Current mood: satisfied

So..I am almost halfway there. I am just a few days shy of my halfway 20 week mark!!!! Which is both shocking and exciting! I cant beleive I am already almost halfway through being preggo. It hasnt even been too bad, I have been sick constantly but thats really the only thing that has bothered me.
The good news is that we found out what put me in the hospital..I was severely dehydrated (so dehydrated that my spinal fluid was low and was causing me to have a spinal headache) my dehydration was caused by what they now tell me is HG or Hyperemesis gravidarium which is:
Hyperemesis gravidarum (from the Latin for "extreme vomiting of the pregnant woman") is a severe form of morning sickness. According to the Hyperemesis Education and Research Foundation, hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is described as unrelenting, excessive pregnancy-related nausea and/or vomiting that prevents adequate intake of food and fluids. It is considered a rare complication of pregnancy. The exact number of sufferers is difficult to pinpoint because symptoms of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy exist on a continuum, and there is no clear boundary between common morning sickness and hyperemesis. Estimates of the percentage of pregnant women afflicted range from 0.3o 2/P>
Which all of that just means you cant stop getting sick and eventually end up getting IV fluids. And I did. They pumped me full of fluids for 3 days and 2 nights and I actually feel human again lol. They are still having me take Atarax which takes most of the sickness away for me. And I am not allowed to drink plain water it has to mixed with an electrolyte (sp) of some sort meaning either juice or sports drink.
I have been working on Mikayla's nursery some as most of you know. I hope to get most of it done before Eric has to leave for Houston. I am prolly going to have to put the crib together myself which i am a little worried about lol, jk I should do great.
Mikayla moves all the time and has quite the little temper if she gets uncomfortable do to how I am sitting/laying and is fast to let me know it. lol
I guess that is about it, so I will stop rambling...
Love Love Love

Current mood: pleased

I think they turned out really great. And they are waaaaay sturdy. I started out with a 10 foot section of rain gutter, and enough end caps-L brackets-screws-bolts-fabric-paint to make 5 shelves. and this is the end results YEAAAA!!! I think they turned out awesome and there is no chance of her pulling the "bookshelves" i made for her on top of her, or hitting her head and hurting it because they are plastic and can bend. I am sooo proud of them I got the idea from a literacy teacher who told me children pick out books by what they look like and in traditional bookshelves they cant see what they look like but by making something like this they can pick out there own book and in turn like to read more. I am sooo proud of them lol! And most importantly I got to use POWER TOOLS!!!! I Love it!!!

Here are the links to the shelves:
http://www.picfury.com/o/PICT1831-1.html -- with books
http://www.picfury.com/o/PICT1832-1.html -- again with books
http://www.picfury.com/o/PICT1833-1.html -- empty
http://www.picfury.com/o/PICT1834-1.html -- close up of them empty
They look soo awesome with the rest of her stuff and they are not near as bulky as a wooden bookshelf. <3 <3 <3

Current mood: excited

IT'S A GIRL!!!
Mikayla Dawn is her name! So far she is 6.8 inches long and weighs 0lbs 7oz. Her due date is now September 7th it showed me at 18 weeks exactly. That was the most incredible thing I have ever witnessed in my life to actually see her little kicks as I was feeling them was amazing. And wow she is perfect! (they cant say that on the record ...HIPPA laws... but I know she is) I am posting links to several pics and I will explain what each one is....
http://www.picfury.com/e/baby%20belly-2.html my baby belly
http://www.picfury.com/e/PICT1825-1.html Eric waiting patiently
http://www.picfury.com/e/Baby%20facing-3.html Mikayla facing us
http://www.picfury.com/e/Hands%20at%20face-3.html Mikayla has her hands crossed and up to her face
http://www.picfury.com/e/Hi%20Mom-3.html Mikayla waving hi to her mommy
http://www.picfury.com/e/Its%20a%20GIRL-3.html Its a Girl!!
I dont know how to get the actual pic in a blog or I would have done that for yall. LoL! I cant believe she is in my tummy! Love yall

Current mood: excited

So...
This is one of the big milestones to being pregnant. So far I have puked my guts out, had to start wearing maternity clothes, heard the heart beat, felt baby move, and tomorrow I get to find out if all of this craziness I am going through is for a little boy or a little girl...pink or blue..ballet or baseball...bugs or bows..okay okay...lol Ill stop.
Im doing better now I still havent gained any weight and Im still losing it for a total of 18 lbs lost now but the sickness all the time is easing I think so I should be able to make Doctor Keith happy soon and atleast level out were I dont lose or gain or gain. Baby is growing like crazy though my tummy is getting soo round lol. Baby is quite the outspoken one already he is quick to let me know if he doesnt like the position I am in and he thinks my bladder is a really really cool trampoline lol. But so far I love being pregnant, I love the special bond baby and I have already.
Well I have rambled on enough so post and tell me if you think its a boy or a girl and tomorrow I will post and tell everyone and post up baby's first pictures.
Love Love Love