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So much to be thankful for

November 28, 2007

14 weeks 5 days

I spent my Thanksgiving in Missouri with my husband and his family, including his kids. It was so fun! I have to admit, it was the best Thanksgiving I've had for years. Before I met him, Thanksgiving was just my daughter, my parents and myself. BORING. I missed having people around, and having the most important component of Thanksgiving...family. In Missouri, we never got any time alone because we had three kids with us all of the time (Kasie and DH's two youngest who are 5 and 4). But, it was so fun. Kasie loved being around her new brother and sister, and it seemed to me like they enjoyed spending time with her as well. The kids all behaved really well together, and we had no big issues or arguments at all. The best part of all was when I went antiquing with DH's mother and the rest of the women on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Apparently, it's a tradition. I have never been much for antiques, but I wanted to spend time with my new mother in law and the rest of the ladies. So, while I was gone ALL DAY LONG, my sweetheart of a husband took care of all three kids from morning until dinner. He even took them to the movies! They all had fun, and nobody got hurt, either!

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, Kasie went on a hayride (another family tradition) in the woods. She had never been on a hayride, and she was really excited about that. It was pretty cold, but we had a camp fire and hot chocolate...and Damon even made s'mores for us, so we didn't feel the cold that much. The other kids fell asleep during the long hayride, but Kasie stayed awake the entire time watching the truck pull the trailer.

 The entire trip, all three kids couldn't stop talking about their new baby brother or sister. Damon told me that everywhere they went on Friday (when he was watching them) they told everyone that daddy married Kasie's mommy and they have a baby on the way. Of course, by the end of the trip Isaac (the youngest) asked why Kasie kept saying the word "baby" over and over again. We told him that Kasie was just excited about the baby on the way, and he said, "can you tell her to stop, my ears are full already." That was funny! The only thing I wish I had done more of was spend more time with DH's older son, Alex (11). We got to see him one of the days, and he did teach me how to play chicken foot, which was fun enough that I am considering getting my own box of dominoes. But, it wasn't enough time. He was really fun though, and I love watching him and his father together because they look like carbon copies of each other...even down to their way of speaking!

On the baby front, not much is going on. I feel like I'm getting bigger, but I haven't gained any weight. Yesterday was a terrible day. I woke up feeling nauseous and felt that way for the rest of the day. Nothing I did made it go away. I finally gave in and took a zofran in the evening while cooking dinner. After I took that, I was able to eat a good dinner. This morning I woke up and ate before I felt nauseous and I have just tried to keep eating every few hours so that I don't get too hungry. Today that seems to work, who knows about tomorrow. I should start feeling the baby move soon. Every book I read says 16-20 weeks, but I started feeling Kasie pretty regularly at 16 weeks. I think I can feel the baby every once in a while, but it's so faint, I can't really tell. So, I'll have to wait until it gets bigger. I have two weeks until my next midwife appointment. I also have to go see an obstetrician next week. The midwife wants me to consult with him because I have a lap band (it is a band that goes around your stomach that helps you lose weight. I got the lap band in May of 2006 and lost 90 pounds. It shouldn't cause any issues with my pregnancy, but the midwife just wants to be safe, I suppose. Regardless, I had the band emptied at the beginning of my pregnancy, so I don't even feel like it's there right now, unless I tried to eat something like bread or a bagel. My midwife also suggested that I get a level 2 ultrasound because of my "history." I still can't figure out what "history" she's talking about. Is it because Kasie has Turner Syndrome? At the last appointment she really didn't explain, she just said it was because of my "history." Kasie was with me, so maybe she didn't want to talk about it in front of her. So, for the next appointment, I plan on asking her in more detail. I know that I have no increased chance of having a baby with Turner Syndrome than anybody else, because as far as anyone knows, it is a totally random event. But, maybe she means my history of having that miscarriage after Kasie...but I remember that my OB said that was just a blighted ovum. Who knows. I'm sure the midwife just wants to be safe, and I'm really fine with that. I just don't want to have another test, and then have someone tell me something that I have to worry about for the entire pregnancy. But, I guess that's just the way it is. I'm going to worry anyway, right?

Okay, enough for this week. I hope you have a great week. I hope you had as good of a Thanksgiving as I did!