Oh My Goodness- Sweet Tarts!

The past few days I have been craving sweet tarts, and maybe Nerds... but mostly sweet tarts. Last night I decided to go to Jacob's work to catch him before he got off and get my sweet tarts. Well, he got off early and had all means of paying for the sweet tarts, so I had to go home empty handed. I was not happy. My hormones were out of control and I was crying over the darn things when I walked in the door. Today though, Jacob went with me to Walgreens and we bought a bag of the easter shaped sweet tarts and I am as happy as can be. They are so delicious! Easter is over 2 months away, I hope this craving goes away soon or the little baby will come out all hyped on sugar!

Names

Recently, Jacob and I have been toying with the possibility of keeping our name choices underwraps until the baby is actually out. There are a lot of reasons for this, the first being that I am super hormonal and super in love with my names and if someone displays a negative taste torwards my names, I may have a minor meltdown. Okay, thats a little selfish. Also, we are definitely going to be revealing the sex of the baby and we want something big to announce when he/she is born.

We'll see though! I will probably burst with excitement well before then. Although, we did tell my mom some of the names and after we convinced her we weren't joking she kept repeating, "no". A little bit frustrating,  but we expect our unusual and (in some cases) super classic names to get some side eyes. We have about 3 or 4 girl choices and 2 or 3 boy choices. For both sexes we're leaning towards one name... Although we are leaning towards different names for the boys. I still need to get to know the baby more to make a big decision!

Right now, things are getting better. My morning sickness is actually only coming at night (around 8:30pm), but I've been trying to nibble throughout the day to avoid it. It doesn't seem to help, but maybe it would be worse if I didn't? Some days are better than others. So far today is a little better than most days. I think I'm gaining some of the weight back, but in my chest. I have to hold up all my pants when I walk! Eek.

Love, the Christians- Just Jess and the little Plum growing in my uterus (yay 12 weeks now!)

Evening Sickness

Like I've said before, I get a little bit better everyday. Except for the yesterday and the day before- inescapable nausea (and even some more) despite my max dosage of anti-nausea medicines. The nausea seems to get worst in the evening, but at least I can go to school! I went Wednesday, and as exhausting as that was, I'm really hoping to get back into the swing of things. Still craving orange juice like crazy, but managed to get some scrambled eggs down- let's hope they stay there!

In other news, Jacob got a hair cut today and he looks super handsome!

Love, the Christians- Jacob, Jess, Cricket, Courage, and the little lime growing in my uterus!

My Crazy Husband!

The other night, Jacob told me he was excited to show off our baby at his family reunion. My eyes bulged out of my head and I may have had a little bout of nauseau... The family reunion is September 30th, in Texas! Now, if I deliver on time and everything goes well that would mean taking a 26 day old baby on a nasty, germy, plane ride and sleeping outdoors. Don't get me wrong, I would love to go! I had a lot of fun last time, but I can't imagine taking that little one across the country before she or he gets its first set of vaccines. Not to mention... what about me?! I've never given birth, I don't know how I'll feel 3 and a half weeks after! Its still a possibility, we're going to talk to the pediatrician and my Ob/Gyn, but in the mean time I feel this is a disaster waiting to happen! Eek!

Yesterday I went to school and had an evening exam. After my test I was craving a milkshake so I went to Pappy's and sucked down a Cookies'n'Cream shake... BAD IDEA! Although baby loved the milkshake, my tummy did not. Luckily I was home before I got the second showing and my tummy stopped once it was empty.

Now I am cuddling under a blankey watching the tellie, sipping lots of orange juice! I can't get enough orange juice, we should invest in OJ stock or something.

Love, the Christians- Just Jess and the little Lime right now

Put the Lime in the Coconut!

Little baby is now the size of a lime! Crazy! We had a good weekend, little lime included. My momma came over and cleaned my whole house as it was very much needed. I feel bad that she spent most of her time doing dishes and laundry than actually visiting. A six hour drive to clean someone else's house? Sheesh- she must love me.

