Another long headache story

Pretty much the only thing I have to complain about with this pregnancy is headaches. I have them alot. I typically have headache regularly, but normally I would fend them off with extra strength migraine whatever. The non-aspirin doesn't quite work. Anyways at the last Doctor appointment he told me to have a little caffeine everyday and that should help prevent it. It had worked for a little over a week. HOwever Monday, it didn't. I started to get a small headache at about 3. I drank some water, a little more tea and took two non-aspirin before leaving for the bus. The bus I take is horribly stuffy. I figured it was just me who had a problem (being pregnant and all) also I was wearing a heavy top that day that would keep me more warm. However while waiting on the bus for it to leave a bunch of other ladies were complaining too. I guess the air on the bus broke down over the summer so it was worse then. However it was working now, and they didn't understand why the driver never kept it on. There are other buses that go to different locations for GM, they complain of it being to cold because the air is on...OK anyways. I felt better knowing it wasn't just me (of course later on one of the women complained of menopause....so it might still be a "woman" thing;-). So we were about to go when a younger woman went up to the bus driver whispered something then got off. We had to wait for her to come back. So 10 minutes later she comes back (while we were getting warmer), walking not running as the bus driver pointed out. Then a guy from the back shouted "Turn the air on".(....so not a woman thing?). This put us in more traffic and slowed us down. Being on a bus in Detroit construction traffic is not fun. But mostly I just wanted to get home to rest and get rid of the small headache that was turning into a larger one. We finally got back....home free right. NOpe I was about half way home from the bus stop when, BANG I got a very sudden migraine. I have never had one turn so fast. THen I smelled a car fume and it was over. When I have a migraine and don't take something or lie down immediately, but body tries to cure it self by vomiting. I don't get nauseous or any kind of forewarning. I was able to pull into a parking lot to get most of it out of the car. Chad helped when I got home. He seems to have the same thing with headaches, but I think he is able to contain the reflex more than I can. I slept off and on the rest of the evening, but I stayed home from work yesterday to make sure it was completely gone.
The bus ride this morning was great. I sat in the second row and could feel a draft, I think the driver gets his own personal air. So he seems to be unaware of the condition on the rest of the bus. I would have napped if I wasn't a morning person:-)
Chad has been to good of a replacement for making dinners. Last week he came up with a dish all on his own with no recipe and it tasted good. He has learned how to do many different meals that I normally do. I think he has pretty much figured that most of the meals I do are 15 minute meals. So, eventually when I go back to making dinner he probably won't be as impressed....I still keep up with the budget though, he may be able to replace me in food prep and laundry, but so far I am the budget Queen;-)

Just checking in

Nothing really new to report. We had a doctors appointment last week. The great thing about Chad being laid off he can go to them so I have someone to entertain me while I wait. We find endless things to make fun of while we are there. The last time we were making jokes about the posters that were in the room. They have pictures of where all the womanly parts and pieces are. We kept joking that OBGYNs have a smaller one laminated in their wallets that way in case of emergency they have a roadmap. Yes very silly I know, but Chad and I have a very strange sense of humor where we imagine these really strange things that would never happen, but it entertains us greatly. Anyways we were laughing when the doctor came in. He asked us what was so funny, but we didn't want to tell him that we thought he would have a laminated picture of a uterus in his wallet so we had to cover. One of those you had to be there moments I guess.
Anyways its nice that Chad and I are so similar in personality because when I gripe about something he understands where I am coments from. Like I get annoyed with the question "So are you excited?" Yes it is a normal question, but it is said with such squeal and vigor that I am no used to or enjoy. Also its no that we AREN'T excited....we are just practical planning people. We overanalyze and discuss. Not that we are worried or anything. We just take everything one day at a time. Other things come up in a day that are not baby related. So if you ask me day to day "ARE you EXCIIIIIITEEEED?!?!?!" IN my head I say "no"....but if I say that to the squeal jumpy person I might look cold hearted, but in all honesty its kind of the truth. I am looking forward to it....yes, I like planning for it yes (Chad and I are planners generally so we like to plan...follow through is a whole nother thing;-)....but excited...not really the word I would use. This is where the "overanalyzing" aspect of our personalities come in. Chad and I discussed this at length the other night (seriously...we are the most boring people you will meet). I think we are hung up on the word. On our wedding I wouldn't say I was "excited"....I wasn't nervous or scared, or anxious in anyway. I wanted to get the show on the road....not get it over with, I wanted to enjoy it. I remember getting up to Chad and asking him and Brad our minister (is anyone nervous? Cause I'm not, is there something wrong?) we kind of laughed because we talked about it before. We planned, and knew everything would go off ok and if it didn't go as planed that would be fine to. We were just ready to lay back and enjoy the show.
Of course with this, we can't lay back and enjoy the show, but.....Hopefully you get my jist.
Another example is how Chad is building this game that consists of two boards that have a hole in the middle, you stand some ways away from it and toss a beanbag into it. Well making the beanbags are my department. Now they would be done by now, if Chad and I didn't get so nitpicky about the filling for these beanbags. I want them to be able to withstand getting we without sprouting, rotting or getting rusty. We also want to be within the standard weight and size. Long story short, we are OBSESSING about finding the right kind of filling.
So I guess after Chad and I talked and I have thought about it more, the best answer to tell people when the squeal "Are you EXCIIIIITEEED" (with the clapping and jumping) is to smile and say "yes"....it would be easier than having to explain about beanbags. I am sure Chad is the only one who fully who understand that answer.
I am getting annoyed with two people at work. They are nice women, but EVERYDAY I hear "YOU'LL SEE denise ____" THe blank is usually filled with the same few lines "you won't sleep" "you're car is going to be a mess".....Honestly nothing that is new. I mean I have been around kids and mothers before. Its just annoying, and its all unwanted and its is ALL THEY EVER TALK TO ME ABOUT! So I have been avoiding them. I have found a great outlet though. I just vent on the webmd message board. I get it all out, I get sympathy from other people and I move on. I also vent to Chad, who likes to tease me when I get home "oh honey be careful carrying that water bottle you shouldn't strain yourself"
So this week I have been grateful to be married to someone with such a compatible personality to mine. I can get home and not talk constantly about "baby", do my own thing, and not have to answer stupid questions. And when I say "no I'm not excited" he understands what I mean.

