some really messed up dreams about babies and I think it's because I'm just so anxious for mine to arrive. I want to see him and hold him SO BAD. It feels like I am going to be pregnant forever. It's still not real that in 9-10 weeks I am going to be a mother. I still just feel FAT, not pregnant. I don't think it's actually going to feel real until I am holding my son in my arms. Ahhhhh hurry up hurry up! *stares at the clock*

31 weeks

May 4th, 2009 @ 12:02AM
Here are some pics of me at 28 weeks:

As far as symptoms go, I have been having the usual (itchy stomach, lower back discomfort, peeing every 5 minutes, etc.) but have also just started to experience what I think is braxton hicks contractons, swollen feet and hands (I can't wear my wedding ring anymore), and also have fatigue again.

Some good news is that we are moving on the 16th of May, so that means baby E will have his own room! I was expecting to stay in our current house until he was born but DH couldn't stand his commute to and from work and also.. it sucks here. :P Soooo now we are on the hunt for some baby furniture and the like. I'm really excited to get that nursery all set up.. although he is most likely going to sleep with us in our room in a bassinette for the first month or 2.

28 weeks

April 20th, 2009 @ 12:01AM
Here are some pics of me at 26 weeks:

26 weeks

April 18th, 2009 @ 12:15PM
I just wanted to write this down so I don't forget - yesterday night was the first time I actually saw my belly move when the baby was moving. It was so cool, yet kind of creepy at the same time. I tried to get a video clip of the movement but every time the camera started recording, baby boy would stop moving! I hope he doesn't plan on being camera shy, because he's always gonna have a camera in his face! :D

PS. STOP TOUCHING MY BELLY. I NEVER GAVE YOU PERMISSION, YOU WEIRDO.

25 weeks, 6 days

April 15th, 2009 @ 11:51PM
Questions I'm tired of answering:
- When are you due?
- How far along are you?
- Do you know what you're having?
- Do you have a name picked out?
- How are you feeling?
- Are you excited?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH PLEASE SHOOT ME!

25 weeks, 2 days

April 6th, 2009 @ 10:11PM
Here are some pics of me at 24 weeks:

24 weeks

March 30th, 2009 @ 8:48AM
I'm 23 weeks pregnant today! Only 17 weeks left (about) before I meet my little boy. YAY!

Last night while DH and I were lying in bed, baby E started kicking so I asked DH if he wanted to put his hand on my lower abdomen to see if he could feel it yet. About 10 seconds after he put his hand there, there was a kick and I asked him if he felt it and he said yes but he thought it was me (???). Then baby kicked twice more, in a row, HARD. DH looked at me and was like "wow, I felt those!". I was so excited that he finally got to experience what I was feeling!

23 weeks

March 23rd, 2009 @ 8:20PM
Symptoms/Annoyances Lately:
- Itchy stomach
- Pelvic pain (occasionally)
- Back pain
- Mood swings

Here are some pics of me at 22 weeks (I just keep looking worse and worse with each photo, ugh! - oh and those aren't stretch marks in the first pic, they are marks from lying on the couch.):

22 weeks

March 9th, 2009 @ 5:12PM
Sooooo, today was interesting! We went to the doctor's office for my ultrasound today and when I was checking in, they told me they didn't have an appointment booked for me. They couldn't even find me in the system! They called my family doctor and asked when they booked the appointment and blah blah blah they did that back and forth for awhile and finally they gave me an appointment. I was so nervous because they said they didn't have an available appointment for at LEAST 2-3 weeks. I was almost in tears, but luckily it was all worked out and we got to see our little babe!

Everything looked good, the baby was healthy and didn't have 4 arms and all the other scary crap I had nightmares about. There was so much movement too! You could see the little peanut moving it's arms and legs all over the place. DH was so excited and in awe, it was cute to see his reaction. Oh and baby was very co-operative and showed us that he is a BOY! A little baby boy, yay! I thought it was going to be a girl for sure, but looks like I was wrong. I didn't care either way, I just wanted a healthy baby and that's what I've got! Happy happy happy. Here is a photo of the little one:

Here's me at 20 weeks:

