Food Poisoning at 8 months, not recommended!

I have to admit I have gotten very lazy recently when it comes to my nutrition. That said Saturday after work, Tim and I had Taco Bell for dinner, nothing tasted off but, around 4:00 Sunday morning things went very wrong. I was extremely ill, every 45 minutes. I couldn't keep anything down, not even water, when I was still getting sick every 45 minutes at 10:00 6 hours later Tim decided we should go to the Hospital.
It was a good thing we did because I had become extremely dehydrated and had begun contracting. As far as Ava goes she had a healthy heartbeat and seemed to be doing fine, So after 3 bags of fluid and sugars as well as two injections of anti-nausea medication, which I was told was extremely expensive, we were discharged. My face is blown up like a puffer fish and bruised and everything bone, joint and muscle in my body hurts, but Ava is still active so I will take all that.
I felt a little queasy this morning and was almost afraid I had gone to the hospital for morning sickness, and that this was going to be something that I was just somehow going to have to manage, but it passesd within seconds and I was reassured that Taco Bell is just dangerous at least the one on whitehorse is.

30 weeks and 10 to go

The nursury is slowly coming together, and we are even more excited and nervous! I have been experiencing some rather ugly cramps now for the past week, I was told at my last appt. on Monday that they are Braxton Hicks contractions, well Braxton can have them back because I don't want em! I guess that means we are almost there.
As far as we know everything is well. It has to be, because at this point I don't think I could handle anything happening to her. I am so completely in love with her! I dreamt about her last night and I didn't want to wake up. Just the thought of holding her in my arms brings me to tears. OK, I'm done gushing!

I love you BABY AVA!

A Bottle of Glucose

Today was my 27/28 week checkup, including a glucose test, and drum roll....my medicine is working just fine. My blood glucose level needed to be below 130 it was 110, yeah! I have gained way more than I would like to mention right now, but I am going to resume my walking now that my doctor has OK'ed it, I've got to get into shape for this big event.

Leg Cramps, Pee, My FRICKIN Toe!, & AMAZING THINGS!

Above anything I'm about to say, I am exploding with joy and happiness to be PREGNANT!
Now I'd like to say since I weighed at one point in time over 300 lbs most of the things pregnant women complain about, as far as stratch marks and achy joints, I experienced for years 5 times worse. So far this pregnancy thing has'nt been so bad, yeah I gained some weight uh about 1/10 of what I had lost, no biggie pardon the pun. Some back pain here and there but really much less than when I was larger.
With all that said, these past two weeks have been completely different, I finally feel more pregnant than fat. I have lost all sense of balance and completely jacked my big toe and toe nail, the details are too gruesome to share, other than It has now healed twice, just in time for me to stub it and tear it completely open again. I told you ewey gooey.
Then as of last night I'm convinced my bladder has shrunk I woke up Five times to pee cracking my toe on the wall in one effort to make it to the toilet before I wet myself(sorry I spoke of this cursed toe again). Then when I wasn't being awoken by my screaming bladder My calves decided to take turns spasming alternating about every 45 minutes.
I jokingly complain but something also happened last night that was really cool and I'm sure soon will become not so cool... For the first time I was woken up by her! Really, I mean she was bouncing from one side of my stomache to the other, unfortuneately that was followed by a half sleep state walk to the kitchen where I proceeded to eat cuccumber salad and a spoonfull of peanut butter at 12:30 in the morning. I AM DEFINATELY PREGNANT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!

Check out this video Timmee made for me

It's so sweet, he's been playing on the computer while I was at work...

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=3193790

6months/24weeks and coming up on October 17th

Well here we are at 6 months and I'm somewhat in disbeleif. So much so, that I am extremely paranoid. Last night at work I squatted to do something, which I won't do again by the way, and I had a little "accident". Well I didn't know for sure it was an "accident", so being an over-protective mother-to-be I called my doctor. I'm really lucky to have a doctor who is extremely accessible to me and I was on the phone with him within minutes. I decided at that point in time I didn't want to go running to the hospital because I have a weak bladder. So he told me to meet him at his office in the morning(this morning) just to reassure me.

