12 weeks!

Almost into the 2nd tri! I have my first appt with my new OBGYN tomorrow and hopefully an U/S so I'll definitely update! This week was tricky. I'd go most of the morning and afternoon feeling good and thinking my symptoms were finally dying down, then night time hits and I'll trow up 4 times in 2 hours! I think the worst things I've thrown up so far are shrimp and pizza. I'm 1 lb over my pre pregnancy weight so I'm assuming that's good for being almost in the 2nd tri. Hopefully I can stay under 20lbs the entire pregnancy. I bought these super cute pregnancy tracker stickers off of etsy. There is one for every milestone then weekly starting at 36 weeks! Sorry for the poor picture quality. Mike is the worst photo taker ever! And it's just a normal point and shoot camera. UGH! lol.

Almost 11 wks

Things have been going by pretty quick. Especially since my bff from San Diego was here with me for 3 weeks. She just left this Tuesday. I feel so bad since the only thing we were able to do was see a film 2 or 3 times. We had a vacation planned and paid for to go to Savannah, GA. Ummm, yeah...totally had to cancel that!! I have just been throwing up every single day 4x a day and it's just been rough. We had so many food items we planned on cooking and creating and I probably only cooked ONCE!! and I made her help so I didn't puke!! lol. I love her to death for being a good friend and just helping me be as comfortable as possible. Also for her making last minute food runs at all hours of the day and night so I can eat. :) Thank God for BFF's! I had my U/S at 9 wks and my RE said everything looked good. I still have a little amount of uterine blood so I'm still on pelvic rest. Boo!!! The heartbeat was nice and strong. I think last time it was 149 and this time it was 173. We got to see the baby move, they kept bobbing their head. It was amazing and hilarious! Dr said there's nothing else he can do so they thought it was time to discharge me to a regular OBGYN. I seriously teared up in the office and hugged him and his assistant. I was suppose to be with them until I was 16 weeks, not 9. I've been seeing this RE since October and have been through so much with him. I am happy that he felt things looked good enough I don't have to see him anymore, but I will miss them terribly. I'm also sad not to see our little baby every week on the screen. My 1st appointment with my new OBGYN is Aug 1st. I'll be 12 wks. :) I will update you then. :)

Here is a pic of our 9 wk 2 day U/S.
I think it's crazy how fast the baby can grow in just a few weeks. You can see the head, belly, arms and legs!

8 wks 1 day!

Time is just flying by thank goodness. 4 more weeks till we're in the 2nd trimester. This pregnancy has been a lot more rough then I was expecting. I have nausea and heartburn all throughout the day. I get dizzy and bad headaches. I throw up sometimes twice a day. I seriously commend any pregnant woman who has to work full time. I am absolutely miserable all day and couldn't imagine standing on my feet for 8 hours working at the bank. Even a part time job is rough when all you want to do is throw up. lol. I've been losing a lot of hours because of the rain but it's also nice so I can at least be miserable in my own home. :) It will all be worth it in the end. The fact that I'm finally pregnant and going through all of this is a blessing. I am hoping the nausea goes away sooner than later. I can barely stand a 15 minute car ride anymore. I'm only down 3 lbs of my pre pregnancy weight so that's good. I hope the baby is getting enough nutrients. Pre pregnancy I was eating low carb and mostly meat and veggies because I'm pre diabetic and insulin resistant. I can't even stand to look at meat right now. It makes me gag thinking of eating it. The only thing this baby wants is bagels for breakfast and those $1.00 totinos pizza's for lunch..dinner is my biggest challenge yet. We tried shrimp last night and that was not fun coming back up. Worst puking experience of my life. I'll spare you the details. I ended up getting a whey protien smoothie from starbucks and it seemed to work, then an hour later I was nauseous as hell! I just don't know what to eat anymore. Anyways, my next appt is next Tuesday the 12th. I'll be 8 wks and 5 days. We're going to see Mikes grandparents at the end of the month and they've been rooting for us since the get go and know everything we've endured on this ttc journey. We'll be 10 wks so hopefully it's safe to tell them. I think I'm going to frame the latest ultrasound pic we get and gift wrap it for them.

