I can't believe this pregnancy is already more than half over! I have been busy sewing stuff for the nursery and finishing Wy's room. I had been meaning to paint some murals on his walls since we moved in, I just hadn't found the time. I figure with just about 100 days left to go I better get started. Once I finish his room I feel like I can finally start on the nursery. We still need to clean it out as it is my craft room currently. I need to make bumpers for the crib and buy some curtains for both the boys rooms, but other than that all the other textiles are done.
Oh, and I forgot. ITS A BOY haha! I knew it was a boy all along. I was so SICK of my family sayig oh, I hope its a girl. You need a girl this time. I bet its a girl. Especially when I knew it wasn't. I would love a girl. I would love to put big ol' bows on her head and dress her in frilly dresses. However, I am sooo excited that it is another boy. I want Wy to have someone to play with that wants to play with him. I've seen my niece and nephew play together. It consists of lets play dolls, no they are for girls we are going to play my boy game, I don't want to, well too bad because we aren't playing girl games. They don't really play together all that much. With two boys, they can play cops and robbers, cowboys and indians, and whatever other boy games there are!
Now back to the nursery, we are doing a Dr. Seuss theme. We are going to paint the walls either light green or light blue. The crib skirt is like a turquoise with red bean dots. The sheets are minky and are orange, lime green, and a bright blue. The bumpers are going to be yellow on one side and Dr. Seuss fabric on the other. And I plan on putting in red curtains in. It will be a very colorful room!!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Uneventful so far
So far this pregnancy has been pretty uneventful. Around 13 weeks I had some unexplained spotting, but other than that nothing.
Because we tried for so long and it just happened all of a sudden, I feel as though something is going to happen. It is all too good to be true. So every cramp, etc I freak out. I find myself each time I go pee checking the TP to make sure there is no blood.
However, now I can feel that little baby inside. Kicking, poking, not really sure, but movement none the less. That makes it soo much easier to relax and make sure everything is ok. We also bought a doppler on Ebay, but of course, the little stinker likes to hang out low and deep, so its hard to find the HB. In fact at my 16w appt, the Dr couldn't even find the HB with his super fancy expensive doppler. So he did a quick u/s. It was on this old junky u/s machine. He quickly found the little heartbeat. I didn't even ask for him to take a quick look for gender since hubs wasn't there.
Now I am not sure, but I think I have been having BH each morning when I wake up. They go away when I go to the bathroom, but still, makes me worry. In fact the other night when hubs and I were, well, ya know, we had to stop in the middle because it was becoming painful and I felt like I was having BH contractions.
Because we tried for so long and it just happened all of a sudden, I feel as though something is going to happen. It is all too good to be true. So every cramp, etc I freak out. I find myself each time I go pee checking the TP to make sure there is no blood.
However, now I can feel that little baby inside. Kicking, poking, not really sure, but movement none the less. That makes it soo much easier to relax and make sure everything is ok. We also bought a doppler on Ebay, but of course, the little stinker likes to hang out low and deep, so its hard to find the HB. In fact at my 16w appt, the Dr couldn't even find the HB with his super fancy expensive doppler. So he did a quick u/s. It was on this old junky u/s machine. He quickly found the little heartbeat. I didn't even ask for him to take a quick look for gender since hubs wasn't there.
Now I am not sure, but I think I have been having BH each morning when I wake up. They go away when I go to the bathroom, but still, makes me worry. In fact the other night when hubs and I were, well, ya know, we had to stop in the middle because it was becoming painful and I felt like I was having BH contractions.
Friday, May 6, 2011
NT Scan
Ok so it has been forever since I posted. I am just so worried that something will happen so if I don't mention that baby it is safe. Dumb I know.
So we had the NT Scan (Nuchal Translucensy Scan). It tests for Down Syndrome, Trisomy 13 & 18. They do an ultrasound to measure the fold at the back of the fetus' neck. Well, apparently we have a lazy gummi bear in there! Baby did NOT want to turn around. He was facing my back and we needed a profile shot. It was supposed to be a 30 minute ultrasound. After the first hour, they had us get up walk, get something to eat and drink (OJ and a rice krispie treat, I tried loading up on sugar to kick that baby's butt into gear!). We go back up, and for the next hour, they try some more. And by try, I mean, for two hours, I was pushed on. Think what it would look like if you tried bouncing a bouncy ball on a mold of jello. Yup, squishes, pokes, prodes, evilness. At one point, I felt the baby move, she was pushing so hard on him! Finally, just when they were about to give up, he turned! The fold was measured at an avg of 1.7, anything below 3.0 is good! And they saw the nose bone, which also helps prove that there is no defects.
