Nursery stuff!

I know what I forgot last night! I went and bought my paint from Menards for the nursery! YAY!!! I have big plans to clean everything out of the room and the closet. Once Jake gets his Christmas gift from my parents, we'll be able to reframe and drywall the closet so it's a real closet, instead of a deep hole in the wall, surrounded by paneling. One that I throw random crap into.

We'll get some really nice shelving, etc. too.

I'm going to have a to find a decent place for my crinoline from my wedding dress...actually, I should ask Liz if she would like it. They aren't exactly cheap and I don't need to hang onto it for a million years. Hmm...

Facebook message, here I come!

Anyway, I will post pictures when i get a chance. I plan on painting next week while I am off and so it should be all pretty by this time next week!

Half-Baked

I'm over half way done now.

I was looking at my little ticker box off to the side there and I have been pregnant for around 125 days (I know it says 128, but I really haven't been preggo that long, yet).

The reality of the situation is that I am probably due closer to mid-May than the beginning of May. And that's okay.

I am getting kicked every day now. It started a few weeks ago and he has his patterns. He must have slept a lot today, because I didn't feel him most of the day. But, he wakes up between 5 and 5:30!! He kicks me and it's uncomfortable now -- I can't imagine when he's big enough for others to feel. He's kicking me as I write this, in fact.

I finally "fatted" out of my pants last week. I have my three pairs of Old Navy maternity jeans and that's all for the pants area. I tried to buy a cool pair of velvety/dressy pants, but they are WAAAAAAY too big. I have to send them back with my other shirts, if I can find them.

Had another doctor's appt yesterday. Uneventful, as usual. Do I have questions, no, listen to heartbeat, feel my tummy to see if I've grown enough and I'm on my way. I did have a lot of blood drawn for the rest of my OB panel testing, but I doubted that they had the results back for me today, with the snow. So, I'll call next week and just make sure everything was a-ok. I don't expect any big surprises.

Next appt is Jan 15.

I think I may have mentioned it before, but my mom and aunt are planning on throwing us shower some time, probably in March or April -- a big, "Jack and Jill" (I guess that's what they call them) shower, for the girls and the boys. I have so many male friends that I don't want to feel like I can't have all my friends. Besides, I did the girl only thing for wedding showers and my bachelorette party and I really wished that Jake and I had just had a big ass drinking party at the house for everyone. I mean, Jake could have done something with just the boys, like he did, but a big "The House" party really would have been perfect.

I'm off to try to buy more Christmas presents online and hope that they get here in time.

QMA, all the way

Despite my posturing to the contrary, I have pretty much known that I am having a boy the whole time. My uncle has two boys, my cousin has two boys. I now have my own boy. Those Foster family genes towards boys are strong.

I will have to wait a bit longer to have my Lily. And that is okay.

I've got a Ryan Joshua instead.


He looked perfect in the ultrasound too. It was awesome.

His head is facing down toward my right leg, so those movements that I was feeling was either me getting punched or head-butted. Either way. It's still funny.

We are both very happy and I am thrilled to know the gender, so I can stop saying "it" so much. And now, I can finally pick out some baby things...in boyish colors.

And I am sort of glad that I picked a 'gender neutral' bedding that is predominantly blue.

So, things are really looking good for him. It'll be awesome! :)

Made a decision today...

We've (and by we, I mean, me) decide to try cloth diapers for the baby. I just can't a) justify spending so much money on disposable diapers -- which we have conservatively calculated at $500.00 a year and b) put all that garbage in the landfill.

Babies are gross anyway, so I guess we can handle a little more grossness.

I found some really sweet ones. It's not all diaper pins and folded pieces of cloth wrapped around a baby butt anymore.

Click here and click on the bum Genius link on the side menu. Currently, I am planning to purchase 12 bum Genius AIO in x-small for the newborn size and then 12 bum Genious One Size for regular baby diapers. They have snaps that can change the size of the diapers to fit.

I'm pretty excited about trying this out. It's better for the environment. Okay, I'm sure it evens out, because you're using more water to do more wash, but as long as I'm not adding to the landfills, I think I'm okay here.

If it doesn't work out, I'll probably try to sell what we haven't used somewhere. The best part is that we will have them forever basically for the next kids.

