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Snowrific Day

nobody@vox.com(Jessmiloo) — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:13:16 -0800

We're supposed to be getting a blizzard this evening. 6-18 inches which is a pretty wide range. I love how weather people can be that vague and still get paid. It's like me saying "we will get between 100 and 10,000 units out today" Just isn't acceptable that way is it? However, I guess that's why they get paid the big bucks...and I do not.

Today we heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time. We are at 13 weeks and SO EXCITED. Hearing the heartbeat always makes it that much more real. I started crying and I could tell Mike was 100x more relieved now that we could hear it. Best sound ever.

Well, here is to the blizzard. We shall see how bad it actually gets. Hopefully not to bad and people show up to work tomorrow.

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Week 11

nobody@vox.com(Jessmiloo) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:43:02 -0800

One more week and I'm out of the first trimester! I'm very excited about that. Things are supposed to calm down once you hit that part and then we just deal with all the growing pains till the last semester when you've grown as big of a house. LOL.

I'm still feeling sick. Last night was horrible. It might have been more than just the baby...some sort of food poisioning perhaps? I'm not sure but I was asleep by 9pm after being sick for hours and hours. This morning was a little better but still feeling weak and dealing with nausea.

Things are moving around inside. I can feel my stomach expanding and things moving around in my abs. My pants that aren't maternity are starting to get tight and my shirts are starting to get too short. I'm glad we went shopping for clothes when we did.

I'm enjoying my 4 days off very much. I really needed some days to destress and work on the house. If I felt better I'd be doing more but It will get there. Mike is redoing the floor in the living room tomorrow with the new wood flooring we bought on Black Friday. GREAT DEAL. New floor for our whole living room for just $200. Awesome. He's going to do that so I'm making sure the livingroom is ready for him. Lots of laundry today too. We have so many clothes. We need to go through them and give some to good will.

Next Dr. appt. is December 8th. I'm excited to hear the heartbeat and learn more about how our little one is growing.

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Week 9 &10

nobody@vox.com(Jessmiloo) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:02:24 -0800

Things are pretty much the same. I have more energy in the morning but I'm still pretty exhausted by the time my work day is done. I'm really really glad I'm done with school till January 12th. Still feeling sick. I hope that I can shake the morning/noon/night sickness soon. I can feel things progressing and I can already see that I'm showing. So weird. It's amazing how fast things progress in the 2nd pregnancy.

Work has been hell. I'm sure that doesn't help the exhausted part. I constantly feel like I'm chasing people around and babysitting all day long. Very annoying. Too many hours and not enough days off are making me very weary. I'm excited for 4 days off for the holidays. I can really use 4 days to clean the house and spend time just cuddling with Nathan...and taking long naps.

Thanksgiving will be spent with Mike's family for a very small dinner. We're doing turkey, cheesy potatoes, green beans, rolls, and not much else. Just enough for a family of 5. :) I'm looking forward to Christmas with my family. I miss our traditions and just laughter and fun. Mike's family is fun too...it's just going to be weird with the size of group. I know we're going to be watching some football and working on baby hats. Just what the doctor ordered for a day of rest. :)

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Bebe Shower!

nobody@vox.com(Jessmiloo) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:06:26 -0800

Not for me. For my sister-in-law who just adopted a wee one a few weeks ago. They're out visiting from Michigan so her mom is throwing her a shower. I've been in charge of the games and I'm picking up cake and balloons.

Caleb is adorable. It makes me excited to think that in just 7 more months we'll have a new wee one of our own. It also scares the hell outta me...the 24/7 attention that they need. Where in the hell will I find 24 hours a day? I barely have an hour now to take a shower and pee in the morning and then I'm going till I pass out on the couch. It's all pretty overwhelming but I'm enjoying the little dude and then will develop a plan once all the chaos of having family in town brings is over.

Speaking of showers...I actually came home from work, took a long shower, picked out clothes (rather than fumbled in the dark for them), and did my make up and jewelry. It has been MONTHS since I've worn jewelry. I need to spend more time on myself but how? Again, where does this mysterious extra time come from?

Sigh.

I could use a snack and a nap. This getting pretty thing is rough. LOL

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Sickness? What Sickness?

nobody@vox.com(Jessmiloo) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:07:51 -0800

What a day.

I discussed Saturday with the boss man and it was decided I did not have to be at work for all 12 hours. Setting them up and getting them going was enough. This means I'll be out by 10am or so. Awesome news since I get to see my new nephew this weekend. I want as much time with him as possible...which means I have to fight off this cold.

That's right. I'm achey, sneezy, throat scratchy, and all around feeling crappy. No surprises since my mother-in-law has had it for weeks and so has many others at work. I can't afford being sick during finals week, work being so busy, and did I mention my new nephew is in town???? AHH!

