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15 weeks!

Posted Friday, November 07, 2008 10:05 AM

15 weeks! I can’t believe that I am at 15 weeks! Our baby is supposed to be about the size of an apple right now. That is so cool and I love that I can visualize what an apple looks like and then put that together to how long my baby is. The 2nd trimester has started to be a much nicer time for me. I am getting some energy back. So I am tired ALL day long just at the end of the day and right after lunch, maybe I am eating too much. I also discovered over the last couple of days that my appetite has grown immensely, I find myself looking for something to eat just about every 2 hours. To this point between the gagging and the nausea I have had almost a lack of appetite which might explain how I have lost 5 pounds and not started putting on any weight just yet. My Doctor said that I should put on between 20-25 pounds over the course of my pregnancy. So if I start putting on a pound a week between now and May 1st I will meet the high end of it.

With all of this baby joy going on with me, I have kind of let my birthday go to the side. I turn 26 on November 18th. Everyone keeps asking me what we are planning, I usually do a family dinner or lunch gathering but I am not really interested in doing anything big this year. I kind of just want to sit at home with my dh and not have to worry about entertaining everyone. I know that they wouldn’t expect me too and if anything they will end up taking me out for dinner, I really do have an amazing family for the most part but with certain people it will become a tug of war, for my attention and the attention of other people. That takes so much out of me.

Well with all of that going on, I almost completely skipped over the fact that DH and I will be celebrating 3 years of marriage Nov 25th. We are going to Las Vegas as kind of a babymoon/anniversary present/last vacation with out having to carry around lots of baby stuff. Neither of us have ever been there, so we are both excited about it. He and I have decided not to get each other gifts and just do stuff in Vegas. He promised me that he would get me a card. I love cards! I did pick him up The Caveman’s Pregnancy Companion; he seems to enjoy reading all of the e-mails and things that I get so I figured I would get him something in his own language. And not so focused on me.

Back to work I go. I have a nice cup of canned peaches and a bagel in front of me just calling my name. Hope everyone is having a great day and that you all have an awesome weekend. I am hoping that with some of this new energy I can get my house back in order this weekend.  We’ll see how that goes. ~Patty

14 Weeks! I can't beleive it!

Posted Monday, November 03, 2008 11:29 AM

So I had this dream last night . . . my husband and I were at my 20 week appointment, the nurse turn to congratulate us on having a girl and my husband looks at her and tells her to check again! The nurse laughs and looks at me and I look at my husband and he says no seriously check again. I woke up laughing and told my husband about the dream and what did he say to me? He said that he will probably say that to the nurse. Lol I don’t know what to think about it.  I know I am probably one of the few women who hope for a boy but that is where I am right now. Praying for a healthy baby and pregnancy and hoping for a little boy.  We were in Target Saturday and I was looking at all the fun boy clothes, the girl clothes are cute don’t get me wrong, but the boy clothes look like such fun. So we have to wait until December 16^th to find out and I am going nuts!

 

Here I am at 14 weeks and 3 days and my little chart says 179 days left and I am amazed at how quickly it feels time is going. And in the same moment I am amazed at how much time is left! Nausea seems to be on the down curve at this time. I still gag first thing in the morning and when I first lay down at night but not really at all during the day which is a big improvement. I have to admit that I feel GIANT! I have technically lost 3 pounds in the last 4 months, but NONE of my pants fit me comfortably and my bra’s which all had under wire are all leaving nasty marks on my stomach from the way they are resting on it. L I had a bit of a break down on Saturday afternoon and DH took me to get a couple pairs of pants in a bigger size and a good bra with out under wire. I knew that I was going to be getting bigger and that the shape of my body was going to change, I also knew that I started over weight and that that was going to be an issue. I just didn’t think that the changes would start so soon. And DH as wonderful as he has been this whole time doesn’t really help when he points out that I am getting a belly or comments on how drastic the change in my boob size has become. I am working on getting over it and remembering that I haven’t put on any weight yet and that it is the baby pushing things around giving itself some room.  That is the intellectual part of me, the part that doesn’t get to come out very often due to my crazy hormonal part. Lol

 

In other pregnancy issues, my sex drive has decreased to almost none existent! I feel so bad for my DH and we have talked about it and he understands my concerns and reservations and the fact that I just am not feeling sexy, but I know that it is difficult for him to really understand it. He has these stupid guys that he works with that are married with kids and they are constantly telling him that once the kid is born we will never have sex again! Now sorry if tmi but before I was pg I had a very active sex drive so I can’t believe that once we have a kid it is just going to disappear completely. I miss sex right now, but to be honest I would rather sleep then do anything else.

