Anatomy Scan

E and I had an appointment on August 1st.  We had just come back from my family reunion in Oklahoma and before that we were in California for just over a week for a family wedding.  Traveling was awesome and I felt great...other than the 2 rounds of car sickness I experienced.  Dr's appointment was at 8 in the morning and just E and I went.  It was nice to just experience this together, just the 2 of us. 

At the beginning of the appointment the technician asked if we wanted to know the sex of the baby.  We both agreed without hesitation.  She took some measurements and then all of a sudden she says "well it's a boy!"  I couldn't help but laugh because I just KNEW it was a girl.  It was pretty funny but shocking at the same time.  After getting over the immediate shock I'm pretty excited about having a boy!  We haven't decided on names yet but when we do I will update.  It's hard coming from a family with mostly boys (on both sides).

how far along: 21 1/2 weeks.

how big is baby: Baby P is about 10 1/2 inches long and weighs a whopping 12.2 ozs.  Think about the size of a banana. That's this weeks bump fruit comparison.

 weight gain / loss: I haven't been keeping track of the weight stuff.  I know that at my last appointment I was still down 8 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight.  I feel like I've been able to keep food down and have probably gained some lbs.  I'll find out Friday.

symptoms: I've been sleepy after work again.  I wake up in the middle of the night needing to pee, so far just 1 time.  My stomach feels full and heavy.  Other than that-nothing bad so its all good news right now.

cravings / aversions: I haven't really had any yet.

movement: I can feel movement in my lower stomach.  When I place my hand on it, because I'm dying to let E be able to feel the movement, he stops moving.  He's going to be a good boxer or soccer player because he's constantly hitting me. 

gender: BOY!

belly button: So far its an innie.  Wondering if it will pop out or not.

sleep: I sleep better on my right side until I wake up with a pain in my shoulder or hip.  Then I roll over on my leftside.  By the time E leaves for work (around 4:45) I find myself stealing his pillow and propping my head up so I can enjoy a couple of minutes on my back.  It feels so nice.

what i'm looking forward to: Getting rid of the puking.  I'm still puking occasionally and it SUCKS!

what i miss: Sleeping on my back and stomach.  I was venting to E about this last night.

highlights this past week: Finding out the sex of our baby.  Seeing how excited E is getting each and every day. 

17 weeks!

how far along: 17 weeks yesterday

how big is baby: The baby is the size of an onion.  It's about 5.1 inches long and weighs a whopping 5.9 oz! :)

symptoms: I'm glad to say I've gotten rid of the gagging and not being able to eat.   Now I'm hungry all the time!  Last night I woke up with a bad pain in my right leg.  I guess its from sleeping on my right side.  I was tossing and turning and trying to get comfortable, it still hurt.  I got up to use the restroom and I could barely walk.  Today it's sore but okay. 

cravings / aversions: I think I'm doing okay on this part.  I'm craving fruits and anything I can get my hands on.  I was hungry this morning so I stopped for a breakfast taco....I gagged when I ate the eggs.  I guess I'm not quite ready for that yet. 

movement: Last night when I was talking to myself trying to fall asleep :) I felt a small kick or punch. It was enough to shoot my eyes open lol  But, I've only felt it once and I'm not 100% it was the baby, but its def. different from anything I've ever felt before. 


gender: we find out on August 3rd, when we get back from vacation!

belly button: I still have an innie.  I finally took my belly button ring out yesterday.  It was kind of a sad moment.  No, I don't flaunt it-but still-I've had it for like 8 years.  Edgar was VERY happy to see it gone!

sleep: I'm having no problems sleeping right now.  ::knock on wood::

what i'm looking forward to: Going on vacation to California for a family wedding and just to hang out.  Then finding out the sex on August 3rd.

what i miss: I still miss food.  As much as I'm eating I still feel like I'm not 100% back to the way I was before. 

highlights this past week: Celebrating our wedding anniversary and realizing my belly "popped".  It's crazy to see it but I LOVE staring at it!

14 Weeks

This is Baby P at 13 weeks.  I decided (very last minute) to get the NT Scan (which is also known as the first trimester screening).  You can only get the test done by 13 weeks 6 days.  I got it done just in the knick of time.  The day of the tests all my ultrasounds looked good.  The measurements were exactly what they were looking for and baby had the hiccups.  It was the cutest thing ever.  The nurse called me on Friday to let me know all my blood results came back in the normal range and we are good to go.  No further testing needed.  This made me really happy and excited!  It also made it more real. 

I've been an emotional wreck lately.  Between all the Holidays (mother's and father's day) death anniversaries and my parents wedding anniversary its been a tough 2 months or so.  I've learned how to cope with them being gone-it's just adding in all the extra pregnancy hormones and watching all these baby shows on tv make me realize I will never get to share this special event with my parents.  My children will always know who their Grandparents are and will know they are always watching over them, as do I.  I just realized it will take a whole lot of getting used too.

I'm 14 weeks today and around 12 weeks or so I was stuck with gagging and occasional vomiting.  WTF!?! lol I had been doing great all the 1st trimester and aren't you SUPPOSED to feel better in the 2nd trimester?  Anyway, it started off in the morning, then went to around lunch time and now its in the evening stage.  Luckily it hasn't been every day like it used to be, which makes me believe hope it's almost over.  I'm having trouble sleeping at night.  I've always been a stomach sleeper and just recently it has been super uncomfortable laying on my stomach so I've been teaching myself to side sleep.  Between tossing, turning and wanting to wake up at 4 (when E gets up for work) I am losing some major ZZZZZ's.

