Is there a such thing as a pelvic transplant?

I need a new pelvis. How can this be? The horrible pelvic pain I endured during the last 3 months of my first pregnancy (and until Mimi was 8 months old) has ALREADY RETURNED. How am I going to withstand the next 28 weeks?!

Well, other than that, I'm feeling pretty well. A little nausea here and there, but nothing like last time. I'm tired all the time, too, but that is normal during the first trimester.

This blog is no longer a secret. Thanksgiving was our day to break the news!

What should I do?

For this pregnancy, I had to switch to a new OBGYN. Mostly because Dr. Brock is too far now that we've moved, but also because his partner, Dr. Schulman, forgot to remove my placenta (until I reminded him when he was almost done stitching me up) and left a freakish amount of gauze in you-know-where (which was discovered days later in the middle of my kitchen).

Anyway...I have a new doctor...Dr. Jick. He came highly recommended. At my appointment a couple weeks ago, the nurse was going through the roster of all the tests I'll have at the different stages of the pregnancy. She mentioned the "First Trimester Screening Test," which I never had with Malena. Apparently, through ultrasound, they measure the baby's neck fold at 12 weeks gestation and can give you an indication if the baby has a genetic abnormality. A blood sample is also drawn. If necessary, they then do CVS, which means removing a sample of the placenta, to run further tests.

I told them, sure I'd do the test. Then, I heard a very sad and unfortunate story from a woman who had just miscarried as a result of the CVS procedure. The crazy thing is that she is only 26. I'm only 29. So, why are they screening us in the first place? It's really only for women over 35.

Right now, I'm leaning towards passing on the screening altogether. There is no way I'm going to do CVS...and there is no way in hell I'd abort this baby anyway, so the whole thing seems pointless, right? Is there any good reason why I should do the screening?

Didn't she see "Super Size Me"?

I don't plan to write too much about Malena on this website (because the spoiled little stinker has her own), but I can't mention this on her site because, as of right now, this whole pregnancy thing is still a big secret, just like this blog.

Anyway, I'm going to hell because I took my child to McDonald's.

I was having double-cheeseburger-and-small-fries cravings and figured Mimi deserved a treat for putting up with two nasty vaccinations she'd just received at her 15-month check-up.

She had her first cheeseburger Happy Meal (with Apple Dippers, of course). However, she was much more interested in watching the crazed children running around the indoor playground.

Afterwards, I had the worst stomach ache and Malena gave us the poop of her life.

We are done with McDonald's for another few years.

Oh. So you believe that one.

Yesterday was our first doctor's appointment. There IS a baby in there! But, more importantly, there is ONLY ONE. I always have this fear of being pregnant with twins, so it is a total delight to find out I don't need to worry about that.

Following in the footsteps of his or her big sister, this baby is already measuring bigger than normal. I was 8 weeks at the ultrasound, but the baby's size indicates 8 weeks 2 days, which changes my due date from June 13 to June 11, 2006. I'm betting June 10...T.J. thinks June 7.

Up until yesterday, I was convinced this one was a boy. Now I'm very confused because the heartbeat (which we were able to hear beautifully loud and clear) was 160 beats/minute! I yelped, "Oh no! It's another girl!" I don't know why that came out, because I'd be thrilled for Malena to have a sister (and I can use all those adorable dresses that Malena hardly ever wore). So, I've decided to wait until I hear the heartbeat again to make my prediction. We may just have to find out for sure when I'm 20 weeks along.