 

Well enough of that for right now. I am focusing on all of the great and wonderful things that are happening in my life and getting ready for my trip to Vegas that DH and I are taking the 1^st week in December! I can’t wait and hopefully I will be able to get over my ifs, ands and buts and enjoy life while it is just DH and I. Here’s to a happy and healthy 9 months to all, and a new and exciting week 15 for those entering it.

13 Weeks today!

Posted Friday, October 24, 2008 9:22 AM

13 Weeks! And getting ready to move into the second trimester!

I went for my first trimester screening on Wednesday morning. I knew what to expect, an ultrasound and a prick of my finger. I didn’t realize how much the baby would have grown or how clearly I was going to be able to see him/her. We registered and were taken up to the maternity ward and the offices there. I have to admit that I was nervous. Not knowing if the baby would have grown, stayed the same or if something else would be wrong. Chris kept telling me to stop worrying; he is so confident that our little one is going to come out perfect that it helps relax me. Now I know that some expecting parents opt for no screening saying that what they hear wouldn’t change any thing and I have to agree and disagree, no matter what we hear, we are going to have this child, but depending on what we hear we will be able to plan a bit differently. It is all about being able to prepare ourselves for anything that comes at us and to be as prepared as we can be. The nurse set us up in a room, came in and splat went the jelly they use for the ultrasound, luckily it was in a warming tray so it wasn’t cold at all in fact if anything it was a bit too hot for me. She placed the transmitter on my stomach and there he/she was standing on his/her head and not really in the mood for pictures or to cooperate in any way. Lol Baby A looked so big, I realize that the zoom was at like 100% but still, it was a baby and not a shrimp as my husband pointed out. She took measurements and let me know that they baby is right on track with at the time 12 weeks and 5 days. EDD of May 1, 2009!  The nurses turned on the speakers and let us listen to the heart beat which is still the most amazing thing that I have ever heard! Chris couldn’t stop smiling which made my eyes fill with water! I don’t think that I have really stopped smiling since. I can’t get over how it looked like a little person already and it still has months of growing to do! I find out the results on Monday of all the blood work and the measurements that were taken of the baby. I was showing off u/s pictures and everyone says it looks like a perfect baby. J No matter what it will be an incredibly loved baby!

 

As far as I am feeling, I have had a really tough couple of days. Gagging has kicked into over drive and my breasts are so tender and sore that I can’t handle having my t-shirt touch them and having them in a bra has me almost to the point of tears all day long. They seem to have grown a couple sizes overnight. Even Chris commented on how big they seem. My nipples have already started to get super dark and I am worried about how much more they will grow. I know it is “normal” but I started out as a 38 D and I am going to get measured and get new bras tonight. No more under-wire for this girl, can’t handle the marks it leaves on my stomach.  

 

Even with everything that’s going on, I couldn’t be happier then to be

 

entering the 2^nd trimester and I will take all the trials and tribulations

 

that come with being pregnant.   

 

If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Happy moments, praise God.
Difficult moments, seek God.
Quiet moments, worship God.
Painful moments, trust God.
Every moment, thank God.

11 weeks

Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 11:49 AM

11 weeks and counting!

 

I had a rough week. I slipped on the stairs on Sunday night and aggravated an old injury bad enough that I have to walk with crutches for a couple weeks, go to physical therapy 3 times a week for 4 weeks and possibly if that doesn’t help me out get an x-ray. Didn’t really fall hard it was just the way that I fell. I think that I was over compensating making sure that I didn’t hurt the baby in anyway so I fell stupid! Haven’t experienced any cramping or bleeding of any kind so I am following along the lines that they baby is fine. Everyone that knows I am pregnant (that number has grown significantly in the last week) doesn’t ask how I am feeling, they all ask how the baby is. I answer as calmly and politely as I can with “as far as I know the baby is fine.” I am trying to stay calm. I have a feeling if something was wrong I would know about it. I go to the hospital this week for some blood work, so they will let me know what I have going on.