I'm glad to say every thing is fine she just finds my bladder to be very cushiony and she's getting bigger, Depends here I come! On the up side I got to see her in the ultrasound again, and she is still a she. We still go back to the Drs on Oct. 23rd. I'm going to try to leave my doctor alone until at least then, not that he makes me feel bad in fact he encourages me to call with any concerns no matter how small. Thank God we found this guy, even though it was in the midst of such a sad time, during our first pregnancy.

I am extremely excited at this time but we are also coming up on October 17th. For most people this day will come and go, unless there is something special like an anniversary or a birthday. However we will be in a quiet mourning for our little ones who were originally to be with us at this time. I know they were only 10 weeks in the making but they were already imbedded in our hearts. Maybe that is the reason for my uneasiness right now.

I know I am blessed at this time and I won't complain as I heard so often in that time that it was meant to be, and maybe it was, but then that means my tears were meant to be and so is the love and longing that I feel for them. So if you would on October 17th please think of Tim, I, and our little ones that would have been here with us. As well as Ava while we wait for her.

Almost 23 weeks

Well we are 22 1/2(5.5 months) along now, and so far so good. I got a little paranoid at 21 weeks because I wasn't feeling her as much I had previously, but after wonderful care and an ultrasound it became apparent that she had just gotten to big for all those flips.
I've grown some more in the middle and I can feel her again, and I love it. After our regular monthly visit with the Dr. today I'm a little confused as to where our child will be born, I'm not even sure what state. We live in Northern South Carolina, my parents and my Dr. are in southern North Carolina. My choices are at a hospital close to my parents or a home water birth at my parents. I'm leaning towards a water birth at home.
This picture was taken my first day at work lucky for me we have to wear black, it's very flattering. Although as of today I actually lost 4lbs since my last monthly Dr.'s appointment, how does that happen? Beleive me I'm not complaining, but is that normal at five months?
We go back October 23rd for our last monthly appt. after which we will be going every other week. I put off registering for baby stuff because it was so hard to believe this is finally happening, but I took a leap of faith and opened a registry at Target. It was like opening a can of worms now I can't stop looking at all the cute stuff. I'm sure I registered for all the wrong things so if anyone wants to give me some suggestions I will gladly take them.
We love you all, Please take care!

Halfway There

Well we made it 5mo. and I'm am finally gaining weight. A little too much weight, only 10lbs, but I'm only suppose to gain 15 all together, as I am a "big girl"! She moves quit a bit, although I havn't gotten quite a full kick yet. Tim did feel her squirm a bit the other night, which we were kindof surprised by. Nothing fits anymore, so I went shopping with mom for some real maternity pants. Now I have a pair of pants that are really big in the belly, my mom convinced me I would grow into them. In the mean time I have to hold them up or stick out my stomache for them to fit. As Seen in this Pic...

I'll be putting more pictures of my growing belly up, especially since this time it's expanding for a good reason, and I LOVE IT! This is my belly at 5 months...

She's a She

Well, it looks like a little girl. If you know what i'm talking about she had a hamburger, not a turtle. According to all the measurements taken all is well and developing normally. After 6 years of trying I was starting to have my worries, but I have found God has his own plans, with a little help from fertility drugs. Thank you to everyone for all of your prayers and thoughts. I have no doubt, that it has helped us get this far. One more week and we'll be 5 months, and I think I'm starting to look a little more pregnant and a little less like I've been eating to much, which I have, but I can't help it she makes me really hungry.
I also must announce she has made her presence known in my belly as well, I started having some feelings of movement at about 18 weeks. She is now doing full blown flips and somersaults, and it's a very strange, but amazing feeling. Not only do I feel this, but we could actually see her doing this at the last ultrasound. We're going to have a gymnast on our hands for sure. Well we must sign off for now, I hope you all are enjoying these little updates.