Alright Michelle... here are pictures! Taken today, didn't put on a tight shirt, so I did my best!

Okay Michelle,
Hopefully these will make you feel a little bit better about yourself... since it is my first pregnancy and I am only about 11 weeks along.

At this rate, I will be bigger than you ever will be... no matter how many more kids you have! hah

So, yes, getting into my dress was a task, and I was kind of nervous I would die... and I swear I almost did. I was also nervous I would hurt the baby... and now today, my whole body is super sore, I could tell by the end of two hours yesterday that I'd have a hard time sleeping because of sore muscles/insides from being squeezed into a tiny dress... and believe me, it was a hard to get any sleep. Second night in a row! yay!

Sister Killpack was amazed that I could even get into the dress...
It took 3 people to get me into it...
and I brought a white skirt and shirt to the reception unless I passed out or was in too much pain half way through. heh... I made it... sort of.

Anyway, I woke up feeling so sick this morning, it was the worst morning sickness I've had in about a week... even after taking medicine. Although, I'll admit, I tried not to take medicine yesterday because I wanted to see how well I'd do... so that probably messed me up a little bit for today. Anyway, we're about to play some games because Adam and Meredith are leaving tomorrow so they would like to play lots of games today since everything has been so busy lately so we haven't been able to play much with mom and dad or everyone together.

Anyway, here are the pictures before I go... and before I forget...
Hopefully these make you feel a little better about how big you were at 11 weeks.

Updates from the past two weeks or so

Well, Michael and I are in New Jersey, and have been for about a week thus far, but we have another week of vacationing! Yay! But when we get back, life starts again.... lots of studying and hard work for Michael, and just busy-ness for me. Woot! Anyway, Christmas was fun, it was fun to share my family traditions with Michael, and it's been way fun to spend some time with the family.

We've been staying up super duper late playing games, like shanghai, screwy lewy, mormon bridge, 16, and many others. Michael and I introduced the family to the redneck game of life. Needless to say, it's been fun.

So, anyway, as far as other updates go, I'm still pregnant, very much so. I am definitely showing, quite a bit. (mom wouldn't be surprised if it was twins because of how much I'm shoring) If it weren't for the style dress I bought for the wedding, it definitely would not be fitting me for tomorrow. I tried it on today, and well, it doesn't really fit, but with a few people's help (at least 2 people aside from me), I can sort of squeeze into it. I just hope the zipper doesn't break... oh, and I can forget about breathing for two hours tomorrow... and I'm supposed to sing? Ha, this should be interesting. But at least I should be able to eat a little bit! The morning sickness has been much better recently, but only if I take the new medicine I got from my doctor. He's letting me try another kind, and it's really helped, it just makes me grouchy. Anyway, I've still been feeling pretty sick, but it's been a lot better. I've been able to keep most foods down, which has just been splendid because it means I can actually have a little bit of energy.

Anyway, I'll post again tomorrow, I'm super tired at the moment and still trying to play a game with the family. :)

Alrighttt... here's the news!

Well, I'm not dying! And neither is our baby!

So, because the doctor could feel my Uterus and where it was/how big it was and find the baby's heartbeat in it without a problem, we didn't end up needing the Ultrasound today, but we did get one scheduled for January 9th (it was the soonest we could get one because we'll be gone...)!

So, my doctor thinks that I am either further along in my pregnancy, or we have twins! But, we only heard one heartbeat... so we'll see on January 9th!

However, the way my uterus is sitting, the babies could be behind one another, so there is still a pretty fun chance that we could be having twins. The heartbeat was pretty clear, but there could have been another one in the background, but who knows? It was SOOO fun and amazing to hear the baby's heartbeat. It was super easy to find for the doctor (which is surprising at 9 weeks... they weren't even sure we'd get a heart beat).

It's crazy to actually know that I have life inside of me. I think this whole pregnancy thing has finally started to kick in. The morning sickness doesn't seem so bad now that I'm sure it's not for nothing. Although, it is still VERY bad... haha. It's just more fun now knowing that it's not for nothing. Anyway, so there is still a possibility of having twins.. orrrr I'm just more like 10.5-11 weeks pregnant than 9 weeks. So, I guess we'll find out in about three weeks!

As of right now, my due date is July 14th.

Anyway, I'm exhausted, and I've got the munchies, so it's time for me to do something about that. =)

OBGYN Appointment today!

Well, in about an hour (well, less actually) is my first appointment! I'm not sure how long it is going to be, but afterwards we are meeting with someone who wants to give Trixie a new home.. and then we are meeting up with Michael's brother Brad and his wife Mariah and their baby. It's pretty exciting because I haven't met Brad yet... but don't worry, I'll post about the appointment later. And I'll call the people that have asked :)

Although, if it's twins I'll probably call everyone.

Michael's Two Front Teeth :)

So today Gates and I were texting back and forth a little bit... and she asked what I wanted for Christmas...

