Just had out second visit with the doctor, actually nurse practitioner this time, and second ultrasound. Let's just say it was a little more eventful than the last with my mom and Torin both being there, me still having to strip waist down for the dildocam, and everyone trying to see the ultrasound monitor. It was great to see the babe again. We're measuring on track with my O date at 8 weeks 4 days. We'll have another appointment in the next couple of weeks.
Picture to follow.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
8 weeks...
How far along? 8 weeks
How big is baby? The size of a raspberry. Roughly .63 inches or 16 mm. Weighing in at a whopping .04 oz.
Total weight gain/loss: Down to 2lbs
Maternity clothes? Sometimes wear the bella band to deal with the bloat. Bloat comes and goes (weird).
Stretch marks? No new ones just the old college stretch marks.
Sleep: Still getting up at least 2 times a night to pee but no longer staying up in the middle of the night. Still don't like be touched in my sleep.
Best moment this week: Telling the parents and in-laws about the baby
Movement: Gas still present, cramps are few and far between.
Food cravings: Not really.
Food aversions: Raw meat...not that I would be eating this during my present condition anyways but it has made cooking pretty difficult. I almost yakked when my mom asked me to cut up the brisket she made.
Gender: Torin still thinks it will be a boy. Mom is thinking boy since all my other cousins have little girls. Dad thinks girl...no reason why. I on the other hand have no clue and will not make a guess until we are further along.
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Not being bloated everyday.
What I am looking forward to: Our next appointment. We’ll be doing another ultrasound to see the baby.
Weekly Wisdom: Benadryl and pregnancy do not mix. You're slowed down digestive tract will keep the medicine in your system much, much longer than you would expect.
Milestones: Entering month 2 of pregnancy only 32 more weeks to go!
How big is baby? The size of a raspberry. Roughly .63 inches or 16 mm. Weighing in at a whopping .04 oz.
Total weight gain/loss: Down to 2lbs
Maternity clothes? Sometimes wear the bella band to deal with the bloat. Bloat comes and goes (weird).
Stretch marks? No new ones just the old college stretch marks.
Sleep: Still getting up at least 2 times a night to pee but no longer staying up in the middle of the night. Still don't like be touched in my sleep.
Best moment this week: Telling the parents and in-laws about the baby
Movement: Gas still present, cramps are few and far between.
Food cravings: Not really.
Food aversions: Raw meat...not that I would be eating this during my present condition anyways but it has made cooking pretty difficult. I almost yakked when my mom asked me to cut up the brisket she made.
Gender: Torin still thinks it will be a boy. Mom is thinking boy since all my other cousins have little girls. Dad thinks girl...no reason why. I on the other hand have no clue and will not make a guess until we are further along.
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Not being bloated everyday.
What I am looking forward to: Our next appointment. We’ll be doing another ultrasound to see the baby.
Weekly Wisdom: Benadryl and pregnancy do not mix. You're slowed down digestive tract will keep the medicine in your system much, much longer than you would expect.
Milestones: Entering month 2 of pregnancy only 32 more weeks to go!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Happy Easter and 1st Ultrasound!
So this is like 2 posts in 1.
We had our first appointment on 4/2/10. It was pretty uneventful. The major highlights are:
Torin going with me to appointment (YAY!),
Watching Torin's confused face as I stripped from the waist down,
Torin giving the dildocam the side eye and wondering where the hell that was supposed to go,
Doc coming in explaining the procedure and rolling the condom on the dildocam,
Watching Torin's face as doc rolled condom on,
Trying to figure out if we could truly see the heartbeat,
Me laughing (with the dildocam in) while doc tries to explain things over us talking,
Seeing the babe for the first time.
Not very much to see there but it was still very exciting to see the babe. We are currently measuring about 2 days behind (sigh...trying very hard not to freak out about this) at 6 weeks 6 days instead of 7 weeks 1 day. We have a follow up appointment for 4/12/10. They will check the progress to make sure everything is developing on track.