I'm feeling a little better these days. Eating more each day and drinking orange juice like there's no tomorrow. We went looking for cribs, strollers, and car seats yesterday and its so hard to pick gender neutral things. I can't believe it's still 11 weeks until we find out the sex! I think its a girl, along with Megan and Amy. My mom and sister are absolutely insistent its a boy. We'll see the week of May 2nd!

What else happened this weekend? We told Erin about the baby... Well, Amy did. She called her up and said, "you're going to be a Grandma again!" I think for a few seconds Erin believed Amy was the one with a baby inside, but when she asked, "You?!" Amy answered, "Well, Jacob's the father" and Erin said, "I hope its not you!" Haha. It was executed perfectly.

Telling my own grandmother didn't go so well. Bits of the conversation went as follows:
Her- "What?! Didn't you take your pill?"
Me- "No, they made me really nauseous."
Her- "Well, lots of things make me nauseous!"
and then after she calmed down a bit:
Her- "Well, what else is new? Do you have any good news?"

It made me really sad to see her react that way. I hope she comes around. In the meantime, just relaxing... I'm exhausted- haven't been sleeping well. I am trying not to nap because I am (come hell or high water) going to school tomorrow!

Love, the Christians- Jacob, Jess, Cricket, Courage, and the Lime growing in my uterus (yay! We're all watching a movie together)

Great 1st Appointment!

I am pleased to announce that my 1st appointment was nothing like that scene in "500 Days of Summer"! It went very well. My doctor prescribed me a plethora of anti-emetics and told us where we can get the best for dirt cheap! We also heard the heart beat, which was amazing... She put the gel on and said, "Well, sometimes we can't find the heartbeat this early on so don't get discour- OH WAIT!" and then we heard the "wooshwooshwoosh". I'll admit- I cried, but I think Jacob did too, though he will never admit it. The only downsides of the appointment were a) the TB test, a shot! I hate shots these days and b) the doctor told me to eat a spoonful of peanut butter every 2 hours or so. I stinking hate peanut butter! Especially plain like that- gag me with a spoon (full of peanut butter)!

In other news, the doctor also told me I could safely double the amount of meds I am taking, which I willingly did to eat. I managed to eat and keep down some sweet and sour chicken last night. Now, lets just hope I go poo soon, because I am estimating its been somewhere around 25 days. Sure, that may be TMI, but this blog is to talk about my pregnancy- all aspects. Right? Ugh!

Love, the Christians- Jess, Cricket, Courage, and the little prune growing in my uterus (Jacob's at work)

Appointment Tomorrow *Knock on wood*

Our first official OB appointment is tomorrow, barring any natural disasters such as a storm taking over the entire country. I don't know what to expect, I'm at least hoping to hear a little heart beat, but maybe 10.5 weeks is too early? I'm 10.5 weeks in- about 2.5 weeks until I start the second trimester. On one hand, my optimistic hand, I'm looking forward to diving into the second trimester, "the feel good trimester". On the other hand, I'm scared. What if I get into the second trimester and this nauseau and vomiting doesn't end? What if my milestone I've been so looking forward to is nothing but a missed hope? I really hope that this ends soon, its ridiculous. I read about women taking the medicines I'm taking and they're like, "Oh my God! Its a miracle! Took my nauseau completely away!" Okay, I'm thankful the meds keep me from puking every thirty minutes, and I'm thankful not to have been to the ER in a few weeks, but honestly, how stupid is my body that these miracle drugs only take the edge off?

On that note, hopefully this nauseau means a healthy pregnancy. That all the right hormones are being produced and doing the right things to get the little baby from that little poppy seed to the insanely huge watermelon.

On a side note, I've eaten more today than I have in awhile! Two popsicles, some Cheezits, chicken broth, and a piece of chocolate cake (eaten in 4 sittings). Hopefully all that food will let me use the bathroom. Its kind of gross, but I haven't in weeks and although it doesn't hurt its a wee bit worrisome. We'll see tomorrow!

Watching 500 Days of Summer right now, the part where Tom's expectations and reality don't align. I hope that is not how tomorrow goes.