I'm going to cry my ass off. And then make food,.

I registered Chloe for Pre-K on Monday. Went to the school, filled out forms, happened to meet the nice lady who is going to be her teacher, asked her questions and left. I was pretty psyched at the prospect of my girl going to school full time and then... Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday... all day.... My baby girl's going to be in school forever!! That's 28 daylight hours A WEEK!  And then after Pre-K, it's Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd. Driving home from the school, I almost lost it. I had to call my mom and get some sympathy. She laughed at me. Thanks! That's great, mom!

On the bright side, she's going to absolutely love school- the kids, the learning, the comraderie. I'm seriously considering purchasing a bento box so that I can take time and prepare her special and HEALTHY lunches. School lunches in NM are disgusting. I know, I've been there! Soooo.... maybe this one since she REALLY loves Ponyo:

Okay, so I'm probably as excited as she will be and I have 5 months to prepare myself. -Sigh- my girl's growing up...

9 weeks or 10 weeks...

I had an ultrasound last week and the doctor guessed that I was a week ahead, making that potential due date October 26th. So today I'm either 8 weeks, 3 days or 9 weeks 2 days (in my 9th or 10th week). The baby is about an inch long now and lost the tail.

The important thing was we got to see our little belly babe's heartbeat! He scheduled me for another one in a month that I'm going to cancel because it's not necessary and I don't want any more unnecessary ultrasounds.

Symptom update:
Still nauseous all the time and I have to take at least one nap a day or I'm dying. Thankfully, Daniel has started being more sympathetic instead of telling me to 'get over it.' I'm still very emotional but that's a fact even when I'm not pregnant. I'm hungry all the time, which is good because if I don't eat for a while, I get pretty sick.

The belly's getting pretty plumpy, which is normal for me. Daniel told me the other night, "I'm diggin' the baby belly." Love that he's a fan! Here's a belly shot from 7 weeks 2 days:

MSG

I figured out a couple of years ago that I had a sensitivity to MSG (most people do) and I began eliminating foods with the ingredient "MSG" listed which resulted in much better health. I should point out that most MSG in food is hidden under another name.

In case you didn't know, MSG is a neurotoxin that causes a whole array of health problems including MS, Alzheimer's, Parkinsons, heart problems, respiratory problems, ADD/ADHD, headache, brain damage, and SOO many more.

MSG is in almost every processed food and it is currently being sprayed on food crops because it is a great pesticide. The most astonishing thing about this issue is that it is in INFANT FORMULA. Almost all of them. Now when someone says, "Well formula isn't poison!" I'm going to vehemently reply, "That is EXACTLY what it is!"

Thank God my milk is free of poison- now I have to completely eliminate it from our diets and that means learning all of the names of hidden MSG... I have some work to do.

Week 6 is over and all's well

I met my new midwife yesterday and I think I'm going to be happy with her. I LOVE that she called herself an "information junkie" because that's exactly the term I use for myself. AND she let me borrow a few of her books! Woo-hoo!

Symptom update: Nasea is killing me. I can't even let it take some pounds off of me because I have to eat CONSTANTLY and I've already gained at least 5 pounds. I could use the treadmill in my possession but I'm either feeling sick, wayy too tired, or busy doing something else, so... NO! Maybe I'll pick it up after I'm feeling human again.

I forgot how hard it is...

I'm pretty sure that every time I'm pregnant, I think of how awefully tiring it is to build a little body inside of me. But I forget. I think it's harder this time because I have TWO to watch, feed, take care of, and break apart every 10 minutes or less. Sometimes I get lucky and get them all set up with food or something and doze on the couch for a few minutes. SOOO TIRED!