When Torin and I were discussing telling our parents, I told him I was very nervous about telling them. I didn't know what their reaction would be...upset, ecstatic, uneasy, sad....but I knew that the realization that we were married and having sex would sink in for my dad very quickly. Knowing him he would probably say something to that effect...Torin says I'm crazy and he (and my mom) will be thrilled to know about the baby. So our plan was to tell our parents over Easter since Torin would be coming home with me. Sigh, best laid plans....Torin ended up having to work so I made the 4 hour trek home to visit the parents and in laws by myself. I decided to make a Easter basket for my parents to help break the news since I'm not so good with stating the obvious a la "Mom, Dad, I'm pregnant!". So I created a basket with baby related goods...I love Grandma/Grandpa bibs and unisex (at least in my opinion) onesies...on the bottom and candy and a "Happy Easter Grandma and Grandpa" card on top.
Here is my mom modeling her first Easter basket from her baby (aka Me) in all my life. Usually it's her giving the Easter baskets, so this was a nice treat for her.
So after taking a picture with her and the now "special" Easter basket, I begged her to open the card even though it was Saturday and not technically Easter yet. (Since no one was there to witness the actual event besides me, my mom and my dad, I'll explain that in the card was a small magnet frame with our first ultrasound on top of the card.) So as I was saying, I begged her to open the card and she graciously obliged. She was promptly greeted with an ultrasound photo, where she then began to freak out. Luckily, I have video to document the occasion....but I'll spare you since it is a lot of screaming. As a OB nurse, she knows what the hell a ultrasound photo looks like even in this very early stage but she was quite confused. She proceeded to question me (while flipping over the photo several times) about why there was a US photo in her card, who's it was, and call my name at least 20 times in the span of 2 minutes. Meanwhile, my dad continues to make his fruit salad and cheerios, oblivious to the madness of my mom or my taping said madness. After completely freaking out about the photo, she proceeds to look at the card "Happy Easter Grandma and Grandpa, Love Baby Simpson (coming November 2010) and dies. Ha! No....not really...she says "Oh Lord, What have you done?". This is the point where I turn the video recording off and state that this was not exactly the reaction I was expecting. I know I was nervous about telling them and actually thought they may be a little upset (don't ask) but this wasn't really the reaction I was expecting.
After a minute of silence, my mom tells my dad, who is now starting to figure out something is going on, that our daughter is pregnant (or My baby is having a baby). So after the freaking out...cue the happy reaction from my mom and dad. It was quite an experience that I'm sure I (or they) will never forget. Not too long after the happy congratulations and we're so excited moment, my dad said to my mom...
Dad: Shelia, you know what this means right?
Mom: What?
Dad: It means that they've been having sex.
Me: ::mouth drops open:: ....... ::dies::
Mom: No, No, No....they could have used a turkey baster.
Me: ::drops head (hard) on the table:: ::dies again::
Dad: mmhmm whatever Shelia, I know how these things happen.
At this point he leaves with his cheerios and fruit salad to watch some sports game and I try to revive myself enough to text Torin and tell him "I told you so!". Where he texted me back with "Your family is crazy"and I replied "That's putting it lightly".
Telling his family was not filled with quite the drama or excitement. I told his mom's fiance first since I needed some kind of person to lean on and I knew that he would take it well. Then Torin called and told his mom over the phone, where she proceeded to cry immediately. Since it was dinner with the family, his brother and his fiance and her little girl also found out. I presented them with another copy of the ultrasound photo in a magnet frame, without an Easter basket....sigh I know, I feel kind of bad for this one. I'm just not sure how they would take receiving an Easter basket
Anyhow, everyone was shocked first....but excited and happy later. Actually, my mom is a little upset after all. As my mother (and one of my best friends) she expected that I would tell her immediately, not during the deed...sick people, but once I saw the pee stick turn positive. I've managed to bribe her into forgiving me with the promise that she can come back with me (which was planned) and stay until the appointment on 4/12 (which was not planned).
We had our first appointment on 4/2/10. It was pretty uneventful. The major highlights are:
Torin going with me to appointment (YAY!),
Watching Torin's confused face as I stripped from the waist down,
Torin giving the dildocam the side eye and wondering where the hell that was supposed to go,
Doc coming in explaining the procedure and rolling the condom on the dildocam,
Watching Torin's face as doc rolled condom on,
Trying to figure out if we could truly see the heartbeat,
Me laughing (with the dildocam in) while doc tries to explain things over us talking,
Seeing the babe for the first time.
