Whew...

        I feel like one of those blog "slackers".. but my excuses are good! Promise! :)

        My work schedule is finally getting back to normal. My position at work is that of a "float", I have a set 3 days that I work (tues-thus), and then if someone is out sick or on vacation.... I'm expected to cover. With working more and finishing up school I have been very busy! Yes, I just said "finishing up school".. I am DONE with this chapter.. and proud to say my overall GPA is 3.56.. I'm just sooo glad to have all this hard work and time, locked in! :)

        Last weekend Ryan and I began to clean & purge! We both will have 5 days off coming up and are looking forward to getting a lot of little things done that we have been meaning to do.. as well as get the room that will be the babies.. thoroughly cleaned out! 

        Speaking of baby.. baby is doing great! We are 23w3d and kicking, punching, jumping.. like a champ! :) Seeing that my OB office and my work are across the hall from one another, I stopped over last week to see if we could try once more to get a better profile shot and this babe didn't fail me!

Profile.. with the lovely placenta above.. (love how u can see the "soft spots" on the head)

Profile with chin tucked!

My Fav... the "hey mom!" .. I love how u can see every detail of the left hand .. <3

         During the quick ultrasound we also discovered that the baby had flipped! Which explained my cramping and weird sensations I was feeling "low".. it's lil legs were just a kicking away at my cervix! My cervix was also measuring 4.07cm.. which at this point pretty much takes away the concern of it being, or becoming, incompetent! My 24w appt is next thurs... I get to do my sugar test again.. and i'm confident everything will be fine! Crazy to think that after my 28w appt, I'll be starting my bi-weekly appts! It's all going by sooooo fast.. everyone keeps saying.. just wait, the last weeks will feel like an eternity.. so far I'm not believing it! :)

Last weeks photo!

Hiccups!

      I do believe that at this moment ... the babe is experiencing its first round of the hiccups. The repetitious movement at my belly button and above my pelvis.. is far to repetitive to be the morning kicks and rolls we normally expierence! I personally hate getting the hiccups! Though the feeling of the babe having them feels neat.. I still feel bad for the babe! It can't being any fun to be jolted involuntary! As always.. There's a first time for everything.. :)

21 weeks... for real??

       Well, we had our 20week appt. on 11/29... it's was everything I had hoped and expected! My Dr. told Ryan and I that we did a great job.. and that we have a "perfect" baby on our hands.. as well as a perfect pregnancy... it was the best compliment I think anyone has ever given either of us! The baby was pretty snuggled up, but it's legs we just a going... future runner or soccer player? :) We did NOT find out the sex... Ryan looked the entire time.. mainly because he has no clue what he's looking at, and the lady was not pointing out it's "parts". I did glance for a sec. to see what he was looking at.. and thought there was a possibility I saw girl "parts", though it was literally for a split sec. and who knows what I was ACTUALLY looking at. Ryan stated that he thinks it's a boy... I said well did you see a penis? and he said he didn't know what he saw.. but he saw "something"... Who knows what that something was.. heck.. It could have been the umbilical cord! ;) So just as we wanted.. we are perplexed on the gender of our lil being.

Profile.. baby was facing down and back... so the image is a lil blurry!

Baby kissing or sucking wrist.. :)

Baby was facing down (cervix is to the R of babies head) and it's lil butt and legs are kicking me in the belly button! :)

      
          Yesterday I happened to be browsing through Erica's old US pics of her first child Addy.. and I found this!!

My baby.. and Ericas.. in the exact same postion!! :)

        I am feeling a lot more movement. The baby seems to be awake around 3am-4am.. and then sporadically throughout the day! I LOVE 3am-4am.. though it's makes for one sleepy momma! I can tell the babies head is down most of the time.. and I get nice strong kicks at the top of my uterus.. right around my belly button!

This belly is getting bigger by the min! I am told i'm in for a major growth spurt in the next 4 weeks! watch out!!

          Well that's all the news for now... I am now just patiently waiting for my mothers frame to come in the mail.. so I can ship it out! Once she knows.. I will finally be able to spill the beans to the world.. it's now becoming more of a chore to keep this a secret!! 