Getting ready to have a nursery has also made me realize that this house is really only going to support 1.5 kids. Once we are preggo with #2, moving will be top priority. In fact, moving may need to be done before we try for #2. But, maybe I am getting ahead of myself here. That's how I roll.

I also have picked out my bedding and I don't remember if I posted that or not. I guess I should go back and check if I did. If not, click here to look. I bought one roll of the border, so I could pick out paint colors, which we did yesterday. Now, I just have to go back and purchase them.

I'm thinking about using Satin on the walls instead of eggshell -- probably easier to clean and it's not as shiny as semi-gloss; plus, I can buy the little jugs for paint instead of the gallons. I want to see how little paint I can use. I have plans to pain the top blue, the bottom yellow stripes, with the border about light switch height. Probably over my vacation time at Christmas, just because I will have free time to do it. A little bit anyway.

I'm really excited for Tuesday, but if my appt gets cancelled because of the SNOW (!!!!), I will be PIST! PISSSSSST! I'm very hopeful that it will not, because this doc has a really full schedule. Cross your fingers and toes for me. :)

Some number of weeks...

I think 18. Yes. 18 weeks.

I think that I got my first kicks -- like actual kicks -- this week. I was sitting on the couch on Thursday night and all of a sudden I feel this sensation like I am getting flicked from the inside. This is probably the weirdest sensation that I have ever felt. Hands down.

I felt a little bit today while the cat was laying on my belly this morning too. I expect that I will probably be feeling more and more as time goes on here.

I got the maternity clothes from Old Navy this week too. They are pretty good too. I got two fleece zip up jackets -- which are slightly big. Most of this stuff is to grow into over the winter months. I have a sweater that I am wearing currently, which is awesome. I got a hoodie with a fake fur lined hood. Couple shirts. A pair of jeans, which while they are too big for me currently, in a month or two, they will be totsweet.

I have two shirts that I will send back -- one looks like a muumuu that is a shirt; one is just ugly. It looked cute online, but not so much on me.

If only Maurices started making maternity clothes, I would be in! But, Old Navy works too. And the jeans are really nice. I will probably get a couple pairs, because I am dangerously close to being too "big" for my regular jeans held closed with a hair tie.

Anatomy ultrasound on TUESDAY!!! So, hopefully, at 4 pm or so, I will know if I have Lillian or Ryan growing in here. And yes, I think that we have actually decided on a boy name, which surprised me. Maybe this baby will be born and we'll totally change our minds...but I doubt it.

I'll be back at Tuesday, probably between 5 and 6 to spread the news! :)

I finally win at something!!!

So, instead of my gender/anatomy ultrasound being RIGHT before Christmas, it's Dec. 9th at 4pm!!! YAH!!!

I called the doc to get the number for the place where Dr. Stadler sends people, just to get my appt set up well in advance and when I called the receptionist she was confused as to why I was waiting so long, considering I will be 18 weeks by their date on this Wednesday.

Plus, this doctor is going away for the holidays (he will be gone 17th through 27th to Germany) and has very limited appt space as it is.

So, the only available appt was Dec. 9th at 4pm, basically. So, I took it and made sure it was okay with Dr. Stadler -- I talked to his nurse, Anna, whom I LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! And it was fine -- she basically told me that they would defer to what the geneticist said about my appt time.

SWEET!!

So, as I said on Facebook, I get to find out if it's a EAI or a QMA on Dec. 9th!!! HOORAY!!!

Oh, and also if the baby is healthy. I guess that's good too.

I finally broke down...

I bought some maternity clothes today, from Old Navy. I am really going to new them soon, so it's not a bad buy. Plus, they had some good deals from over the weekend. I think I got pants, a sweater, three shirts and some pullovers, etc. It was probably more than I should have spent, but meh. I'm sure that I will end up returning some of it, just because.

I'm not in the mood to try to go to Old Navy at Grand Ave. at Christmas to find maternity clothes.

I have also noticed that I have many more freckles. I know that pregnancy increases melatonin production, but I look like I've been out in the sun, like during the summer time. I've got new freckles everywhere.

