Whatcya doing?

It's annoyingly early on Saturday for me to be up, but here we are. I'm lying here trying to get back to sleep, but all i want to know is ...what's the baby doing? Are they swimming around in circles? Are they stretching? Sucking their thumb? Sleeping? Can they think? Can they hear their dad snoring? I like to think that baby bob is nice and warm in there, just floating along, waiting for some blueberry pancakes for breakfast and a nice glass of milk.

It's Miller Time!

Harrison (Harry) Samuel Miller was born today at 3:40 AM CST to my sister Carrie and her husband Chris. The two sisters, Georgia and Fiona were apparently thrilled with the new arrival. He was a whopping 9 lbs 11 oz and 20 inches long. CONGRATS Millers!!!! I can't wait to meet my newest nephew!

18 weeks 2 days - Round and firm

The belly become firm almost over night. I'm only up about 5 lbs (and probably lost that this week), but it looks like I ate a watermelon...whole.

Happy Birthday/Anniversary Fre and Steph!!

It's my baby brother's 27th birthday. Holy mary and Happy Birthday! It's also his 3rd wedding anniversary - Happy Anniversary you two! We miss you and can't wait to see you at Christmas.

Tap, Tap, Tap, Tapioca

While minding my own business in Minneapolis at Best Buy Headquarters, I feel a tapping on my stomach. I was leaning into the table, so I started squirming around to make it go away. Then it occurs to me that it's my child saying "Mom, you're SQUISHING me! GET OFF." I've been dying to feel movement and wondered what it felt like. There are a million descriptions - gas, bubbles, butterflies, muscle spasms...which all sound suspiciously inconsistent to me. Mine felt like the latter, but coupled with a rubber band being flicked against me. It was very exciting and a pretty cool moment - I like knowing my baby bob is there!

BTW - who's gas feels like that!

I swooned...who swoons anymore?

I had an interesting day yesterday. First of all, in a fit of insanity, yesterday morning we actually looked at a new house. SO many good things about it - huge lot, proximity to the cove, 4 bedrooms, PRICE...however, it was just too much work. And dammit...I'm tired. After the tour, we went to Starbucks (baby was HUNGRY) and mom had two breakfasts - a latte with a breakfast sandwich and a donut. We took Roxie to the cove for a little run and I started feeling sort of ill.

Fast forward three hours, Tyler was out celebrating St. Patty's day with friends at a bar, so I decided to go to the mall, do some returns and a little shopping. I had several stops, but started with Starbucks - I wasn't hungry (nausea) but I was SO thirsty. I got a ice tea/lemonade and headed to Babies R Us (BRU). Sucking on my delicious drink I wandered through the store looking at crib sheets.. Almost immediately, I started feeling faint....classic fingers tingling, tongue/cheeks tingling, week knees, dark vision around the edges etc. I inhale the rest of my drink, finishing it in seconds, realized what I'd done and almost cried (why, I'm not sure - I'm mean it's GOOD, but come on). I grabbed another lemonade at checkout thinking I needed the sugar, got in my car and felt a little better.

Onto the next store - I'm in Home Depot and it happens again except I think I'm going to be sick or faint, or both. In the middle of the kitchen faucets, I kick off my shoes, strip my jacket and start fanning my self. LOL - I'm sure that was VERY interesting to watch. I make it out of Home Depot after grabbing my purchases and realize i have one last stop - drat. So I got to Target to do some returns. 1/2 way through, I'm so faint, I barely remember checking out and I make it out to my car. (ENTER SWOON).

I'm actually pretty scared and call Tyler (who has been napping after a rough afternoon at the bar). He offers to pick me up, but in a fit of insanity, I drive home. I call my mother and she yells at me the whole way home (for driving). I get home, strip down and lay down with an ice pack on my chest (it felt good for some reason). The faintness/numbness stays for another hour and then goes away. I laid down for the rest of the day, but was really shaken up. In retrospect, I should have gone to the ER, but am still not sure what happened.

Right now, I'm in Minneapolis, I had to fly here for work. The nausea is still here, but only when I am standing or walking - weird huh? The dizziness has mostly gone, but I must admit, I'm still a little freaked. I think I'll call the nurse in the AM and see if I'm being a nervous nelly.


UPDATE 3/20: Apparently this is totally normal (but LAME) and has everything to do with horomones (doesn't everything). I'm SO happy I'm not having a stroke!

17 w 1 day - Getting fatter - I mean showing more!

YOU may not be able to tell, but I can. It's more firm and after I dinner it looks like I ate a toddler. Believe it or not, sucking in the top a little.

17 Weeks - Eats/Naps

Time is starting to move faster along in the pregnancy. Changes are more dramatic both internally and externally - the baby is growing really fast and I'm getting big. i *think* I felt the baby move last night when I pushed down on my uterus and felt a lump that quickly squirmed away. I haven't felt the kicking, but I know the bugger is quite active - whenever I try to find them with my Doppler I have to chase them around. Net - I finally feel pregnant.

The two events that seem to define me in the last week are eating and napping. I eat and I sleep. Baby Bob must be growing leaps and bounds because I took...count 'em...3 naps today after waking up at 10. The kicker is I'm still tired and probably won't have any trouble sleeping tonight.

Three weeks tomorrow is our big ultrasound and we're not finding out the sex. It's amazing how opinionated everyone is on the subject and frankly, people are shocked we're not finding out. It's not even considered quaint, but rather stupid. Whateves.

My soil...it's knackered

I found a link to this on another blog. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=740946905153443461

I dream about being a great gardener, but after 4 years of having my own garden (not consecutive years), I haven't learned that much. I seem to miss the basics. This series is (4 hrs) from the BBC featuring Alan Titchmarsh and is titled "How to be a Gardner."

We'll see if it helps my containers this year!

Hungry Like the Wolf

I ate a half a watermelon in one sitting. For lunch I had a Philly steak from Tat's that I finished in under 2 minutes. That night I had two cucumbers and two bunches of radishes before dinner. I woke up at 1 AM hungry. My appetite has returned after a 4 month holiday and brought a friend with it. Very fortunately, I'm craving lots of fruits and veggies - really anything with a lot of water in in. I've managed to gain 5 lbs this week - imagine how much worse that could be if I were craving hot dogs! :) I actually don't mind although it's embarrassing to eat in front of other people because the food can't get to my mouth fast enough. The baby must be having a major growth spurt and that can only be a good thing.

Back Got Back

It's been over two months since I injured my back. It turns out, I have a herniated or slipped disc that makes my list to the right and pinches my sciatic nerve. I've been doing physical therapy which helps with pain management, but I haven't actually healed yet. After a long week which included a trip to Las Vegas, my back is tweaked again leaving to another day of working from home. My boss loves this - 3 pregnant managers, one who is about to give birth any second and one with reoccurring back problems. Lucky guy. :)