Some cravings I’ve had this time around have been salads, vegetables, and egg sandwiches (like egg and cheese biscuits).
Some aversions I’ve had this time around have been meat, coffee, and GARLIC.
Some things that have helped me get through bad morning sickness have been Red Baron breakfast pizzas, Pop Tarts, cinnamon gum (LOTS OF IT), Fruity Pebbles, Lucky Charms, milk, strawberry milk, cream soda, and Mylanta.
Just to keep notes, this week the baby’s heartbeat was 147 beats per minute. We scheduled our next appointment for the end of June, and we’ll have another ultrasound that week.
Nothing much to report.
And now here is a quick shot of week 15:
It’s been different this time around because my belly just kind of plopped out. Not popped. Popped would be cute. Plop is exactly what it sounds like–frumpy and dumpy. I recall my pants not buttoning well during week 6 and being shocked.
With Emma, I didn’t look this “big” until around week 20-something. It’s been harder to adjust to my actual reflection in the mirror because it is just so darn fast this second time around.
Sometime around May, Emma started coming home from daycare and telling us about kids at school who were going to be big brothers or big sisters. And being a three year old, Emma started trying out these claims for herself to see what they felt like…which really confused our family. Peter and I had decided to wait for a while to tell Emma about becoming a big sister. I think the goal was to wait until my stomach felt a lot better first, but this kid was just so darn excited.
One day, Peter’s mom came home and asked us if we had told Emma already. Apparently Emma greeted Gramma at the door of daycare saying, “I’m gonna be a big sister!” True, but we had never actually told her that yet.
So we decided to sit her down and tell her before someone else did by accident. She was very excited, and we even did a walk through the house to see where a new baby would be able to sleep. Luckily, Dad had the good idea to put the baby in the extra bedroom where Emma’s old crib was.
We took a couple pictures of her in her new Big Sister shirt, and she proudly went to school the next day and told everyone that Mommy was having triplets…WHAT?!
Yes, so I had to respond to many shocked daycare workers when I walked through the door and asked me, “IS IT TRUE??!!?” I almost spit out an imaginary drink when they followed their question with “Are you pregnant with triplets?!” Haha. NO! It is NOT true.
Only one Franza baby in there, folks. Emma is positive that it’s a brother named Harry. We have had to tell her that it may not be a boy and that we don’t know right now. She responds with “Oh, ok. But he will be my brother.”
Since I had pret-ty bad morning sickness with Emma, I expected for this old friend to rear it’s ugly head again this time…only, I was expecting it around week 6.5 again, not week 5.5 like it actually did.
Peter and I went out for Japanese food, and in the middle of our vegetable sushi dishes, I could not look at the sushi anymore. Just the thought of looking at it was enough to make me feel sick.
My doctor had given me some nausea medicine proactively, but she had explained that the “Cadillac” of morning sickness medicines was no longer available until week 12 of pregnancy–Zofran. I tell you what; I missed my friend, Zofran a lot. The new medicine she gave me was called Diclegis, which is a mix of vitamin B6 and a sleeping aid (Unisom). All it did was make me super tired and talk in my sleep like a maniac.
During my 6 week doctor appointment, Peter mentioned to the doctor that I was not responding well to the medicine. I pretty much was sick all the same, making me super sad. She changed my medicine to Phenergan, which was a billion times better but still lots of sleepiness. I also talked in a my sleep a lot but not as much. The Phenergan made my stomach mostly tolerable, but I wasn’t allowed to operate heavy machinery aka drive while taking it. Peter was a wonderful husband and drove me to work each day and picked me up. I still had to have cinnamon gum, lollipops, bags in my purse/car for random vomiting, and snacks everywhere just in case.
At week 12, my doctor switched me over to Zofran, and it was amazing. YAY, ZOFRAN! Except for one side effect, but I won’t get into that here. For some reason, the nausea is still peeking through pretty strong at certain points during the day, but I haven’t thrown up since week 12 or so. I’ll consider that a win.
We also got a better picture at that visit so I’ll add it here to spice up this blog entry a bit.
For anyone who is curious, yes, smells make me sick–particularly the smell of men (my husband included), coffee, dirty dishes in the sink, pull-ups, dog food, air freshener, and so much more!
If you are a believer in all of the gender prediction myths, here is some information:
I don’t really believe in any of the gender prediction myths, but I’d love to hear what myths anyone out there has heard before.
On March 13, Peter and I found out that we are expecting Franza baby #2.
