Snow Pictures

There was enough rambling on the last post. Just wanted to share our snow pictures. The roads are still a mess so we're hanging out at home today.

Snow and Updates

We are preparing to huddle in for the weekend. Over the next 24 hours we are supposed to get 8-11 inches of snow. Not much by northern standards, but it will shut our little city down. Winston-Salem is not prepared for snow- it only snows 1 or 2 times a year. So everyone freaks out when it snows. The meteorologist on the news looks like her head is going to pop off. It's coming down pretty fast now. Everything is already white outside. There is not much accumulation on the roads, but the grass is covered and my car is coated. It's only been snowing about 2 hours. It's really pretty to watch... especially since I don't have to go out in it.

As for me and the blueberry (what Brian and I call the baby)- we are fine. Not too much to report really. Still having some nausea/vomiting but since I am not working much this month it's tolerable. I did decide to quit moonlighting for a while. It's hard to stay up and work all night when I'm tired and nauseated. Hopefully I will start again in my second trimester. The extra money comes in handy.

I have not changed physically yet- still look the same. I have not gained any weight. I know it is coming. I have been looking online at maternity clothes- kinda funny looking belly/stretchy panels. Not too sure those will be comfortable. People say that they are comfortable. Luckily I have some time before I will need them.

This lack of change also makes it easier to keep my little secret at work. I have not told them yet that I am pregnant. I am nervous about this. I found out last week that one of the ladies that was supposed to start fellowship with me in July will not be coming. She had to break her contract because of a health issue. They will start looking for a replacement, but as of now we are one fellow down. This may make my announcement less welcome. Though I can't see my future program director begrudging me my maternity leave. He is about the nicest guy I have ever worked with. That said still nervous about telling him. Ultimately I don't want to inconvenience anyone- thought it's probably inevitable.

Baby's First Picture

We had our first ultrasound today. We got our first look at our baby. It was so tiny and mostly looked like a little blob. But you could see and hear the heart beat. That was neat. It was fast. It was 162 beats per minute (which is normal). They measured the crown-rump length (the length from head to tail) and estimated my due date at September 5th. I feel better knowing everything looks normal- the little heart beat is in the right place. But seriously, it's such a tiny little thing to be causing all that fatigue and nausea.

Afterward I was teasing Brian that he is a blob-daddy. He told me that he thinks the baby is a girl. Just a feeling he says. We'll have to wait and see if he's right. We made the appointment for our next ultrasound, 4/9/10. This is the big one where we get to see all the little parts and maybe the sex of the baby.

MLK Weekend

Got to spend time with my BF this weekend. Have not seen Theresa much lately. I went out shopping with Theresa today. We went to 3 home goods stores and lunch. I am tired. I need a nap now. But it was fun.

Early in the weekend was rough. This was most definitely a GI bug- 24 hours of sickness which woke me from sleep at 3AM Saturday morning. Even the nausea meds could not compete with this mess. Glad that's over. Yuck! Good thing Brian was there to take care of me. He has been pretty great.

I have found another random side effect of pregnancy- I cry at commercials. There was this commercial about animal cruelty on TV. I cried at the end- I actually cried at a commercial. I do not cry at movies or TV- well apparently I do now.

On a happier note- my new rotation is awesome. It's easy street. I hardly have to be at work at all. A nice change.

We are really excited about the ultrasound on Friday.

GI Bug vs. Pregnancy

I missed my first day of work in 2 and a half years. My theory is that I have the GI bug going around. Others seem to think it's pregnancy. Either way the end result is nausea, vomiting and low grade fevers; as a bonus a lovely petichial (tiny red/purple spots) rash on my face and neck. I guess that's what happens when pale white girls puke too much.
So I am home recovering today and some poor second year had to cover my clinic this morning and my ER consults this afternoon. Turns out I missed an interesting clinic. One of my more difficult patients went off on the receptionist and was fired from clinic. So one less ornery old man to treat. I bet he made a huge scene though.

I guess the word is out too. Thanks for the congrats Aunt Ann. I am guessing that my Dad is responsible for spreading the good news. No one can keep this secret. Good thing that doesn't bother me too much. Just as long as the people at work don't find out yet. I can't imagine that they will as thrilled as Brian and I are about our baby news.

Announcement!

Brian and I are proud to announce that we are expecting of our first child. We have told our parents, siblings and a few close friends. I am only about 5-6 weeks pregnant and we should not be spreading the word just yet. But we are not very good at keep secrets- especially Brian. I am not sure that there will be anyone left to tell when we are supposed to start telling people- after the 1st trimester. :)

We are excited, to say the least. I had my first doctors appointment this week. Had blood work done and scheduled our 1st ultrasound. On January 22nd we'll get our first look at Baby Barbour.

So far I am doing fine. Morning sickness is a huge misnomer. It's more like random waves of nausea which happen without warning or provocation. Don't get me wrong- it's not too bad. It just rarely happens in the morning when it is supposed to. The other thing I have noticed is that I am tired. My bed calls to me early every night. All part of being pregnant.

I stole this idea- for a pregnancy blog from a friend. She was pregnant during medical school and her family was several states away. So she started a blog to keep them involved in the process. And so I have stolen her idea. I intend to post pictures once my belly begins to grow and maybe even ultrasound images if I can figure out how. Hopefully I will keep up with his blog- post every week or so and keep you all updated to my progress.