bowling bowling bowling

We had our first night of bowling on our league last night. I feel like I or my ball is cursed (or maybe the shoes....bowling bag, spare socks in the shoes) I just went bowling with my co-workers 2 weeks ago. Everytime I went up to bowl the lane would do something screwy. Once it just reset automatically and gave me a 0, then it just froze up and we had to move lanes. Well anyway last night the same kind of weird things would happen, however it wasn't to me it was to a teammate. I can only assume this curse is like the flu and has moved on to the other team.
However this time as I was bowling I noticed that my approach requires a lot of hip and bending action. It should be funny in a few weeks to see how I compensate throwing one bowling ball, while I carry another around my abdomen! I don't plan on bowling the whole season, somewhere down the line Chad's mom will come in and replace me.
Chad is in week 2 of his official lay-off break. He said he would do laundry today, somehow I don't mind being replaced:-)

Chad....a stay at home dad?

Well not yet, but who knows. Well he had a feeling that he would be laid off soon, or there would be a company move, or something. Well I guess men have some intuition as well. He even told his bosses about me being pregnant just to possibly lay a guilt trip on them. It didn't work. This is his first official week of unemployment. Although his salary and benefits continue through this month, which is nice. He is going to put some effort into getting a home business started doing oral histories. Of course he is applying for jobs like mad. I am very confident something will come up. When I was laid off it actually turned out better for us in the end, so we are working off a good experience, have a very good attitude, and great support from family and friends.
I have somehow neglected to inform everyone of our good news yet. We have told family, and all of Chad's friends. My boss knows....but not my coworkers, and friends I keep in touch with mainly by e-mail don't know. We had our reunion a couple of weeks ago, so long lost classmates know that we are expecting in March. Why haven't I said anything? I am going to chalk it up to laziness....and I blame the pregnancy......yeah.....that must be why;-) Hey got to use this for all its worth, huh?
Oh so over labor day weekend we moved the computer stuff into the spare/kitty room. We have a 3 bedroom house. One room was our bedroom, one was the computer room (we rarely said office, cause...well it didn't look like one), and finally the spare room. Although we usually called the spare room "Tess's room" or "The kitty's room". I kept my craft and sewing stuff in there, and Tess kept her food and litter pan in there. I never used the room much since I am busy and didn't work on sewing and crafts that much (not because of laziness....remember me being lazzy is because I am pregnant....I wasn't lazzy before;-)
Anyways the cat was in there more than any of us, thus it was called "Tess's room".

Well we realized that Tess's room actually the best space to fit the spare bed, computer, desk, filling cabinet, bookcase, and litter box. And well a baby, doesn't need a big room yet. This lead to our decision to move everything around. Chad wanted to do it over the weekend before he began his employment search to get him motivated. Tess's room got emptied out (not a happy cat about that her litter box got moved to the hall!), and we decided to paint it a dusty blue. By Sunday the painting was done, and the bed and computer stuff was moved back in. Then we spent all morning Monday undoing the mess we made in the rest of the house (from the room emptying) so we could have Chad's family over for Labor day.

Now the baby's room is cleared out enough to paint when I finally decide on a color. Since we might move soon I don't want a typical nusery color. I am thinking of doing something more plain, and putting up picture of family pets, and going with a general dog/cat theme. But I have a while to think of that.