20 weeks

March 5th, 2009 @ 8:32PM
I am officially too big for my "regular" clothes. Damn it. I could barely fit into one of my t-shirts today, it was so tight I could barely breathe! Then I noticed that half of my belly was hanging out so I just switched it for a shirt that was slightly longer and then just put a sweater over top. I don't want to start wearing out my maternity clothes just yet! If we are going out, then for sure I will wear them. I don't want to look like a fat person in my now too small clothes, but I can get away with that if I'm just hanging out at home. :P I still have to find some maternity pants.. the ones I tried on last weekend all seemed to big still. I am using the belly band right now over my regular jeans but they barely fit over my huge butt anymore. Sheesh! Maybe I'll take another look this weekend. I'd like some capris, shorts and comfortable pants. Just one pair of jeans should be fine for when we are going out somewhere nice. I'd also like one or two fancy type tops. T-shirts and stuff I can just get in larger sizes, they don't have to be maternity. I can't wait for the warmer weather as well! I can barely do up my shoes anymore and my jacket is starting to fit a bit snug! I want to start wearing flip-flops again and summer clothes.

Only 3 more days until the ultrasound! I'm so so so so so so excited, but also nervous. I'm worried that the baby with have a birth defect or something because I was on so much medication (for kidney stones) in the first trimester. I'm so nervous but I'm also really excited to see my child for the first time. Well, technically it will be the second time, but the first time s/he was only 8 weeks old so on the ultrasound all I saw was a blob, haha. I'm hoping baby will co-operate and show us the goods so we can find out whether we are having a boy or a girl. *crosses fingers*

19 weeks, 3 days

February 24th, 2009 @ 6:01PM

I took some webcam pics today of me at 18 weeks, 1 day. Then I put those pics beside my 16 week photos to see if there was a difference in my size. What do you think? *click the image to enlarge*

18 weeks, 1 days

February 22nd, 2009 @ 11:59PM
I JUST FELT A KICK! I felt 2 small ones, but just thought I was imagining things and then all of a sudden BAM, a nice hard one in my lower abdomen (where the other 2 were). It felt kind of like how you feel when you go down a rollercoaster, if that makes any sense. Wow. That was the weirdest and most surreal thing so far. I wonder how often I am going to feel the kicks.. I know it's common to feel up to a dozen obvious kicks every day but I wasn't expecting to feel anything until I was at least 20 weeks, since this is my first. Looks like this baby wants to be known!

Today I stood in the mirror looking at myself for a good 10 minutes. I am pregnant. I am so pregnant and now it SHOWS. It's all starting to hit me now. I am going to have a baby in less than 5 months. I'm going to be a mother. Someone is going to call me "mom". Holy shit.

17 weeks, 5 days

February 10th, 2009 @ 11:50PM
Lindsey (my sister) came with me to my doctor's appointment on the 5th because she wanted to hear the heartbeat. When the doctor used the doppler to find it, and she heard it, she said it was so cute. I think it just sounds odd! I asked for him to check for more than one heartbeat but he said he could only find one. I'm still not convinced! I guess my best bet is to just wait for the ultrasound next month. They'll tell me for sure! I think my doctor was just in a hurry because he was overbooked and it was his first day back from vacation. Ah well! Anyway, he said everything looks good! I have gained 7 pounds so far. I actually have a belly now too, check it out: 16 weeks:

16 weeks, 2 days

January 30th, 2009 @ 1:50PM
Ok, ok, ok, ok! I am finally updating this darn thing. I kept thinking every day that I had to update, but I would always end up forgetting or just being to lazy to be bothered. Today I sat down and said "ok, I am going to write and I am doing to do it right now!" - so here I am. :) I can't believe I'm almost at 15 weeks already. I'm only 5 weeks 3 days away from my ultrasound to see who is in there that has cause me so much agony for the past 4 months almost! I actually am going to my regular doctor for a routine prenatal check-up on Feb. 5th and I'm going to ask him if he can try to find 2 heartbeats because I have a really strong feeling we're having twins. I'm more excited for the ultrasound though, so I can have my very first picture of baby. :) Oh and here are my photos from 12 weeks:

14 weeks, 4 days

January 3rd, 2009 @ 7:03PM
I can't believe I forgot to post after my last doctor's appointment. That just shows how lazy I have gotten. I swear I have an excuse for everything now, even blogging. It's getting a bit ridiculous.

