The World's Greatest Gummy Bear

"............................" - That's all I can say right now. Partially because I have a cold and my brain is completely fuzzy, and partially because I'm so nausiated that I'm afraid I'll puke if I open my mouth to talk. You really like that button, don't you? ;)

Pregnant women should NOT be allowed to get sick! It's just not fair... But alas, here I am... Terrified that you're going to pop out every time I sneeze. Daddy called our doctor last week to see what kind of medicine we could take and brought some by my work. It was very sweet, but unfortunately the over-the-counter stuff just isn't doing the trick :( After spending the whole weekend in bed I still woke up sick with a fever this morning. I called the doctor and she said the fever is ok as long as it doesn't get above 100 (it was 99.3) and then she said she would call in a prescription for a Z-Pack. I'm hoping that will do the trick because the lack of appetite from the cold plus the nausea you're so lovingly giving me (!) is making it very hard to feed you.

You're 7 weeks old today and already flopping around like a crazy baby even though I can't feel you yet. Sometimes I swear I can, but I know that's all in my head since the average woman doesn't feel a baby move until they're around 16 weeks old. Maybe you're older than we think you are? I doubt it... But we'll find out for sure in about a week and a half! Your first ultrasound is scheduled for next Thursday and we're so excited to see you we can barely contain ourselves! Maybe we can also see your favorite button and figure out how to get you to stop pressing it so much ;) In the meantime, your poor Daddy is having to cook and eat dinner by himself since everything is making me sick. I'm sticking to my diet of Tums for now. Since you're still primarily living off your yolk sac I figure it's more important to keep down the medications that are helping you stay inside rather than eat a square meal. The doctor also told me it's ok and that we'll play catch-up with nutrition later.

It's hard to believe that just a few weeks ago you were the size of a poppy seed and now you're already the size of a blueberry! You still have little nubs for arms and legs (even though now you're developing webbed fingers and toes) so it's like you're a real live gummy bear just lounging around in my tummy... I hope you'll show us your nubs next Thursday so we can get some good pictures of you! I plan to use them to decorate the fridge, our bedroom, my office, and every other place imaginable - So make sure you smile... ;)

I love you always!

Love,
Mommy