Well, please, go ahead and drink the water. It's good for you. It has minerals and nutrients that the body needs to stay healthy. It also tastes good, especially ice cold!
It REALLY irked me when I read a Facebook status of someone close to me that indicated (and this is not an exact quote) that they were 'happy for the people who are pregnant but scared to drink the water'- in fear of becoming pregnant. Well, believe it or not, drinking water can't get you knocked up. Only having sex can do that! *whew, that was a quick birds and bees lesson!* Secondly, only about 1 in every 2 pregnancies are unplanned in America- according to TheNationalCampaign.org. That means that half of the people in America DO try for a baby. They try, hope, pray, and pray some more that they can bring a precious life into this complicated world. That my friends, is how it happened. Our pregnancy was not an 'uh-oh!' and we definitely didn't get pregnant by drinking water (how silly does that sound?). Now, please don't misinterpret my rant- I was not attempting to point fingers at anyone for making that comment nor judge someone who had an unplanned pregnancy, just simply stating the fact to clear things up.
Okay, now that that is over and off my chest, I'll go on about happy stuff!
After contemplating over the past few days, I've decide to blog again. Probably more so because I now have something to blog about that I'd look forward to reading about again in the future and something that others may actually care about reading.... I'M PREGNANT! (Finally, I know it!)On Christmas Eve's Eve, we found out that we were expecting our first child-current due date is August 31, 2012. This was not an unexpected event. On Tuesday night at work, I came down with a cold. It was odd because I never get colds. They are always going around at work and I never seem to catch one (although, I can't say that I didn't want to- this way I could go home for the day). So, because of the large amount of research I had been doing over the past two months, I knew that cold symptoms were a sign of pregnancy (did you know that? I believe it has to do with the increased blood flow and that your immune system is now taking preparations to protect the little seed growing!). So Wednesday morning when I woke up to get ready for work, I took an HPT. It was negative. I wasn't too upset, because (of my research consumption) I knew that 5 days before my missed period was kind of cutting it close. So, come Friday morning, I tested again with an HPT. At that point, I was using a Dollar General test and I saw a faint positive... Devin said he didn't see it, but I did! Among the large amount of research that I've done, I also found that if you see even a faint positive, then that means the hormone is being produced, which means pregnancy! I was happy, yet calm. I grabbed a digital test from the drawer and took it to work with me. An hour or two later, I took the digital test and it confirmed in digital letters 'PREGNANT'! BTW, why can't pregnancy tests say "Pregnant!" instead of "pregnant"? Give a little excitement with the news.. or maybe some company should create a test that at least appears to be excited for you when you get a positive result. Just an idea! The whole week prior to the cold-catching-day, I had been hoping and praying that I would be given some kind of sign from God that we would be expecting- like nausea or sore breasts. I never (and still haven't) had nausea or sore breasts. I hope the no nausea continues... but I'm only around 5 weeks pregnant, so I've got plenty of time to get on that train. Although, I have to admit, it almost doesn't seem real without having the symptoms that you always hear about like the nausea, morning sickness, and sore breasts.
That brings me to another point. I am absolutely terrified that I'm going to miscarry... and I think that's because I have no symptoms- like mentioned above. Everyday I'm having mild cramps, almost like the mild cramps you get a few days before you start your period. They aren't constant, they are random. Some are a little bit stronger, others are a little more faint. I'm sure it's just my uterus and body stretching to prepare itself for the growing baby.
Which brings me to another point... Our first appointment was on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. It was a confirmation appointment at the Women's and Children's center at Flower's Hospital in Dothan. I was under the assumption that they were going to draw blood and test for the hormone since I can take pee tests at home (which I had- 5 times, with 4 positives). They didn't. We went all the way to Dothan just for me to pee in a cup. Then she said "Congratulations", gave me prenatal vitamins and pretty much sent me on my way. I didn't even see the doctor. However, because I had asked her about complications of taking prenatal vitamins when you have pernicious anemia (which I do- diagnosed with this auto-immune disease in March) she had me wait to talk with the nurse. This nurse was friendly, but made me feel like she had never had a patient with pernicious anemia before.. in fact, she basically did say that. So, she had to call the dr and then call me with an answer. Turns out because my body doesn't absorb the vitamins, I have to take a total of 4 mg of folic acid a day. I take the prenatal vitamin has 1 mg of folic acid, and I take and additional 3-1 mg folic acid tablets a day- on top of my daily iron tablet and b12 injection every two weeks. So far, so good. Our first REAL prenatal appointment is January 20, 2012. The secretary said we'll have our ultrasound, doctor visit, and also talk about the insurance contract- about a 2 hour appointment. Can't wait!
Failed to mention this up above, but I told a select few friends on the Friday we found out, then the family on Saturday, and then the rest of our close friends on Sunday. Then, finally on Tuesday-after our pee confirmation with the dr- I made it Facebook official! I know, how lame.. but there are friends on Facebook that we have no other contact with. We almost didn't say anything on Facebook about it, but decided we wanted to. Devin's family of course was a little more excited because our baby will be the first Grandchild and great grandchild of both sides of his family. My mom was thrilled- when she read her Christmas card that was signed 'Love, Devin, Amanda, and Baby', she asked me if I was pregnant and when I responded, she started crying and dropped her present to hug us. I called my sister shortly after (she was in Memphis with her husband for Christmas) and told her.. she cried as well. Dad was pretty intrigued with his new camera that we gave him- he really didn't have much of a response- typical man... Devin's mom read the card-we announced it to them the same way- and she did this short squeal then rushed the card over to my father in law because she didn't want to spoil his surprise. He turned around and looked at me and said "Really?". His grandparents has great reactions as well.
Overall, our experiences have been great. No problems yet, hoping it stays that way.
It's currently 2:27 A.M. and I'm still up. This is the latest I've stayed up all week. I've been off work since December 23 and I got back to work on January 3... just a few more days left of my great vacation!
With that being said, I'm going to go lay in the bed with my husband since after Sunday night we'll go back to not getting to sleep together.
