15 weeks

The morning sickness has yet to subside. I am fifteen weeks today and am feeling a bit more pregnant lately, which is nice. I almost think I felt the baby today yesterday and the day before. Just a few more weeks till I get my ultrasound! Can't wait!

We visited Asa's doctor this week after he began complaining that his ear hurt. The doctor said he had an ear infection and Asthma too. That was something I was thinking would come but hoping it wouldn't. So he's been having breathing treatments every 4-6 hours with the nebulizer. He's doing well with it. I bought the nebulizer back when he was an infant with RSV, he was wheezing pretty bad and Mark and I thought that since Asthma runs in his family so much that we should keep it in case. I'm glad we did. It's funny; the other night, well early morning around 5 Asa woke up crying. I went to see what was wrong and he asked to watch Sumo (veggie tales). I told him it was too early so he said "Mom, my treatment!" (Meaning his breathing treatment) but it was so cute because he was sad when he was asking for it. He took it perfectly too, laying in his bed the whole time. Then he went back to sleep.

Last Saturday was my dad's 50th birthday party. It was really nice. We had a fun time and it was nice to celebrate him. Here are some pics:

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So today was a bit different than what my normal day entails. I woke up around normal 8:30(Asa has been great as sleeping in with me) We both had Farina for breakfast, which is not normal but well worth the work! We watched a bit of children's shows and I worked on my budget and bills. It feels so great to get that stuff out of the way! So anyway, after all that around 1, Asa and I left for the Post Office. I asked the postman if they were going to be experiencing a power outage from 1-3 today, he said he didn't know. I told him that Peco called and let us know they would be shutting power off for maintenance today and that we lived just down the street from the post office. So I mailed my bills and bought some pretty stamps and as I was walking out of the post office all of the lights went out. I thought it was funny, even though I kind of knew it was going to happen.

After the post office we ventured to the BRAND STINKIN' NEW Target which opened up in my own town!! It was so nice and pretty and clean. They didn't have what I wanted though, a Wii game for my dad's 50th birthday this Friday. Since we didn't have any luck at Target I decided to go the traditional route and buy some clothes from Eddie Bauer for dad. It's kinda something I always do for him. So anyway they had an amazing sale and I got him some really great pants. Afterwards went into Borders and I bought a cute birthday card(they are so cheap and interesting and different there!!) I also got a book for Asa, a Fisher Price Little People book, they were all on sale for $4 and I usually pay twice that for them! So I am putting it aside for christmas, but I was happy about that great deal! Next we went to Arby's to get some chicken tenders and french fries for Ace, which he barely ate, he basically just drank all his lemonade. I did get some curly fries for myself, I love those things! After eating we ran to the bank drive-thru and then back home. We got home at about 3 and the electricity had been turned back on!

Leaning against the front door as I pulled up was a box of flowers from a friend at church! They are lovely roses and brightened my day! She sent them to cheer me up since I haven't been feeling well with this pregnancy! Talk about thoughtful! That seriously encouraged me!

I quickly brought Asa up for a nap with some strawberry milk. Just a few minutes after I thought he fell asleep I heard him coughing violently and then vomitting. So that was fun. I was able to clean it all up and then lay back down with him in his toddler bed(it was the only way I could get him to be in it and not cry). I soon drifted to sleep. The phone awoke me, (-0r maybe that was Asa telling me to get the phone) Whatever the case, I shut his door behind me when I went to answer it, but not closed enough. After only a few minutes of chatting in my room, I was joined by a sleepy toddler who said he needed to sleep in my bed. But he wasn't telling the truth, because he obviously wasn't trying to sleep, more like do gymnastics.

So soon after Mark got home from work and I talked him into taking me out to Bennigans for dinner(On wednesdays they have 4.99 burger meals--and boy are they good burgers) So we went, had good food. Came home, put Asa down, and now here I am. I feel like today was a whirlwind!

I think I am going to sit for a while and relax, maybe staring at my roses, and then I am going to go to sleep early.

Tomorrow, if I get my dishes and laundry done and feel up for it, I want to go to Bath and Bodyworks and buy the Pumpkin wallflowers and candle, they smell so great!

13 weeks and counting...

I am not feeling great still. This time is worse than the last with the whole pukey thing. My doctor prescribed an Anti-nausea medication but I never filled out the prescription. I wanted to look it up some before I started taking it and I found that it was developed for chemo therapy/radiation patients. The problem was that although a lot of women said it worked for them during pregnancy (about 80%) there were still not any significant studies done of the effects of the medicine on the baby. Then I came across a forum online where a mom was asking if any other moms had taken it and had children who seemed delayed. Her little boy was significantly delayed while her other children were fine(she didn't take it with them) I also read a study from New Zealand on it saying that there was not enough information on it's effects on pregnancies yet and they advised moms-to-be to avoid it.
It was also listed as a medication for women who have lost a significant amount of weight because of morning sickness (i haven't) and can't keep any food down ( I can keep about half down on bad days)
So anyway, I decided to go to my pharmacy and ask my pharmacist. He advised me not to take it. He said it was for drastic measures and that even if it made me feel better temporarily it could be having negative effects on the baby. He also said that the company who makes it has a lot of influence in the medical world. That made me decide right there and then not to take it! Plus the fact that 24 pills of the generic form was $500.00(although my insurance covers all but $6)
So now I just try and pretend that I am feeling better. I can't wait for this time to be over.
We were able to hear the baby's heart a bit ago. That was very fun...it was a fast beat.
In the beginning of November I have another appointment and will be given my Ultrasound script! Very excited about that! I'm still not showing at all, I know you show earlier in second pregnancies but I guess we still have a bit to go. I also haven't felt the little guy yet. Maybe it's a girl and that's why I am feeling so much worse this time, who knows! If it's a girl we think we are going with Evie, if it's a boy Jack Robert.....those are still up in the air as well. Evie wouldn't have a middle name just like I didn't. Evie is a variation of Eve, so it's Hebrew and has the same meaning "mother of many". I also like Ephraim and Reuben for a middle name of the boy, haven't convinced Mark on them yet though. If Asa had been a girl he would've been Sofia Avis. I like Sofie Avis better now, but I think Mark has changed his mind about the whole Sofie thing....we'll see what he thinks if it actually is a girl though.

Wolf Blitzer Interviews Ron Paul on CNN

Ron Paul is Bill Maher's New Hero

Bill Maher: Ron Paul

very interesting...

Ron Paul 2008

Maybe because I am young, or maybe because he is the radical new thing our country needs, but I am voting for Ron Paul.


You should definitely check him out! I posted a few videos, please take the time to watch them!