2nd Trimester...here I come!

Yep, I've reached my second trimester and I haven't written a blog post in a really long time. Sorry 'bout that. Pregnancy makes you forget EVERYTHING! Here is a list of a few things that have changed or developed (read: ramblings):

• Pooping is easier..I KNOW you all wanted to know that!
• The morning sickness all-day nausea (progesterone poisoning) has eased up some. Only nauseous now when I don't get enough sleep or enough to eat.
• I'm distracted ALL the time. Like right now...I'm supposed to be writing a thesis statement for a Literature paper...haven't even read the material or requirements.
• My hair is still falling out in huge clumps...not cool! I thought it was supposed to get thicker and shinier.
• I'm hot all the time. I'm currently wearing a night shirt and undies. It's only 46°F outside.
• I am never comfortable at night and can't sleep most of the time. I sleep with 5 pillows, two huge stuffed caterpillars (which double as pillows) and a very loud snoring husband.
• Everything makes me hungry...or nauseous. If people are talking about food on Facebook...I get the munchies. If people are talking about gross stuff (bacon-wrapped deep-fried snickers) I get nauseous.
• I have completed my Babies 'R' Us Registry, including online and going into the store with the hubby. Scanning stuff is fun!
• I went through the baby clothes for boy and girl last night ( I have all of my sister's son and daughters' hand-me-downs) and took out enough outfits for at the hospital and the first week at home. Since we aren't finding out the gender of our little "acorn," I want to be prepared. (Yes, at three months!)
• My dog (who was supposed to have been spayed) is in heat. That is so gross.
• My main blog, Honey Bunches of "Oaks" is still sporting a Christmas layout. I will soon remedy that....hopefully.
• Between my sister and I, there are at least 20 pregnant friends/acquaintances on FB.
• It is almost three o'clock and I have accomplished absolutely nothing today...

I hope all you other preggos out there are doing well. As I have only one follower ATM, and she is my Bestie...I doubt there is even anyone reading this. But have a great day Jaybee!

No one told me....

No one told me that I would be so constipated while pregnant that I would be sitting on the toilet screaming at 2 am in the morning. Let me tell you now, that was not a pleasant experience. When I finally did manage to poop, I could barely walk afterwards and the toilet was clogged up. {There is a disclaimer on this site...I warned you it could be graphic...}

Thanks to the miracle of MiraLax, I am able to poop a little more freely now and have learned my lesson about not drinking enough water.

Also, no one told me that if you get sick when you're pregnant, you can't take anything that will make you feel better...bah humbug!

I peed on the stick, now what?

The day I found I was pregnant was the most exciting day of my life. My husband and I had been trying to get pregnant for two months. I couldn't believe that we had actually succeeded!

December 3rd, I was sitting in my office, working on my English final and I had to pee. I hadn't started my period, so I decided to take a pregnancy test. I peed on the stick and then went to get something from the kitchen to drink. When I came back in the bathroom, the pregnancy test already showed a clear positive. I was in shock. I even dug the instructions back out of the trash to make sure I wasn't reading it wrong. Nope, I was still pregnant!

The first thing I did was call my sister. I made her swear not to tell anyone if I told her a secret. She swore and then I told her. She was so excited! She told me I needed to call the doctor and make an appointment. I did all that, but then what was I supposed to do!? Well, of course I had to tell my husband! But it was still 3 hours before he got home from work! So, I googled ways to tell him the big news!

I made two circles from construction paper, one pink and one blue. I wrote "Guess what?" on one side of each and "Mama's Pregnant" on the other sides. I laminated the circles with tape and punched a hole in the top to tie a string through. Then I humiliated my dogs by making them wear the circles until my husband got home. :) When he came home, he couldn't get the girls to sit still long enough to read it. When he finally did read it, he said, "Are you really?" Then he cried. Lemme tell ya, I have a great husband.

Since we've found out that we're going to be parents, my husband, Jeremy has been really great about taking care of me and making sure I take my vitamins and eat right. I've been sick for about a month now and he has been to Wal-Mart more times than I'm sure he would like to admit. Eventually I'm going to be better again...hopefully.