Baby update:

Yes, I am still alive! But these past few months just about killed me. I am beyond grateful to have children, but being pregnant is awful. I know I am lucky, but oh my goodness it has been horrible. I am feeling a lot better, but still spending my free time (except for updating the blog)in bed, or the bath or in my bathrobe. I'm still feeling nauseaus, but I'm up now and I made it to church last week and today- finally! The vomiting was horrible, the sickness was awful, the months in bed was really irritating and my poor neglected children...

It didn't help at all that I had every sickness and infection on top of the worst part of pregnancy. I was in and out of the Dr several times, was on 4 antibiotics and/or drugs and was in so much pain. I had broncothis for almost 2 months(and still can't get rid of this cough!) Pulled 2 muscles coughing SOOOOOO MUCH,(I was given pain killers for that) and suffered with what was exactly like strep throat for more than a month. (I've had it so many times, and this was the absoulte worst case I had ever had, although my test came back negative, I almost died from the pain, all I could do was lay in bed and cry. Every part of me killed- I was so miserable.I had to go back in a few weeks later because I couldn't take the pain. My throat was caving in, the cough was so awful, and the pulled muscle hurt so mach I just cried. I was FINALLY given antibiotics and 3 other drugs to help get better.) It was a horrible few months, let me tell you.

Plus we had a scare when the Dr. couldn't find the baby's heart beat. I was told not to panic, left the clinic in tears and called my OB right away. She fit me in later that day and did find a little heart and baby squirming away! Thank goodness!

Trav was a trooper and held down the fort for those few months. He kept up on laundry, the kids, the house and cooking. He took them to movies, the park and read stories. Lara brought dinner one night which was so sweet and thoughtful and Shelly brought a loaf of bread last week that I quickly devoured.

I am almost 17 weeks and look like I'm carrying 13 kids. I feel huge. I feel gross and so unattractive. i feel like I'm one of those capsules you put in water and watch as it grows right before your eyes. I know it's my 7th pregnancy, but why does my body have to expand at such a rapid rate??? (Being 15 pounds heavier this time around surly hasn't helped the body image thing either) I am so exausted and seriously My bre*sts have tripled in size. I'm not used to having cleavage, and it isn't fun! We will find out in awhile what this little critter is, I wish my OB would just tell me what it is when I go in next week- but I have to wait another 3 weeks until she'll do my offical ultrasound. Darn it! (she was a sweet heart and shortened 2 of my visits so we wouldn't have to wait until I'm 6 months pregnant to find out, so that was nice of her.)
I'm starting to feel the baby move, which is always weird at first. You doubt it for awhile wondering if you really felt it, but I'm pretty sure this wiggle worm is kicking away. I'll keep you posted with every boring detail from now on!