I've also been hit with the "I want to register" bug.  It's killing me not to have a plan in place for our baby.  I realize I should wait until we find out the gender but I feel like even then it's procrastinating. lol I know things might not be in the stores come October when its baby shower time but I still have that nagging sensation in the back of my head.  I also have a feeling its a girl.  I say girl and E says boy.  I guess we'll see.  Can't believe its coming up soon.  I have an appt in 3 days and then I'm guessing she will be able to tell me when I can schedule the big anatomy scan.  EEEEKKKK!!! :)

Where have I been?

My dear friend Jill reminded me that I don't blog enough.  OOPS!  Life has been so busy lately and if it isn't busy I am just sleeping on the couch.  Seriously.  My niece graduated from high school and we threw her a HUGE graduation party.  That took a lot of planning.  School is out for the Summer.  I still work everyday (except Friday's!!!) in effort to save all my vacation time for my maternity leave.  The end of a school year is super chaotic and so I was out of commission dealing with all of those things.  The internet at our house messed up, stupid AT&T so we are thinking of switching internet providers.  No internet = no blogging.

I ran out of the prenatal vitamins I had been taking for like EVER and decided to switch brands.  Stupid mistake!  The new ones make me so sick!  I take them at night before I go to sleep and when I wake up in the morning I am throwing up in the toilet.  I decided to do my own trial run and take them every other day for a week.  Yup, the culprit of what I thought was morning sickness, coming in at 12 weeks, was really my new prenatal vitamins.  You can bet your ass I will be going back to get the old brand I was doing so perfectly fine on.  It makes me so happy knowing I was able to figure out what was going on. 

Now on to some baby news.  As soon as I bring my camera to work I'll post my new bump picture.  I swear it just popped out this weekend.  I was looking at the pictures of my Niece's graduation party and BAM there it was. :) lol No hiding this sucker. 

Call us early planners or just crazy but we've already gotten our crib.  We chose this:

Lauren Graco Crib

We chose it in the Espresso color because we already have the following furniture in our soon to be nursery:



From IKEA

Something like this for the changing table.  It was a hand me down from my Sister, and it has the changing pad on the top.  I plan to remove the changing pad later on and just use the bottom part for storage.

We chose this nursery bedding for either a boy or girl:

Meet our little bean!

We were measuring ahead 3 days which puts my unofficial due date at December 19th instead of the 22nd.  I am going back for a second ultrasound on the 19th to make sure everything is going good.  If all checks out I will graduate from the fertility clinic and then go to my obgyn.  Speaking of-I need to find one that will deliver at the hospital we want to deliver at.  The heartbeat was at 152 bpm and we even got to hear it!  It was amazing!!! :)

We couldn't have been any happier and we are so extremly grateful for this blessing in our lives.  We went public on facebook and at work yesterday so now the majority of the people we come into daily contact with know.  It's such a good feeling to be able to rejoice with everyone and get their blessings!  Can't wait to see our little baby again,soon!



First ultrasound

is scheduled for Thursday May 5th.  If everything looks great we will probably come out with our pregnancy.  The only reason we plan too is because we have very large families.  We're afraid people will find out (no matter if we say "please don't say anything") and we want to be the ones sharing the news! That's the fun part right!?!  Soooo, just a couple more days and we get to see our little bean.  We are beyond excited. 

I forgot to update my 3rd round of bloodwork.  The HCG was 803 and the progesterone was 19 something.  Then last week I had my 4th round of bloodwork.  The HCG was 7374 and my progesterone was 16 something....yup it went down.  Anything above 15 is "good" and is what the dr's are looking for.  It made me nervous to see it dropping and it being around the cut off line so they told me I can get put on progesterone suppositories.  I immediately agreed and went to get my prescription the next day.  They are little wax capsules and they look like torpedoes lol.  You insert them vaginally and its supposed to help the baby survive until the placenta takes over in the 10-12 week range.  I've had no side effects from them other than i've been getting a full nights sleep.  A side effect is drowsiness (which is why you are supposed to take them 30 minutes before bed time) and I guess since I take it before bed time it makes me sleep the whole night.  I'm not complaining.  :) Although, I do wake up with a full bladder.  I'm sure these full nights of sleep aren't going to last long so I'm not going to celebrate too soon. 

6 weeks 4 days

how far along: 6 weeks and 4 days

how big is baby: A little bigger than a sweetpea.

symptoms: sleepy, sleepy, sleepy, sore boobs, some light cramping, occasional headaches (nothing water doesn't cure)


cravings / aversions: It jumps.  Saturday I ate hot cheetos with a pickle, Sunday I was craving lays potato chips.  It seems like I'm craving salty/spicy things.  i am NOT into anything sweet right now.

movement: way too early for any of that right now.

gender: I'm still back and forth. E says boy, I say girl.  belly button: no change

sleep: I'm still napping after work and in bed by 9 or so. 

what i'm looking forward to: Seeing the hearbeat.  This Thursday can't come soon enough!!!

what i miss: Nothing right now.

highlights this past week: Uhm, upgrading to an actual fruit on my ticker.  Ahhh, it's the little things!