Baby Bump

I've resigned to the bump.... it's finally here. It seems overnight no matter how much I suck in, the bump is still there. Granted, I just had a huge dinner. Right now, none of my pants are buttonable, they're being held together by Mini's hairties. I think I'll go do some shopping this week. Unfortunately, I'm too big for my own pants but too small for maternity. I gotta get one of those tummy sleeves.

So at 14 weeks and 3 days, here's the first belly picture. Don't mind the bra straps.

Dog Sitting

Dax is spending the week with us. She's a toy poodle, she's so small that the cats don't care about her... she's so non-threatening. The first time we watched her, Daisy didn't know what to do with her. After a week and a half of playing with Toto earlier this month, Daisy tried to play with Dax but Dax is a bit jumpy. She's getting used to another dog though.... just don't quite know how to be playful with one. She's a human dog... lap dog, curls up next to your face at night, follows you EVERYwhere. The first night she was yappy so neither Ryan nor I got sleep. But she slept through without any issue the second night.

Does anyone know if there are breathmints made for dogs????

We have hair ties all over the house because they're Mini's favorite toy. Dax apparently really likes them too.

Economy Plus

So according to the news, not all sectors are suffering in this economy downturn. Two of which are actually reporting an increase in profit.... alcohol and guns. Sorry NRA, that's not exactly the good news that I was looking for. So now we'll have drunken unemployed people going around shooting (or defending) themselves and everyone around them. Yay!

Hunger Pains

Apparently those two words take on a whole new meaning when you're pregnant. It feels like my stomach is eating itself... and this is barely a couple hours after I've just eaten.

First Layettes!

We got a package from Ryan's grandma in the mail today. She got us our first sets of baby clothing! I had to laugh, they were so cute. A couple 3 months, some 6 months, baby blanket, even a cute knit snow outfit... all ducky themed. They are too adorable... I love the ducky theme.

Another Home Day

Today I'm doggy sitting Toto. Good thing (I think) I wasn't feeling good to start off with. Toto's precious, such a cutie. If I wasn't having a baby, I'd seriously consider getting a small doggy. Well... maybe not too seriously, we already have 3 cats and a big needy dog. Toto loves Daisy. Daisy plays pretty well with him too. She lets him have her toys... not that Toto isn't a complete toy hog to start off with. They even play tug... more like Daisy just holds on to the toy and Toto does the tugging. It's cute. On another note, the puppy has already pooped once on his pad, and twice outside, peed 3 times on my kitchen floor and once on the carpet. ... and 6 times outside... and he's barely been here 8 hours! This guy is a machine.

Random question... why is the ice cream man out on a 40 degree day?

It's Real!

Ryan and I went for our first ultrasound this morning. We were in and out in 15 minutes. Seeing the tiny black and white blob-ish thing on the screen certainly made it all the more real. Before it was this abstract thing that just made me sick and uncomfortable. Now, it's more real. There's actually this tiny humanish alien looking thing inside me with a heartbeat and tiny little buds for arms and legs! The nurse called it a gummy bear. I'm still convinced that it's a parasite.

The picture says that I'm 9wks and 3 days, but it's actually 8wks and 6 days. I suppose it'll be 9 wks tomorrow.