morning sickness is not the only preggo side effect!

one question you are consistently peppered with when you talk to people about being pregnant is about your symptoms/side effects. i am guessing they would not ask unless they actually wanted to know, but i always hesitate before answering truthfully. i think the expected answer is one of a few variant strains- a) i feel great! b) i have been horridly sick...why yes, with morning sickness

unfortunately my symptoms have been wacko and not easily distilled into a 1 sentence reply...headaches are my constant companion. i have been really weak and pathetic, especially if i expend energy. i have fainting spells, the worst ones occurring at church! (presumably, it is the repetitive sitting and standing) after announcing these various maladies i generally have to explain my crazy low blood pressure, which hovers around a zombie-like slow shuffle, and that there really isnt much i can do about it. i doubt anyone actually wants to hear all this, but.....what else can i say?

it is all worth it when i think about the little gremlin i am currently hosting! i saw today that it is now as big as a sweet potato. i *think* i have been able to feel a few movements recently. of course, it is hard to discern with all the bowel issues pregnancy seems to bring! i have been thinking about the nursery a bit. i am bummed because i wanted to use the crib from my old nursery, but after the mass recall of all drop side cribs, i guess its not a good idea...i try to talk to benson about names, but i think he is going to hold out until the last minute. so far my lists looks like this with benson's edits:

benson steppenwolf ward : no
harrison belisarius ward : no
jimmy page ward : no
severus snape ward : no
john wayne ward : no

ok, obviously i prefer coming up with boy names! and no mom, i have not really serious....ok, maybe if benson would let me get away with it i would, but he is not about to undergo a lobotomy, so no worries!

as a side-note, i have been able to fully nerd it up this summer with my time off. between the eclipse movie, rereading the harry potters, and borrowing exciting new comics from my geeky comrade, i have been in heaven! i have always preferred graphic novels to comics, but if anyone is interested, the superman set in russia, with superman being the communist leader, is amazing! i think it was called red son or red dawn.

the artwork all looks like it could be from propaganda posters!!