I am slowly looking more pregnant. My ability to eat a lot is still below when I am not preggo, but maybe it will return soon. I doubt it. But, that's probably good. Maybe I can get back down under 200 and stay there. 175 would be perfect. :)

I am planning on calling the doctor next week and asking if I can have the information to schedule my appt for my ultrasound, so I can at least go in when I have time off. Dr. Stadler is pretty reasonable, so I'm sure it will be fine with him. If I hadn't been so tired at my last appt, I probably would have just brought it up then, but I didn't. Oh well. I'm sure it will be fine and then I know for shizzle that I can get in on Dec. 23rd. I may even ask if it's okay if I go a couple of days before my next appt, so at least we could kill two birds with one stone and talk about the ultrasound at that appt, you know? We'll see how he feels about that. But, I don't want to have to take extra time that week, so I will probably just wait until the 23rd to go. It'll be fun right before Chritmas.

Also, my mom said that she and my aunt were going to throw me a shower at some point, but asked if I wanted like girls only or mixed crowd. I went for mixed crowd, because then I can invite the guys that I'm friends with. And Jake can come too. He's having a baby too, you know? Between family and friends, I'm thinking that it will be a bigger party. So, we'll see what my aunt and mom think. Definitely can't be at my parents, I'm sure, especially since it will probably have to be in late March/early April, which means the weather could be questionable. So, that's fun.

Until next time...

16 weeks

Wow! Neat.

I had my appt on Thursday. It took me 10 mins or so. I waited for 45 min. Oops. No more 4:45 appts. I went with a 3:15 on Dec. 18th for my next one. Hopefully, he won't be so backed up by 3:15 on a Thursday.

The other problem is that they schedule 15 min segments of time. So, if someone takes 20 or 25 and the doc takes 5 to do his post appt paperwork, then that's already 15 mins behind and repeat. They should really be scheduling 20 mins segments.

But, we got the heartbeat and everything. So, four more weeks and THEN I get to have my gender ultrasound! I don't want to WAIT!!!! I almost want to call him back and ask if I can have the paperwork and schedule the u/s before my next appt, so we can talk about it at that one. He likes to wait until between 18 and 20 weeks. I'll be 20 weeks at my next appt, so I'll be closer to 21 before I have the stupid ultrasound! I'M SO IMPATIENT!!! Plus, I wanted to pick some stuff for Christmas, in case parents felt like getting baby stuff. I do have my bedding picked out, so maybe I can get some of that for Christmas. I may order one roll of the border for myself, so I can pick out paint colors and paint while I'm on vacation before Christmas. We'll see.

Nothing new to report otherwise. Just me being impatient. I want to know!!! :)

15 weeks

I think that I FINALLY turned the corner this week. I have come to the point where I feel pretty good when I wake up and slowly kind of feel worse as the day goes on, but it's nothing horrible. If it had been like this the whole time, I would have been golden.

I have thrown up twice this week, but that's okay. Once Monday morning, out of the blue after my shower and once Thursday night, when I got home from work, again, out of the blue. That totally sucked.

My next appt. is Thursday. Maybe I can even have gained a pound or two then. I'll be somewhere in the neighborhood of 16 weeks then. I should be able to get my AFP test and my scan scheduled. Hopefully, I can go before Thanksgiving, but if it's after, it's after. It will def. be before Chritmas.

Nothing new to report other than that I am feeling much better this week. Although, I learned a good lesson yesterday about being preggo -- you should always ask how your food is going to be cooked. Jake, Dad and I went to this Japanese restaurant close to our house last night and I got Filet Mignon Teriyaki. Well, when it arrived, it was very rare. RARE.... So, I had to send it back for more cooking, so I could eat it. So, next time, I have to make sure that I ask about the amount of cooking on said steak. They were very nice about it. All you really have to say is 'pregnant' and everything is okay. :)

I am also probably going to go to Target and look at preggo clothes today. Even with the minimal weight gain, my stomach continues to grow and I will very soon be out of pants that I can wear around the waist. I have one pair that's doing okay, but the other pair was out to the edges on the hair band that I am using to close it. And my shirts are getting shorter around my tummy. So, it's gonna be hanging out and nobody wants that. ha ha.

There are Old Navy with maternity clothes around, but the closest is the one at Grand Avenue and I would really have to have a lot of gumption to go down there, esp. w/ Christmas coming up. We'll see...

Anyway, I'm going to pee. Story of my life.