"Wow... The baby's strong" - Ryan

      I am so happy/excited... Early this morning while our being was doing its morning jungle gym routine, I had placed my hands on my stomach and was feeling several kicks/movements on the outside! I grab Ryan's hand and placed it where I felt the last thud .... Thinking of course now that his hand was there it'd stop... Low and behold our lil being brought out its strongest movement yet.. Which is when Ryan stated "wow... The babies strong.."! My heart is overflowing with joy! <3

20 weeks?! That's bananas! :)

       That right we are 20 weeks and our "wiggler" (because it's been wiggly ALL morning <3) is now the size of a ......

(Apx. 10.5oz and 6.5in long from head to bottom or 10in from head to heel)

      It is also finally the week of our big appointment... Thurs. folks!! I simply can not wait to see our amazing babe... and I'm pretty sure Ryan is equally as excited! He doesn't get to feel all the love nudges .. so seeing it on the US is his only way to interact at this point.. besides taking care of me or "dealing" with me! ha ha

      Yesterday I finally purchased the frames for my mom and dad... I will make copies of the photos from Thurs. to put in them! This will for sure be a Christmas they'll never forget :) I will also be making picture Christmas cards to send out to the rest of our friends and family!

      Well I guess i'll keep busy with school work... it's almost over!!! I'm excited to spend time cleaning...purging...and organizing! This baby will be here before we know it! :)

Don't want to fall asleep.. Cause I'll miss u baby and I don't want to miss a thing!

       Here I am laying in bed ... So tired.. but our lil being is doing somersaults and I LOVE it! If I go to sleep it means I'll miss out on all of it's twists and turns! ;) I suppose I should just take in what I can for the night.. and be thankful I have about 20 more weeks of this amazing feeling! :) ( though rumor has it.. these lil beings get stronger w/ time...and these lil somersaults may not be as sweet) <3

Nothing says Thanksgiving like a ....

    
        I meant to post this blog a few days ago... but that obviously didn't happen! As of today we are 19w5d... I can not believe that in 2 days we will have reached the 1/2 way point.. has it really been 20 weeks?!?(I mean i've only known for 17 weeks.. but still) Just doesn't seem possible! At this rate .. our lil being will be here before we know it! There are all sorts of lil nudges going on inside this "oven". Today while listening for the HB I found the lil stinker all the way up by my belly button...which is just about where my uterus ends at this point!

       People on FB have been posting what they are thankful for everyday.. I myself am thankful for sooo much but am most thankful for the "bun" I am baking!

       Ryan is so funny.. he says to me yesterday.. "why does your stomach indent just past ur belly button? isn't the whole belly supposed to be big and round?" I told him oh just wait!! :) (see last post....to understand what he was talking about)

       Only 5 more days till our "BIG" US... and just over 2 weeks before the world knows! :)

19 weeks on the 19th!!

19 weeks... already!! It's amazing... and this lil being is moving ALL over the place.. and I know i'm only feeling maybe 1/10 of what's actually going on in there! I only feel movement after I've ate, just woke up, and before bed... I <3 it! Today is going to be a fun day... I am going to register for all the goodies! My sister is coming with me as a helping hand. ( Sorry those of you who didn't find out till later.... but I totally "slipped" with telling my sister @ like 12 weeks.. plus she sees me often.. and would have wondered what was going on with this growing belly... Plus I couldn't think of a bigger X-Mas present to give to my back home family!)

How far along? 19 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: not 100% sure i'm sure i've probably gained 5lbs
Maternity clothes? Yes.. pants
Stretch marks? None from this being!
Sleep: not good.... started having sciatica a few days ago.. does a number on sleeping!
Best moment this week: hearing the babies hb and movement.. and feeling more movement!
Have you told family and friends: a select few.. It'll be a Christmas surprise for the fam!
Miss Anything? Sleeping a full night
Movement: yes.. and what I thought was movement has been confirmed by the doppler
Food cravings: Nachos!!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Over the yucks! thank goodness!
Have you started to show yet: houston.. we have a BUMP (that everyone can finally see)
Gender prediction: Im convinced it's a boy.. until it comes out with a vagina! :)
Labor Signs: nope!
Belly Button in or out? In... but its getting shallow!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happily emotional.. ha
Looking forward to: our anatomy scan in 10 days!

