PREGNANCY

I called my sister Debbie one day to tell her the most wonderful story! I went to visit my hormone Dr, whom I had not seen in like a year. He works at a plastic surgeons office for breast implants. So when I walked in he looked at me and then at my lady bumps and said "so I see you got work done" ha ha I was sooo happy! I know its a little weird that he noticed "them" but to me (who is not blessed in that department, but would like to be) found that to be the best compliment of the year! But I quickly informed him they were just swollen due to my period (which was supposed to have come)...
      On May 2, 2013 we found out we were PREGO!!!! I really didn't want to take a test because I was cramping and I was pretty certain aunt flow was coming! but when day 5 of being late was approaching I started to get suspicious because I am never late! My friend Tara Moffat was waiting for me to take the test so for her I went out and bought one. ~~ Those little blue lines popped up with no hesitation...I was in shock! I fell to the bathroom floor with out even pulling my paint up and started to (sort of) cry...I was a little too shocked for full on tears. the feelings running through me were shock, excitement, fear and panic. I stood up shaking and as I was grabbing my shoes and keys I kept thinking "just stop and think, you want to tell Randy in a cute clever way. Stop and sit down, look online for cute ideas. What are you doing? I just cant wait. Stop getting in the car you don't want to tell him at work, that's not cute, fun or personable. But I cant stop, he needs to know NOW. You will be grateful if you wait till he is off work and you guys can have a special moment and really soak it in. Are you not listening to yourself, you are almost at his work!? oh crap your here now there is no turning back. so how are you going to say it?" So I walked into his office and he looked at me a little confused because I had already visited him at work that day. He asked me what's up? and I started to get emotional and said "Im just really emotional right now" so he came and sat by me on his couch. I couldn't think of what to say so I just pulled out the pee stick and showed him. He was in shock too, he asked "what does this mean?" so ya we were both excited and in shock. Randy said he was confused because he just thought that we might never get pregnant and had come to grips with that. Which made it hard for him to wrap his brain around the fact that the pee stick would say positive.

 

These are pics I took the day after we found out we were prego, so I can track my progress.

We did a scavenger hunt with Emma and her cousins to reveal that we are having a baby! These were her faces when she found out we were pregnant :) She was so excited! Every time we get sweet Emma she runs up to my belly and checks if its grown. she also likes to press her mouth to my belly and talk to the "gummy bear" that's what she calls the baby.

BIG SISTER to be!

Then around week 6 (may 11) ALLL the fun started. I got really sick with hyperemesis - that is an extreme case of not just morning sickness but sick all day, severe dehydration, lots of vomiting, weight loss and extreme fatigue. My wonderful husband has stepped up and carried my load along with his. He goes to work, comes home, cleans, cooks and does the grocery shopping. He has been the BIGGEST CHAMP and never complains! I am so grateful for such a loving supportive husband. I was loosing weight rapidly so my Dr sent me to a specialist to see if I needed a feeding tube. After discussing it with him we decided to try IV infusion therapy for 4 weeks and see how I hold up.

I am currently in my second week of IV infusion and after all the pokes and bruises I REALLY don't want to go back!!! But I probably will because it really does help! dehydration is the worst, with the head aches, cracking lips, fatigue and worse nausea (so starvation).

I TREASURE the blanket my Mom made me!!!! it keeps me so warm while the cold IV runs through my veins. All the nurses love my blanket, they touch and examine it all the time. I love you Mom, thanks for the best present I have ever gotten!!!

13 week baby bump!!! This is the first day I have got ready since I got pregnant :) it is June 26th - The day Randy and I met at church 2 years ago.

13.5 weeks- This was my best day yet. I have good days and bad days. I still can not eat much due to being SO nauseous but I do feel like I am getting stronger slowly.

FUNNY PREGO STORRIES
So my mind has been the first thing to go for sure!!! my most said phrase these days is "what was I going to say again?" I forget things so fast its scary.
 The other day I woke up in a panic. I quickly checked my phone and was devastated to find that it was the 29th. My best friend Cheli Dewitts birthday was the 27th. So i called her and left a apologetic voice message along with a text. Later that day she texted me back and said "Tina you are the best. However, you are two days and two months off. April 27th is my bday. Silly pregnant girl....." You can only imagine my horror. I was so embarrassed I could hardly breathe. looking backing at previous texts just two months prior sure enough I wished her a happy birthday. and on that day told her the fun news about being prego. How could I have forgotten all that!? ha ha!
So my dreams have been so real since I have been pregnant. I will wake up in the night and it takes me a second to figure out what reality is. Sometimes I will believe a dream was real for days till I figure it out. Example I had a dream that my Mom got braces. It wasn't till a couple days later I really thought about it and remembered that it was a dream. I also often think that conversations with people in my dreams really happened. I have to stop and think hard to try and remember if it was a real conversation or not.
I have peed the bed twice now. ha ha! I will have a dream that I am going potty on the toilet, when in my dream I start to panic because I left my underwear on. So i will wake up (But into another dream) where I realize it was just a dream, so I will go potty again. And then again I panic, but this time I wake up for real. No pee made it passed my underwear onto the bed thank goodness. This might be TMI but I think its happening because I have a UTI and I will get that urgency to pee all day. and usually only a small amount comes out. So I must be getting that feeling while I sleep. However I still thinks its hilarious to wake up and have to change my undies because I peed  n them.