I haven’t updated this in ages and have been mainly posting on eqpeople news so figured i’d x-post an update I did on there finally.

Anyhow~

Today I had another doc. appt but thankfully a quick one. Again i’ve lost weight but this time only 2 pounds in the last 4 weeks but that is losing weight still *sighs* My pre-pregnancy jeans are hanging even more on me which i’m not complaining about as long as I know the baby and I are healthy whcih the doc says i’m doing great. He told me that most likely i’ll only gain around 20-25 pounds but that is a guess of course based on my body and this throwing up fun. I’ve lost over 20 pounds total so far so hey maybe i’ll just end up gaining back to my before pregnancy weight ! hehe

My pee in a cup says “you are dehydrated” but honest i’m drinking a ton and we decided that me throwing up all day yesterday was probably the reason why. Basically my nurse/doc aren’t worried but are refilling my Zofran prescription (i’ve been off for almost 2 weeks now) and told me to take on my bad days so we can try to get the throwing up gone. I joked with the doc about him telling me m/s would disappear around 10-12 weeks and here i’m 16 and still going. He says “well that’s the majority, you’re the minority and well…women in minority usually fade out around 20 weeks” We joked about it a bit and hopefully he’s right! He said 1% of women will be sick through end of term and he hopes i’m not part of that 1%.

We listened to the heartbeat again and it was 150 which is within normal ranges, healthy and strong. He was joking about the baby kicking and said I could feel things anytime really. I told him that when I lay down at night and put my hands on my stomach I can sometimes feel lil flutters.

Anyhow, we scheduled my big ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby for 3 weeks from today, November 3rd (My mother’s bday actually!!)

That brings me to other news~ my hubby finalized his offer / start date for the new job. He starts work Nov. 7th and is going to be leaving me the 4th or 5th to drive up to Oregon and will be staying at his parents while I stay behind. I have to stay here while we sell the house sooooo cross your fingers that we sell it fast I hate the idea of being alone, especially while pregnant. I know we have the holidays that we will see each other but still. I cried of course when I found out and am sad that he is leaving but i know it’s what we have to do.

The next few months are going to be insane between selling the house, moving into a rental ( can’t even look at them until we get closer to selling and looks like we’ll be doing a month to month apt. rental even instead of a house due to our short lease situation), the holiday chaos and of course this pregnancy. I just feel a bit overwhelmed but am trying to stay very very calm and stress free, letting my hubby handle the details of everything. I’m even hiring a maid to come in (just a 1 time good thorough cleaning) to prepare it for selling since i’ve been too sick to do much but barely keep up with laundry and dishes. *sighs*

I can’t wait for this chaos to end. I swear we don’t do anything easy. Last year I was working full time, going to school full time in the evenings, planning a wedding in another state and we were building a house. This year it’s building a house / moving and being pregnant.

One good thing is ~ my mom asked me today if i’d like to meet her in Salt Lake City Nov. 12th for the weekend while she does a cat show and hang out. I need to talk it over with the hubby but am almost 100% sure i’m going to make the drive over and get out of this house for that weekend at least. Maybe that’d help the loneliness with patrick gone.

~heather