I asked Michael, and he said "My two front teeth".
So, I told Gates that what I wanted for Christmas was "Michael's two front teeth ;)"
She responded with, "Bahahaha I mean, I guess I could like.. Try to do that.. But I don't think your husband would look too cute without them! lol"

Haha, and that is one of the many reasons I love Gates Alexis Kielty.

Anyway, today has been alright I suppose. Not too terrible. Michael and I have just kind of enjoyed being with each other. It's been a pretty long week, so the time together was nice :)

We're about to go make some dinner (that I'll hopefully be able to eat). We're going to make Sweet and Sour Chicken. :)
and Tomorrow we're going to try a yummy-looking crock pot recipe I found online! It's Creamed Corn Chicken Soup. So, I guess we'll see what it actually tastes like!

Anyway, that's about it...
Although, we decided we're going to have to give Trixie away after all. I've just been too sick to help with her, and it's been too hard for Michael to have that responsibility on his own. We think she'd be better off with a different home right now and hopefully she'll get the love and attention she deserves.

I think once we post her online she'll go pretty fast because she is still very much a puppy, but she is almost completely trained. She doesn't have accidents inside anymore, and she's learned some pretty fun stuff. (Like "high five"). She's a very smart dog, and a very cute one. It'll be really hard the first little while after she's gone, but as long as I know she's getting the care she needs, it'll be okay. I hope she goes to a family with kids... she REALLY likes playing with people, especially children. And she's actually really good with them too.
She's a very playful puppy still, which is why we just can't do it right now. Michael doesn't have the time, and I don't have the energy. We need an old dog that is calm and cuddly right now :) Haha, but, that's not gonna happen anytime soon. We'll try a puppy again when our kids are old enough to want one and help a little bit with one.

Anyhow, I should get going so I can at least sit in the room while Michael is cooking! :)

-Amy

Addicted?

I fear I am becoming addicted to blogging, but it's pretty terrible for everyone else... because I really have nothing to say, I've just got a ton of time on my hands recently.
But, not only am I addicted to blogging, I'm addicted to reading other people's blogs, so it's frustrating when other people don't update their's "fast enough" for me to read a new one every time I get on... (which is like.. every 2 hours...).

Anyway, that's all I'll say for now. It's just going to be another boring day... although, it is friday! Michael left for work at 6 this morning... and won't be back until later :(
BORINGGG.

The Worst Day

Today has been the WORST day. Okay.. maybe not the WORST, but it's been terrible.
To think, we thought I was getting better...

I have been throwing up ALL DAY. On the up side, I feel better afterwards... for about 30 minutes. I don't think I have every been so sick before in my life. I don't have any energy because I haven't been able to keep water, ginger ale, or pedialyte down all day. I've got literally NOTHING in my stomach... I don't even think there is much acid in there any more. I can't really stand or sit up for more than a few minutes without falling over. Yay, what a happy life. And poor Michael comes home from work to a sick wife who looks like she's dead on the bed, and a whining puppy dog who needs to go out.

I feel so bad sometimes. I've actually been super depressed the last month or so because I feel so bad that I literally CAN NOT do anything. The apartment is a mess, and Michael stresses about it because he feels like he has to pick up every responsibility that I can't do anymore. He cooks, works, goes to school, gets things for me, tells me stories to make me happier, and tries to clean... But, it's too much for him to do alone. I just feel so bad and it makes me so sad to see him worry about EVERYTHING and not be able to do anything to help. I just feel so sad sometimes because I feel like I am the worst wife in the world. The saddest part for me, is I try SO hard to feel good enough to pick up at least a few of the things on the floor, but sometimes I can't even do that much. I'm not used to not being able to do anything but sit around sick all day for weeks at a time and it makes me really depressed. I've always been a pretty busy person.. and I still am (well, was...) but now I just get to watch my life pass by.

Today, the owner of the Academy for Cosmetology I go to texted me to check up on me... and it just made me feel really good. I really REALLY miss going to school, but I just can't do it. I'm terrified that I'd get there and be alright for an hour, and then be stranded there because I wouldn't feel well enough to drive all the way home. I really like my school because it's more of a family environment and you get a lot of support from everyone there. My classmates are absolutely fabulous! (They're almost all moms though... so maybe I'll fit in a bit better now! haha). They are really great though. When they found out I was pregnant, they were super excited for me, and all gave me different tips about what worked for them (surprise surprise, NOTHING works for me).

Anyway, about my final tonight... Michael just emailed our teacher, and we might just do a recording of the song later on this week or even in NJ. We'll see what she wants us to do. There is no way I'll be able to perform tonight anyway... I really can't even sit up without being propped up, and even then I get dizzy real soon after. I just want to eat! That's all I want to do... I am SO hungry, and I FEEL hungry, but I also feel super sick at the same time. Talk about worst feeling in the world. I JUST WANT SOME FOOD DARN IT! But, I suppose there will always be tomorrow... and hopefully it's not as bad as today.

If you just read all of that boring, kinda gross, rant, I'm sorry. Read the other post today, it's better.
-Amy