Well, it has been over a month since I last wrote, so I
guess that I can write a new entry now... haha I really didn't mean to wait so
long for the next entry, but I didn't have much to write about. I didn't think
that everyone wanted to hear how I haven't been feeling well and that my bed and
I have been best friends. But, on the up side, I am starting to feel a little
better now. I still don't feel great, but the nausea has lessened and I am actually
feeling like I can get up and get things done, which I know will make Gus
happy! haha I think he is tired of cleaning the kitchen and being in charge of
all the meals and anything else I need him to do while I lay in bed. I felt
bad, but I just couldn't do it. I started feeling a tiny bit better the week of
Thanksgiving, but on Thanksgiving Day I had so much acid in my stomach that I
just didn't feel good and we didn't even get over to my parent's house until
after 1pm. But, we stopped and got some Pepcid Complete from Walgreens (I hate
that stores are opened on holidays, making others have to work, but I sure was
glad that they were opened!) and I felt quite a bit better after that.
Thanksgiving was really good. My Mom and sister did most of the food. I made
the stuffing- it's my job and let me tell you, it sure is hard to open that box
up and mix everything together! ;) haha That reminds me. A couple of days
before Thanksgiving my younger brother comes up to me and tells me how much he
likes my stuffing, it is so much better than that boxed kind that some people make...
my sister, mom and I started laughing because that is the only kind we usually
make for Thanksgiving... haha Anyways....
The Saturday after Thanksgiving Gus and I went with my
family and we picked out our Christmas trees. We ALWAYS get real trees in my
family, none of this fake stuff. When I was little we use to actually cut them
down ourselves too- then we moved to AZ and then to NM and this became a little
harder and we just went to tree lots- with my Dad protesting of course. Gus, on
the other hand, always had fake trees; I guess real trees aren't really that
common in Brazil. Anyway, I told Gus that we were getting a real tree, no ifs,
ands, or buts! ;) We picked out a cute little 4 foot one and then we put it on
one of our end tables and it is the height of a regular sized one! Our
apartment is pretty small and so we don't have many places it could go, but we
both really like it. Then we decorated it- after we bought lights and a star of
course! We had some ornaments that we had gotten last year (we were living with
my Grandparent's then though and just used their tree and didn't have one of
our own) and some that I had received throughout my life, and of course, our
first Christmas together ornament. Then I put up some Christmas decorations that
I had been given in Christmas’s past. I
also have a village to set up, but we are trying to figure out how to put it up
still since we don’t have too much room. Have I mentioned that I love
Christmas? This will be our first Christmas together in our own little place
and I’m so excited! (Yes, I know, technically it is our second Christmas
together, but first in our own little place!)
And I just thought that I would throw in some more baby
news. We had our second doctors appointment the other day and we got to hear
the heartbeat again and it was going strong! I had lost some more weight though
(not that much, a whole 2 pounds!) but the Dr said that she didn’t want me
loosing anymore weight and gave me an
anti-nausea prescriptions, but I haven’t used it yet- I don’t want to take
stuff if I don’t have too. But here is the kicker! I asked when they usually do
the gender ultrasounds (I had heard some do it at 16 weeks, some 20, so I was
just curious) and you know what the nurse said? “We don’t.” What??? She said
that the insurance doesn’t pay for it; they only pay for ultrasounds if they
suspect there might be a problem. What?? I thought that now days everyone did
the gender ultrasound. My mom had it for all four of us and that was about 27
years ago (starting with my brother). Weird.
But, I have a friend whose mother –in-law does ultrasounds around here
and she told me that she does ultrasounds for all of her friends and can do it
for me, but she just can’t do anything official or give you the pictures or
anything else. So, at least hopefully we will still get to see something even
if we don’t have “official” results. I was really shocked. Oh well, I guess
that’s how things go. I have a few more weeks to worry about it since I’m still
only about 13 weeks. I did get more of an official due date though- June 11th.
My little brother’s birthday is on the 13th though and he hopes the
baby comes then. I thought 6-6-12 sounded good (although, my sister informed me
that June 6th is the birthday of her best friend, who died a few
years ago :().
And, something else I’m sure you have all been dying to know… I feel so fat! Haha
and since I have nice large hips, my baby has decided it likes it there, for
now I’m sure, but that makes pants feel tight- and the elastic (like on my pajamas
and underwear) really makes me feel squished! And there really isn’t anywhere
to get maternity clothes around here. (You would think there would be with all
the births around here, but most are teenagers and I guess that they just buy
clothes a little bit bigger and my brother informed me that they just let their
bellies hang out… eew) And something
else that makes me sick- my Sister-in-law is due any day now (they will induce
her on the 10th if she doesn’t have her baby by then) and she is
still wearing pre-pregnancy pants… I feel so fat!!! But I love our Baby anyway
and Gus says I’m still hot… ;) Well, this post is getting long. I guess I shall
end. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years, if I don’t write before then, I make
no guarantees! ;)
