You know you live in a small town when...

You know you live in a small town when... (read with the same tone as "You know you're a redneck" humor by Jeff Foxworthy) ...you see your small town bartender, Kiki, at a party and she hugs you to congratulate you on your pregnancy. Yes, Kiki came up to me and gave me a huge hug. Kiki, from Ed's bar. Now I know--am convinced--that every single person here knows I'm finally pregnant. I didn't realize the magnitude of this news until last night; didn't realize the amount of people that really cared whether we were going to have kids. It's actually very sweet and tugs a little at my heart. At the same time, it scares the heck out of me. I am already freaked out about having a healthy pregnancy and am horrified at the amount of attention and following we are getting here. Granted it's a small town, so it's not like the Queen of England is expecting their first heir. But at the same time, the pressure is on, and I am in the hot seat.

Pregnancy Announcement

I sent this to the parents (grandparents) and grandparents (great-grandparents) and will hopefully arrive around the same time I sent the email!

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10 Weeks

What a difference 3 weeks can make! I had an appointment with my OB this time and I got to see another close up of the baby. It is amazing how quickly they turn from a peanut into a baby! S/he was really active, punching the air and kicking around. The picture is actually upside down because I think s/he was doing flips! It was truly a spectacular sight, and I was just so relieved that everything looked great. That little heart beats so fast! I was in awe that only 3 weeks the growth went from .72 cm to 3.34 cm. And it's graduation time too! The baby has developed from an embryo to a fetus!


10 week ultrasound





Dione has also convinced me that I need to start taking some belly pictures to capture the growth from the outside. So I have reluctantly decided to post these as well. This is me at 10 weeks. I don't have a belly yet, right? No, that's just my normal chubby self.

Tum, tum, tum, tum...TUMS!

Tums are my new favorite candy, out of pure necessity. You see, I have been suffering from heartburn so bad these last few days. I pick what food I can eat based on the acidity. I am mostly eating cereal and bread products. I also just stick to drinking water or milk. Funny that not so long ago I was eating spicy foods and loving it! These days, even the wrong kind of crackers can give me heartburn!

Need a new hobby

Cooking is my hobby. Cooking dinner is my number one thing to do and I usually put a lot of effort into it. So it's quite unexpected that all of a sudden the thought of making dinner, let alone eating it, makes me want to dry heave. I expected to have morning sickness, but having night sickness? Now that one I wasn't expecting. So it's put quite a wrench in things lately. I do not have an appetite for dinner, so eating dinner, going out to dinner, going over to people's houses for dinner is out of the question. Well, I can do this but it's not pretty. I actually vomited for the first time because I forced myself to eat dinner while over at a friend's house. I didn't want to offend by not eating, so I went against my better judgement and just tried to eat. Big mistake, one I won't be making again. I wonder how long I will be like this? It seems like it's been an eternity and I think it's only been a week or so.

Holy torpedos

Although my stomach area hasn't changed much, certain things in my chest area are sure growing! And boy do they hurt. I could actually feel them getting bigger today. I need to get a sign to hang around my neck when I'm home with Rick that reads "You can look but not touch" because he's sure interested in the growth spurt! I can only sleep on my back these days. I wake up if even the cover sheet touches them! Ouch!