Not very much to see there but it was still very exciting to see the babe. We are currently measuring about 2 days behind (sigh...trying very hard not to freak out about this) at 6 weeks 6 days instead of 7 weeks 1 day. We have a follow up appointment for 4/12/10. They will check the progress to make sure everything is developing on track.When Torin and I were discussing telling our parents, I told him I was very nervous about telling them. I didn't know what their reaction would be...upset, ecstatic, uneasy, sad....but I knew that the realization that we were married and having sex would sink in for my dad very quickly. Knowing him he would probably say something to that effect...Torin says I'm crazy and he (and my mom) will be thrilled to know about the baby. So our plan was to tell our parents over Easter since Torin would be coming home with me. Sigh, best laid plans....Torin ended up having to work so I made the 4 hour trek home to visit the parents and in laws by myself. I decided to make a Easter basket for my parents to help break the news since I'm not so good with stating the obvious a la "Mom, Dad, I'm pregnant!". So I created a basket with baby related goods...I love Grandma/Grandpa bibs and unisex (at least in my opinion) onesies...on the bottom and candy and a "Happy Easter Grandma and Grandpa" card on top.
Here is my mom modeling her first Easter basket from her baby (aka Me) in all my life. Usually it's her giving the Easter baskets, so this was a nice treat for her.
So after taking a picture with her and the now "special" Easter basket, I begged her to open the card even though it was Saturday and not technically Easter yet. (Since no one was there to witness the actual event besides me, my mom and my dad, I'll explain that in the card was a small magnet frame with our first ultrasound on top of the card.) So as I was saying, I begged her to open the card and she graciously obliged. She was promptly greeted with an ultrasound photo, where she then began to freak out. Luckily, I have video to document the occasion....but I'll spare you since it is a lot of screaming. As a OB nurse, she knows what the hell a ultrasound photo looks like even in this very early stage but she was quite confused. She proceeded to question me (while flipping over the photo several times) about why there was a US photo in her card, who's it was, and call my name at least 20 times in the span of 2 minutes. Meanwhile, my dad continues to make his fruit salad and cheerios, oblivious to the madness of my mom or my taping said madness. After completely freaking out about the photo, she proceeds to look at the card "Happy Easter Grandma and Grandpa, Love Baby Simpson (coming November 2010) and dies. Ha! No....not really...she says "Oh Lord, What have you done?". This is the point where I turn the video recording off and state that this was not exactly the reaction I was expecting. I know I was nervous about telling them and actually thought they may be a little upset (don't ask) but this wasn't really the reaction I was expecting.
After a minute of silence, my mom tells my dad, who is now starting to figure out something is going on, that our daughter is pregnant (or My baby is having a baby). So after the freaking out...cue the happy reaction from my mom and dad. It was quite an experience that I'm sure I (or they) will never forget. Not too long after the happy congratulations and we're so excited moment, my dad said to my mom...
Dad: Shelia, you know what this means right?
Mom: What?
Dad: It means that they've been having sex.
Me: ::mouth drops open:: ....... ::dies::
Mom: No, No, No....they could have used a turkey baster.
Me: ::drops head (hard) on the table:: ::dies again::
Dad: mmhmm whatever Shelia, I know how these things happen.
At this point he leaves with his cheerios and fruit salad to watch some sports game and I try to revive myself enough to text Torin and tell him "I told you so!". Where he texted me back with "Your family is crazy"and I replied "That's putting it lightly".
Telling his family was not filled with quite the drama or excitement. I told his mom's fiance first since I needed some kind of person to lean on and I knew that he would take it well. Then Torin called and told his mom over the phone, where she proceeded to cry immediately. Since it was dinner with the family, his brother and his fiance and her little girl also found out. I presented them with another copy of the ultrasound photo in a magnet frame, without an Easter basket....sigh I know, I feel kind of bad for this one. I'm just not sure how they would take receiving an Easter basket
Anyhow, everyone was shocked first....but excited and happy later. Actually, my mom is a little upset after all. As my mother (and one of my best friends) she expected that I would tell her immediately, not during the deed...sick people, but once I saw the pee stick turn positive. I've managed to bribe her into forgiving me with the promise that she can come back with me (which was planned) and stay until the appointment on 4/12 (which was not planned).
