14 Weeks

Today is officially 14 weeks.  :)  I can't believe how much weight I've already put on!  I'm thankful to Kristen, who loaned me some maternity clothes!  I'm glad to only have to dress up for work a couple more days!  I sure love lounging in stretchy pants and tank tops! 

For fun...I searched the internet for myths on determining the baby's gender. Every myth/prediction was that it was a girl! I guess we'll find out in 6 weeks! :)  The newest symptom I'm encountering is hot flashes! I've ALWAYS been cold!  Even in the summer, I'm cold.  Now...I'm always hot!  We were watching a movie the other night, and I had the temperature down so low that Kris was in a sweatshirt, and was covered in two blankets AND whining about the cold.....while I was wearing a tank top and my pants rolled up!  Soooo weird!  :) 

I've almost kicked this nasty cold!  It totally stunk that I had to suffer through without medicine...but the saline nasal spray helped a lot.  Drinking lots of water and sleeping really helped....But Kris helped the MOST!  He took care of everything so I could rest and recover.  He's awesome.  :)

And finally...my newest addiction:  The Discovery Channel-"Birth Day" show.  I've been watching that for hours and hours!  There is something so fascinating and horrifying about watching these women deliver their babies.  I can't pull myself away!  I watched this one episode where a woman had to gain 150 pounds for her quadruplets!  OMG!  And a woman delivered a 9 lb 8 oz baby WITHOUT medication NATURALLY!  OMG! 

Anywho...thanks for checking our blog for the updates!  :)

Nooooooo...germs....

Great.  I'm sick.  I think I have a cold.  Can't figure out what medicine is safe to take...so looks like I have to suffer through.  :(  Yuck... Just when I got my energy back...now I'm back on the couch with tea and a blanket.  Ughhhhh..... Did anyone find anything for cold systems that was safe to take during pregnancy???

Ah....middle schoolers...the things they say....

In the 7th grade boys class the other day, this conversation occurred...

Them: Mrs. Nodi, how come teachers are allowed to chew gum?  It's not fair.
Me:  Well, I agree it's not fair.  I'm chewing gum because I'm nauseous and the gum helps.
Them:  Why are you going to throw up?
Me: I'm just nauseous.
Them: Are you sick?
Them: No, she's pregnant.
Them: Is that why you're nauseous?
Me: Yes
A HAND SHOOTS UP IN THE AIR
Them: Mrs. Nodi, what happens if you throw up your baby?

I'm BACK!

I woke up this morning refreshed...energized...and with a bug to start cleaning!  WOAH!  I've been a machine today!  Cleaned our bathroom, our bedroom, and am working on the 7 loads of laundry I STILL have left to do!  :)  ...and it's only 11 AM!  :)  I've got HOURS left to continue my cleaning frenzy!  :)  I feel so accomplished!  I've got a whole list of stuff I want to do and I'm excited about it...is there something wrong with me? 

YAY!  Enjoy YOUR Sunday...I know I already am! 

Oh yeah...today is officially 13 weeks!  :)

Learning to trust my intuition...

Ok....so we had a scare yesterday morning that resulted in us driving up to Annapolis to see our doctor this morning. Though I was concerned, I felt in my heart that the baby was just fine. But we went up there just to be sure.

Thankfully, it was an unjustified concern and the baby is doing great. We got to see the baby moving around A LOT and kicking A LOT. We were able to see the spinal cord, and the legs have already grown quite a bit since Monday. The baby did not want to stay still for the sonogram but we were able to see enough to calm my fears. The baby's heart rate was 151 beats/minute, which is great. I now weigh 125 lbs, which is 10 lbs in the 1st trimester, and 20 lbs since we first began trying to get pregnant! :) Can I just tell you that I LOVE to eat! It's just awesome!

Afterwards, I was able to get my flu shot at a clinic up in Annapolis, so I'm fully vaccinated! :) I had gotten the H1N1 vaccine about 5 weeks ago.

So, I will have to learn to trust my heart even if my mind is playing tricks on me! :)

Long BUT Happy Update November 2009

After our miscarriage in June, we decided that we would keep our next attempt private until we knew the baby was healthy. We started the process at the end of July and decided to use one of our frozen embryos.

August 26, 2009: Started the Del Estrogen shots once every three days. Started the baby aspirin.

September 6, 2009: Started the Progesterone in Oil shots every day. Started the Estradoil pill.

September 11, 2009: Frozen embryo transfer.

September 20, 2009: Took a home pregnancy test and it was positive.

September 25, 2009: Shady Grove confirmed our pregnancy with an HCG level of 988

September 28, 2009: Shady Grove confirmed our pregnancy again with an HCG level of 5686, There was some question if we were pregnant with multiples…

October 3, 2009: WEEK 6

October 5, 2009: We had our first ultrasound at Shady Grove. They confirmed a single fetus AND we saw the heart beat. Stopped the baby aspirin.

October 9, 2009: Stopped our daily Progesterone in Oil shot and began using the Endometrin.

October 10: WEEK 7

October 16, 2009: We had our second ultrasound at Shady Grove. The baby measured at 8 weeks with a due date of May 30, 2010. We have been officially “checked out” of Shady Grove!

October 18: WEEK 8

October 19, 2009: Our first appointment with our OBGYN. We had a little scare and then the power went out right before our sonogram…but everything was just fine. The baby was doing great. We saw the heartbeat and he/she looked good!

October 25: WEEK 9

November 1: WEEK 10

November 6: Our second appointment with our OBGYN. Everything was perfect! The baby looks great. We saw her/his heartbeat, legs and arms, and the jaw starting to grow! We even saw the baby swimming around and flip flopping! It was awesome!! Everything is moving along as it should be!November 8: WEEK 11

November 14: We took our LAST intramuscular shot!!!

November 15: 12 weeks! I took my last two fertility medications.

November 16: We have our Nucal Translucency Test at Chesapeake Imaging, and we have an appointment with our OBGYN afterwards. The baby has 10 fingers, 10 toes, eyes, nose, mouth! The baby was sucking its thumb and flip flopping all around! The heartbeat was 158/minute. We got to hear the heartbeat and it was amazing! A new due date of May 28, 2010.

Here's two fun pictures of my growing belly. Sorry about the weird faces I was making! :)