14 weeks and whatever

The nausea continues....

I do okay if I can rest, but work kills me. Seriously.

I was doing pretty well last week. Monday was good, Tuesday was better. Wednesday...I waited too long to eat breakfast and things went down hill pretty freakin' fast. By Thursday, I looked like hell and I barely had the energy to haul my body around work. I tried to eat soup and an apple for lunch -- things that normally would make me feel okay and it was not good. I felt worse, as if that were possible.

So, I came home early on Thursday and rested upstairs for a couple of hours. Then, I gave up on life altogether and took my zofran, which I have really been trying to stop. I still looked terrible, I guess, because Jake came home and said as much. It didn't really bother me, because I felt too bad to care.

BUT, I was better yesterday and today. So, I'm hanging in there.

If it's not nausea, it's indigestion. It's really frustrating for me. I'm such a control freak and I don't take change well. And currently, I've got something going on in my body that I have absolutely no control over, which makes me sad. Depressed. Frustrated. So many feelings.

Only 6 more months to go, right? :)

Cross your fingers and think girl for me.

In pregnancy related news:

Friday morning, I walk into my boss's office and she proceeds to "talk" (i.e. reprimand) at me for making a silly typo on a document that I had to send out for a new customer -- ordinarily, not a big deal. However, it was in conjunction with me not double checking my work on something else and I got talked at. I think that it was more frustrating for me because she asks me what's going on with me. Those type of errors are totally out of character for me, which she said as much, and it's just like, YOU KNOW EVERYTHING!!!!! I'm PREGNANT!!! It's not like I'm the same old same old for 9 months and then a stork brings a baby at the end. These old ladies forget what that was like, I think. Plus, I think that I am having a more difficult time with everything that most women. I can't tell you how draining it is to be nauseous 24-7. But, those type of errors happen. IDK why I typed 57.56 instead of 57.25!!! WHO CARES!!! It's $.31!!!! JEBUS!! So, I was a little frustated with that. Plus, since I've been totally burnt out from work for the past 2 months (basically the whole time that I've felt sick), so I just don't care when I screw up. I'd prefer to be fired almost. Well, okay, not REALLY, but you know what I mean. I haven't had a real vacation since early July and I don't get one until the end of December. That's a long freakin' time. I was going to ask if I could take a day or two without pay, but now that I'm on the radar as "not a good employee" (which is such a bunch of bullshit, I know that there was more that was not said about that to me, but I couldn't take much that morning and started crying almost immediately, which shut my boss up pretty fast, because she felt bad then), I'm sure that it would be out of the question. No matter how much I would need it.

Anyway, that's my rant/vent for this week. Hopefully, there's not more next week. I just want to stay off the radar and do my job. Or I'll just go do something else. I'm not picky at this point.


My next appt is November 20th at 4:45pm. Hopefully at that appt, I will get to schedule my AFP test and my anatomy scan (hopefully, including GENDER!). I also picked out my bedding, for sure. I'll post a picture at some point. It's pretty gender neutral, I think. And it's got sheep on it. :)

13 weeks or so...

I'm an idiot. I forgot to unblock my blog when I made it public. Sorry if you've been trying to read it! Geez.

Anyway, so, I thought that I might have a UTI yesterday, so I called the OB/GYN to see if I should come in to see them or go to my GP. They asked me to come in to see them and the doc was even going to be in the office for another patient, so I got to see him briefly. But, since I was there, he tried to find the heartbeat through my tummy and SUCCESSS!!!! The extra s is because it's extra sweet.

So, I don't go back to the doc until Nov. 20th! And then, very soon after, I think, I will get to do my testing and my gender scan! Woot! I really really really want to know what we're having! Then I can start buying like a crazy person. But, I really want a girl. Like, really badly. Because then, if I want, I never have to do this again. I don't care what people say, I have had a very hard time with this whole process and I'm not sure if I want to do it again. But, if it's a boy, I'll be happy, but not as much as if it's a girl. In fact, I'll probably cry. Hey, I'm just being honest. :)

No other new news on the baby front. My stomach is starting to stick out more and more, but I can still fit into my jeans, so I'm good. :)

12 weeks 1 day

Well, I made it. It's the birthday and I am still preggo.

So, I admitted it on my blog. Not that anyone reads that anymore.

