Day care nightmare and my stupidity continues...

Well, so far not so good on the day care search. I cannot believe that there isn't an easier way to find a day care in Birmingham, AL. I have called on twenty day cares and have visited seven. The most horrifying thing that can happen when you are searching for one, is walking in and seeing the director covered in tattoos with a gold tooth and hearing:

"Wellstt I gotz 6 kidz, so you knowz, I have expuurience"

Oh and the place smelled like urine, but no worries, they lit a candle. I couldn't get out of there quick enough. On the other hand, I have walked into some with the most angelic grandmother of a woman rocking a baby in a quiet, glorious infant room, and knew I had to take my kid there. The price tag? Oh just $900-$1000 per month. That's another mortgage payment! I'm going to have to sell a kidney on the black market to keep my kid away from the ghetto day cares if that's what it take, but geez, I just want some sort of in-between!

Now, for my stupidity. This past weekend was Easter and I spent time with the family. Saturday night we decided to watch The Ten Commandments, which I had never seen before. During dinner I looked at my brother and asked, "Now, I know this is a dumb question, but were Jesus and Moses friends?" Wow. Everyone just had a look of sadness on there face and Michael made the obvious suggestion that we attend church more often. Needless to say, I'm in the market for a day care and a church, so I'm open to suggestions!

Be careful what you wish for

And so it begins. The last post I mentioned I was ready for my belly to pop out. That was TWO days ago. This morning I couldn't button my pants, so I had to get a belly band on my lunch break. Granted, I was trying to get into a size 8 and I ate an entire box of sour patch kids last night, but I put those bad boys on anyways. Being stubborn and pregnant means:

A) being super uncomfortable

B) Wearing something completely unflattering, only no one is going to tell the pregnant girl she shouldn't wear a certain size. That's just mean.


I was "freaking out" because I wasn't having any pregnancy symptoms but I just got slapped in the face with them. My feet are swollen. Swollen! I'm already retaining that much water! So, just be careful what you wish for. The doctor told me this was going to happen, I just didn't realize it was going to be so soon.

Doctor's Visit

I had my second check-up this morning and everything looks great! I heard the baby's heartbeat on the little doppler thingy and it was 156 beats per minute. I was told I don't have HIV or Syphilis. I was super worried, so that's a relief :) Juuuuuust kidding. I was very happy to hear that I can have the big ultrasound at the next visit (May 23rd) where we find out the sex!! Woo hoo!! I was anxious about this visit because I literally haven't felt pregnant at all and it was freaking me out. Once I heard that tiny heartbeat again, I felt comfortable to do the facebook announcement. Geez, what has this world come to. I have actually lost weight (only a pound, but still) in the first trimester, but the doctor assured me that I will be gaining weight in no time. I never thought I would be ready to have a huge belly, but I am. I'll be eating my words in 5 months, but right now, I just want to pop right on out there. And, I'm DYING to feel the little tadpole move around. This week it gets fingerprints and a weird coating thingy that protects the skin. It all seems so sci-fi to me, but amazing at the same time.

What was I saying?

Lately I've been stupid. Not just forgetful as the "pregnancy brain" is referring to, but stupid. The other night the power went out and Michael asked me to go into the kitchen and get a candle. I walked in and attempted to turn on the light...twice. Then, we sat down on the couch and I casually suggested that we watch a movie like it was an option. Michael had no words. Now, I've never been accused of being a genius by any means, but I'm at a whole new level. I read about pregnancy brain, but according to my readings, it wasn't supposed to start until way down the line. The more and more I read about it, I see that it won't go away either. Now, this may be women's excuse after having children and their lives get a little hectic, but I've experienced it and I hope it goes away real quick. Another fun fact is that I went the entire first trimester without any nausea. I get into the second trimester and the spins hit. People keep telling me I'm not eating enough...ha! The other night I had macaroni and cheese as an appetizer, pizza as the entree, and a root beer float as a dessert. But, if I need to eat more for my health, well by God, that's exactly what I'm going to do!

WE'RE HAVING A BABY!!

Welp, I'm pregnant! Michael and I have been married for almost two years and I'm about 11 weeks along (due Oct. 23rd). We decided if it was going to happen, it will happen, so we pulled the goalie. Apparently I'm fertile myrtle, because six weeks later we got a little surprise on that tee tee stick!

I never thought I would be the "blogger" but here I am. I had a general idea of pregnancy symptoms, but some just out-right took me by surprise. There are a couple of things that happen immediately:

1) If you are pregnant, probably one of the first signs is if you come down with the common cold and you feel like you're dying. This happened to me, went to the doctor to get the hook up on some meds, found out I'm pregnant.

2) Your boobs not only hurt, but grow right away. I'm starting out a D cup, so yay for bigger boobs, just what I always wanted.

3) Going to bed at 7:30 never sounded so good. It's all I can do to drag my ass to bed after dinner.

4) Not sure if it's in your head, but you start "eating for two" pretty quickly. No nausea on my end (thank GOD), so the weight gain is gonna be intense. Sorry, Michael :)

5) I'm turning into teen wolf. My sense of smell is insane, if there's a full moon I go bat crazy, AND my hair is growing like it's my job (and I'm not referring to long lustrous hair on my head). I'm shaving my legs every single day and my eye brows are frantically working on a merger.

6) The dreams are probably one of the best perks so far. I've now had two, yes two, very realistic dreams about Bradley Cooper.

I hope I've dropped some nuggets of knowledge. Stay tuned for more!