Men Vs. Women… So unfair

So here is what I want to know…  Why are the baby books that are written for men so much better laid out, and written for that matter, than the ones that are for women?  What makes these people think that I care to read about heroin usage during pregnancy, or eating well for the whole 9 months when I am only 3 months pregnant?…  GRRR…

Meanwhile Jayson’s books?  Laid out in chapters by MONTH for the changes he should expect to see in me, and what’s going on with the baby.  Well that’s freaking helpful.  A lot more helpful than the pages I skipped over in my book about acupuncture.  Really?

This is where it starts to get a bit gross.  Light stomached readers (and men) should probably turn back now…  okay, I warned you.

Are there any baby books out there that talk about how effing scary this is?  Seriously?  Because I have to tell you, this pregnancy has not been sunshine and rainbows.  It would have been nice if someone had said “hey, the heartburn, indigestion, and gas are going to start before the morning sickness ever subsides” or better yet “at the end of your first trimester there’s going to be scary white crap coming out of your nipples!”…

Thank God for baby center…  I don’t know what I would do without those women.  Cause I am one cranky, mean, sick, miserable woman right now and it’s nice to know that I’m in good company.  However sometimes I want to smack the hell out of women that aren’t sick like I am…  Perfect example.  Today at Target, the man in line in front of me left his cart instead of moving it to the end to put his bags in, and then left his keys on the counter.  As I handed them to him I jokingly said “I’m the pregnant one, I should be the one leaving things everywhere".  To which the lady at the counter asked me how far along I was and proceeded to tell me that if it were not for the ultrasound, that she wouldn’t even believe there was a baby growing inside of her…  Well what the crap little blueberry?!  Why are you being so damned mean to me?  I’m your mommy, and I love you.  You’re supposed to love me back!

Speaking of which – my OB is freaking hilarious.  We went in for our second prenatal visit last week and I brought my prenatal vitamins to make sure that there were enough nutrients for both me and the baby – because my hair and nails have taken a turn for the WORSE and my skin is SUPER DRY.  He was like “yeah, those are fine” to which I responded “I was just curious because this baby seems to be sucking the life out of me” and without missing a beat he goes “and it will continue to do so for the next 20 years or so”.

Anyway, I’m not a big fan of Eve ruining it for the rest of us at this point in time…  Can’t wait to meet our little gift!

Expecting the Unexpected ~ Baby #1

As most of you know (because I assume you’re my Facebook friend if you are reading this) my husband and I are finally expecting Pratt baby #1! :D We are currently 13 weeks and 1 day and our estimated due date (or EDD) is August 26^th. That’s right; this impatient, cranky lady is going to be pregnant all Carolina summer long… ugh.  I can’t wait for that part to be over, but we are super excited and anxiously awaiting this whole pregnancy thing to be over so that we can get on with the good stuffs…  You know, spoiling it rotten!!!

Oh, and also for those of you who don’t know, this was completely unplanned and unexpected!  We had tried for almost two years before things went south with us for a while so we were NOT expecting our miracle at all.  In fact since the in home pregnancy tests kept reading negative, I had an appointment with my regular doctor the day after my OB appointment in case there was something horribly wrong with me.  Morning sickness is a myth, they should really call it ALL DAY sickness.  :P

So let’s see… What do you want to know? EDD, check. Sex? Well TOO BAD, ‘cause we don’t find out until March 27^th. I am so anxious! I just want to know already! Healthy, check. Genetic testing? No idea. We aren’t doing it…

Baby showers:

NY – May 27, yes… it is early but my husband is the pregnancy nazi so I will not be travelling any later than Memorial Day weekend.

NC – July 7, yes, it’s co-ed, yes there will be food, and yes – it’s in Gastonia… Don’t give me any lip!

Appointments thus far:

On January 25^th we had our first prenatal appointment which included our first Ultrasound (u/s) at 9 weeks and 3 days. We could make out the feet and barely the arms but the heartbeat was a strong 175 BPM.

On February 15^th we had our second prenatal appointment. Dr. Wicker was able to find the heartbeat without too much effort using a regular monitor (no picture) and the heartbeat had slowed to 160 BPM. Then he told us that finding it without the u/s machine meant that we were at less than 1% risk for a miscarriage.

Here’s a cute cartoon picture of approximately what the baby should look like right now. And no, I will not be posting pictures of my belly on a weekly basis… So don’t ask! :P

2011 and the year of losing myself…

So it has been four months since my last blog entry… and they have been a long four months.  For those of you who are unaware, they have involved me losing several friends who I would have considered pretty damn good ones, getting out of a great gone toxic in a heartbeat relationship, and starting the process of reconciling with my ridiculously patient husband.

Even though things are going very well with Jayson, I have a small group of amazing friends, and have finally been blessed with my shot at being a mom – I am more confused, and lost than when I first started writing to you all one year ago…

Can somebody help me understand this part, please? We are three months pregnant and making new preparations for our little bundle of joy every day, but I am too sick to enjoy what is coming. I have great friends who would do anything for me and yet there are days where I’d like to tell them all to stuff it and hide in a hole. And honestly sometimes it feels like Jayson and I have changed so much over the past year that I am living with a stranger, even though some days it feels like we are closer than we ever have been before. It’s all maddening.

I literally spend a good 60% of the time that I’m awake screaming inside. Any patience that I had is completely gone. With coworkers, friends, random people who don’t know how to drive, you name it. My fuse was short to begin with, and blame it on the hormones if you will, but now it is gone.

Just me letting it out, but am going to follow up with a bit more sunshine and rainbows about the baby because despite what I have stated above, I am freaking ecstatic and tearing up just thinking about playing with my new baby! I’ll let you know when I’ve finished.