 

Other then the knee, I am still experiencing crazy nausea! And NO food looks good to me at this point in time. Just the thought of eating makes me start gagging! And as funny as it sounds, I am still gagging more then I knew possible. I had another vomiting event last night, and the only correlation that I can make with the few times that I have vomited is that I have had large amounts of dairy. First time I had chocolate milk, 2^nd time I had a bagel with cream cheese and last night I had a glass of milk with dinner. I have had milk with cereal almost every morning and not had any problems. I don’t know if my theory is right, but I am going to keep an eye on it for sure.  I would rather do anything on this earth then throw up! I hate throwing up. I know that I am lucky that I have only had a handful of experiences but the nausea and gagging are really enough for me! I feel so sorry for all of you out there with crazy morning, afternoon and evening sickness. I pray that it ends for you guys soon.

 

DH’s Aunt gave him a gift for the 2 of us at work yesterday, he brought it home to me and we opened the Avon bag to find another gift bag with little squares that read 1 2 3 and A B C. DH and I both looked at each other in disbelief of what we were holding. I proceeded to open the tissue paper to find a Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal that rattles and one of those bag things that you put the baby in, it has arms but no legs not sure what they are called. And it has little bears all over it. DH told his Aunt that we are going to do a Classic Winnie the Pooh theme nursery. She is the sweetest little lady that I have ever met. DH just looked at me and said “too soon?” and I laughed and told him totally too soon!

 

Well back to work. Hope everyone has a great week! My Lime and I are so ready to be out of the first trimester. J Couple more weeks.

10 or 11 weeks.

Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 4:18 PM

So I am either 10 weeks today based on what the U/S technician told us or I am 11 weeks today based on the first day of my last period. I am going with the 10 weeks because I figure it will give me less worry when pictures and measurements are taken of the baby. Dh insists on taking a weekly picture of me, I didn’t let him take one of me last week because I was very sick so last night he went and brought me the clothes that I wore 2 weeks ago and asked me to please put them on and stand in the same spot that I stood 2 weeks ago. He is too cute. And while there is no difference in my tummy, there is a noticeable difference in my chest size! I couldn’t believe it when I looked at the picture and I was wearing the same bra in both . . . I could actually see a difference. I knew the cups were having a hard time supporting the girls, and that I had to move from the tightest clasp out to the middle clasp but I didn’t realize you could see the difference. I have to admit that I have been very self aware today, making sure not to stick them out or draw attention to them in any way lol. I am scared to death to see what they are going to look like in 6 months. No wonder my back has been bothering me.

 

Other then the big boobs being a surprise, things have been moving along at a “normal” pace I guess. I am still nauseous all the time! From the moment I get up to the moment I fall asleep I am fighting the feeling that I am going to throw up and I am fighting the urge to gag. Gagging is like my least favorite thing and I seem to be doing it all day long. I feel so bad for the ladies that work in the office with me, I am 1 of 5 people that work in one big room, I try and hide in my little cubicle and most of the time I don’t make any noise when I gag but on occasion I’ll make that pre vomit noise and they will all ask if I am ok. I say very quietly must have been something I ate. Not sure they buy it but they haven’t called me on anything yet. Lol Dh got to experience a real gag-episode last night, something about the way he smelled when he came home from work, he works with different chemicals and I guess something got on his clothes. I felt really bad but had to ask him to change before he touched or sat on anything. He is being really wonderful and says how helpless he feels not being able to make me feel better. I let him know all the help he has been doing around the house like laundry and the dishes is a giant help and I appreciate it.