Anyway, on Tuesday (Dec. 30th) I had my 2nd prenatal visit with my family doctor. I had my weight checked and I was down 2.2lbs. which I'm assuming is from when I was sick and hardly ate at all for a few weeks. I also got to hear the baby's heart beat and AHHHHHHH it was so cute. I really wasn't expecting to hear it that day because I didn't think my doctor had the right tools for that but lucky for me, I was wrong. I was told that I had to fast for 14 hours so that I could get blood work done the next morning. Wow, that was a long 14 hours. I'm used to eating every 2-3 hours otherwise I start to feel sick so I was surprised I managed to do it. Of course, 5 minutes after I got home from the lab, I threw up. Hey, at least I made it home first. :P I also got my OB's name and made my first appointment which is March 10th! I'm so so excited! I can't wait to see my little peanut again and finally find out if it's a boy or girl.

10 weeks, 5 days

December 27th, 2008 @ 6:20PM
Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. Between being sick and the holidays, I haven't spent much time in front of the computer lately. I'm happy to report that I have been pain free for almost 2 weeks now *knocks on wood* and yesterday night was the first time I've thrown up since being in pain. I'm still really worried that the pain is going to come back but I'm trying to stay positive and not worry myself too much. I've been getting alot of rest, which is incredibly boring. There's only so much TV/computer I can stand before I start to get a pounding headache. I've been sleeping ALOT lately. Last night I got 11 hours and then slept 4 hours during the day. Today I didn't get up until 1pm. It's so annoying. I think sleeping too much is actually making me more tired so I'm trying to force myself to get up at 10am, stay awake all day, go to bed around 11 or 12. Sometimes a nap for an hour or so during the day is okay, but I can't let myself get carried away or I am going to gain 50 pounds with this pregnancy! Oh and before I forget.. here are my photos from 8 weeks that I forgot to post. Please keep in mind I am not that big... these were taken the day I got home from the hospital so I was really bloated from all the saline they pumped into me! I look huge!

See, I told you I look big! Ugh, I've been bloated for over a month straight, it really sucks. I can feel my pants starting to get a bit snug so I'm going to have to look into some maternity clothes soon.

9 weeks, 6 days

December 16th, 2008 @ 10:38PM
On Saturday I started getting those really bad pains back in my side again. I call my doctor and he says to come in right away. We go in and he gives me a prescription for pain meds. I pick them up and pop one into my mouth as soon as DH comes back to the car with them (as I'm lying in the back seat crying in agony). We get home 5 minutes later and I throw up. I took another pill about 30 minutes later because I was sure the first one I took I threw up but this one came back up IMMEDIATELY after. DH calls the on-call doctor since mine is gone home and they tell me I should go to the hospital but I can barely move. So for the 2nd time in a week, an ambulance brought me to the hospital. I'm fine for the ride there but as soon as we arrive the pains come back. I'm strapped into the stretcher crying and moaning and begging someone to help me (they were checking me in). Finally I say I'm going to puke so they give me a bag and there I go again with the vomit. I'm eventually put into a room, given pain medication and the pain goes away. A doctor tells me they want to keep me at least overnight for pain control. Around 8am I'm told that I should stay another night so they can give me another ultrasound. Man, being in a hospital room is NOT fun. I was so bored all day and to make matters worse, I wasn't allowed to eat for 21 hours (I was supposed to get the ultrasound on Sunday but it got pushed to Monday morning). Finally on Monday I get the ultrasound which they say the same thing they said last time (they see what resemble kidney stones but can't be positive without x-rays which I can't get because I'm pregnant). The ultrasound tech showed me my adorable little baby which was basically just a blob with a heartbeat. It was so cute.

I was finally released 4 hours later. I haven't had any pains yet *knock on wood* but feel extremely tired and sick all day long so I have just been resting. Speaking of resting, I should go do some more of that now. I can feel my eyelids starting to get heavy.

