our baby stroller...if its a girl im totally getting streamers for the handlebar, like the ones on my old bike!



Mike practicing holding a baby with our " 45 lb baby "

February 5th, 2008

Two more days till the first Ultrasound!!

On Monday, Mike brought how our first baby item.. a NEW STROLLER! Its an adorable plaid print that will go with a boy or a girl. It has everything from a see through canapy to a cup holder and cool storage underneath.. plus he found it at a great price.. it was originally almost 100 dollars! yikes! We put it together in the living room and of course sturggled to get the wheels on right, but once we did it was so adorable! i wanted to put our dog Griffin in it to use it right away. (he wouldn't fit)
:-) Fun

Once Spring hits Mike and I are going to go to lots of Garage sales... i bet we can really stock up on barely used toys/outfits.

Well i was hoping it wouldn't have to come down to this... but my coffee must go! There was a report on the news two nights ago reporting on caffeine and pregnancy. Drinking 2 cups of caffeinated products a day doubles your chance of a miscarriage.

Since my last 4 years (nursing school and working as a nurse) I have learned to live off of java and diet coke.

I haven't been able to stomach coffee since i got pregnant, but tea and regular coke are sooooo good. I am seriously at a loss right now. Its a bummer because i have no energy to begin with and throughout the day a coke sounds so good!

Curse the Gods for inventing caffeine!!!!!

I thought the hardest thing would be to not drink alcohol..but thats a breeeze! its the soda in the Captain -Diet that i really want!! ahhhhhhhhh

If anyone has a good idea for a "pick me up" with out the caffeine i would love to know it.

I guess i'll go sip on my bland water and stale bread-

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Ive been reading this book called The girlfriends guide to pregnancy by Vicki Iovine. It is GREAT! It gives practical, humorous and comforting advice on things such as morning sickness, maternity underwear, bladder control, pregnancy insanity, stretch marks,sex...etc

In fact.. the next one of my girlfriends who gets pregnant will get this BOOK!!! what an incentive. (i have even highlighted some fun parts )

Right now I'm at the part of maternity fashion.. gulp! That is still down the road for me but my girlfriend Natalie was right... Target does have lots of cute maternity fashions..thank goodness

Since we won't know the sex of the baby or the exact due date till Feb 7th Mike and I have been having fun thinking of all the possibilities... that's when my mother-in-law informs us that there is a history of twins on her side..... GULP!

I do have to say the idea of two super cute babies at one time would be amazing..... but I would be more than happy with just one healthy one!

My morning sickness is slowly fading, and now i am able to eat meat again. ( i had an awesome bacon cheese burger last night at Eagle Street in St.Paul) yuummm. I thought i needed the calories and fat since Ive lost 4+ lbs in the last two weeks.

I've also had my first CRAVING~

CANTALOUPE!!!!!

I ate two whole melons in less than 24 hrs... mmmmm and i could eat another two right now. Something about fruit these days.. i just can't get enough.

I guess on a good note my sweet tooth really hasn't come back. I had a few bights of ice cream last night and it just wasn't as good as i remember... guess I'm sticking with fruit for now.

....how lucky am i to be married to a fruit/produce man???

The next big date to look forward to is Feb 7th!
That will be the day that I go in for my first Ultrasound and
we will be able to hear the heart beat....i wish it was sooner.. but they
can tell alot more about the baby at that time.

At work over the weekend I found out that two other nurses
are 12 and 16 weeks pregnant on my floor.. they were both really helpful on how
to combat the morning sickness ive been getting. They informed me to keep saltines by my bedside and when i wake up in the morning to eat a few even before i get out of bed.. then i sip on lemonade till the wave of nausea passes. IT WORKED! I was emesis-free all Sunday. What a nice morning i had actually being able to tend to my patients and keep my mascara from running! :-)