Here is a run down of the first trimester:

4 weeks
Today was Thanksgiving and I made it through the entire day without spilling the beans! I’m trying really hard to keep this one under wraps until at least 10 weeks when my doctor says I will be out of the danger zone.

Due to a little blood clotting issue I have, now that I’m expecting I have to do a daily injection of a blood thinner called Lovenox. The worst part is the injection has to go in my tummy. This FREAKS Steve out and he runs for the living room each time I have to do it.

I did my first injection two nights ago and let me tell you…it hurt like HELL!! I was shocked! I was not prepared for it to burn as badly as it did. Tonight I did my third shot and it was better, it didn’t hurt near as bad as last nights. I found the closer I get to my belly button the worse it hurts. If I stay on the sides it still burns but doesn’t hurt too bad. My tummy has several little bruises on it, but it’s all worth it if this will keep everything going.
5 Weeks
This week the morning sickness kicked in. Did I say morning sickness?? I meant all day every day sickness and it’s way worse at night. I can barely function during the day. The only thing I can eat is apples and ginger ale. I read on the message boards that most of the girls had this until 10-15 weeks! I don’t know if I can handle feeling this way for 5-10 more weeks! My house is a wreck. I haven’t done laundry in days and the dishes are piling up. Wonder when Steve will realize he needs to get to that? Haha.

We had our first ultrasound today! We were hoping to see more than we did so Steve was a little disappointed when all we could see was a little rice thing. They said it was still a little early but that I was actually measuring exactly 6 weeks putting my due date at July 31st! We scheduled an appointment for 1 week from now to see if we can detect heartbeat. Steve is happy but reluctant because the first time we had a slow heartbeat and the 2nd time we had no heartbeat. He is on the edge of his seat, but I have a good feeling.
6 Weeks
Saturday morning I got up and made my way over to my moms for our annual Christmas shopping trip. Before I got there I was feeling sick. Once we got in the car I was really sick. We stopped at babies r us and got some preggie pops and then at Walgreens to get some emetrol. After that we went to Whataburger and got breakfast. Between the 3 I was feeling better by the afternoon, but still not grand. I did manage to shop until 6pm and then go to Lights in the Heights that evening.

My cousin Michael and his wife Kristi came over and we went to this Italian place nearby for dinner, then we headed over to lights in the heights. It was fun to see all of the different decorations. We walked the entire thing and then we were all ready to get back to the car. Once I got home I started feeling bad again and took some emetrol and got in bed. Sleep tends to cure the feeling so it wasn’t long before I was off to sleep.

Sunday I woke up feeling somewhat okay and we put our lights up, by the time we were done with that I was sick again and we missed my company Christmas party, then I missed work on Monday. Tuesday at work was AWFUL! I felt on the verge of barfing all day. Luckily my doctor called in prescription and that has helped a LOT! Yay for safe medication!
7 Weeks
Today we went in for our 2nd ultrasound and there was our little gummy bear with a healthy heartbeat of 132 bpm! I was sucking on preggie pops the entire time to keep my nausea in check. When Steve saw that heartbeat he was very excited and we were both amazed at how much growth had taken place in just one week. Here is a picture of our little gummy bear. You can see a head and little flippers where the arms are developing.

8 Weeks
well this week is the week of Christmas and we hosted Christmas Eve at our place this year. Our house is so small I was a little worried about people not having enough room to sit, but it worked out okay. We had just enough room for all of us. I took my zofran as soon as I woke up and took it all day to make sure that I wasn't sick through Christmas Eve. My family had several conversations about babies and I was dying to spill the beans but just decided to wait another 2 weeks. By hearing my cousins talk it sounds like we are going to have a family baby boom here soon. One cousin is trying and the other will start trying this summer! Woot! My little cousin Tyler is 3 years old and he is the cutest thing. He asked us why we have Biscuit and Magnum and we said "because we like having them" and he said "y'all need to take those dogs to the shelter!" LOL we laughed about that all weekend. I wish I had the battery charged on my camera so I could post pictures. Tyler had a ton of presents and it was so fun watching him open them. He would get so excited!!! My dad got him so spurs for his cowboy boots and he was sooo happy!!! I can't wait until next year when we have a new baby so poor little Tyler isn't the only kid at Christmas.

On Christmas day I got up and warmed up a ham and then it was off to my in laws for the day. They asked us to bring the dogs so we loaded them up and took them to grandpas for the day. He has a huge yard so they played all day and we were surprised at how good they were! The food was so good and enjoyed seeing everyone. Then it was off to my mom's for a quick visit. She has her Christmas lunch really early so we got there well after it was over but it was so nice to get to spend a little time with my mom on Christmas.

Once we got home we didn't leave the house for a few days!
9 Weeks
We had another ultrasound on Thursday. Again it's amazing how much my little gummy bear has grown! It now looks like a baby and has officially graduated from embryo to fetus. Did I mention that Steve has been a true blessing? The last few weeks he has been doing laundry, cleaning the house, bringing me drinks and food, and not complained once. He's been living off of sandwiches and TV dinners since looking at food makes me want to hurl and I haven't cooked a thing. I feel like a big loser because all I can do is lay in bed all day while he waits on me hand and foot until the nausea subsides.
10 Weeks
Praise the Lord my morning sickness is easing up on me. I'm still queazy but it's much more manageable than before! It was back to work this week and super slow. I'm starting to notice a little bump in my tummy, but all of my clothes still fit just the same. I actually made dinner this week for the first time since I was 5 weeks. I made spaghetti. I still have an aversion to meat, coffee and veggies. I've been forcing myself to eat raw veggies with ranch to keep up with my veggie intake.