After the very long u/s, they prick my finger and take 5 droplets of blood to run bloodtests for. A week later they called me and said we have a 1/10000 chance for these defects. Which basically means out of 10000 people 9999 will not have a baby with DS or Trisomy. Basically it is as negative as it gets! Yay!
OH and I keep saying He because we were told 80% chance its a boy. Meaning, if the genitals have finished forming by that point we got a tiny boy in there! We will find out for sure June 20. Now its off to decide on a boy name.
So we had the NT Scan (Nuchal Translucensy Scan). It tests for Down Syndrome, Trisomy 13 & 18. They do an ultrasound to measure the fold at the back of the fetus' neck. Well, apparently we have a lazy gummi bear in there! Baby did NOT want to turn around. He was facing my back and we needed a profile shot. It was supposed to be a 30 minute ultrasound. After the first hour, they had us get up walk, get something to eat and drink (OJ and a rice krispie treat, I tried loading up on sugar to kick that baby's butt into gear!). We go back up, and for the next hour, they try some more. And by try, I mean, for two hours, I was pushed on. Think what it would look like if you tried bouncing a bouncy ball on a mold of jello. Yup, squishes, pokes, prodes, evilness. At one point, I felt the baby move, she was pushing so hard on him! Finally, just when they were about to give up, he turned! The fold was measured at an avg of 1.7, anything below 3.0 is good! And they saw the nose bone, which also helps prove that there is no defects.
After the very long u/s, they prick my finger and take 5 droplets of blood to run bloodtests for. A week later they called me and said we have a 1/10000 chance for these defects. Which basically means out of 10000 people 9999 will not have a baby with DS or Trisomy. Basically it is as negative as it gets! Yay!
OH and I keep saying He because we were told 80% chance its a boy. Meaning, if the genitals have finished forming by that point we got a tiny boy in there! We will find out for sure June 20. Now its off to decide on a boy name.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Here it is
So Spring Break is over. And with break time gone, apparently morning sickness has decided now was a good time to begin.
I woke up nauseaus this morning. And it never went away. I haven't thrown up, but have wanted to. You know when you are sick and feel sick to your stomach and think, man if I could just vomit I would feel sooo much better? Yeah all day like that!
I am thinking maybe this is a sign that the placenta has begun to take over now? It is supposed to happen around 8 weeks, and today I am 8w3d, so it makes sense right?
My next appt is a week from tomorrow. T will not be able to go :-( I think after this appointment, I will be released from the RE's office and go to the OBGYN's office. I have been to this OBGYN once, when he put me on clomid, unmonitored. I guess I will go back to him, since I haven't gotten any other good reviews from anyone up here. If I end up not liking him, there are several other Drs in his practice.
I woke up nauseaus this morning. And it never went away. I haven't thrown up, but have wanted to. You know when you are sick and feel sick to your stomach and think, man if I could just vomit I would feel sooo much better? Yeah all day like that!
I am thinking maybe this is a sign that the placenta has begun to take over now? It is supposed to happen around 8 weeks, and today I am 8w3d, so it makes sense right?
My next appt is a week from tomorrow. T will not be able to go :-( I think after this appointment, I will be released from the RE's office and go to the OBGYN's office. I have been to this OBGYN once, when he put me on clomid, unmonitored. I guess I will go back to him, since I haven't gotten any other good reviews from anyone up here. If I end up not liking him, there are several other Drs in his practice.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Week 8
Tomorrow marks the start of week 8! Baby is about the size of a rasberry, or .63" and .04 ounces. Baby has arms and legs that are not near as webbed as they were last week ha!
As for me, I am down 4 pounds as of my first weigh in at the Dr. However going by my scale at home, I am the same. (The first appt I was so extremely bloated! It looked like my hands and feet had marshmallows stuffed in them). But now that the bloating is gone, first thing in the morning my weight is back where it was 6 weeks ago pre-pregnacy.
Also, no real sickness yet. I am surprised I haven't gained 239848234 lbs yet since I have been eating nonstop to keep the sickness away. No real vomiting yet, just some nausea and as long as I have food in my stomach I am fine.