8 weeks, 2 days

December 12th, 2008 @ 9:12PM
So the day after my last post I had extreme nausea. I was actually curled up in a ball on the bathroom floor for 2 days straight. I couldn't keep any food or liquids down, I just kept throwing up over and over and over again. Finally I got a doctors appointment today and my doctor said I didn't actually have kidney stones and that I needed to go down to the hospital for bloodwork to find out what was wrong. I had to wait an hour in the waiting room before the pains got so bad I had to lie down but there was nowhere to lay so I just laid on the floor. Some bitch of a nurse tells me I can't lie on the floor and have to sit up and I was very close to punching her in the groin. Another hour goes by and I am just about ready to explode not only from the pain but from being told to wait for so long. My mom suggests I go in the washroom to lie down and lock the door. She was mad too. I did that and about 10 minutes later I was called in to see a doctor. I go in and they tell me to wait in another waiting room which I do for another damn hour before they come and give me an IV with fluids because I am dehydrated. I begged and pleaded for drugs for the pain in my side but they just kept saying no. Another 2 hours go by and no one says anything too me, just keep topping up my fluids. I am crying and shaking and miserable. After about 7 hours of being at the hospital, I am released. Guess what my problem was - a urinary tract infection. I can't believe I was there for that long and that's all they could tell me. I was so mad but also so happy to be leaving that horrible place.

So now I am feeling much better. I was able to eat a bit and have drank quite a bit in fluids. I also got a prescription for the UTI as well as some anti-nausea medication since I've had such bad nausea lately as well. I'm going to go to bed now because I just took those pills and am starting to feel sleepy. I really hope I feel much better tomorrow.

7 weeks, 5 days

December 9th, 2008 @ 10:15PM
Today right at 4am, I woke up in excrutiating pain. I was crying and screaming at the top of my lungs. The pain was in my left side and felt like the same pains I had years ago when I had kidney stones. After 40 minutes of this pain, I finally screamed to DH to call an ambulance. He did and they came, picked me up, and brought me to the hospital. During the ride there, the pain went down a little bit but was still there. I get checked into the hospital and they put me in a room. A nurse comes and askes qustions, then someone else, then someone else. During this I had an IV put in my wrist and am given morphine to ease the pain. Then someone comes to give me an ultrasound but they couldn't see anything so they said they had to use the better machines and they couldn't do that until around 8am. I'm not allowed to eat or drink and my lips and throat are on fire, they are so dry and I got really bad nausea from not eating for over 12 hours. Eventually I get an ultrasound which takes almost an hour and they tell me the baby is fine but they think I have a kidney stone (duh) but they can't tell for sure because they can't see it well enough and can't give me an x-ray to confirm. I'm sent back to my room to rest and wait for the doctor. An hour or two go by and finally she comes and gives me a prescription for pain relievers. I go home, scream in agony over the pain while DH picks up my meds. Once I take them I am fine but really tired. I sleep for about 3 hours and then DH has to leave to do an exam for work (to icrease his salary) and my sister comes over to be with me. I vomit 4 times from about 6pm-10pm. The 3rd time I vomited, I went to the washroom afterward and there was blood in my urine. Not alot, but enough to worry me. I've gone pee again twice since then and still see bloog but still not alot. I so worried I could cry. Okay, so I did cry. Alot. Now I feel like puking again. I need to go lie down. I just wanted to update. I'll try to post again soon. PS. Doctor said I'm actually 7 weeks, 2 days and not 6 weeks, 6 days. Neat.

7 weeks, 2 days

December 6th, 2008 @ 9:25AM
Well, Thursday night my headaches got so bad that I could barely function so DH took me to the emergency clinic to see what I could do. I really don't want to be taking any medications but I seriously thought I was going to die, it was awful. Anyway, some nice doctor gave me a shot of something and he said it was safe to take with pregnancy. Since then, my headache hasn't been gone completely, but it's barely there - compared to before when it was there 24/7.

I still have nausea but have yet to vomit more than once. Also, this morning I woke up with a terrible headcold. My eyes are watering, my nose is stuffed up and also runny (don't ask how that happens) and I've got a dry cough. It sucks and apparently there is nothing I can do but get rest and drink lots of fluids. I can't belive I still have 6 more weeks of this (possibly longer). Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!

6 weeks, 3 days

December 4th, 2008 @ 5:18PM
For the women out there who actually ENJOY being pregnant... what the hell is wrong with you? I have had a pounding headache for 5 days straight and it's come to the point where if my baby wasn't directly inside of me, I would send him/her to his/her room and play the tamborine as loud as I could right by his/her door for a week straight. That'll show you, baby!

And no, Tylenol doesn't do a damn thing, but thank you for asking. I need some hard drugs that will knock me out for the next 8 months, that's what I really need. Damn it to hell - now the dog is whimpering because he has to take a shit even though I TRIED TO LET HIM OUT 5 minutes ago and he wouldn't get off his ass to go outside. I am so mad that men don't have to go through all this crap. All they do is get pissed at us because we complain all day long. Son of a bitch.

