9 Weeks

This is our baby at 6 weeks! If you look inside the "black hole" you will see a small bean shaped embryo, Baby Sanders! We got to see the tiny heartbeat! I cannot tell you how cute Jared was showing this picture to everyone he saw! This picture is now proudly displayed in the cute frame his parents gave us on our entertainment center!
I have been nauseus almost since the beginning, but starting Easter morning, it went to a whole new level! I am extremely thankful that I have avoided vomitting so far, but have come very close several times. My morning sickness comes in waves all throughout the day. I wake up feeling awful and usually dry heave all the way to school and a little once I get there. I feel like I have to have a light snack frequently to keep the nausea at bay. It comes back towards the end of my work day, around three and hangs with me until I go to bed. I am not complaining as it is very much worth it and I am well taken care of! I've been tring the sea bands and I guess they work sometimes, so I use them when I'm real bad. In the beginning of this pregnancy, I seem to have craved salty foods which is odd for me because I generally love my chocolate. Now I crave nothing! I am shocked that my favorite drink for my entire life, water, sometimes is gross to me now! It's the only thing I drink so I'm really hoping that aversion is temperary!
I had my first hormonal crying fit this past Saturday, and I do admit, it's funny! I am not normally a crier which makes it even more funny to me. I woke up feeling the morning sickness strongly. I stayed in bed hoping it would ease, and watched some tv. After a while, I decided to get a Nutra Grain bar to see if that helped. I ate it in bed (btw I hate eatting in bed.) I finally got up and got straight in the shower. I dry heaved some. I got out and was trying to get ready because mama would be calling soon to see if I was ready to go to the store with her. Jared had left that morning for the Alabama A-Day game with Casey and James. Mama called and I weakly told her I was struggling and moving slow, but half ready. She said she would wait until I was ready and for me to lay down and have some crackers and asked if I needed anything. AT that point the hormones kicked in and I asked in a quivering voice if she would bring me some food. She didn't quite understand me so once I repeated it I began to cry and beg for some food that tasted good and that we had none and that I hated going in the kitchen (yeah, smells really get to me.) Then I preceded to tell her I was crying (as if she didn't know) and then told her I didn't know why I was crying. She chuckled and said it's just the pregnancy and that she would be right over with some food. I hung up and cried hard for a good five minutes and then told myself I was a big girl with a high tolerance for pain and that I can do it! I got dressed. My mama got here with a breakfast pizza (from the gas station that makes good pizza-don't laugh til you've tried it), 2bagelfuls, and a cappucino. Don't think I'm overeatting because I am not. I only ate the slice of pizza and the cappucino! I have the best mama! She always takes care of me and I love her for it! We went to the store and then stopped by Deermans to get some lunch. Then she brought me home where I enjoyed my lunch! Thanks mama!
Baby Sanders is officially a fetus this week and is the size of a green olive!