posted July 21, 2006 12:58 AM            

Your little 'Azalea' is such a lovely name...
How was your recent wedding?????

Zala, I've got you down for boy officially.. cool!

Hubby and I were laughing about names...
when asked, we'd deadpan... If it's a boy, we're going with 'Shrek' if it's a girl, 'Fiona'.

Just to see if they'd believe us.

posted July 21, 2006 01:24 PM            

Well... I am feeling like a have a mild cold. I never really got morning sickness before, though a general feeling of malaise. But especially the last few days, I feel nauseous. I was 'sick' when I missed my period, and I am still 'sick' off and on.. I feel weak, my blood pressure's low... if I get up too fast, I get stretching cramps in my lower abdomen ( like a running cramp, I'm not worried about baby) and I feel dizzy.. I am exhausted...

Yet I am joyous!
I know all those things sound pretty blech, but because of the pregnancy, they have a reason, and they make me happy!
Just typical things.
I can't wait for my scan to assure me things are good. But protein and glucose were fine at Dr's...

OH! And I can't stop eating. ( but I have only gained a pound, thank God!) I swear, I am constantly eating... ( healthy stuff, mostly) but it's like I have this ache in my stomach, a hunger ache.. and I will think I have just eaten, and this is just unreasonable.... but I am actually hungry, and I know if I don't have a snack I will get dizzy.....

Pregnancy is ~unreasonable~ with the demands you feel on your body.. the body you know so well just changes the rules to accomodate a visitor.. your body is the ultimate hostess!
( except this visitor doesn't bring you a bottle of wine or chocolates)

I love being pregnant, I can't wait til I get past the exhaustion, bloating, unreasonable stage, and into the joyous-happy-glowy-baby-visible stage.
Soooooooooooon!!!!!

posted August 04, 2006 04:24 AM            

If you are wondering, I saw the baby on Ultrasound last week.
It was wonderful.. It felt so real and official to see the little heart beating, and to go from potential to actuality.... it doesn't matter how many symptoms you have or how many tests you've done, once you've SEEN it, it becomes real.
Nine weeks along now.
When I start looking preggers, maybe I'll post a pic.. we'll see how 'fat' i get.. although it's my job right now to eat healthily and not worry about weight gain.
But that doesn't mean it is an excuse to eat.. although right now, I seriously NEED to. If I don't have a meal/snack for a while, I get nauseous.
A man had the nerve to ask me if it was 'psychological'.. my eating...

I tried not to be offended and to defend my natural pregnant urges, while pointing out the gall it takes to imply something like this when there is no way you have the capacity to even entertain the thought of these emotions and physiological needs, and the increase in blood volume and hormones and necessity for extra calories.. your body is literally different.
AAAAAAANNNNNnyway.....

I explained that no, It was not 'psychological', I was *actually* hungry quite a lot, naturally, not to have an excuse to 'pork up' or eat for two like you friggin think I want to lose an extra twenty pounds once I deliver?
Oh, *ahem* I did it again.
Must control myself.

Moral of the story. If a woman is pregnant, and you inquire as to her state, don't expect it to be pretty. The most reasonable girl, under normal circumstances, does not want to explain *anything* to a close minded person who already thinks they know the answer and is just asking for a chance to flex their suppositions based upon sitcoms.

It's all for good reason.
Okay, so anyway..
things are great!

posted August 05, 2006 11:59 PM            

Just wanted to pop in with a note from HD: "Congrats & hope it goes well!!!"

posted August 06, 2006 02:40 AM            

Judging from some of these other posts, maybe it's a Saturn return thing after all???

posted August 07, 2006 03:24 PM              

I had no idea what little surprise was waiting inside this "Saturn" thread....and just kinda didn't even look for a loooong time....

Sure am glad I did, tho...

Wow!

Wonderful news!

Looks like some celebrating might be in order here!!!!!

Love,
Rainbow

posted August 09, 2006 04:46 AM              

How are you?

Would still love to hear your singing....

Hope you are getting over Mr Aqua and having fun!!!!!!

posted August 23, 2006 07:14 PM            

OMG..... This is great news... I am so late finding out about it LOL... I had been looking at the "how I see you guys" thread and saw a pic reference to you carrying a little pixie.. and so I had to check.

OMG... YAY!!!!!

posted August 23, 2006 07:30 PM            

Hey you had some pretty awesome things happen yourself this summer!

Yeah, I am twelve weeks along now. The sickness feeling has pretty much left me, so soon I can enjoy this more. I met with someone today, and she was like "Wow, you're showing!!!!" I can see that I am, and I have been wearing discreet maternity clothes.( nothing stupid or frilly or pleated. Just jeans and stretchy shirts/peasant blouses)
But I think strangers mostly think I am just chubby in the middle. ( My hubby says I still look great) He can totally tell though.
I showed pretty quickly, and even before I was 'technically' showing, I couldn't have anything tight on my belly, it was too uncomfortable. It'll get bigger in the next few weeks, as I enter the second trimester.

Thanks for bumping this though, it was nice to read again!

posted August 24, 2006 02:08 AM            

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yeh..A half inch growth shows so much???LMAO

hehe..I was just informed..it's not even a half an inch yet..LMAO even more. ...

Congratulations. ...

Okay I apologize..but Come On..really?

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You're really coming on my thread about my pregnancy to disparage me and my growth, as if I am lying about the fact that I am 'growing' because I am carrying a baby?

And you dare say "I apologize" when you really don't and are simply trying to antagonize me?

Yes, I should really have to explain to you that my growing baby is changing my body.
and that yes, my two inch or so baby.. ( Hi.. let's have an anatomy lesson, shall we? We can talk about the Uterus, where the baby sits..... and it's astounding growth during gestation.)
While we are at it, I will just tell you and then you can pass it on to every person who thinks it is okay to comment on anyone who is having a baby and the ways it is 'not right', when they are doing something unique to them.

EVERYONE is different.

This is my third child. My uterus is responding to the hormones ( Progesterone and Estrogen) and saying.. "Oh yeah!!!! I remember this!" So no matter how 'skinny' I am on the outside, pre-pregnancy, it goes 'aha, okay, let's grow!'

Do I have to defend the fact that I am showing at twelve weeks? That is almost second trimester, chica.... you're supposed to show about now, especially so if you'd already done it before. Your 'sources' are wrong as usual. I am in my third month. If my baby 'wasn't even half an inch', I'd be in for trouble. My Uterus right now is about the size of a melon.. Go ahead and swallow a whole melon, and tell me if you can see it? Oh! And my blood volume has increased.. don't even make me go into the swelling and the water retention and the other 'happy fun things' happening to your body in preparation for a birth.

Go find some real sources and websites for information.

Because honey.... you don't want to argue with a hormonal woman.
Not now.
Not about something of which you know nothing..
namely.. my body and my right to 'gestate' any friggin' way my body wants to without having to answer to anyone.

YES. Thinner women show earlier. depending on body type, on how many children you've had, etc.... the variances are wide and far and unless you've got something valid to add, I suggest you step the Hell off of my thread.

Unless you have something nice, or hell, I'll even take 'normal' to say...

Go work your 60 hours, freakazoid. And pay less attention to your issue with anyone going through happy times, because you are so friggin' jaded and sad and small minded.
( My sources tell me this)
We need more anger emoticons here.