Today work was insane. It started off with an email about a production run we messed up that had made it to the DC and even to customers. Nothing bad with the product, just short. So after investigating that mess I had a million other things to do. I felt behind all day long. I'm running around like crazy being the only supervisor this week. Builds character right?

Sure.

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Week 8

nobody@vox.com(Jessmiloo) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:47:09 -0800

Ugh...still sick pretty much morning, noon, and night. I'm feeling like it is getting better but then I'm running to the bathroom all over again. Much of my research has been when this will end, even though with Nathan it never did. I'm praying for a normal time period when 12 weeks comes and we stop with the throwing up. I'm over it.

We told Nathan last night that we we're going to have another baby. We were going to wait till after 10 weeks but last night - out of nowhere - the kid says "Mommy, do you have a baby in your tummy?" When Mike and I wouldn't answer him he started screaming it. MOMMY, DO YOU HAVE A BABY IN YOUR TUMMY?!!?!!

When we decided to sit him down and tell him the truth that yes there was a baby in my tummy he immediately said I'M GOING TO HAVE A BABY SISTER! LOL. I explained we don't really know what they baby will be yet. He said he wants a brother but keeps calling the baby a she. Mike keeps correcting him saying he. I giggle. I showed him pictures of what the baby would look like in my belly at just 8 weeks. He asked if we were growing an ant. I told him no and then he said it looked like a baby chicken. What exactly is he learning in preschool anyways?

He's really excited and when he remembers about it he's all smiles and giggles. I think once baby Caleb gets here for "Christmas" next week with Mike's family then it will sink in that we're going to have a baby at our house too!

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The Very Cranky Bear

nobody@vox.com(Jessmiloo) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:40:45 -0800

The Very Cranky Bear

Just a few weeks ago my little preschooler came home with his first Scholastic sheet and order form. I could remember being so excited about ordering books when I was in school that I HAD to give in and buy a few for Nate. I decided to let him pick out some and he circled everything. So, we went with The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland and the "If You Give a Mouse A Cookie" set. He'll get the set for Christmas but I let him have the The Very Crank Bear now.

This book is AWESOME. I just read it to my 4 year old dude and he LOVED it. Daddy even played out the story and acted as the VERY CRANKY BEAR himself. It was a good time. I loved the illustrations and the story was fun. Highly recommend it for other little dudes and dudettes :)

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Guess What Won?

nobody@vox.com(Jessmiloo) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:54:41 -0800

Well, I should be doing school work. Yes. I should be.

However, what I really want to do is wrap up in a blanket on the couch and cuddle with the little dude.

Guess which one I'm going to do? Sorry school work...we still have tomorrow.

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H1N1 - Vaccination Accomplished

nobody@vox.com(Jessmiloo) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:34:16 -0700

I got a call from my nurse today telling me in so many words to get my butt in and get my dose of the H1N1 vaccine. I'm not a person who worries a lot about things happening to her but my husband has been scared crapless that I was going to come down with Swine Flu and die. Apprently he heard that 28% of pregnant women with H1N1 died. Where he got this information? Who knows. How many paregnant women have actually gotten H1N1...no clue. However, nothing really scares my husband either so when he freaked out about this I knew I'd have to wiggle my way into getting one of these vaccines that seem to be in such high demand.

Good news - doctor called me and told me to get my butt in. She said they had only received so many and that pregnant women were first on the list. This sorta confirmed to me that something my husband had been saying might be true so I got in ASAP.

I've been told to expect mild to severe headache and muscle aches. Great. That will go along perfectly with "morning" sickness and fatigue. At least I wont be dead. Dead would be bad.

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7 Weeks

nobody@vox.com(Jessmiloo) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:47:06 -0700

I do not remember being this sick with Nathan. I remember "morning" sickness all day long but not as strong or as ALL DAY as this is. Basically from the time I wake up to the time I sleep I have to move very cautiously to not puke on people. Sometimes I think "wow, it has been a whole hour since I threw up!" Those are very exciting times. Then, minutes later, I'm back in the bathroom. Weird part is, even talking a lot starts it up. I have been trying to keep quiet so that I don't gag as much. It's pretty funny.

I actually had someone tell me the other day "You look like shit". This person knows that I'm pregnant. I wanted to flip her off and say some nasty things but I pulled off a laugh and told her "Thanks" in a very sarcastic tone. Sometimes I can't believe what people will say.

I'm currently watching a show that is scaring the crap out of me. It's about morbidly obese women who are pregnant. Now, I'm not 300 pounds or nothing but significantly overweight for sure. I've taken a lot of precautions in these first weeks to eat healthy and keep fit (as much as possible when you're heaving all over the place and can't seem to move faster than a snail 90 percent of the time) but it still all scares me. I just really want a healthy pregnancy. I should not be watching shows like this. They're not good for my mental health.

Ready for the week to be over. I just want to sleep for a few weeks :) Hopefully this beginning stuff ends in a few weeks and the more fun part of pregnancy can start :)

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