10 Weeks- Christmas!!

How Far Along: 10 Weeks, Prune
Total Weight Gain: none yet

Maternity Clothes: Whenever I an not in my scrubs I wear maternity pants or PJ pants when at home. They are just so darn comfortable! My belly definitely gets bigger later in the day so it's usually better to have the extra room.

 Stretch Marks: No, no new ones

Sleep: Sleep is ok. I have to get up a few times a night to pee and I can't sleep in my stomach without it being uncomfortable.

 Best Moment This Week: Ultrasound Friday and telling family today!!!

 Miss Anything: still Beer

Movement: Too early

 Anything Making You Queasy or Sick: I have felt pretty good, except the last few nights I have had a lot of trouble taking my vitamins at night. I ended up getting the chewable kind today because it almost always ends up with me with my head in the toilet vomiting up my dinner. No fun = (

Cravings: Not really, although I did randomly desperately want boiled peanuts this evening and was so happy when I got some!

Gender: I'm thinking boy today

Labor Signs: waaay too early.
Symptoms: Boobs are still sore, I pee frequently and have thrown up almost every night.

Belly Button In or Out: In 

Wedding Rings On or Off: On

Feeling: I feel good. I had a car accident last Tuesday which really concerned me. Luckily me and baby are ok but my car is not. They totaled my car so we are car shopping. We had an ultrasound last Friday to make sure baby was ok and it was so so amazing. Baby waved at us and was sucking it's thumb!! Hubby even said he thought it looked like baby had hick-ups towards the end!

Exercise:  Non-existant. I walk when I can and take the stairs. It is just so so cold outside.

Looking Forward To: I am looking forward to my first OB appointment on January 6th. We told our families today about the pregnancy and it was so so amazing!! If I can figure out how to post the videos on here then I will!

 Next Appointment: January 6th!

 

 

Week 9-

9 Weeks!!

I fail at an actual update

8 Weeks- I have a Raspberry!

How Far Along: 8 Weeks, Raspberry
Total Weight Gain: none yet

Maternity Clothes: I'm wearing some maternity pants now! I don't really "need" them. The way I think about it is that I will only be wearing these maternity clothes for a finite amount of time. So...I might as well get as much use out of them and start to wear them early! They are so comfy too!

 Stretch Marks: No, no new ones

Sleep: Sleep is good, I want to sleep A LOT though and I go to bed really early.

 Best Moment This Week: 8 Week mark!

 Miss Anything: still Beer

Movement: Too early

 Anything Making You Queasy or Sick: I have felt pretty good since taking that unisom/B6 combo. I can't stand opening the fridge though.

Cravings: Nope, not really. Some things sound better than others though.

Gender: Absolutely no idea.

Labor Signs: waaay too early.
Symptoms: Sore bewbs still, constipation, tired. I still get queasy sometimes or light headed so I have to sit down. I think I've been having to pee a lot more frequently.

Belly Button In or Out: In 

Wedding Rings On or Off: On

Feeling: I feel pretty good! That Unisom/B6 combo has really helped me out. I am getting more and more excited to share the news to our families!!

Exercise:  I am trying but its so darn cold outside. I got a pre-natal yoga DVD, but still I haven't opened it yet. I am doing a 5K on Saturday for my birthday with my mom. Around Thanksgiving I told her that I have gotten "out of training mode so I will probably walk it". This way I have an out for walking it and not be expected to run since she doesn't know about the pregnancy yet!

Looking Forward To: Pregnancy announcement pictures on Dec. 13th! My birthday is the 14th so I convinced hubby to do these pictures =)

 Next Appointment: December 23rd!!! 

7 Weeks blueberry

I am actually 7w2d today so I am moving towards blueberry! What an exciting week it has been!! After the tortuous wait for my first ultrasound...It finally happened!! Hubby and I were so so anxious and nervous the day of the ultrasound...ok, mostly me. I was so nervous that nothing would be in there, I was nervous there was going to be multiples and I couldn't figure out how we would be able to make it financially with two or three kids all at once. I was pretty much just a nervous freaking wreck! I was so happy to see my RE's nurses and my RE. Dr. P was so happy for us and I could tell this ultrasound was more exciting for him than just follicle check ultrasounds. It was a dildo-cam nonetheless. I wore my fancy socks for him and he said they were nice = ).

