Things Are Changing

Well, things are changing around our house. We found out that we're going to be having a baby in November. It's pretty surprising- as we are not ready to have a baby in November, but we're realizing that it's happening and are beginning to get excited! I am just enjoying the joys of early pregnancy- the nausea, vomiting, indigestion, heartburn, etc. etc. For those of you who don't know my pregnancy with Andrew was not pleasant and resulted in his arrival at 32 weeks. So needless to say I am totally panicked! I've already had one doctor's appointment and have called three times to discuss my symptoms- yes, that's right, I'm going to be a difficult patient, because I did not complain last time and spent 19 hours in preterm labor before I called the doctor because I "didn't want to be difficult". So "difficult" is my middle name this time. They have put me on Zofran for nausea and vomiting- it's what they prescribe to patients going through chemo to prevent nausea. So far it hasn't worked, so they upped my dosage yesterday and we'll see what that does. This pregnancy is different from Andrew because every thing I smell makes me want to throw up. Literally, everything! Jason had to move the trash bags from the pantry to the garage because I couldn't stand the smell anymore. Yesterday I smelled them and immediatly got sick. I ran to the bathroom and Andrew followed- of course- and I told him "no, no Andrew, it's yucky". He repeats "yucky" and then slams the toilet lid on my head- hard! So that's kind of how it's been for me over the last couple of weeks. I pretty much just lay on the couch and pray that I don't have to throw up because I usually end up with a toddler on my back! I go back to the doctor in two weeks- they're monitoring me a little bit closer this time due to Andrew's early arrival- so they're going to do an ultrasound then and I'll post a picture of this little one.