When I was pregnant with Emma, I started having ptyalism (lots of saliva) in about the 6th week. At first it was just annoying, but then it would start to make my stomach upset.
In week 4 this time around, I mentioned to Peter about how “spitty” I felt, but I figured it was just a salivary gland that was acting goofy. I was pretty sure my period was coming on Friday, and I was starting to get excited about having a delicious, homemade beer. He made a lighter, wheat beer specifically for me, and I was going to reward myself with a nice glass of beer after the crazy work week I had. I’m not a big beer drinker so this was an odd request, I’m sure.
I felt really PMS-y, and Peter even commented that I was really moody. Friday passed, nothing. So no beer for me. Saturday passed, nothing. Again, no beer. On Sunday before church I took a pregnancy test and was shocked when I saw a light line. “Peter, come tell me if you see what I think I see,” was about the same thing that I said to Peter 4 years ago when I had a positive pregnancy test with Emma.
Sure enough, a line. We were kind of shocked–probably more me than Peter as usual. It wasn’t a surprise by any means, but it is still crazy when you see a line appear!
Because I assumed it would take a while, I had purchased a pack of little pregnancy test strips off Amazon for like 4 bucks. So now I had 14 extra little strips. Naturally I took a test every day for a while and watched the line get darker each day. When a dark line appears, it makes you want to walk out of the bathroom and do a mic drop. Bam! Passed THAT test.
I had been to the doctor a month before for my annual checkup, and my doctor told me everything was looking fine and dandy regarding my health. I think she was a little surprised to see me back in her office a month later. Here is the first picture of the “monkey in a hole” as Meem would say:
This month, the Ipsy bag is actually really cute. I don’t really care for the design, but for some reason the crazy colors and laminated fabric won me over. It might be the mom in me, but I am thinking of using this bag for snacks in the diaper bag. Or not. I have to think of something to do with all of these cute Ipsy bags though!
So the Flawless Beauty Primer by Pixi Beauty is a great product. It covers really well and gives you this nice shine that makes it look like you have a tan…without actually having a tan. You know, the tan effect. It seems to bring a little light and shimmer to your face and brighten you up. Thanks, Ipsy!
The OPI nailpolish is a textured “Roughfles,” (like “ruffles”) polish in color “On What Grounds.” It is almost a Robin’s egg blue color, slightly speckled, and rough/bumpy in texture. It almost feels like a light sandpaper after it dries. It’s kind of a neat feel, but I think I would add some top coat to make it a little smoother. With the texture as is, I want to run my fingers over my nails all day, which makes the nail polish chip faster. Cute polish though!
I love this miniature lipstick sample from Marvelous Moxie! The color is called “Get Ready,” and it is slightly darker or bolder than I would typically wear, but it is just within the boundaries enough that I think I might use it a bit! Plus it’s a super cute size… Normally I would be say, “Aw, man. A sample size, not a full-sized product,” but this seems to be a perfect size if Ipsy is going to send bolder colors that people might stray away from normally.
I love this Bora Bora pallette by Be a Bombshell because it kind of pushes me to try a bold color. Of course, the neutrals I am going to wear because…everything I buy is practical. I like that I have this little turquoise pop that is making me consider how I could use such a bright color without looking like Lady Gaga. So far, it’s really pretty as an eyeliner. The last time Ipsy sent me blue eyeshadow, I hated it, but this color is much more modern and trendy.
Even though there are only 4 products this month, I really like all of them. I would say four out of five stars.
I had been looking all over for an applique of Michigan for my friend, Heather. I was looking around September through December and couldn’t find one. I found a few free embroidery software programs that will allow you to make your own applique files. It took a long time to figure them out because they have little to no directions. But after months of playing around with programs, I finally made a Michigan applique file! I added a little monogram to it to make it personalized for Heather. I also got a super crazy deal on a gray sweatshirt from Old Navy. You can’t beat $4.97!
I had originally made a sample to see if the design would stitch out ok, and it ended up looking pretty cute. You can see that I switched from white thread to gray, so it would show up better on the shirt. The sample was just too cute to waste, which made me want to figure out something fun to do with it. I figured I would turn it into an ornament. I just added a button hole to the top of Michigan and cut off the excess fabric. Two gifts for the price of one!
I’ve been seeing these cute monogrammed shirts popping up all over the place, and Planet Applique had the best sale on monogram letters the other day! I really like their website. It has the cutest theme, and I think she has some of the best designs around.
Here is a look at the shirt…