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Lost in Pregnancy?? 5/1/10
Ugh. So I realize I'm a horrible blogger. What else is new? I mean I want to document every single moment of this pregnancy but yea it's really not working out like I planned. I'm not sure if it's lack of interest, discipline, time.....or what. I mean...has it really has been almost a month since my last post? I have been busy...but a month...ridiculous.
But like I said I've been really busy.
Busy being pregnant,
Busy with work and my crazy supervisors,
Busy entertaining my mom (and her new malty mix puppy) (Hi Mom!)
Busy with my extended family
Busy with my social life,
and
Busy being tired.
I have about 8 or 9 half written posts from the first ultrasound and telling our parents to today at 11 weeks but I'm just too tired to finish them, spell check (since pregnancy brain has made my spelling absolutely horrendous as of late) and post them.
When I say tired, what I really mean to say is f'ing exhausted as in I'm not sure sure how I make it the through the day let alone the work week. The best way to describe it is the feeling after you take sleeping medication too late in the night and have to wake up early the next day. It's like I'm on some everlasting sleep medication - the fatigue, the grogginess, and the feeling of having my head in the clouds is surreal.
Work days are a chore. I go to sleep tired. I wake up tired. I'm like the walking dead all day at work. By 3:30/4:00pm I can barely keep my head off my desk. The smooth, paper free portion of my desk looks so nice I could just put my head down and nap for 10 minute but unfortunately my desk is right up from by the door and everyone can see everything I'm doing when they walk by (sigh, so much for that dream). By the time 6pm rolls around and I can actually go home and sleep, I'm so ridiculously tired that I'm actually afraid to drive the 30 minutes home. Let's not even talk about all the things I need to do once I'm home (Hello 3 plus weeks worth of laundry!), but of course are not getting done since I immediately crawl out of my work clothes, into my pajamas, and into my bed (not passing go or collecting $200) and go to sleep for a few hours, wake up to eat and (when he's home) talk to Torin for a bit and then crawl back in bed to start the whole process over the next day. My saving grace is the weekends. On the weekend all I want to do and all I actually do is sleep.
I'm hoping that this symptom resolves its self in the second trimester (which unofficially starts next week - Squee!!!)
But like I said I've been really busy.
Busy being pregnant,
Busy with work and my crazy supervisors,
Busy entertaining my mom (and her new malty mix puppy) (Hi Mom!)
Busy with my extended family
Busy with my social life,
and
Busy being tired.
I have about 8 or 9 half written posts from the first ultrasound and telling our parents to today at 11 weeks but I'm just too tired to finish them, spell check (since pregnancy brain has made my spelling absolutely horrendous as of late) and post them.
When I say tired, what I really mean to say is f'ing exhausted as in I'm not sure sure how I make it the through the day let alone the work week. The best way to describe it is the feeling after you take sleeping medication too late in the night and have to wake up early the next day. It's like I'm on some everlasting sleep medication - the fatigue, the grogginess, and the feeling of having my head in the clouds is surreal.
Work days are a chore. I go to sleep tired. I wake up tired. I'm like the walking dead all day at work. By 3:30/4:00pm I can barely keep my head off my desk. The smooth, paper free portion of my desk looks so nice I could just put my head down and nap for 10 minute but unfortunately my desk is right up from by the door and everyone can see everything I'm doing when they walk by (sigh, so much for that dream). By the time 6pm rolls around and I can actually go home and sleep, I'm so ridiculously tired that I'm actually afraid to drive the 30 minutes home. Let's not even talk about all the things I need to do once I'm home (Hello 3 plus weeks worth of laundry!), but of course are not getting done since I immediately crawl out of my work clothes, into my pajamas, and into my bed (not passing go or collecting $200) and go to sleep for a few hours, wake up to eat and (when he's home) talk to Torin for a bit and then crawl back in bed to start the whole process over the next day. My saving grace is the weekends. On the weekend all I want to do and all I actually do is sleep.