The exhaustion though is killing me! Luckily Wy has been sleeping until 9/9:30 which to his body is only 8/8:30 (at least one good thing comes from DST). Bt by mid-afternoon I am more than ready for a nap! And by 8 pm I am ready for bed. At which time I really should go to bed, but I don't. I usually stay up and watch the news. So I make it to bed by 11ish. You would think that 10ish hours of sleep would be enough. Maybe it would be if I slept though the night. I wake up because I am too hot, so I open a window. Then I wake up because I am too cold. So I add a blanket. Then I wake up sweating and have to listen to the neighbors loud dog barking at 5:30am. Jerks. Or I wake up because Wy wakes up and wants in bed. Or I wake up because Wy is being a bed hog. For being 3' tall and 30lbs, he sure can take up a majority of a king size bed!
So, for those of you who haven't had kids yet. Get your sleep in now. Sleepless nights don't start after the baby is born. Oh no, it starts after that + comes back on those home preg tests. Between needing to pee, unbalanced body temperatures, uncomfortableness, and on round two, a sleepless toddler or baby.
As for me, I am down 4 pounds as of my first weigh in at the Dr. However going by my scale at home, I am the same. (The first appt I was so extremely bloated! It looked like my hands and feet had marshmallows stuffed in them). But now that the bloating is gone, first thing in the morning my weight is back where it was 6 weeks ago pre-pregnacy.
Also, no real sickness yet. I am surprised I haven't gained 239848234 lbs yet since I have been eating nonstop to keep the sickness away. No real vomiting yet, just some nausea and as long as I have food in my stomach I am fine.
The exhaustion though is killing me! Luckily Wy has been sleeping until 9/9:30 which to his body is only 8/8:30 (at least one good thing comes from DST). Bt by mid-afternoon I am more than ready for a nap! And by 8 pm I am ready for bed. At which time I really should go to bed, but I don't. I usually stay up and watch the news. So I make it to bed by 11ish. You would think that 10ish hours of sleep would be enough. Maybe it would be if I slept though the night. I wake up because I am too hot, so I open a window. Then I wake up because I am too cold. So I add a blanket. Then I wake up sweating and have to listen to the neighbors loud dog barking at 5:30am. Jerks. Or I wake up because Wy wakes up and wants in bed. Or I wake up because Wy is being a bed hog. For being 3' tall and 30lbs, he sure can take up a majority of a king size bed!
So, for those of you who haven't had kids yet. Get your sleep in now. Sleepless nights don't start after the baby is born. Oh no, it starts after that + comes back on those home preg tests. Between needing to pee, unbalanced body temperatures, uncomfortableness, and on round two, a sleepless toddler or baby.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Heartbeat!
We got to hear the heartbeat on Monday! It was 150 bpm! The little gummi bear looked like it was doing a touchdown in there!
When we got home, I showed Wy the u/s picture. I showed him where the baby was and he kissed it and yelled My baby! He is absolutely smitten with this whole baby idea. His favorite thing right now to do is ask where the baby is, I will show him my tummy and he will shove his finger in my belly button, yell baby, giggle, then run off. Then he usually does the same thing to himself. Lifts his shirt, pokes his belly button, yells MY baby, and giggles! Love this!
We go back to the RE in two weeks for one more final appointment with him. Then we will be switching back to the regular ol' OBGYN. In two weeks I am also hoping that I can stop taking the progesterone suppositories. Hate those! But at least they are working. My progesterone level was up to almost 36 Monday. So in reality it is probably MUCH higher because the suppositories aren't absorbed directly into the blood stream, they are absorbed directly where it is needed.
So that is what is going on in the world of baby!
When we got home, I showed Wy the u/s picture. I showed him where the baby was and he kissed it and yelled My baby! He is absolutely smitten with this whole baby idea. His favorite thing right now to do is ask where the baby is, I will show him my tummy and he will shove his finger in my belly button, yell baby, giggle, then run off. Then he usually does the same thing to himself. Lifts his shirt, pokes his belly button, yells MY baby, and giggles! Love this!
We go back to the RE in two weeks for one more final appointment with him. Then we will be switching back to the regular ol' OBGYN. In two weeks I am also hoping that I can stop taking the progesterone suppositories. Hate those! But at least they are working. My progesterone level was up to almost 36 Monday. So in reality it is probably MUCH higher because the suppositories aren't absorbed directly into the blood stream, they are absorbed directly where it is needed.
So that is what is going on in the world of baby!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Baby Pool
Ok, so here is a link to our baby pool! Go ahead and venture a guess if you want. I just wanted to see if it would work, and it did haha!
Edited: Just to help you makea more of an educated guess, Wy was 7lb 12 oz, 21.25 inches.
Edited: Just to help you makea more of an educated guess, Wy was 7lb 12 oz, 21.25 inches.
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