1st Appointment

We had our first appointment yesterday. We didn't see the doctor, we just met with the nurse. They didn't even do a pregnancy test while I was there, but they took a whole bunch of my blood, so I assume they will test it. They said I weighed one pound less then when I was there last, which was in December. Funny, because in December I could buckle my pants. I still can't buckle them. Since I have had morning (really all day) sickness, I have lost 3 pounds. So I am currently 1.5 pounds up from my weight pre pregnancy. She told me I needed to eat more meat and drink more fluids the two things you don't want to do when you are sick. Water, sprite, lemonade do not settle well. The only drink I can really tolerate is milk. At least that is good for me. Also I switched from eating cereal for breakfast to eating potatos, recently in the form of hashbrowns. It has helped me feel a little bit better in the mornings. More yesterday than today. The nurse said I should take my vitamin at night (there you go, Stacy) and to eat something before I get out of bed. So Dusten bought me some Animal Crackers. But I think it will be harder for me to remember to take my vitamin before I go to bed. I've been taking it with breakfast for over a year. Dusten is always on my case about something so I'm sure he'll help me remember. My next appointment is in July, when I'll be 12 weeks. She said we will meet with the doctor then. And then at 18 weeks they will do an ultrasound and try to determine the sex of the baby. They also gave us a diaper bag full of reading material, samples, and coupons.