So, dildo-cam in place and made a fast sweep to the uterus to reassure me that there was a baby in there. He showed hubby and me the baby and the flicker of the heart beat. I was so relieved I really didn't listen to the rest. He then went to make sure there wasn't any flickering anywhere else, like an ectopic. There wasn't, although I do still have a cyst on one of the ovaries that he said he would measure next time to make sure it's going down. Then, the fun stuff! After measuring the ovary and the cyst and making sure there wasn't a baby somewhere there wasn't supposed to be one, he went back to the uterus.

oooooo...baaaaby = )

It was the most amazing site. It looked like a little tad pole. He measured the crown to rump and said we were measured 7w2d when we were actually 6w6d, so a few days ahead which is normal to be within 3 days. He let us listen to the heart beat for a split second and it was so so beautiful (I know I talked about this in the pervious post, but it was magnificent).

He gave me drugs and they are amazing. I had been having queasiness pretty much all day, so I wasn't able to eat nearly enough food. So, he said I could take half a tab of unisom and 100mg of Vit B6 every night for morning sickness. HOLY MOLEY DO I FEEL AMAZING!! I almost feel like a non-pregnant lady (which has its own worries). Either I am complaining about too many symptoms or concerned about hardly any (sigh...IF brain!). Bottom line is that I feel great and I can eat! No cravings or anything, but sometimes a certain thing will sound better than another.

This is finals week in school so I am trying my darnest to focus on that, but it's hard. I did get a 94 on one of my finals and it looks like I will have an A in another class. I have a big check-off tomorrow morning, which hubby is my partner who I have to do a full body assessment on. I just hope he doesn't try to goof off in front of the teacher and throw me off my game.




How Far Along: 7 Weeks, Blueberry
Total Weight Gain: none yet

Maternity Clothes: nope, I did buy a pair of maternity pants on cyber Monday from Gap! I haven't gotten them in yet. They were half off though! woot! I thought I could wear them on Christmas since Thanksgiving was so darn uncomfortable tummy wise.  

 Stretch Marks: No, no new ones

Sleep: Sleep is good, I want to sleep A LOT though and I go to bed really early.

 Best Moment This Week: Ultrasound!! Oh that sweet heartbeat!

 Miss Anything: still Beer

Movement: Too early

 Anything Making You Queasy or Sick: I have felt pretty good since taking that unisom/B6 combo.

Cravings: Nope, not really

Gender: Absolutely no idea.

Labor Signs: waaay too early.
Symptoms: Sore boobs (and big! wowzer! honk honk!! don't honk...that hurts), heightened sense of smell, tired. Oh, and the lovely constipation has started O.M.G. 

Belly Button In or Out: In 

Wedding Rings On or Off: On

Feeling: I feel pretty good. I am still on the high after the first ultrasound. I really can't complain! I have been feeling a lot of guilt though. Guilt as far as friends and IF friends who have been through so much more than me, IF wise, but yet I'm the one who gets a "surprise" BFP? I just feel a lot of guilt about that and I am trying to deal with it.

Exercise:  I am trying but its so darn cold outside. I got a pre-natal yoga DVD, but  still I haven't opened it yet. I did walk a few miles the other day and it was nice to get out there.

Looking Forward To: Pregnancy announcement pictures on Dec. 13th! My birthday is the 14th so I convinced hubby to do these pictures =) He just couldn't say no, especially after seeing bean!

 Next Appointment: December 23rd!!! 

The Most Amazing Sound!!

"A Thousand Years"(from "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" soundtrack)

Heart beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave?
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?
But watching you stand alone,
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow.

One step closer

[Chorus:]
I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath
Every hour has come to this

One step closer

[Chorus:]
I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

One step closer
One step closer

[Chorus:]
I have died everyday waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

 

 

I am 6w6d today and I had my first ultrasound!! I have been a nervous freaking wreck the last few weeks waiting on this ultrasound. I have just wanted time to speed up so it could get here already! But this morning, since it was the actual day, I was so nervous for the ultrasound to actually happen. I wanted to just stay blissfully happy and unaware of any problems. I just wanted to imagine a baby in there but not have to face any realities if something were to not be "right". In the waiting room I was fidgety. I think I peed twice waiting on the ultrasound and my heart rate was elevated with anxiety. When the time actually came for the ultrasound I just had to take a deep breath and pray. I rubbed my belly, held my hubby's hand and just prayed.

