Update on life....

I haven't thrown up in three days!! I know it sounds stupid to announce that to you all, but I am so excited!!! The end has finally come!! I've still been nauseous and icky feeling, but no more puking! Yay!!!!
So Scott and I found out last week that he is going to be laid of AGAIN. I am so sick of General Motors! How are we supposed to raise a family when GM can't decide if they need him? His last day is going to be this Friday. Scott will be able to collect unemployment while he looks for something else so we will be okay for a little while. Money will be super tight but we can manage....we've done it before. We are just really hoping that something great comes along for him so he won't have to go back to GM. It's really scary knowing that we have started a family and there is so reliable income! On the plus side, Scott will be home at night now...that will be great! I miss him so much during the week...especially since I have been pregnant!
Love you all!!

First OB appointment

Scott and I went to my first OB appointment this afternoon. Nothing too exciting...lol. It was the first time we met the doctor and we both really liked her. I was afraid I wouldn't like her, but she is great! I am going to sign Scott and I up for birthing classes and all that good stuff soon. This is so much fun!

Strangest craving yet...

I am always amazed at the things my body craves since I have been pregnant. First it was BBQ sauce. I wanted everything with BBQ sauce all the time! Then the morning sickness started and the only thing I ate for weeks was peanut butter toast. Then it was apples (which I never cared for until now.) Tonight I was at Meijer's and I just had to have macaroni and cheese. Did the baby want regular macaroni? Oh nooo...I just HAD to have the shaped mac! I cannot explain the feeling that came over me...it was so strange! I HAD to have the Scooby Doo macaroni. Does it taste any different? NO! Weird, weird, weird.....

Already 9 weeks!

I cannot believe we started the 9th week of my pregnancy...time is flying by! Before we know it our little one will be here! Here is the article from babycenter.com about how the baby is developing in the 9th week:

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.

As I was reading this aloud to Scott he said "Are you crying AGAIN?" Yes, of course...I cry all the time...lol. Whenever I watch babies being born on TV it makes me cry, too. Scott just says I am a sap. Thanks, hon!
Anyways, I had a dream last night that we are having a boy. Then, I read today in the article that this week the baby's sex organs are formed. I am convinced this is a sign...lol. We are just really hoping for a boy!
I have my first appointment with my OB on Tuesday and I am super excited! I have been feeling better and better lately so I am not really worried about the baby anymore. I am just excited to meet our doctor! I'll make sure to post and let you all know what the doc has to say!
Love you all!
Amanda and Scott