Not loving: I donno.. i'm loving it all!

(10 days till our anatomy scan.... 21 days till I mail out our xmas "gifts")

HeartBeat-tastic! :)

Turn up your volume... There it is... our "beings" amazing lil heart! This doppler is pretty awesome. I wont lie.. I spent probably 10-20min trying to map out the different sounds. You have an artery to left of your uterus below the belly button.. and you can hear your own hb in the middle and to the far right... but once you hear you babies hb.. There's no mistaking the sound! I'm not as addicted as I thought I would be.. Holding and moving the wand gets kind of tiring.. played with it once yesterday... and then this morning.. THEN I wanted a video to share.. but i'm done for the night!

Sciatica... Not my friend

    Oh boy.... I started having sciatica yesterday... And sleep last night was lil and far between! I am truly hoping that it only lasts a short time... and not the next 21 weeks.. Yooy! I will be finding a chiropractor on Mon. to hopefully help me.. ;)

     On a better note.. Dr. CT and I went in half on a hb Doppler that should be here later this afternoon. I can not wait to have Ryan hear the hb.. plus 4 weeks feels like an eternity to wait to hear that amazing sound.. So glad we now have this technology we can use at home! I will try and record a video of the hb and post it!

... Only 12 more days to our anatomy us...
.... Just over 3 weeks till the world knows!..

L.O.V.E

"I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, As long as I'm living my baby you'll be." 

-24 more days till we once again see your sweet face... and 21 more days till we're 1/2 way to holding you! <3

Happy Halloween (16w)

      Well, I had my appt yesterday (11/1 - 16w3d).. our lil pumpkin had a nice strong hb of 150 bmp and the belly is measuring "very good". I am feeling "myself" these days.. with an appetite like a horse!! I am so glad November is here.. only 4-5 more weeks of school and only 27 more days till we get to visit with our pumpkin during our LONG anatomy scan! :) AND 5 weeks or so till the whole word knows about our "gift"! I believe on  10/29 I felt our pumpkins first "flutter" .... I had been drinking water and laying in bed.. the water was making "glug" sounds in my upper stomach.. which I believe startled our being and it did a quick "flutter'" and it was gone! My ob believes that by next week the flutters should become more frequent... with full movement in no time! :) Can't wait!!

Oh what a feeling..

    As I layed wide awake this morning at 4am.. I believe I felt the first movement of our being! I'm about 90% sure! I was pushing on my tummy and felt the slightest nudge.. Followed by a very slight twirlling sensation! Regardless, it made me smile! Tomorrow marks 16w.... can't believe it's been 4 whole months.. we're 40% through!

Ps: I'm so craving my aunt Marla's fresh rolls w/ pb... Yummmm

Apparent growth spurt!

     Well here I am... Laying in bed.. wide awake since 330am. The 6-7 hours of sleep I got, I feel I tossed and turned.. went pee 3-4 times.. just couldn't get comfortable. Sometime around 4am I decided to open one of my many pregnancy apps.. low and behold I discovered our lil being is going through a growth spurt! Right now my uterus is just between the top of my pelvis and my belly button... by 20w it'll be at my belly button.. that's A LOT of growth going on now through the next 4 weeks! On top of that I am a total stomach sleeper.. last night was still no problem.. suddenly tonight .. it's a problem! :( I've decided that today I'm going to shell out some $ for a pregnancy body pillow!

      Besides the lack of comfort at night.. everything else is great! The nausea seems to be almost gone.. except the mornings I work! I think the 4 days I have off my body adjusts to the slow moving morning.. whereas when I work ... it's more fast paced and not so easy on the tummy.. Eck!

