9 Weeks Prego

We are so happy to be expecting our little "Joey". We've decided to temporarily name the baby Joey -- since that can go for a boy or a girl (and we don't want to find out the gender till the baby is born), and since that is what a baby kangaroo is called when it is kept in it's mother's pouch. Since we're here in Australia, it just seemed to fit. :)

Today I am 9 weeks, 3 days pregnant . . . and I thought I would give a little up date as to how I've been feeling the past few weeks.

The "morning" sickness -- not sure why they call it morning sickness when it tends to last all day? -- began around week 5. The first suggestion of it was when my stomach turned one morning when I opened the jar of peanut butter. Strange because I usually have pb almost every morning. But anyway, I felt a bit lousy that week and it culminated that Friday night at my birthday party when we sat down to Indian food. I couldn't eat a bite and quickly left to go home.

Through week 6 and 7, I couldn't eat much. Although I was hungry nothing sounded very good. The foods I could get down were: pretzels, blue powerade, apples, oranges, bananas, corn flakes, pickels, and chicken broth. A real well-rounded diet, I know! And due to my lack of diet and to Joey taking a toll on me, I was left pretty exhausted.

Then week 8 was pretty "cruisy" for me (I love the Aussie slang) -- I felt much better, was able to eat a bit more, etc. I thought I had gotten over my block of morning sickness. Meanwhile, I noticed my tummy growing a bit. Here is a pic Jimmy got as I was going out to exercise -- a day when I definitely felt pregnant!



Well unfortunately, the past two days have seen me back in bed and feeling pretty rotten. The worst is that I generally feel hungry, but I just can't stomach anything.

However, though it all I have been so thankful!!! Being sick means that my body is working properly -- producing the hormones that Joey needs. It is totally worth it for this wonderful baby! And, praise God I have such a flexible job . . . I was able to (even encouraged to) take some much needed time off during the work week.

And finally, I must have the most patient, loving, kind, and gentle husband around. I am so thankful that Jimmy has loved me through this process, encouraged me to rest, taken on extra duties around the house (like cooking!), and continued to humbly serve me without complaint. I couldn't do this without you, my Love. :)

Okay, that was a long post, but I wanted to get you all caught up on how we're doing. Thanks for stopping by our new blog!

~Meagan