The Latest

September 7, 2005

1. About the tooth. Much to my surprise, my daughter endured the pain while Brian yanked that not-yet-ready tooth out. Apparently the lure of the tooth fairy’s cash was simply too much to resist.

2. Kindergarten started today. We all like it. It’s a good thing.

3. Not that I have to point it out, but I haven’t been very regular in my posting activity as of late. Still, many of you have been very kind to write comments and send me emails over the last few weeks. Ordinarily I would do my best to respond to each one, but I haven’t. The reason, my friends, is that I’m sick and tired. And the reason I’m sick and tired is because I’m pregnant. For most of you that may be a nice, but hardly earth-shattering piece of news. After all, women get pregnant all the time. For others of you, you’re either:

  • shocked—because I’ve been so adamant about being “done” after two
  • angry—because you had to read the news on my blog and not hear it in person
  • amused—because it just so happens that I have two cousins and a sister who have also just revealed their pregnant status. Moreover, all four of us are due within a month of each other. In fact, my sister and I are due 2 days apart. I don’t know what it was, but apparently there was a whole lotta lovin’ goin’ on in July.

At any rate, I’d just like to say that my posting will continue to be sporadic until I get through this first trimester of constantly-hungry-but-nothing-sounds-good, nauseated-all-the-time, willing-to-give-my-right-eye-for-just-a-two-hour-nap stage. So, I’ll apologize now for not responding to all the comments you nice people leave. I do read them all and am completely stoked that there are actually people in this world who read these ramblings of mine.

By the way, I’m offering a substantial reward to anyone who can suggest something that REALLY gets rid of the nausea.

Category: Life

Comments

11 Responses to “The Latest”

  1. just me
    September 7th, 2005 @ 9:37 pm

    Congratulations, Amy!

  2. Jen
    September 8th, 2005 @ 12:17 am

    Congrats to you and Brian!!!

    Love, Jen Keith and Mairi

  3. cmhl
    September 8th, 2005 @ 9:18 am

    congratulations on the pregnancy!!! what worked for me? eating starchy foods, constantly, until the 12 weeks are over. But, then again, I gained a LOT of weight when I was pregnant, and it took forever to lose it, so maybe I am not the best example. ha.

    congratulations!!!

  4. Andrea
    September 8th, 2005 @ 11:18 pm

    I ate Honey Bunches of Oats, Cheerios and lots of cheese. Nothing else tasted good. Otherwise, you could pray. I’ll pray for you. I know it is no fun to be nauseated and tired. Congratulations!

  5. julie
    September 9th, 2005 @ 12:51 am

    i was so sick with my first…my doctor prescribed (whince) some anti-nausea suppositories. They put me to sleep in class, but I felt so much better. I can’t remember what they’re called, it’s been a while. I was able to keep down Koolaid, but even taking the vitamins was hard for the first five months. I’ll pray for you! I know it’s so hard to be sick with little ones around. Just put on lots of PBS Kids!

  6. Sarah
    September 9th, 2005 @ 12:43 pm

    Oh wow, congratulations!!! :) Have you tried Preggy Pops? :)

  7. Hind's Feet
    September 9th, 2005 @ 5:10 pm

    Congratulations! The only think that works for me, against the nausea, is naps.

  8. Amy
    September 15th, 2005 @ 2:47 pm

    B6, milk thistle, and ginger.

    And congratulations!

  9. Michele (my middle name)
    September 22nd, 2005 @ 10:44 am

    I chewed on ice cubes and drank gingerale with both of my children (now 7 and 6)

  10. Cathy
    September 25th, 2005 @ 6:51 pm

    Congratulations! My doc “prescribed” a 25mg tablet of Unisom (the OTC sleep aid) plus a dose of B6. Did it work? Well, it didn’t make the nausea go away, but it kept me from going over the edge. And I lived on Jamba Juice - there are enough calories in one of those smoothies to sustain a person! GL!

  11. surcie
    September 29th, 2005 @ 3:05 pm

    I tried those motion-sickness arm bands, and then I used the Relief Band (see http://www.reliefband.com), which I bought from my local pharmacist.

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