14 DPO

   I told my mom! She is super excited about being a grandmother. Originally, she was thinking about going on a cruise with me and my husband next summer, now she says she would rather stay home and babysit the newborn.

   Every other day, it seems, I go from feeling no symptoms at all to feeling super nauseous and cranky all day. Today is one of my no symptom days. Yesterday, I could barely make it through the day. All I wanted to do is just stay in bed. People have been telling me this is normal. It's just so weird.

My little baby, I can't wait to know you.
Are you a girl?
Or are you a boy?
What shall be your name?
What shall I call you?
Will you have my eyes?
Or your father's nose?
Will you smile constantly?
Or will you be the serious type?
Will you be a dreamer?
Or will you be an analytical thinker?
Oh my sweet baby, I can't wait to know you.

-Brandi Peterson

11 DPO POSITIVE TEST!!!!!!

    Today marks 11 days past ovulation, and I have gotten my positive test result at 5pm this evening. I am so excited! Today my boobs are sore and tingly, I have been nauseous since I first woke up this morning. Supposedly, I was supposed to test tomorrow morning, but I POAS (peed on a stick) right after I got home from school this evening just because I was getting antsy, but I was rewarded with a positive. I might post a picture of the test later just to show you.

   I had a presentation to make during one of my classes today. Nervousness and nauseousness really don't mix. Thankfully, I had bought a package of trail mix and a Sprite just beforehand which really helped me control it, but not 100%. I did my presentation, stomach somersaults and all.  I just hope my grade did not suffer from my obvious shaking and sweating. I tried several times to tell my instructor before class that I wasn't feeling well, I guess he has a short attention span because I don't think he listened to me. Oh well, its all over, I've got bigger fish to fry, or babies to hatch!

   I have found myself talking to my tummy this evening, is that weird? I don't care! Its my precious in there.

All Systems Go!

 Everything is playing out and on schedule. Are you ready? It wont be long now!

10 DPO

 Well it is now 10 DPO. I again woke up this morning feeling pretty much normal, meaning I was not really having any symptoms. I took my temperature this morning and got a 98.9F, so I'm not real worried. Here it is 1:00 pm as I type this and I am feeling the nausea creeping back up on me. My nipples have just started to tingle within the past hour. This feels really weird because I do not normally experience this before a period. My abdomen has a heavy feeling to it or it feels like there is a gentle pulling sensation. Considering the possibility of this feeling, I find it kind of comforting.
   Just today I have noticed a difference in the size of my breasts. Actually for some reason my right breast seems to have gotten bigger while the left has not. Three days ago I measured both areolas against the size of my thumb and middle finger making a circle, they both fit inside the circle of my fingers. Today, the right areola is slightly larger than my finger circle and the left still fits. Very strange.
   I also still find it odd that this is the second day that I have woke up with virtually no symptoms only to have them come crawling back around midday. Perhaps instead of "morning sickness" I experience "midday sickness" usually an hour or so after lunch, which is also wierd since eating is supposed to make it all feel better.
    If I happen to be pregnant, this will all be worth it. I would go through absolute torture if it would result in a perfectly healthy baby. I might complain of an aching back and sore breasts, but in reality, I don't really mind.

Update

    So far it looks like everything is going according to plan. I should have my post series up very soon.

9 DPO

     Roundin' past 9 and still doin' fine. Apart from the fact that I woke up this morning as nauseous as a cheerleader in a buffet line, I'm doing alright. I feel right about the same as yesterday with perhaps a slight increase on the nausea. I am looking forward to testing Wednesday with a pretty good amount of confidence of getting a positive. Don't you know that I was a little worried about barfing in the middle of Sunday service this morning? I could smell every type of perfume in the room, and it was making me gag.
    A word on food: it seems that when I have "food aversions" the food always tastes overly salty to me whereas I would not have thought so before. Strange, huh?

That's it for today. I'll give another brief post tomorrow at 10 dpo.