gag me.

hm. so the one thing that i'm pretty awful at at this particular juncture in my life is the one and only thing i have to do upwards of 8 times a day.

i'm not a good pill taker. but because i haven't been able to keep much food down, my midwife has put me on a high protein, low sugar diet, with an excruciatingly enormous amount of pills every day. to help the medicine (aka food) go (stay) down. except that taking the pills makes the medicine want to come back up and say hello.

also, why is it that protein bars look so yummy on the package, but taste like ass?

happy spring!

not a whole lot has been going on around here. i spend most of my day concentrating really hard on not puking, and trying to think of things to eat that don't sound nauseating. it's a blast. really. tummy-wise, not much has happened either. 8 weeks on the left and 14 weeks on the right.

i just look a bit more bloated. hopefully i'll quit losing weight and start filling in soon.

we had another awesome appointment with our midwife this week, and sean finally got to hear the heartbeat. we were able to listen for a few minutes. it was pretty amazing.

also, i can't wait until the day i get to show my grandchildren the end result of the conversation that started with, "i can't wear flip-flops with jeans... i'll look like a douche!"

i guess this is what you wear flip-flops with, then.

sayonara first trimester!

can't say i'm too sad to see you go.

5 weeks

ultrasound at 8 weeks

i'm still hoping that this general feeling of constant, crushing nausea disappears soon. very very soon.

most exciting decision of the first trimester: ditching my ob/gyn for homebirth with a midwife! also, baby names. but those are still a secret.