      6 more days till I hear the sweet sound of "whoosh whoosh whoosh" .. Best. Sound. Everrrrr. <3

this is fun! :)

How far along? 15w 2d (stand by.. this may change!) 
Total weight gain/loss: I lost 5 in the beginning..and am not back to my "norm"
Maternity clothes? Yes.. pants...regular jeans no longer cut it!
Stretch marks? Nope from this being!
Sleep: Pretty good now.. awful in the beginning
Best moment this week: being on vacation.. need some darn rest!
Have you told family and friends: a select few.. It'll be a Christmas surprise for the fam!
Miss Anything? being able to eat like a normal human
Movement: Not yet... but can't wait!!
Food cravings: Nahh.. maybe rice or carbs..
Anything making you queasy or sick: the thought of pasta sauce... eck
Have you started to show yet: Somewhat.. Ryan and I can tell!
Gender prediction: Im convinced it's a boy.. until it comes out with a vagina! :)
Labor Signs: I have at least 20w+ before this should be an issue! :)
Belly Button in or out? In
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happily emotional.. ha
Looking forward to: my next appt... movement.. and my 20w appt

Not loving: I donno.. i'm loving it all!

building.. growing.. waiting!

     Well today marks 15w/16w (I add the 16 cause i've constantly measured a wk ahead (They won't change my due date until my 20wk US)... I even got to skip the last wk of my 1st trimester.. which was awesome!). Last Mon. I had to make a trip to the OB (nothing serious.. just a lil women issue) :). Anyways.. at this appt. I got to hear our lil beings HB (155bpm).. It was amazing to say the least! I began to tear.. the midwife became very concerned and said "155.. that's good!" I then said "I know... it's just the first time I have heard the hb through a doppler" ... she of course smiled and said well.. it's now routine whenever you step foot into this office! :) My next routine visit is in 10 days.... hoping it continues to fly by!

     It still boggles my mind that there's a lil human inside me... I lay in bed just rubbing and staring at my lower abdomen.. <3. This lil being is already soooooo loved by its mommy and daddy... I can't imagine the love that'll be shared once he/she is in our arms!

     Speaking of  Ryan... he's been creative!

      He has just recently started building a toy box.... because of course this child will be spoiled! :)

I am finally feeling about 90% better (nausea)... and am now wearing maternity pants (gap..is by far the best) Not so much because I couldn't squeeze into my jeans... but because the tightness of jeans on my lower abdomen is simply not desirable! Other then that... I can't wait to feel this lil being move.. i'm hoping for some movement by mid Nov (1/2 way between my next appt and my 20wk US on Nov. 29th).. I also am anxious for the world to know we're expecting. I figure in about 7 wks or so... i'll send out our x-mas/pregnancy gift/announcement... it's crazy to think i'll be 22wk+ and more the 1/2 through this pregnancy... I can't wait to give everyone their big "surprise".

Nothing better!

WOW... Time is flying! I can't believe it's already been over a week since I last posted and a week since my last appointment!

Babe saying "Hi Mom, Hi Dad"

Profile

 

 

 

 

 Let's just say there are no words to describe the feeling I had during this appointment! Not only was this lil bean moving all over, it's little heart was beating at 165bpm, AND opening and closing it's lil hand! I went into the appointment being 12w3d and our lil one was measuring 13w2d and just about 3in long! It's so amazing... I mean just look at the picture below... the growth is incredible!

(L) 8weeks (R) 12weeks

Today I officially bought my first pair of maternity pants... I know i'm not "showing" but this belly isn't smooshing into jeans like it use to.. and If I could .. it would be SOOO uncomfortable! I went to the Gap to check out there jeans and was pretty hesitant buying a $70 pair of jeans.. but thought to hell with it. At check out the girl said that if you use your Gap CC you'll save 30% (all weekend).. I thought why not.. so I got the jeans AND a cute shirt for less than the cost of the jeans. On top of that.. I got a 10% coupon to use for 60 days.. so all weekend I can save 40% off all my purchases.. I see some shopping being done tomorrow!!

Don't mind the super white belly... but I LOVE these pants! Comfy!!

Well... that's all the news for now! Things are moving right along.. I have another appointment in 3 weeks (Nov 1) where ill get to hear the heartbeat for sure.. and maybe another sneak peak.. If not, we only have 7 more weeks (Nov 29) til our "detailed" anatomy scan! <3

Holy Moly....

