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so with some of my symptoms starting to subside, and new ones cropping up, my pregnancy is not as easy peasy as i figured.

nausea is slowing fading, although not completely gone. getting a little more energy back, which is neat.

heartburn is ridiculous. and i have NO desire to eat.... at all. i'm losing a little bit of weight and kind of concerned that i'm not giving her enough nutrition.

the one GOOD thing i can truly say makes me happy, is that i feel her moving around every day. knowing that she's in there and healthy and safe makes me heart so warm.

hubby is being so amazing. he talks to her, and is working hard on fixing up the things she'll need and customizing things for her. he is going to be the best father ever.

i cant wait for olivia jo to get here!

it's a....

GIRL! we had an ultrasound last week and it looks like a healthy baby girl! she is moving all around, being a little acrobat. she is so precious already and i cant wait until she gets done cooking and gets here!!!!!!!!!!

i'm still full of symptoms. it's kind of ridiculous. sneezing is a new one. i sneeze, literally about 20 times a day.... soooo annoying. and if i'm lucky, i get the added benefit of peeing on myself while i do so.. yayyyyy.

nausea is still there... i have my good days, when i only need 1/2- 1 zofran.. and my bad days (rare) in which i may need three.... headaches are still here. heartburn has me up to about 10 tums a day. exhaustion is still hanging around, although i can get out for a little more at a time now. yesterday we went to lowes and the grocery store... and by the end, i was ready to collapse, but i made it! LOL. again with the second coming of puberty. new zit every day... lol. which is awesome.

even through all these symptoms, i'm so excited about this little girl! hubby has been working on her changing table and crib, and is getting ready to paint them and customize them for her.

we have given the baby a name. her name is going to be olivia jo. jo, you ask? yes... jo. lol. jo is part of my grandmother's name, who passed years ago... amazing woman. and jo is also my mother's middle name. :D

i think it's a beautiful name and i cannot wait to meet her!

news and updates

ladies and gentlemen, we have movement! the monkey is definitely jumping around and doing acrobatics in there! it's the neatest feeling ever!

tests came back and our monkey is healthy! no major birth defects! have another ultrasound in about 2.5 weeks or so.

next friday, we're going to get an ultrasound to see if we can find out the gender! i cant wait to find out if we have a hamburger or a hot dog. lol.

sickness is still here, but it's definitely less than it was.

however, no let up on the energy part... i have none... zero. and it sucks.

last

this is going to hopefully be my last pregnancy. while i am so excited about the little screaming bundle of joy that is the prize of this ordeal.... getting there is damn near killing me.

i just spent the last 3 days on my couch, because of the most intense migraine ever. i tried EVERYTHING to get rid of it... and it eventually just took sleep... lots of it.

every pregnancy symptom that i can possibly have.... i have. and to the tenth power. i dont think i can deal with this again after this....

aaaaand, cue the hormones.

one thing... all it took was one thing. i watched some sappy vid a friend posted on FB and i started crying after about 10 seconds.

i've pretty much been crying nonstop since then. everything is getting to me right now.

is there ONE pregnancy symptom i can go without please? sheesh.

ok, so i lied.

i thought i would be okay because i had a day without the zofran.

nonsense. it's been even worse. and because mother nature loves me so much... she threw in the heartburn. so i've got all that going at once!

dr appt tomorrow. new doc, so hopefully that goes okay!

ding dong

the nausea is dead! well... day one of no nausea at least.

although it was replaced by a wicked case of heartburn..... hooray for tums