Look at Me, I'm 10 Weeks Old!!

I got this picture off of www.i-am-pregnant.com They have some really cool pictures of the developing fetus, week by week. It is amazing to me that such a tiny thing can make a person so sick! That is another reason I've been slacking on the blog lately, I just feel so sick all the time its hard to find the energy to do much of anything.

So, here's the story....
I went to the doctor a couple of months ago for a check up and the doctor asked me if there was any chance I was pregnant. I told him it was highly unlikely because I had recently miscarried and we weren't really trying at that time. He offered to check for me, while I was in his office and he went ahead and took the urine sample to determine if in fact I was pregnant. We went back in the waiting room and within 2 minutes he opened the door and said, "I think you should come back here for a minute." He showed me the test results and we almost fell over in shock. At that point I was only 4 weeks, 5 days. Here I was worried I couldn't get pregnant, and wow, I was already pregnant again!

Although we are very excited about the news, we decided to wait longer to tell people this time because we were of course worried that I would miscarry again. We were actually going to wait longer but it just became too difficult to hide due to the fact that I've been extremely sick for over a month now. It seems that I have every pregnancy symptom magnified to the maximum strength possible. I have heard these symptoms usually subside after the first trimester so I'm counting down the days. I had no idea my body could handle being sick for this long.

I am so grateful for my amazing husband, especially at this time. He has become my emotional support, the cook, the housekeeper, the errand runner, and still finds time to work. Somehow I've been making it to work every day but its been a real struggle. I especially have been having a hard time finding foods that I can eat. I feel nauseous from the moment I wake up until the moment I fall asleep and I can't keep most foods down.

So... for all you mothers out there I have a newfound admiration for you. So far pregnancy is not as blissful as I imagined, in fact quite the opposite. If you have any advice on things that have helped with morning sickness, I'm open to any suggestions! Despite my complaining, we are very excited and grateful for this blessing. Oh yeah, and the due date is Feb. 26th, 2009! :)