Today was my second dr's appointment for my prenatal care. Last time, they drew blood from me to be used for several tests that include HIV. Today, they gave me a pap test, breast and pelvic exam. We also had our first ultrasound. The embryo is 9 weeks now and we hardly heard the heartbeat. That was why we had the ultrasound to see the embryo and his heart. Hubby and I saw our little one (not twins---having twins runs in my blood). His heart is beating twice as fast as mine. It was the wonderful thing Ive seen today, letting me forget about the cervical polyp that was removed from my cervix. It is common for women who had children already but rare for women under 40 yrs old. No one can really tell what's the real cause but it might be because of my hormonal level increase due to pregnancy. It may occur in early pregnancy. No wonder I had spotting (pinkish) discharge. It was a small one though. I had a pap smear last year but it wasn't there yet. So I think it was because of the estrogen hormone in my body. No one can really tell. The polyp will be taken to a pathologist for a biopsy. Hope all is well.

One more thing, due to all-day sickness, I lost .5 lb in a week. I was 134 lbs before pregnancy and I was 135.1 last Monday. Today I am 134.6 lbs. I might be gaining a few lbs again weekly since my appetite came back. For this week, I can eat meat now and more rice than before.

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My food craving is over. Now, I can't think of anything to eat. Whatever food that is prepared on the table, I have to eat it but I have to suffer afterwards. My stomach can't some food. Maybe because of the pregnancy. Vomitting is normal when your pregnant especially during the first trimester. I am 8 weeks pregnant now. My morning sickness that lasts all day is not really that bad. I can eat at most 5 spoonfuls of rice only. I need not to drink water right away or else I will vomit and waste the food. I watch what I eat and smell it before eating it making sure that I won't barf after. I am lucky not to barf in a day cos usually I throw up at least once a day if I can't eat the food that is acceptable to my system. As for now, I am contented with rice, banana and ripe mango. No more soy sauce and vinegar for me.

I will be visiting the clinic in our area for my prenatal care. It will be this Monday, on the 15th of June at 3 pm. This would be my first visit and it is my health education regarding prenatal care. I am sure my blood will be drawn right away and thinking of it scares me. It was two years ago when I had my last blood test. For this time, my blood will be tested for HIV and so on. That's what I heard from the mothers that I have known who had their prenatal visits recently. For my baby's sake, I will be willing to do it. Hope everything is well with my first visit.

No more barfing. Does it mean no more morning sickness? But I am craving for a lot of food. Everytime I smell something yummy, my stomach feels empty and i crave for it even if I just ate something minutes ago. As for yesterday, I didn't like the taste of shrimp and chicken adobo. For the record, my Mom was craving for shrimp when I was in her uterus. Instead, I craved for noodles (preferrably instant noodle), sardines, eggs and the breaded chicken with (take note) soy sauce and suka (vinegar). IN every meal, there should be these two. I can't taste well the food without tuyo (regular sodium content) and suka (any brand yet I am thinking it is the pinoy kind).

It was funny one night because I wanted to eat instant noodle but we ran out of it. I asked hubby to buy some for me at FoodMaxx since it is a few minutes away from where we live. It was almost midnight and hubby was so tired at work. He just told me to get something to eat aside from noodles. So I ate bread (3 slices with jam and miracle whip). Still, my stomach felt empty and I can't sleep with it. It was past midnight when I rose from bed, checked the jars on the counter like a cat and found a pack of misua (flour vermicelli). I boiled 2 cups of water, added a half cube of chicken bouillon then added the cooked chicken meat (adobo, i was hoping the taste will change with vermicelli). I let it boil again and added the misua then viola! The noodle looked so delicious! I ate it with a bit of toyo-suka mixture till I was contented and slept well like a baby after...

The next day (yesterday), Hubby called me and told me he brought food for me. I rose from bed right away but disappointed when I saw what he brought. A pack of stir-fry noodle and a fettuccini. I felt sad because I wanted instant noodles, not those stuff. But he bought instant oatmeal anyway. Later that day, I returned Ruby's call and she asked me if i WANT to play mahjong. I told her about the noodle incident and she said she will cook some for me. I felt happy and I played mahjong with her, Nanay and mary Ann. We finished around 11pm.

This morning when I woke up, I went to the kitchen to eat for breakfast. I saw 4 boxes with 24 packs of noodles in each box. I called hubby and told him why he bought a lot. He said that I kept on complaining so he bought 4 boxes of different instant noodle flavors. Now I am wondering if I'll crave for it again... LOL I don't know what else I want to eat for the rest of the weeks but I am sure, toyo and suka mixture is always be my fave flavor enhancer...

This is as for now. Thanks for reading.

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We have three days more left and it is vacation time again. The students are so excited for their summer vacation and I am as well. I miss waking up late daily and do blogging. I am not sure though if I will not work this summer. My co-teacher aide told me that I might be back for subbing because the high school students have summer classes. Only the elementary students don't have summer classes then. It is OK with me because it is work. What I like is that I can say no if I don't want to report. I will enjoy this summer vacation because it would be my last summer as a single person, I mean, with no one depending on me. I will be taking good care of a baby next year. So, for everybody, enjoy the summer!

I was pissed off by our Internet connection one day because it was so slow. I was using two computers which were both connected to the Internet. One was wireless and the other computer was physically connected to the Internet. Yet both were so slow. I had wasted a lot of time because it kept on and off. I wish we were using Charter’s Ultra60 Mbps service. I have read on their Ultra60 Information Page about it and it is really quite remarkable. It is considered as the fastest Internet speed in the St. Louis market and one of the fastest in the U.S. I hope it is also available here but right now, St. Louis has it. I heard that Ultra60 will be rolled out to other areas along with other high-speed products throughout 2009 and that would be a relief to some people who are struggling with their Internet connection just like me. With this speed, I can watch movies and my television series right away. I can also do things with the Internet quickly and never waste time again. Charter’s Ultra60 Mbps service is the first of the Phatband speeds that Charter will be rolling out. It has turned DSL into the new dial-up Internet service. Indeed, PhatBand takes broadband to the next level and has created the next level of super-fast tier service. Learn more about it and try the Charter’s Twitter Feed.

Today is my fifth week of pregnancy and I didn't feel anything until this morning at school. I had the urge to barf and I was feeling uncomfortable. I did go to the restroom and barfed but nothing came out. I was wondering why at first. I had a good breakfast and took my vitamins this morning. I was not starving yet I felt like vomiting. I tried throwing up and came only air and drool. I felt good after that. It happened twice today so my co-teacher aide thought that I was haivng my morning sickness. I have a motion sickness and now a morning sickness. Poor me... But I can do it for my baby.