morning (plus every minute after that) sickness

i don't do sick well...at all. especially the nauseous kind. i wake up every morning starving to death and feeling like i have the flu. and it doesn't go away until about 5 pm. i have a stash of saltines strategically placed throughout my house and in my car for emergencies. i never went through any of this with davis, so hopefully this is just the beginning of a 'normal', long, healthy pregnancy.

up to speed

aug. 2009 visited with new ob and maternal fetal specialist at northside for preconceptual consultations (recommended by my mom's work).
oct. 2009 started having lots and lots of blood work done to find any abnormalities with my blood, etc...all came back normal.
dec. 2009 had hsg done to check my uterus for tears, etc...normal.
01.26.10 positive pregnancy test results...lots of them! began taking baby aspirin to thin my blood and prevent clotting.
01.27.10 woke up with a horrible sinus congestion thing and stayed sick (because i refused any medication) for an entire week.
02.05.10 started experiencing constant pain in upper abdomen.
02.10.10 blood work and abdominal ultrasounds completed to find out what this pain thing was all about. results: "inflammation somewhere".
02.10.10 worried myself sick that something was wrong with the baby, rushed to my mom's work for an ultrasound, and found this...

...a healthy beating heart! and only one! my scanner isn't working so this is a picture of the print out.
02.11.10 morning sickness has set in. severe. and still experiencing pain.