I don't think that I'll admit it at work until someone else calls me out on it. I just don't feel like sharing stuff with the rest of my group. I'm just not that excited about yet. Maybe when it seems more real to me. I just don't believe yet. Which is silly of me.

Still feel sicky, BUT, I have been taking my zofran, which REALLY helps out a lot AND I think that I have been feeling better in general. Hopefully, in a few more weeks, I will be feeling much better. I'm hopeful.

11 weeks 2 days

And I still feel like throwing up at any given moment.

Such as right now. I don't know if it's because I digest food SOOOO slowly now that my stomach feels like death or what. But, I seriously feel like I'm going to have to dash for the bathroom any moment. And that just sucks.

I mean, I guess it's a good thing, but it's official: I do not like being pregnant.
I find it to be hard on me, considering that I have trouble with changes and every day is something new.

Jake's mom is here right now and it's wonderful. But, I never do anything. I've just been sitting around and doing nothing because I feel so terrible most of the time.

Ugh, seriously. I've got that watery feeling. I feel like just getting up and doing it so it's done with.

Nothing new otherwise. Next doc appt is Nov. 6th at 4:45pm, so I won't miss any work. I will be 14 weeks by then, so we should be hearing a heartbeat in the office pretty well. I think maybe I could even have a gender scan sometime in November, if lucky. Maybe early December. I'll have to see what the doc says.

I'm getting some pressure from one of the older ladies at work who knows that I am preggo to tell people. I will, when I feel confident about this. And I'm not sure when that will be. I said that I would tell people when I bring treats in next Monday (for my Sunday birthday), but we'll see. I don't feel like disclosing. And frankly, being pressured to tell people a) makes me want to do the opposite and b) pisses me off.

Oh well. I shouldn't be that upset about it. My feelings are that everyone who I feel should know, knows and the only reason that this lady knows is because she asked me about it and I didn't deny it. If she hadn't asked me, then she wouldn't know either. so there.

10 weeks 4 days

So, I had another ultrasound today, because we weren't finding the heartbeat in the office at my appts. Which makes sense, since they had me at 10w4d today. It's too early to hear through my tummy. Sweet!

The baby was measuring, clearly, 10w4d today, when based on my due date (which is totally inaccurate anyway) says I should be 11 weeks. Oh well. What can you do?

The baby was wiggling all over the place and it was really cool to see. The heart was beating away -- 167 BPM. At one point, the baby was curled up and she (I'm gonna say it's a girl until told otherwise) stretched out her little legs for a second or two and then back to curled up.

It was really really neat and it made me feel a lot better. So, now I have to just call the doc tomorrow and I'll probably have to go to back to the doc in a couple weeks to listen for the heartbeat again.

So, I guess that I feel confident enough to start telling people. And by that, I mean, making this blog public and not really saying much else other than that. I'll have more to tell eventually.

The Morning sickness (or in my case, all-day nausea that causes me to have trouble eating) has really been kicked down by the zofran and just general remedies, like ginger ale and just eating smaller meals more often through out the day. Tonight, I was even able to crush four pieces of Toppers, which is probably the most I've eaten in one sitting in a while. I'm hoping that it will totally go away in the next couple of weeks. But, I believe that my goal of making it past my birthday is well in hand. I'm really thinking that we're going to have a honest to goodness baby in May! Woot!

9 weeks 2 days (or 8 weeks 4 days)

Things continue to roll on.

Had another appt yesterday where they tried to find the HB with doppler through my tummy. No luck.

Since I consider myself under 9 weeks still, I was not surprised by this.

I go back in two weeks. Which is October 16th. I don't know how I feel about this. I almost changed the appt from that date. But, maybe it's a good thing too. And by my calculations, I will be 10 weeks (11 weeks by theirs), so there will be a good chance to find it next time.

I have been spotting brown since the bleeding incident two weeks ago. It comes and goes. Since I still feel preggo, I'm not worried about it. If I stop feeling preggo, then I will worry.

I also currently have a cold. Sore throat, coughing and sneezing. Suck.

I got Zofran for the nausea on Tuesday, because it was starting to rule my life. Seriously. Now, I can eat or wait to eat without completely losing it. Which is good, because I was starting to break down earlier and earlier in the week at night. And now Jake doesn't have to worry about me so much either.

