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Puck: "Well now that we have the whole "Spit" thing out of the way, any more news, Nemo?"

Me: "Not yet... My next appointment is on Monday where we'll be doing the ultrasound. Hopefully we'll get to know what the sex of the baby is and it won't just show us butt and give us the finger (as has been know to happen in rare instances). But, then again, this is my kid we're talking about here. :^P"

Puck: "Just make sure that it is not something like the umbilical cord instead"

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Me: "I got the results back on the blood test and everything is hunky dory!

BTW... rereading my original post, I realized that I hadn't mentioned the "spit thing" before. For those of you who don't know, pregnant women usually come to a point in the first trimester where the salivary (spit) glands go into overdrive. We don't drool or anything sick like that, but it's definately annoying and it tastes funny, kind of metallic. So be nice to any pregnant women you know and give them a mint or hard candy. It *really* helps alot."

Phil: "So that's what that spit thing is. Glad to hear the blood test went well. And I second the "keep us informed" thing."

Puck: "I am pretty sure that I could have gone through life not knowing anything at all about "the Spit Thing". Make me think that baseball players must be pregnant then."

Me: "Hehe... But you know, the first time your wife feels ill because of the "spit thing", you'll know what to do and be happy you read about it! Knowledge is power... "

Phil: "Knowledge is power, but power corrupts, and corruption is a crime, and crime doesn't pay! By teaching me about the spit thing, you've doomed me to financial uncertainty!"(*snip*)"As always, more happy thoughts heading your way, Nemo."

Me: "Well, babies are *always* a financial uncertainty. As a matter of fact, that's the #1 concern that new fathers have. Well, after "is my baby healthy?" that is... I don't think mothers worry about the money thing as much. Thanks for the happy thoughts!"

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Ok... here's the thread I've been promising for those of you who wonder how I'm doing thus far.

Last Tuesday I went to have some blood drawn. They're doing what's called a "quad screen". It's 4 different tests they do on the blood to make sure that there's no abnormalities in the baby. I won't get the results for about another week yet. I won't say I'm on pins and needles, but I am looking forward to making sure everything is ok.

All in all, I'm doing pretty good. The nausea and the "spit thing" is finally gone (YAY!) and my weight is on track, or so my nurse says. I'm still wishing I could lose a few pounds!

Other than that, I'm starting to get little sharp tugging pains on the ligaments on the underside of my belly, especially if I try to stand up quick or I laugh too hard. It only lasts a second or two but, man, it smarts!!! I've also noticed the beginning of the demon stretch marks. Not looking forward to those either, but I know they're inevitable unless you have really fantastic genetics or a great plastic surgeon. Maybe I'll just think of them as a badge of courage....

Anyway, that's it for now. I'm feeling good and looking forward to my next ultrasound December 2nd. Maybe we'll get to know what sex the little tadpole is! I'll let you know.

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As for recent news, I had the bright idea a couple days ago that I needed some exercise. After warming up some, I decided to do a couple calesthenic squats. As gently as I could, I managed 3 of them. Big mistake!!! I strained some groin muscles and do they ever hurt! AND I can't take pain meds other than Tylenol! I got chastised thoroughly by my nurse and have been put on rest for the next few days. Then hubby came home from work and chastised me some more. *sigh* But we talked about it afterwards and he agrees with me that I need more exercise than I've been getting, so he's going to start helping me out once this strain is gone. I think that will be nice.

I felt well enough yesterday to go to the store for a little bit. With most of you being guys, I'm sure you won't care much about this. But as a gal, having clothes that fit right is a big deal to me. I've crumbled into tears more times than I can count during the last couple months because my regular clothes don't fit anymore and clothing manufacturers don't seem to think that women with my proportions have children. It's really, really sad. I missed wearing my jeans. And don't even get me started on bras. I have to order those from England! Anyhow, on the suggestion of a friend I went to JC Penney. Low and behold they had clothes that fit me!!!! I have jeans again! I have nice t-shirts that are meant for a woman and not a man! YAY!!!!

Also, I think I felt the baby move this morning. It's hard to tell for sure, since I've never had a baby before. I woke up at about 4:00 this morning. At first I thought it was nauseousness, but then I realized that it wasn't quite like that. I think the "butterflies in the tummy" analogy is pretty much right on to what I felt. I thought about waking hubby up but decided that he couldn't feel it, so I just let him sleep. You can bet I'll wake him when the baby *really* starts kicking though. Anyway, I fell back to sleep for awhile and told him when we woke up. He got the biggest grin on his face. I love to see him happy.

We're going out for our anniversary tonight. It's been 3 years already!!! So we're going to see Harry Potter and then to Terelli's for some good Italian food. I think it'll be fun!

Cya!

PS. Thanks, you guys, for giving me someplace to put my thoughts on the whole pregnancy thing. It's a huge event in anyone's life and I'm so happy that you want me to share it with you. I feel loved....