The Last Eight Weeks

The Last Eight Weeks
8 weeks ago: We know… and well, time to start looking at baby room décor… Carla is doing all of the work and sending me links to look at. Some are awful (who buys this crap) and some is pretty cool… Animals seem to get my vote.

7 weeks ago: How many baby books do we need? It feels like 5 different ones show up each day. Don’t they all say the same thing?

6 weeks ago: I get a book from Doug “My boys can swim” by Ian Davis… awesome. Totally recommend for us future fathers. Easy read… and hilarious! Carla isn’t sick yet, phew!!! She starts complaining about tight pants… really? 3 weeks in, and your pants feel different? Alright... if you say so.

5 weeks ago: More books, people start to figure out. Probably should mention something to parents and my brother.

4 weeks ago: Tell my parents and brother… Brother is all excited! I start to think back to all of the ‘cool’ aunt and uncle gifts we gave to Matt, Natalie, and Toni…. And well, Carla and I are in trouble. Big trouble in the future!!! I am sure that Tim and Michelle are already plotting revenge gifts. I think my parents were completely shocked. I am pretty sure they didn’t know how to react verbally. I know they were excited to be grandparents again, but they weren’t expecting it from Andy and Carla. We make the doctor’s appointment and wait.

3 weeks ago: Status quo… nothing out of the ordinary. Lots of excitement from those who find out. I think… is this real? Yep… awesome!

2 weeks ago: the first ultrasound is coming up… what happens?
Last week: Carla is soooooooo sick. There is no way this is morning sickness. Off to the doctor. The result… Influenza A. Quarantine… Tamiflu…yep, you got it, Swine Flu, seriously. How the heck does Carla catch Swine Flu… it had to be one of those kids… I am feeling fine and am taking great care of her! We are both worried about how the Tamiflu will affect peanut Anderbrand? The research does prove or disprove that it is harmful…. Being the optimist, I have no worries.

Monday 6/8: Carla is coughing soooooo hard and soooooo often. The ‘morning’ sickness is really all day sickness. This all day sickness has been around since Saturday. I feel awful for her. It has to be miserable to be in her skin.

Tuesday 6/9: Carla has ‘recovered’ from her swine flu, mostly. That is quite a cough that continues to linger… anyways, our first ultrasound… I am very excited, but part of me is worried about peanut Anderbrand since Swine Flu was just last week, but… overall, I am thinking how awesome is this??!?! The picture comes up… and… a beating heart and a mutant blob.

Wednesday 6/10: Thank God the doctor prescribed some anti-nausea medicine!!! Carla is holding down some food…

Thursday 6/11: Food is staying inside! I think we are on the mend! I really hope that Carla can enjoy this pregnancy.

Friday 6/12: Carla almost made it 48 hours with out all day sickness…. Almost! What a two weeks!!!

I am sure that I won’t drop a note every day… but… after these this post and the previous year, it might have caught everyone up to a point.

7 more months…