This is crunch time. This is for all the marbles. If I can make it though October, I will admit I am preggo, this blog will magically appear, and I will feel fairly confident about everything.

8 weeks

You may be saying to yourself: What? How was she 7 weeks on Monday and 8 weeks on Wednesday?

I'm just that amazing.

Actually, the real answer is that the baby was measuring ahead of where I believed I was, so I gained almost a whole week this week. On Monday, I was carrying a baby that was 7 weeks and 5 days. So, my official due date (for now, because I truly believe that it will change again) is May 6, 2009.

The bad part was that I started bleeding Monday night. That sucked. It slowed down over night and pretty much came to a halt yesterday. I had a bit more today, featuring TMI, so I won't share it here.

But, I am not worried because the ultrasound was really good and the doctor was happy about it. I have an appt on October 2nd, and I think that we might try to find the heartbeat with the doppler again (we did Tuesday, when I was freaking out and went it to make sure he thought like I did -- that the bajingo ultrasound had irritated my cervix, along with the transducer gel.

The doctor's office was great and everything. They really are good for me.

I love being 8 weeks now. I'm just that much closer to being out of the 1st trimester, when I can start admitting to it. Until then, I will deny when asked. And for the record, when this is more public to be read, THIS is the reason that we didn't come for Homecoming. A) I would have been dead tired and in no shape to camp out with Nims and B) I couldn't drink anyway and what fun is the parade if you can't drink mimosas? So, I will think of all of you while taking the weekend to relax and keep myself healthy.

I was feeling really good on Monday -- like TOO good. And now I'm back to feeling just generally tired and nauseous. It makes me feel good, to be sick. I know that things are okay.

The next month is the scariest part for me. I've been here before, as I've said, only to wind up with nothing. But, based on my feelings and symptoms so far, I have NO problems what so ever. Just having Dr. S say that my next one would be perfectly okay has made it so.

I hope it's a girl. Then, if I don't want to do this again, I don't have to...ha ha! At least my kids will have cousins that are close to the same age, whenever that happens. A couple years difference really isn't that much.

7 weeks 1 day

Had my first ultrasound yesterday. Still waiting on the doctor to get the results. I called yesterday about just making an appt to come and speak with the doctor about the results, but they said that he likes to wait to review the report before he tells me when to return.

However, last night, around 6:00, I started to bleed. Red. And not like spot. Bleed. I'm thinking that its the transducer gel mixing with a burst blood vessel or an irritated cervix. I hope. I am having sharp pains near my pelvic bone up front, and I had those sorts of pains last time. Also, I keep having pains near my ovaries.

I am concerned with what the report says, essentially. What if there is something of concern in there and I have to WAIT two DAYS to learn the results? I am thinking that even though I really like this doctor, I am going to have to change boats mid stream, because I need a place that does the blood work and ultrasounds in house. I can't keep waiting two days for results when it's an emergency, which is what I think would happen.

And he has limited office hours essentially too. All day Monday, Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon. that's it. What if I have a problem on a Friday? I'm screwed? And I have this ultrasound report to go over -- but, if I do need to come in, if I can't get in Thursday after work, I have to wait until Monday? And half the time, I can't get an appt after I am done with work, which is really frustrating. Why can't docs have better hours?

So, I'm frustrated and worried. Not good. My biggest concern, besides the bleeding if the fact that suddenly, I'm not as tired, not as nauseous. Still hungry though. And my boobs still hurt, which I guess is good. I'm having some cramping too. I just don't understand this -- I saw a heartbeat, on the ultrasound at 8 am. By 6pm, I'm bleeding red? I am more convinced than ever there is something wrong with me and I need to find out what it is. Now.

6 weeks 2 days

I had another blood draw on Monday. My "appt" with the doc on Monday was really just to make sure I was feeling okay and to get my paperwork to set up the ultrasound at Elmbrook Memorial Hospital.

My 28 DPO (days post ovulation) blood draw was at 29,461. Into the calculator...still doubling every 60 hours (2 1/2 days). Which is pretty impressive for being that high.

Of course, the high levels and the rapid doubling make me feel like total shit every two days. Yuck.