I'm hoping that this symptom resolves its self in the second trimester (which unofficially starts next week - Squee!!!)
Friday, April 2, 2010
Month 2...a Recap!
I decided go along with the masses and complete the weekly pregnancy survey. Obviously I'm already behind so I will do a 4 week catch up for weeks 4 through 7 (aka month 2). In the future, I will try (honest) to complete them Thursday evening or Friday morning. But be warned, I have the option of changing the day if my dute date ends up changing.
How far along?
We'll skip this since I already said I was completing this for weeks 4-7.
How big is baby?
Week 4 - The size of a poppyseed.
Week 5 - The size of an appleseed. Roughly .13 inches or 3.3 mm.
Week 6 - The size of a sweet pea. Roughly .25 inches or 6.35 mm.
Week 7** - The size of a blueberry. Roughly .51 inches or 12.95 mm.
**At US at 7w1d baby was measuring at 6w6d at 9.2mm or .36 inches.
Total weight gain/loss:
Week 4 - starting weight 173,
Week 5 - down 4.5lbs (say what?),
Week 6 - down 3lbs
Week 7 - down 2.5lbs
Maternity clothes?
I purchased a bella band to deal with the bloat. I wear it every once in awhile when the bloat is out of hand which is starting to be about every day since I hit 7 weeks.
Stretch marks?
No new ones just the old college stretch marks.
Sleep:
Week 4 and 5 - I get up at least 2 times a night to pee and have this whole insomnia thing working for me after my second bathroom trip.
Week 6 and 7 - Still getting up atleast 2 times a night to pee but no longer staying up in the middle of the night. Finding it hard to get comfortable and I no longer like be touched in my sleep.
Best moment this week:
Week 4 - BFP and doubling betas.
Week 5 - Seeing Torin's eyes light up when talking about the baby (and the future basketball games they would attend).
Week 6 - Realizing I will have a baby in my arms before the winter holidays.
Week 7 – Seeing the baby.
Movement:
Weeks 4 - 7 - Unless you call gas and the occasional cramps movement - No.
Food cravings:
Week 4 - Sherbert. I settled for a pint of Tropical sorbet and a pint of Ginger ice cream (yumm!)
Week 5 - No real cravings but incredibly thirsty could not get enough water.
Week 6 and 7 – Nothing.
Food aversions:
Nothing really so far. There are some things that don’t sound appetizing but no real aversions.
Gender:
Weeks 4 - 7 - Torin swears that it is a boy and will forever refer to it as a boy (until he is proved wrong of course). I on the other hand have no clue and will not make a guess until we are further along.
Belly Button in or out?
Weeks 4 - 7 - In
What I miss:
Week 4 - Nothing.
Week 5 - Margaritas with mexican food.
Week 6 - Sushi, in particular spicy tuna rolls.
Week 7 – Not being bloated everyday.
What I am looking forward to:
Week 4 - Doubling betas
Week 5 - Our appointment next week.
Week 6 - Our appointment this week and telling our parents over Easter.
Week 7 – Our next appointment. We’ll be doing another ultrasound to see the baby.
Weekly Wisdom:
Week 4 - Drink lots of water but try to drink it before 6pm.
Week 5 - Take care of yourself. I'm trying to remember that despite the fact that I have few symptoms and can't see or feel anything, I am still carrying another person inside me. The best thing I can do for myself is take care of myself.
Week 6 - Symptoms come and go. Take it one day at a time.
Week 7 – Fiber is your friend.
Milestones:
Week 4 - BFP!! =)
Week 5 and 6 – Making it another week.
Week 7 – Seeing the babe and the tiny flickering heart on the ultrasound.
How far along?
We'll skip this since I already said I was completing this for weeks 4-7.
How big is baby?
Week 4 - The size of a poppyseed.
Week 5 - The size of an appleseed. Roughly .13 inches or 3.3 mm.
Week 6 - The size of a sweet pea. Roughly .25 inches or 6.35 mm.