6 weeks, 1 day

November 27th, 2008 @ 10:08PM
Man oh man, I have felt like such crap today! I don't know if it's the pregnancy or if I'm coming down with a cold, but I have had a headache and been really sleepy all day today. I was too lazy to even make a decent dinner so I just made french fries and that made me feel even more like crap. Bleh.

I should also mention that people who tell you pregnant woman have a "glow" must be smoking alot of crack, because I have had no such thing. Just crazy acne all over my forehead (and a few painful pimples on my back) and lots of dandruff. Geez.

5 weeks, 2 days

November 25th, 2008 @ 3:31PM
Awww, would you look at that (my ticker up top)! Our little baby's heart is finally beating! I squeeled and giggled when I read that, it has said the same thing for a few days now so I am excited to see something different! S/he is growing! :) Sooooo... I am 5 weeks today. I'm glad I've made it this far with no problems. Only 3 more weeks until I can relax a little bit. I finally got ahold of my doctor to get a referral to an OB but it's not until Friday. I can't wait until that first ultrasound! Even if it doesn't look like a baby yet, it would still be so cute to see my little bean in there!

Symptoms in the last few days haven't really been too bad... just feeling hungry, bloated and tired alot. Last night I got really light-headed on the way to the store to buy milk and then had a really bad headache from about 8pm-12am. I finally fell asleep just after 12. This morning I felt like I was going to throw up when I sat down to eat my breakfast so I just sipped some water and ate really slow and that seemed to do the trick. I haven't felt anything else since.

5 weeks

November 19th, 2008 @ 11:23PM
I have been so extremely hungry today. Right after I eat, I am immediately hungry again! No matter what I do, I am hungry! I try to space it out and eat something every 2 hours or so and I try to drink 4 large glasses of water every day and it sure is showing! I am super bloated right now. It is so not comfortable! Oh well, I will get over it! If this is the worst it gets, I will gladly take it!

I have been really tired lately too. I know this is normal but man it is driving me nuts! I can't seem to get anything done because I get so tired so fast and I have to lay down (which usually results in a 2 hour nap.. whoops!). I am trying to just go with the flow though because I know it's very healthy to let yourself slow down a bit because your body is getting used to all of the changes going through you. Ah well, guess that means more relaxation time for me!

Oh and here are my 4 week pictures (most of the belly is chub that I already had, haha - oh, and some bloating!):

4 weeks, 1 day

November 18th, 2008 @ 3:02PM
After getting 5 positive pregnancy tests on Friday, I was still not convinced that we were pregnant! I had to wait until Monday and then I called to schedule an appointment to see my doctor to confirm it and tell me how far along I am. Well, it turns out my doctor is away all of this week! Fortunetely, his secretary still had to work and she told me to go to a clinic and get a blood test and she would get the results and let me know. I did that yesterday and today she called me and confirmed the pregnancy! I was so excited! She said I am about 2 weeks along but that they count from the first date of my last period, which was October 22nd. I played with some due date calculators online and apparently I am exactly 4 weeks. So, that's what I'm going to leave it at until I can get in to actually see my doctor. Here are some of my symptoms/what happened from the last few days, since I didn't want to start this website until I got the pregnancy confirmed!

November 15:
- Lots of cramping
- Tired
- Nervous the tests were wrong and there is no baby

November 16:
- Lots of cramping
- Breathe a sigh of relief each time I pee and see that there is no blood!
- Still nervous there is no baby
- Got really light-headed when we got ready to take the dogs for a walk
- Started to get gassy (ew!)
- Took a 2 hour nap and am STILL TIRED

November 17:
- Hungry ALOT!
- Got a BAD headache when I didn't eat for 2 hours
- Felt a bit sick/dizzy
- Still tired
- Still cramping
- Took my last pregnancy test in the morning and came out positive still!
- Had blood work done to confirm pregnancy

As for today, the only symptoms I have had are tiredness (took another 2 hour nap this afternoon, even though I slept 9 hours last night!) and a bit of cramping. I've started rubbing my belly and talking to the baby already hehe.

4 weeks

November 14th, 2008 @ 1:00PM
Yep, it's true! We're pregnant!