Still very tired. I'm hungry a lot, but I don't feel like eating much. Like, right now. I choked down two pieces of pizza for dinner at 6:15. I'm already hungry again, but I don't know what to eat and I don't feel like eating that much.

My ultrasound is on Monday at 7:30 am. All I want is to see a baby with a heartbeat. That's all that I care about. Seriously.

5 weeks 4 days

I did my next blood draw on Tuesday night. Basically, I ran from work to the doctor's office, got my blood work order and went cross the street to my GP's office, where they take blood and basically snuck my way in before the blood tech left for the night. They will have longer hours starting October, but currently, they close at 5. And the place by my OB is done at 4. Grrrr...

So, my results were done by Wednesday. I picked the perfect time to call, b/c the doc had just walked in and looked at my results:

My HCG was 5144!!!!! Holy crap! That equals a doubling time of 1.5 days. Every day and a half from Friday at noon to Tuesday at 4 my level had doubled. Which is great. They like it to double every 3 days. My progesterone was down to 17.9, which was strange, considering that I was on the prometrium since the last blood work, essentially, but maybe that's why is was so high. I'm still on it, just to be sure.

I am feeling so good about this pregnancy. I'm kinda hoping there might even be two in there -- I'd take a two for one deal. Make up for one of these miscarriages.

I have been VERY tired and pretty much nauseous most of the time. I have been getting hungrier lately, which is good. Before when I would get hungry, I would just feel sick instead.

My first doc appt is on Monday, which coincidentally is my first EDD. Hard to be sad about that, when you're at an appt for a different baby.

I hope that they go looking for things on Monday or I will be disappointed that I don't get to see anything. From what the doc and receptionist/nurse said, seems like I will just be talking. Talking about what, I don't know...

I'm feeling so good about everything, I even started a "wish list" at Target, which nobody knows about. However, I have it filled with mostly girl things. I want a girl. I want my Lily.

5 weeks 0 days

Had my first appt and blood work last week.

The doc appt was quick and it was good. The doc just did a quick internal exam, which was fairly painless and then, since I was really diluted in the pee dept for the urine test, we drew blood on Friday afternoon.

He called with the results today: 796 at 18 DPO!! Better than the 2nd time, which is all that I care about! And my progestrone was 24.9, which is good too. I wasn't on the Prometrium yet then, so it should be even better now.

I got back on Wednesday for the next check. I should get those results back Thursday and then we'll probably schedule the first u/s. I'll probably try to get an appt where I don't have to miss work to do it. We'll see though. I might have to go to a specialist to have the u/s done and then get called about the results like the blood work. Hopefully not though.

Things are good. I'm pretty tired all the time and either nauseous or hungry. I am feeling very good about everything so far.

4 weeks 2 days

So, 'tis true. My eggo is preggo.

I am VERY tired. More tired than I remember being the last two times. Slightly nauseous at times. Thirsty.

My first appt with the doc is tomorrow. I just wanted to get a pee test to verify that I am preggo, estimate due date and such. But, the nurse said that the doc might do an exam. I hope it can wait. I'm due pretty soon for my yearly, but the longer I can wait, the better.

By MY calculations, I am due May 11, 2009. We'll see how much I have to fight with the doc about it. AND, if I do have to fight too much, I will either go back to my GP for prenatal care OR I will try my friend from work Heidi's doctor by Mayfair.

Too bad all of this is being posted for my reading only. This won't be public until at least 14 weeks (read: two and one half months) and maybe later. I'm going to hold out for as long as I can this time. Including hiding my tummy with belly bands for as long as possible. I DO wear tight clothes though, so I don't know how easy it will be.

4 weeks 0 days

So...I got something that looked like this today:



Interesting...

I didn't think that I was, so guess what I did all weekend: Drank. 4 beers on Friday night, a margarita on Saturday night and a Shandy on Sunday night. Whoops.

I think it'll be okay. The other doc said last time that the baby has a way to protect itself for when the mom doesn't know it's there -- the yolk sac provides all the nourishment (rather like a chicken egg) until the placenta takes over.

I had some cramping last week, which I attributed to my girlie no-no time coming, but I'm starting to think that it was implantation. Even if this turns out to be chemical, I have had absolutely NO SYMPTOMS this time, other than getting really really tired earlier at night.

Of course, that test could have been bullshit. But, for now, I believe. See you in May.