I am officially in my 2nd Trimester and have actually been here for a week now. I have been looking forward to this for a little while now and I had my Doctor Appointment today to confirm that the heartbeat is strong and healthy and everything looks great! I am always so very nervous going into those appointments and it feels like hours when I am waiting for the nurse to find the heartbeat on the doppler. Then she finds and all is good! Plus to top it all off, I have my "Big Ultrasound" in less than a month and I can finally stop guessing and actually know if I am having a boy or a girl, assuming the baby cooperates of course. I do have to confess that I have already purchased an outfit, I just couldn't resist the most adorable hot pink polka dotted dress for $6 at K-Mart. The smallest size they had was a 12 Month so I guess it doesn't really count since she will basically not even be a baby by the time she wears it and there is still a 50% it's a boy but I really couldn't resist :)
I really don't have many symptoms any more unless you count the fact that I barfed up my fruit loops in the sink while brushing my teeth yesterday, but other than that, I haven't been feeling too bad. I do have this crazy back problem on my lower right side of back that bothers me lots if I walk a lot or do a Yoga video but it's not horrible. The 2nd Trimester is supposed to be the easiest and so far, so good.
I do feel like I am as a big as a house now. I thought I was fat before but now I am gaining wait everywhere! I thought it would just be in my belly, but no no, I see it on my hips and sides and nothing fits anymore. I am lucky to work from home because I live in sweatpants and have one pair of maternity pants that I wear any time I go out. They're the only jeans that fit me, I definitely need another trip to Old Navy to find some more like this. The good news is that through this entire 14 weeks, I have only gained 1 pound. Last Dr appointment I had gained 2 pounds and this time (a month later), I have lost a pound. I swore that I had gained 10 pounds but I am glad I haven't, I certainly don't need to yet.
I have another Dr appointment next week to do some type of blood test to check for things like spina bifida in the baby, I really don't care about something like this because it won't make a difference if there is something wrong except cause me to worry the entire time but he says it's only a blood test for me and he does it for all the patients so I guess I will just go. Maybe I'll get to hear the heartbeat again, that's my favorite part :) Then my next appointment will be at St. Josephs Women's Hospital on June 25th where they will do the big ultrasound and be able to check all the baby's cavities, brain, and private parts ;) Can't wait for that one! Then I'll have a new sonogram picture, those are my favorite too.
By the way, the baby is now the size of a lemon and looks like a human with all it's fingers and toes and even hair covering it's entire body. The baby can actually suck it's thumb and wriggle it's toes but I don't feel any movement yet. Probably in about a month I will be able to feel it, can't wait to see what that's like! For now, I am happy to know that the heartbeat is strong and it keeps growing.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Yay yay yay!
First of all, Happy Mother's Day to all the Mother's. I figure today is as good a day as any to share our exciting news:
So in case I have been especially lame, tired, moody, or complaining of constant gas pains, here is my excuse:
Yes, that is the actual stick I peed on to prove that I am in fact pregnant. To give you a few details, I am 12 weeks which is almost in my 2nd trimester (yay), and my due date is November 22nd (the day before my birthday). I had very little morning sickness (vomited only a couple of times), and have overall been feeling good but tired. I feel like I am gaining my energy back now because I do not have to take afternoon naps any longer (although they are nice sometimes) and my gas pains went away a few weeks ago. I have had two Doctor's appointments so far and everything is great! I had a sonogram at the first appointment but the second was this past Friday and all that was necessary was to listen to the baby's heartbeat which was strong and healthy! The Dr says everything looks great! I am also scheduled for some type of "high tech" sonogram at St. Joseph's Women's Hospital on June 25th where they will be able to check the baby's brain, etc and tell me if it's a boy or girl. We are very excited about that! I would love love love a little girl but as long as it's healthy I will be happy.
About the baby; the baby is currently the size of a plum and her/his little hands and feet are no longer webbed and they can open and close their fingers and curl their toes. My uterus is also bigger than a grapefruit right now and my jeans can definitely tell, I only have about one pair that actually fits, yikes!
Here's the Sonogram I had at 9 1/2 weeks, the baby looks like a hamster to me but they assured me it was human. Now that I am 12 weeks, the head and body are more proportionate, the hands and feet can move about, and it looks more like a human but this is the only picture I have until 18 weeks so it will have to be my hamster baby for now.
Well, I will try and keep this Blog updated pretty regularly but it will mostly be baby stuff since it is obviously consuming my life right now, hope you don't mind and thanks for sharing in our exciting news!
So in case I have been especially lame, tired, moody, or complaining of constant gas pains, here is my excuse:
Yes, that is the actual stick I peed on to prove that I am in fact pregnant. To give you a few details, I am 12 weeks which is almost in my 2nd trimester (yay), and my due date is November 22nd (the day before my birthday). I had very little morning sickness (vomited only a couple of times), and have overall been feeling good but tired. I feel like I am gaining my energy back now because I do not have to take afternoon naps any longer (although they are nice sometimes) and my gas pains went away a few weeks ago. I have had two Doctor's appointments so far and everything is great! I had a sonogram at the first appointment but the second was this past Friday and all that was necessary was to listen to the baby's heartbeat which was strong and healthy! The Dr says everything looks great! I am also scheduled for some type of "high tech" sonogram at St. Joseph's Women's Hospital on June 25th where they will be able to check the baby's brain, etc and tell me if it's a boy or girl. We are very excited about that! I would love love love a little girl but as long as it's healthy I will be happy.
About the baby; the baby is currently the size of a plum and her/his little hands and feet are no longer webbed and they can open and close their fingers and curl their toes. My uterus is also bigger than a grapefruit right now and my jeans can definitely tell, I only have about one pair that actually fits, yikes!
Here's the Sonogram I had at 9 1/2 weeks, the baby looks like a hamster to me but they assured me it was human. Now that I am 12 weeks, the head and body are more proportionate, the hands and feet can move about, and it looks more like a human but this is the only picture I have until 18 weeks so it will have to be my hamster baby for now.
Well, I will try and keep this Blog updated pretty regularly but it will mostly be baby stuff since it is obviously consuming my life right now, hope you don't mind and thanks for sharing in our exciting news!
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