My prenatal vitamins- The pukey monster?

Well, here they are, the prenatal vitamin of choice. I have been taking these since before I got pregnant and before I got pregnant I wasnt sick on them once. Now, since I have been so sick lately, I decided to do a little experiment. This week on Monday, I decided to see what would happen if I stopped taking them, I would only get sick in the moring, one time, then nothing the rest of the day. I called my doctor, told her what I was doing and she suggested flinstones. Still at this point I wasnt totaly convinced that it was my vitamins that was making me so sick all the time. I took one last night and I have been terrible sick today. Puked three times before noon! So, that's it, Im off to the drugstore to try the flinstones and see how those work out! Stay tuned!

Jovina, and "grape"

Another remedy FAILED!!!

Wesleyann, save your money girl! Bill picked up some motion sickness, anti-nausea wrist bands for me yesterday and I can now cross those off the list,,, THEY DONT WORK! At times, I felt like it was actaully worse, Im sure it wasnt worse but they sure as heck didnt work. One thing that I have found that works temporarily is EATING! Well, fo figure huh? I feel sick, I eat, I feel better. Once the food starts to digest, I feel sick again so I can either eat more or go yak... it's a vicious cycle! I would literally have to eat something every hour to keep from vomitting, the nausea never goes away, only the actaully gagging and vomitting does. The problem is trying to find something that I actually want to eat... ohoh! I did find that I am LOVING Tropical Smoothie! The blended fruit, frozen mixture is GREAT! Thanks Lacey! She saved me today, she picked one up for me while she went to lunch. So, that's it for now. Our little "grain of rice" has now grown to a "kidney bean". So, til next time,,,,,
Jo, Bill and "bean" :)

Morning Sickness Nightmare!!!

Oh my! For any mom that has done this more than once, I applaud you! I have been in a living HE** all weekend and nothing is really helping. I'll tell you what Ive been told to do, and yes, I have tried all of these. GInger Ale, Peppermint Candy, Lemon tea, Peppermint tea, saltines. Yet, none of them seem to be working,,, one thing that I have found that HELPS is gatorade and mineral water (perrier). I've pretty much been lying around all weekend with no energy to do much more than that. Needless to say, I am SICK of lying on the couch and Im trying to enjoy the beautiful day outside (even if I am gagging at the same time!) Good news is,, the Dr. said only about 6 more weeks to go! Lord help me!

Big News!

Well, I was going to wait until our first Dr. apt. on Tuesday to post this, but I got bored waiting on Bill to get home today that I decided to go ahead and post this. Most of our family and friends already know anyway so I guess it doesnt really matter anyway. We found out on Thursday morning, Feb 21st that we are going to be parents!! How wonderfully exciting and SCARY at the same time. We have our first Dr. apt this coming Tues to confirm everything and to find out exactly how far along I am. My guess is 6 and a half weeks as of today. Let see what the doc says on Tues. Incase you can't read it, the above message on our photo frame says "There is no such thing as a small moment." This frame was a gift to me from a good friend of mine, Lisa G. How very fitting that quote is for this post huh? I am getting the feeling that this "pregnancy" thing will be no small feat! I got my first taste of the yucky tummy this week. It's no fun. And whoever called it morning sickness obviously doesnt know how to tell time, cause it can happen all day long as mine did yesterday. I just felt so "green" all day. It was gross. No vomiting, just plain queasy with dry- heaving! Anyway, I have a feeling this blog will kind of turn into our "pregnancy" blog for the next 9 months or so. So, stay tuned, we'll let ya all know how Tuesday goes. Bye for now.
Love- Jo, Bill and our little grain of "rice"

Bill comes home tomorrow

This month has been the first full month that Bill has been on reserve and let me tell you, reserve STINKS!!! He has been in Atlanta since Wednesday night and just "waiting" on scheduling to call him. No call yet and his reserve days end tomorrow and then he gets to come home. So, it kind of makes me feel like all this time has been wasted with him sitting in Atlanta where he could be home ya know? I understand this whole "reserve" system and I am fully aware of what to expect but it still stinks! :(