The beginning

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

(4w3d)

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      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!