Praying to the Porcelain Gods

This had been a really bad weekend in terms of nausea. I could not leave the house at all yesterday. Today I have tried to empty my stomach before leaving. This is supposed to subside by the second trimester. That means I have three weeks and five days more of this constant pukey feeling. I have a whole new respect for women who go through this "morning" (AKA ALL DAY) sickness. I have a whole new hatred for women who never get morning sickness. This kid better be REALLY cute.

Pregzilla

I have been christened with my official knocked up nickname: Pregzilla. I like it! Went to get prenatal screening bloodwork done today. They took SIX vials of blood. Pregzilla was pissed and thought she would fall over.

The Prego Posse

Could this be ANY cooler? Two of my favorite people and oldest friends are also knocked up!! Julie is two weeks further along than I and Jennie is two weeks behind me. We are single handedly bringing in a new generation. I am so excited to be going through this happy time with some of my best friends! Rock on, Prego Posse!!

Peanut Dyer: The Age of Aquarius

We had an ultrasound on June 19th and got to see and hear our baby's heartbeat! Jason and I started cheering when the Doppler picked it up. It was a beautiful thing to hear. The doctor said they look for a minimum heart rate of 90. Our little bugger was at 130BPM! It's a strong one. The Dyers are built to last. Our due date is February 6, 2009. It's going to be an Aquarius.

The Results Are In

We got back from Mexico on May 16th. The next day, I went to see Radiohead with Jennie, Lisa, Jen and Ry. I kicked back some drinks and enjoyed the show. After that, I decided to do something unprecedented: I VOLUNTARILY STOPPED DRINKING.

We had a baby shower to go to on Memorial Day weekend. A friend of Jason's and his wife are expecting their first baby. She had some leftover pregnancy tests and gave them to me. It was 5 days before I was due for my monthly visit from you know who. I could not RESIST the fact that I had so many tests, so I took one as soon as I got home. NEGATIVO. I swore I would not take another test until Saturday.

Wednesday: Ok, so I took ANOTHER early test. I HAVE NO SELF CONTROL. This time the test had an oh so faint positive. I was pumped!

Saturday: POSITIVELY POSITIVE!! Here goes nothin'!!

In the beginning...

This is where the adventure begins, folks. Beautiful Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Jason and I had not had a vacation alone together in god knows how long. We decided to go on vacation on Tuesday. We booked on Thursday and left on Saturday! It was vintage Jason and Deanna--we love to fly by the seat of our pants. Further proof of this fact: as soon as we arrived at the airport, Jason extended the vacation for two extra days!!