I won't lie... I have bought a "few" things for the baby... I have literally spent less than $20 at a few thrift stores on some unisex items.. thinking i'd better pick up what I can.. when I can.. since unisex is actually pretty hard to find (since we're not finding out the sex.. of course). Anyways... I came home today and decided to go look through the things my sister has handed down to me. Well... lets just say I forgot that her children's sex was also a surprise.... JACKPOT!! I seriously do not need ANYTHING for the first couple months... which this should ease the pain for my friends who are anxious to buy clothes... they'll have some time after I give birth!

Sorry about the blur... but u get the idea!

Other then this discovery... nothing new has really occurred! Same as last blogged... though my appt is now in 70 hours!! I can not wait!

I'll Leave yall with a cute lil comparison photo!

There is a very small bump now... Ryan thinks it's funny and says that "things" hard! ;)

1 more week!!

            A week from tomorrow and i'll finally get to spend some visual time with my heart and joy! I honestly can not wait to see my lil being wigging around inside of me! My fingers are crossed for a happy and healthy lil wiggler! The week has been an emotional one for me... damn hormaones have me dreaming nightly (vividly) and the past few nights the dreams have been about me bleeding or miscarrying..not sure exactly.. but they wake me up @ 3am and I for the life of me can NOT fall back asleep! Needless to say a week can not come fast enough! ;) AND... 11 days from tomorrow ill be in my 2nd trimester! YAY!! :) (hoping this week flies by... my dad will be in town for the week.. so it'll keep my mind busy!)

Other then that.. i'm feeling a lil better.. gassy... still a lil nauseous but better... and just above my pelvis is "filling out" to the point Ryan can even tell a difference.. both visually and by touch!

Well that's it for now! I'll be anxious to post again next week!

2 weeks from tomorrow...

..... and I will once again be able to see our lil bundle! So far i'm feeling pretty good... most of the nausea has lifted, though nothing ever sounds good!! I have a lil cramping here and there but I know it's just my uterus stretching and making room for this lil monster! We have officially decided that we will not be finding out the sex.. Can't wait for the best surprise of my life! Everything I want... bedding.. car seats.. it's all unisex anyways! If it's a girl ... I'm all set thanks to the BFF... and if its a boy.. it'll give me reason to go shopping when my mom or bff come visit. Today I stopped at goodwill and found 3 super cute new born unisex gowns.. I just HAD to get them.. they were toooooo cute!

Anyways... I can't wait to start counting down tomorrow, it's already been 2 weeks since my first ultrasound.. and well that flew by! I imagine that Oct. 4 will be here before I know it.. plus my dads coming the end of the month.. so it'll fly by! :)

Simply A.M.A.Z.I.N.G

     On Thursday 9/6.. I had my first ultrasound... it was simply one of the best feelings i've ever had in my life!! I had figured I was 8 weeks.. but I measured 8w3d.... and there it was.. my babes HB..178 beats/min to be exact! I won't lie... tears ran down my face... and Ryan shed a grin. It was SOOOO real... and SOOOOO amazing! ;)

                                (Look at this precious lil peanut <3)

I have been on cloud nine... since Thursday.. well cloud nine masked w/ nausea   :)

                                    (8w5d..... beyond bloated!)

Now.. it's time to wait again! Ill have a beginner sugar test tomorrow (cause im a chunk) ha ha ... and then i'll have another US at 12w .. Oct 4th! can't wait!! :)

T- 49.5

      ..... as in 49.5 more hours till Ryan and I will get the first glimpse of our bundle! (and that heartbeat.. <3) I can hardly wait... though I do feel my anxiety has definitely leveled off. This pregnancy just feels sooooooo different then the last. By this time (7w6d) with my first pregnancy.. I was already spotting...and the only "pregnancy" symptom I had was tender breasts. This time around I have very CLEAR pregnancy symptoms. I am nauseous just about 24/7 .. I am finally feeling like I'm learning how to manage it... managing consisting of what feels like constant eating! ;) Also, the only food I want is bland boring food (potatoes, bread, and potatoes haha) .. the thought of spices and seasonings make me queasy. Though, I have discovered an obsession for ketchup and A1 sauce! :) The symptoms are not the only things that help ease my mind.. the increase in hormones is very reassuring! The highest my HCG level ever got with the last pregnancy was 16,000.. w/ a 48hr change to 17,000 (7w5d/8w) which at this point we knew a miscarriage was in the works. On with the "good" news.. this time around.. my last HCG draw was 55,000 (6w1d) woo hoo!! The way I am feeling now.. I have little doubt that its not 100,000+ now! Come tomorrow i'll be 8 weeks.... which is a milestone in itself!
     I can't wait for my next post.... big news to come! :)

The beginning

I know once I start showing ill for sure be taking photos and posting them. So..here is the "baseline" :)

(4w3d)

Blah...

