Cravings I've felt much better this past week. I'm pretty sure that all the morning sickness is gone. I still get a little bit nausous every now and then. I'll be starting my second trimester soon. I've had a few cravings, but nothing too crazy. I've craved Chex, I had to eat two big bowls of it to calm my craving. I've also craved spinach, but that craving wasn't too bad. Most recently I was craving tomatoes and cucumbers. I have been thinking about it for four days. Today I ate 6 tomatoes and 3 cucumbers. I feel so stuffed now. Atleast I have been craving vegetables. Some people have joked that I'm going to start craving a hamburger or bacon (I'm a vegetarian, for those who don't know me). But I don't think so.
2006-04-17 (12 weeks)
Happy Easter! I just want to wish everyone a very Happy Easter. We went to church yesterday, it was very crowded. We hadn't been in two weeks because we'd been out of town. I'm hardly nausous at all anymore, and I haven't thrown up in a week and a half. So Things are getting much better. I wasn't as tired this past week at work as I have been. Maybe it was just because I had all that time off. Or maybe I'm finaly getting past that stage. In 10 days I'll be in my 2nd trimester. Wow, how time is going so fast. I've also got a little belly starting. Although if people didn't know I was pregnant, it would just look as though I'm getting fat. I can't wait until I actually look pregnant, and not just like I'm getting fat. I'll post a belly picture when I get a good one, or one that I'm comfortable putting on the site. Johan started to paint the nursery. He did the ceiling and the closet doors. We can't really do much more until we find out if were painting it pink or blue. We already know that we're going to a Noah's Ark theme. I found a cute wall paper border online, and it comes in a blue or red shade. I still think it's a boy, but I can't wait to find out for sure. Johan and my mom aslo think it's a boy, but maybe they just hear me talk about it so much I've convinced them as well. Although my dad thinks I'm having a girl. That's 3-1 boy. Only time will tell.
2006-04-12 (12 weeks)
Name Game Lets talk boy names: We're almost set on Joshua. We're just not sure on the middle name. I like Joshua Johan. But alot of people think JJ when I say that, and I don't want him being called JJ. And Johan doesn't want to use his name as the middle name. He doesn't like his name cause alot of people can't say it, spell it, or remember it. But I think that our first born son should have his father's name as a middle name. We'll see. We've also thought of Joshua James, but there is that JJ thing again. So Joshua is our first choice, but another one that we like is Jacob. Maybe for our second son. Now lets talk girl names. We're really divided when it comes to girl names. He loves Sophia, which I can not stand. It's alright if it's someone elses name, but not my daughter. I like Haylie, but he says no because it is too common. One name we both sorta like is Olivia. One other maybe is Stephanie, he likes it more than me. So we're still in need of a girls name. We are absolutely set on the middle name if it's a girl. The middle name will be Jean, after my middle name, my mom's middle name, and her Aunt Jean. I think Haylie Jean goes well, so does Olivia Jean. But all that said and done, I still think it's a boy. We should find out sometime in June, so we'll have plenty of time to come up with a name.
2006-04-12 (12 weeks)
Back Home Johan and I are back at our home now after our week in Rochester. It was good to go back home to Rochester, I just wish it had been for different reasons. My dad's surgery went good, but the recovery was slower than expected, due to a secondary problem that arose. I don't want to say anymore because I'm not sure how comfortable he is with me writing about it. But he's back home now, doing better each day. The flight out there was horrible. I was sick, I had a fever, a cough, and was congested. I slept almost all of the first two days I was there. I kept up with my medicine and was feeling better by the third day. I'm almost completely better now except for a slight lingering cough. I had to work today. Back to the daily grind. No one likes the first day back at work after a week off.
