Spotting

This morning, I followed my normal routine of waking up at 4:45 am to go to boot camp.  I went to boot camp and got my butt kicked and kindly handed to me and then proceeded home for my shower before heading to work.  As I was getting ready to get in my shower, I noticed that I had started bleeding some and was pretty worried about it.  I told Dave and then got in the shower (nobody needs to smell me after boot camp).  It was still pretty early and the doctor's office wasn't open yet so I had to wait about an hour before I could call to get an appointment.  When 8 o'clock finally rolled around, I called my doctor's office and answered seven thousand questions and then was given a time to come in.  Nobody was available until that afternoon so I headed on to work and made a plan to meet Dave at the doctor's office for the appointment.

Once we both made it to the doctor's office (Dave got a little lost) we got sent back to the ultrasound room.  When the doctor came in, I was rather amused by his tone of voice (imagine Mr. Rogers mixed with a little helium) and his obvious hair plugs.  I had to use all of my energy to not look at his hair or giggle at the way he talked to me.  He asked a few questions about my history and then cut the lights so he could do an ultrasound.   The picture finally came up on the television and he said that everything looked pretty good.  We saw a heartbeat and judging by the size of the blob, the doctor said I was in my sixth week (which is what we had already figured).  He told me to get dressed and meet him in his office and he would explain everything to us.  The doctor said that some spotting is not uncommon in the first trimester but prescribed some medication that should help strengthen my uterus and reduce anymore bleeding.  He said that I should also stop exercising until I'm out of the first trimester-if I feel better once I'm in the second trimester I can resume some exercising.  He also asked that we come back in a couple weeks for another check-up.

He also gave us a copy of our ultrasound pictures (which he attached to some cutesy printer paper) and drew a diagram so we would know what we are looking at.

Our next appointment is scheduled for May 3.  We'll let you know how it goes.

One-year Warranty

This weekend Dave and I celebrated our first anniversary.  We headed down to Charleston on Friday and spent the whole weekend eating, pampering ourselves and enjoying the city.  The Charleston Place gave us two nights in the hotel, two spa treatments and made our wedding cake again for us in celebration of our anniversary.  When we checked into our room we looked out on the balcony and noticed that it overlooked our ceremony site.

We then we out for a walk.  We cruised through the covered market and looked at all of the things they had (and all of things I wanted) and made a plan to come back when we have a bigger house and need some decorations for it.  There were lots of people in Charleston for the holiday weekend (Easter--not our anniversary) and so we were glad we made a reservation for dinner. Friday night we ate at Blossom and it was delicious.  I had the yellow-fin tuna and Dave had a chicken dish.  I also enjoyed some creme brulee (one of my favorites).  After dinner we wandered back to the hotel.  We had a pretty early night-we were tired from the early wake up call for Boot Camp and then the long drive down.  Saturday morning we got up bright and early for a trip to The Spa at Charleston Place.  Dave and I both got facials and enjoyed the pampering.  We later found out that The Spa at Charleston Place is rated one of the best in North America--not too bad for a first facial!  We walked all over downtown Charleston on Saturday.  We went down to the Battery and walked along the river.  We walked over to the Aquarium and in and out of all the shops.  It was an absolutely beautiful day!  For dinner, we went to Poogan's Porch and it was fabulous.  I had the Plantation Fried Chicken (which was stuffed with smoked Gouda, ham and collard greens).  It will go down in history as one of the best things I have ever eaten.  Dave got the duck which he also really enjoyed.  After dinner we went back to the hotel room to see if our cake had been delivered.  It had and it was wonderful.  It was just as delicious as I remember.  I am now making it my life's mission to recreate the recipe.

Before we left Charleston, I had to take what is becoming my traditional wedding/anniversary picture.  I took the same one on my wedding day and I plan to take it again on our 50th anniversary.

No Foolin'

At the beginning of the year, I decided that my New Year's Resolution was to "gain or lose 20 pounds".  The hopes would be that I would lose twenty pounds to be healthier but I would also have loved to gain twenty pounds by being pregnant.  I spoke to my doctor and he agreed that I had set myself a good goal for the year.

On January 4, I woke up at 4:45 am and went to my very first day of Boot Camp. I go 4 days a week and sweat for an hour a day.  I am in the middle of my 3rd month-long session of boot camp and am really enjoying it.  In the past three months, I have lost 12 pounds, 4.5 % body fat, and 13 inches.  I am well on my way to my goal.  I can also do over 30 push-ups in a minute and over 70 sit-ups in a minute.  On top of all of those accomplishments, I also completed a triathlon on March 13--and didn't embarrass myself too much!

My doctor is proud of my commitment to my health as well as my new found muscle definition.  I am proud of myself for all that I have accomplished in the first quarter of the year.

This morning I woke up expecting a visit from my Aunt Flo but to my surprise she had not come to see me.  I made the executive decision to take a pregnancy test and see if, by chance, that was the reason Flo hadn't come.  Immediately after taking the test, the result appeared in the little window.

I ran downstairs to tell Dave the news and he immediately thought that I was pulling an April Fool's joke on him but I showed him the test results that stated I am, in fact, pregnant.

This may be the first time in the history of my life that I have set a New Year's Resolution and stuck with it past February 1.

According to my cycle and several internet searches, I am due December 6, 2010.  Dave and I are cautiously thrilled!  We are going to wait until we are through the first trimester before we share the news with anyone so you will not be reading this blog post for a couple months still--please do not be offended.

We plan on updating the blog often and hope that you will check back on all of the Mulley's Musings.