      Lets just say.. "blah" is EXACTLY how I feel. I started having nausea about 4 days ago.. and it hit me like a truck. I of course do not feel it in the morning (except dry heaving while brushing my tongue) BUT come 11am-9pm.. lets just say the nausea is non stop and literally exhausting. Needless to say I am trying my hardest to embrace this.. :) (In a weird way the nausea is almost a comfort to me.. knowing that statistics say those who have it.. are less likely to miscarry). On top of this.. I also have an awful sinus infection! Oh boy!!

   On a better note.. I am 6w1d and my last hcg level on 8/20 was 36,000 + (with my first pregnancy the highest my hcg got was 17,000) .... yay!!! Needless to say.. I am feeling more and more confident that Ryan and I will be holding this precious lil human in our arms come April! Tomorrow I will be having my intake appt. with the midwife.. once the appt. is over I will then be able to schedule my US for the following week! I must say I do have a slight anxiety about the thought of twins.. ha ha.. Ryan would have a heart attack! I only question it because my hcg levels have been very high and my symptoms have come on very early.. but who knows.. we'll be finding out soon enough. :)

Yay for HCG!

    I got my hcg results from Thursday back on Friday .. My levels went from 296 on Tuesday to 745 on thursday! They like to see them double ... But I like to think this baby already likes to show off! ;) when I talked to the nurse on Friday she said I could come in and get a draw whenever I would like.... Whatever helps ease my mind! Which I'm finding it extremely hard not to worry constantly!! I.need. To.see.that.little.heart.beat!! ;)
    I was looking through different odds and ends today when I discovered a must read book.. Pregnancy after a miscarriage! Many who reviewed it said it was a lifesaver to their heart and mind.. I ordered it today.. It should be here by the time I get back from Erica's. It's crazy to be both so excited and so sickly worried! I will go in tomorrow for another lab draw (I've been kinda crampy today... And I need to ease my mind) ;) Then off to Erica's Wednesday and back on Sunday.. I will have my intake appointment 8/24 and my first US the following week! Ryan is coming with me.. I'm amazed how great he's been.. So supportive.. Even when im  being "crazy" :) We can't wait to see that lil "flicker" <3

Here we go....

      We once again begin our journey to baby "Wehner". To say that I am over the moon is an understatement! Though This time around I'm finding it a little harder to accept the fact that I am indeed "actually" pregnant and that everything is going to be a-ok!

     This past weekend I found myself not feeling "normal". They say a woman just knows when she's pregnant and I totally believe it! I came home Monday from work not feeling good (cramps, upset stomach) and just KNEW I was pregnant. I told Ryan about my intuition and he was very understanding. Off to the store I went... came home.. and there it was ....

   
     Tuesday morning I called my OB... I wanted to get things on the ball and do all that I can to not have a repeat of last time. They ordered labs for TSH, HCG, and Progesterone (they test the progesterone level to make sure that you are building a nice thick wall for that baby to snuggle in ..low progesterone can be a cause for early miscarriage outside of a chromosome error). My thyroid level was nice and low, and I am clearly pregnant .. HCG was 300. I will be getting the results of my 2nd HCG that I had drawn today, tomorrow. As long as its 600+ things will be looking good. Like last time, I don't see the excitement getting to high until I see my lil babes heartbeat! Once we see that it'll get "real" :)

     I feel as if this pregnancy is different. I feel the symptoms are much different and stronger, which I'm taking as a "good" sign. Our fingers are crossed that we will be bringing a happy healthy baby in April! This baby is wanted more than anything.. we can't wait to snuggles our lil human!