Week 7** - The size of a blueberry. Roughly .51 inches or 12.95 mm.
**At US at 7w1d baby was measuring at 6w6d at 9.2mm or .36 inches.
Total weight gain/loss:
Week 4 - starting weight 173,
Week 5 - down 4.5lbs (say what?),
Week 6 - down 3lbs
Week 7 - down 2.5lbs
Maternity clothes?
I purchased a bella band to deal with the bloat. I wear it every once in awhile when the bloat is out of hand which is starting to be about every day since I hit 7 weeks.
Stretch marks?
No new ones just the old college stretch marks.
Sleep:
Week 4 and 5 - I get up at least 2 times a night to pee and have this whole insomnia thing working for me after my second bathroom trip.
Week 6 and 7 - Still getting up atleast 2 times a night to pee but no longer staying up in the middle of the night. Finding it hard to get comfortable and I no longer like be touched in my sleep.
Best moment this week:
Week 4 - BFP and doubling betas.
Week 5 - Seeing Torin's eyes light up when talking about the baby (and the future basketball games they would attend).
Week 6 - Realizing I will have a baby in my arms before the winter holidays.
Week 7 – Seeing the baby.
Movement:
Weeks 4 - 7 - Unless you call gas and the occasional cramps movement - No.
Food cravings:
Week 4 - Sherbert. I settled for a pint of Tropical sorbet and a pint of Ginger ice cream (yumm!)
Week 5 - No real cravings but incredibly thirsty could not get enough water.
Week 6 and 7 – Nothing.
Food aversions:
Nothing really so far. There are some things that don’t sound appetizing but no real aversions.
Gender:
Weeks 4 - 7 - Torin swears that it is a boy and will forever refer to it as a boy (until he is proved wrong of course). I on the other hand have no clue and will not make a guess until we are further along.
Belly Button in or out?
Weeks 4 - 7 - In
What I miss:
Week 4 - Nothing.
Week 5 - Margaritas with mexican food.
Week 6 - Sushi, in particular spicy tuna rolls.
Week 7 – Not being bloated everyday.
What I am looking forward to:
Week 4 - Doubling betas
Week 5 - Our appointment next week.
Week 6 - Our appointment this week and telling our parents over Easter.
Week 7 – Our next appointment. We’ll be doing another ultrasound to see the baby.
Weekly Wisdom:
Week 4 - Drink lots of water but try to drink it before 6pm.
Week 5 - Take care of yourself. I'm trying to remember that despite the fact that I have few symptoms and can't see or feel anything, I am still carrying another person inside me. The best thing I can do for myself is take care of myself.
Week 6 - Symptoms come and go. Take it one day at a time.
Week 7 – Fiber is your friend.
Milestones:
Week 4 - BFP!! =)
Week 5 and 6 – Making it another week.
Week 7 – Seeing the babe and the tiny flickering heart on the ultrasound.
Monday, March 22, 2010
5w2d...The fear.
The fear of something going wrong at this point is overwhelming.
Since finding out the betas were doubling, I've been cautiously optimistic. I'm so excited to think about the future with our baby only to turn around and wonder if I should wait to be so excited. Should I prepare myself just in case my dreams are shattered. I know you can't prepare yourself for this kind of heartbreak but I feel like my mind is stubbornly trying to protect me from heartache. Besides Torin, who has no idea how to ease my mind, I have no one to talk to about this crushing fear. I have little to no symptoms to comfort my mind. I absolutely can't wait until my Dr.'s appointment next week.
T-11 days to first appointment/ultrasound
Since finding out the betas were doubling, I've been cautiously optimistic. I'm so excited to think about the future with our baby only to turn around and wonder if I should wait to be so excited. Should I prepare myself just in case my dreams are shattered. I know you can't prepare yourself for this kind of heartbreak but I feel like my mind is stubbornly trying to protect me from heartache. Besides Torin, who has no idea how to ease my mind, I have no one to talk to about this crushing fear. I have little to no symptoms to comfort my mind. I absolutely can't wait until my Dr.'s appointment next week.
T-11 days to first appointment/ultrasound
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