Happy St. Patty's Day everyone!   Have fun and be careful for those of you who are planning on going out...have a few green beers for me!

Things are still going well!  It seems like every other day, we find out that someone else is pregnant!  There's something in the water, I think.  This past Saturday, we went to our friends' (Jim and Lacy) son's first birthday party and there were five pregnant women there!  Crazy!

Today has been a really good day...haven't felt nauseous at all, so I took advantage of that and ate everything I could get my hands on.   It seems like I have a couple good days and a couple bad ones, which I'll take over being sick ALL the time.

A couple new symptoms have started...two very attractive ones, I might add.  Pimples and burping.  My face seems to be a little more oily so I keep getting little zits here and there.  And the burping...all I can say is at least it's not farting...yet.  Gross! 

Oh and one more...I'm surprised that I already cannot make it through the night without getting up to go to the bathroom.  It's been hard getting used to because prior to getting pregnant, I would RARELY have to get up to go.  Last night, I got up twice...that's a first!

Symptoms or not, everything is going really well...I LOVE reading about what's happening with the baby.  I'm just amazed with the whole process...it's incredible.  And thank you to all my friends and family members who are moms and have been giving me the best advice...the kind that books and doctors cannot give.  I love hearing all of your ideas, experiences, and stories...even if some of them freak me out (Surina). 

I had my first appointment today!    I think I was pretty anxious to get there...I ended up being 20 minutes early.  I didn't realize that it only takes five minutes to get to the doctor's office from our house.

Everything went really well--we found out that I am 8 weeks and 1 day today and that my due date is October 16, 2008...so only a few days later than what I had guessed! 

The nurse asked me how I am with getting blood drawn...I told her I didn't love it, so she had me lay down on the table while she drew it.  Good idea, because I sometimes get a little light-headed even with one vial of blood.  I'm a big baby.  Dean was standing on the other side of me, holding my hand, and telling me about his day.  I have no idea what he was saying...I was too busy thinking about the needle in my arm.   The nurse was really good though...she took five (I think) tubes of blood in no time.  That was the worst part of the appointment!

Since my cycles were so abnormal, they wanted to do an ultrasound in order to pinpoint how far along I am and to give me a due date.  It was sooooooo cool!!!  I think I needed to see that little blob on that screen to really convince me that I am, in fact, pregnant.  It made it real.  We were even able to see the little heart beating and flickering.  It was beating at 180bpm, which they said was normal...it slows down a little by my next appointment.  It may be one of the most amazing things I've ever seen.  I think I could have sat and stared at that screen all day.  We have two ultrasound pictures...I'll post one! 

I'm also going to post a picture of Dean and me in San Diego last weekend...our trip was great!  It was really nice to get away for a weekend and just relax.  We went to a couple beaches, saw seals, shopped, ate, and visited my aunt and cousins.  I made it through most of the weekend without feeling too sick...it was perfect!

My next appointment is in four weeks--April 4, 2008.

Thank you everyone for your guestbook entries...I love them...they make me all teary-eyed.  Darn hormones.  

I'm beginning to think I'm narcoleptic.  Seriously.  Any time my butt touches a couch or bed, all I need is a few minutes and I'm OUT...crazy dreams and all.  If I could figure out a way to sleep while standing, I'd probably do it.

I've had a good couple of days with the whole pukey feeling...it's eased up a little...hopefully it'll stay away throughout this weekend because Dean and I are heading to San Diego for a little early anniversary get-away.  He planned it as a surprise!  I'm so excited to be near the ocean and for some nice weather!

One more week until my first appointment!