pukey pukey and heartburn

Soo I've been nauseous throughout the day for the past 2 weeks. Finally at exactly 7 wks I threw up in the evening. It was awful. lol. Very acidic and went for a long period of time. Every time I thought I was done I found myself hugging the toilet bowl one more time. Yesterday was the same thing. Nauseous throughout the day then finally puked at night. I also found out I cannot eat spicy foods anymore without getting really bad heartburn. I put hot sauce on almost everything I eat. Not anymore I guess. As much as it sucks to have a burning throat after puking and lovely heartburn after eating, I seriously am happy to be experiencing it. I finally 'feel' pregnant and I'm loving it. :)

overdue update

Ok so last Tuesday I had my U/S and it didn't go that great. I did get to see the tiny embryo and I was measuring 5 wks. My RE found a large amount of blood in my uterus and was very concerned. He told me to stay off my feet that week and put me on pelvic rest. I left the office crying because of how concerned he seemed and I was really worried we we're going to lose our little bean. I started spotting red on Thursday along with cramps and back pain, brown on Friday, brown on Saturday, red on Sunday, brown on Monday..then finally Tuesday it was barely anything. All last week I spent lying down and drinking plenty of fluids. It got to the point where my body was becoming so lethargic I got these awful headaches from lying down all the time. DH was out of town so I ordered 40 wings from the pizzeria so I didn't have to cook all week. :) Yeah I don't see myself eating wings for a VERY long time. I'm all winged out. So this Tuesday I go back and the whole time driving DH is saying "I'm not going to lie, with all your spotting, cramping and back pain, I'm just going to expect the worst and I want you to do the same." I told him I was but if we are losing this baby I'm still going to cry out of disappointment and frustration! We go into the RE's office, and we're praying before he comes in that everything is fine and to please let there still be a baby. The RE does the ultrasound and I can tell the embryo looks bigger from last week so that had to be a good sign! Then the RE asked "Can you see the heartbeat?" and me and DH both screamed "WHAT!!?? WHERE!!??" and we saw the tiny little flickering on the screen. We both started tearing up. We never got to see a heartbeat last pregnancy and after 2 1/2 years of trying it was just such a miracle to be able to experience that. We then heard the heartbeat and I asked "Is that mine or the babies!!??" and he said "The babies, I don't think your bpm is 139. ha ha" and I just start BALLING on the table. lol. It was seriously the happiest moments of our life. Better than our wedding day. AND to top things off the bedrest must have done it's job because he moved the wand around and no more blood!! It was such a great day! heartbeat and no blood?? Thank you Jesus!! Here's a pic of the U/S. The bottom left shows the heartbeat. :) Our bean is tucked in the corner behind the yolk sac. I'm measuring 7 wks.

BETA #4!

20DPO today, Our beta's we're 1237 on Monday so I needed at least 2480 from today's blood work. Results are in and they're at 2500! WOO HOO! That's way higher then my last pregnancy got to! While I had the RE's assistant on the phone I asked what date I am suppose to go by to determine my due date. She plugged in my IUI info and said I'm 4 wks 6 days and due 2/16/12! Which was kind of a relief because it makes more sense that I'm still not having a lot of symptoms since i'm so early still. I'm done getting my blood drawn every 2 days, so hooray for that! My arms are so bruised it's not even funny. Now that I've passed the RE's minimum beta # requirement of 1500 I have my 1st appointment to see him next Tuesday! I'm hoping to see the gestational sac on the ultra sound. Even though my #'s are where they should be, I'm still very cautious. I know anything can happen in these next weeks during the 1st trimester and it's a critical time. I'm just trying to rest and take it easy. Unfortunately my wrist is finally 80% better, so I can kiss DH doing the dishes every day, cleaning, taking care of the dogs and cooking 3 meals a day goodbye. lol. It was nice while it lasted. I bought my 1st pair of maternity shorts today. :) I was going to just buy a regular pair of shorts but didn't want to waste the money if I'm going to continue to grow, so I figured it would be smarter to just buy the comfy maternity ones. If I do end up miscarrying (knock on wood) I'll still use them. They're super cute Bermuda jean shorts! Love them! I don't plan on showing for another 2 months but in Florida it will be hot until November so these bad boys will be put to some good use! I'll continue to buy regular shirts that have some room until I really pop! Then I'll cave and buy maternity shirts. lol. I'll let you guys know how next Tuesday goes! hopefully I'll have my 1st ultrasound pic to show!! :)

BETA # 3!!

I'm 18DPO today and my betas went from 290 on 6/10 to 1237 today!! WOOT WOOT!! That's a nice jump so I'm praying my little muffin wants to stick! My BIL and SIL came over to bring me a present. :) It was a bag full of pregnant necessities. It had things for morning sickness, Belly laughs by Jenny McCarthy, tea, mouthwash, tissues, chap stick, cocoa butter, hard candies, a journal for all 3 trimesters. Very very thoughtful and sweet. Thanks Guys!! Also my very first FLUFF mail came in today! It's the fuzzibunz one size limited edition earth day cloth diaper. So cute! When My grovia cloth diapers come in I'll take a pic of the diapers and my bag of goodies. My wrist is still in pain and I don't want to deal with the camera today. hee hee. I have more blood work Wednesday and then my weekly RE appointments should start next week! Soo excited to see that little pea on the screen!