 

When Dr. P came in he was so happy for us. He shook our hands and said "I told you it could happen!". I told him I wore my nice socks for him and he said that they were quite nice = ). Then the ultrasound....Dildo cam!!

 

He first wen to the uterus and quickly showed us that there was a baby there and showed us the flicker of the heart beat (RELIEF!!!!). He then went to look at my ovaries and tubes to make sure there wasn't anything misplaced. I do have a cyst on the (right?) ovary that he will watch, but the other side was good. He didn't see any other flickering outside of the ute. yay!

 

Now the good stuff!!

 

I have a singleton! One beautiful bean measuring ahead at 7w2d with a beautiful heart beat of 142bpm. It was the most beautiful sound!!! He only had the sound on for a second or two, enough time to measure it and then turned it off. Maybe the sound creates too much frequency and could disrupt the baby? I don't know. He could have had the sound on the whole time and I would have been ecstatic, but that's ok!

 

He said everything looks good and that I have a 95% chance of having a healthy pregnancy, which means my chance of miscarriage has gone down! Yay!! He said I could tell family but to hold off on telling other people (woops).

 

Our next appointment will be in 3 weeks, 2 days before Christmas!! This will be so amazing because we will have new pictures to give family for our pregnancy announcement to family! I went to Babies R Us today to get ultrasound frames to give them! I honestly could not be any happier than I am right now. I am so relieved that there is a little bean in there. I am thankful that my RE is amazing and has given me drugs (yay!). I am thankful that my husband is so amazing as well.

 

We did talk about OBs with the RE today and I got some pretty disappointing news. I was hoping my gyn could be my OB because she is the best of the best but they said she may not be taking any new OB patients because she is thinking about retiring!! NOOOOOO!!!! Dr. P said that he will talk to her and see if she can take me on, if not until delivery, at least for part of my pregnancy and maybe another OB that they recommend could also see me so that I could get to know them both. Sounds good to me!

 

I also signed up for childbirth classes and breast feeding classes today at the hospital where I work and hope to delivery (classes aren't until march and may). I also talked with a friend who is a photographer and also is going through IF struggles about doing pregnancy announcement photos and she said she would be happy to! I am so excited! That will be Dec. 13th!

 

So many exciting things happening!

 

my bean!!



6 weeks-- still KU

This wait between beta and first ultrasound is ridiculous!! But, my first ultrasound was a week from yesterday so it's getting closer!! December 3rd hurry up!!


Sorry the picture is so darn big....



How Far Along: 6 Weeks, size of a sweet pea!
Total Weight Gain: none yet

Maternity Clothes: nope, but I am tempted when the bloat gets bad to get a bella band, but haven't yet. Maybe there will be some good sales this week. I'm really too nervous to buy anything right now.

 Stretch Marks: No, no new ones

Sleep: sleep is "ok". I've had a bad cough for a few weeks which wakes me up.

 Best Moment This Week: 6 week mark!

 Miss Anything: Beer

Movement: Too early

 Anything Making You Queasy or Sick: Nothing in particular, I just feel queasy in the mornings but it tends to ease up after I drink some ginger ale or eat some crackers.

Cravings: Nope, not really

Gender: Absolutely no idea. I still don't think there is an actual baby in there, much less one with xx or xy chromosomes!

Labor Signs: waaay too early.
Symptoms: Sore boobs (and big! wowzer! honk honk!! don't honk...that hurts), queasy in the mornings, heightened sense of smell, tired.

Belly Button In or Out: In 

Wedding Rings On or Off: On

Feeling: I feel pretty good but still very cautious. I went to an IF support group last night and really felt like I shouldn't be there. I mean who wants a woman who got a "surprise" BFP at your infertility support group?? I wouldn't...I don't think I should go back.

Exercise:  I am trying but its so darn cold outside. I got a pre-natal yoga DVD, but I haven't opened it yet.

Looking Forward To: Turkey day and first ultrasound!!

 Next Appointment: December 3rd!!!