9 WEEKS PREGNANT AND SICK AS A DOG!!!!!

Yep -- that's right. I have a summer bug!!! While pregnant. In the first trimester!!! F this!!!! I feel like death warmed over -- I mean really REALLY warmed over, as the temperature here in Southern Cali has been well into the hundreds. The only blessing in disguise is the fact that I am not living through this heat while 9 months pregnant. Hip hip hooray for a third trimester in the winter!!! Now I just have to make it through this aweful bug. It's very flu-like and includes achey joints, congested chest, sore throat, and fatigue. Of course, I feel fatigue already so it is quadrupled at this point. Plus the heat and the bug have really made my nausea nice and prevalent. Oh and I sound like I've been smoking for 100 years. Very nice. I've been trying to take care of myself as best I can. Ive been drinking plenty of water, 100% Pom Juice, and the miracle concoction -- Garlic, Lemon, and Honey in hot water. My only wish is that I could pop a few advil, but alas, I am pregnant and cannot. I feel like I will have this bug kicked by Tuesday. So wish me luck. In other news, I am officially off of the working out band wagon until the weather changes to a more suitable temperature. I nearly overheated the other day and that was it. I decided to take a vacation. Now, we're just enjoying our evenings on the back patio reading and drinking delicious juices or teas. My belly has not budged an inch (thank goodness) so I think it's size may catch up to the number of weeks pregnant. We will have our first prenatal apointment this Thursday which will just including an exam and some blood work. I think it's still too early to hear the heartbeat, although Renee thinks we might be able to since I'm so "small". That reminds me -- I have to thank her for boosting my ego!!!! LOL. I will update soon.