 

Can’t really wait for my next Dr. apt which is on 10-28. Not sure that we will learn anything as the baby won’t even be a full 13 weeks but I am hoping he will use the Doppler and I will get to hear the heart beat again. Although I really only have to close my eyes and I can hear it. I will never get that tempo out of my head. DH has decided that he wants to come to every Dr.’s visit he can make it to so I am going to make sure they are all for evening time. I would love the excuse to get out of work early on occasion, but I love the fact that he wants to be there even more.  Until something else grows on me or my next week comes gl to all those out there ttc and hh9m to those who have BFP and prayers and blessings to all those stuck not knowing what’s going on. It still surprises me that I can say I am pregnant. J

Celebrating 9 weeks AGAIN. ;-)

Posted Friday, October 03, 2008 4:42 PM

So I had my 2nd apt with my ob on 9/30. Went in to hear the heart beat using the doppler machine . . . well after about 20 minutes and nothing, the dr. asked a very anxious dh and myself to hang out and get an u/s. So about an hour later, one of the longest hours in my life. We went for our u/s. Heart beat came right up and was the most amazing sound I have ever heard. DH was sitting next to me and he had the biggest grin on his face, probably the biggest that I have ever seen. The tech asked about all my dates and let me know that the baby at that time was only 8 weeks and 5 days along. Which would go more along when conception probably took place then my first day of my last period. So when most people get pushed ahead in time . . . I got taken back. I have to admit that I am kind of ok with it. Like those extra 7 or 8 days really make that much of a difference. If I was counting based off of the first day of my last period I would be 10 weeks and 1 day right now. Instead of 9 weeks. My due date moved from April 30th to May 7th. My Dr. said that because it was less then 10 days if I really wanted to I could keep the April 30th date. But I said for my own sanity I want to go along with how big the baby is and start getting that into my head. I am still shocked and amazed at how awesome the sound of our baby's hb was. That we have pictures and a memory of sound to proove to us that there really is a person growing inside of me. Dh has really been wonderful, I have been really super nauseous. I need to thank the pg gods because I don't ever really throw up, lots of gagging and nauseous all day long. I have had one more instance of a pink color when I wipe but again it was after a pretty difficult bowel movement so my Dr. told me not to be concerned at this point and explained what I should keep an eye on. I couldn't really ask for a better Dr. he levels with me when he knows I can handle it and he explains things in a way that don't get me freaked out too easily lol. I am finally past the point of constant concern. I can only do what I am supposed to, and God is going to handle the rest. I have faith that this is the plan for me and my family. And I can't even begin how to explain how much better I feel. Well enough rambling for now. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Officially a Fetus

Posted Thursday, September 25, 2008 3:44 PM

9 weeks! My olive/grape and I are spending lots of time with me talking and them listening. I have had a really rough couple of days in terms of feeling nauseous every minute of the 24 hours. I haven't really been sick to this point, vomitted a couple times but nothing major.  I have however been gagging lots! It is really super embarrasing to be sitting at my desk at work and just gag. I am sure that no one notices it but me because no one has commented and I don't work for a no comment type of office. I am also feeling extremely tired still and need a nap every afternoon about 2:30. I don't get it except on the weekends lol but I need it.

Went for some blood work on monday, haven't been called that anything is wrong so I am sitting with the understanding that everything was the way it was supposed to be. DH was out to lunch with some co-workers and was telling them about my ordeal with the blood giving, I have very small veins and the ones in my arms do not like to cooperate, so I ask techs and nurses to use childrens needles and take it out of the back of my hand because you can see the veins very clearly. Of course the person taking my blood on monday thought they were going to be the exception to my experience and ended up bruising my arm really bad and not getting anything. He then switched to the back of my hand got it the first try and I was out of there. So anyway DH was telling the story to his friends from work and one asked if I was ok and because DH isn't telling people at work just yet he said that it was just regular bloodwork. His co-worker then asked how much blood dh told him and he immediately asked if I was pg. DH tried to play it off but the giant smile on his face kind of gave it away. They are really happy for us and promise not to spill the beans until we are ready for them too. DH was so silly excited that some of his friends new, it was really cute.

 So last night sorry if tmi ~ I was having some very serious stomach cramps the type that you get from eating something that is going thru your system but your not able to let it out type of cramps. So finally after having some apple juice my system decided to let go emergency style. So I was having a very violent bowel movement  when I finished I went to wipe and had a pink tint to everything. Later in the eveing I went to the bathroom to simply pee and when I wiped there was also a pink tint. No blood per say or clots or anything like that and it only happened last night so I am not freaking out about it really . . . I wrote it down to talk to my Dr. on Tuesday when DH and I get to go and listen the HB. :-)

Well this has gotten long enough h&h to all of you out in Bump world. I can't wait for Tuesday to come!