What did I eat that day?

I did make it through my first trimester with out wearing maternity clothes.

A week ago Tuesday, I had my clothes (non maternity) took Hunter to his Mother's Day Out and went to Sam's. I kid you not that while I was walking around Sam's I had to loosen my belt!!!

From that day on I had to do the maternity pants. However, because I don't really have a well shaped belly My maternity pants will not stay up themselves so I am using a belly band. It it working out okay.

Now, the down side is that even though I can still wear my non maternity tops, most of them do not cover the bands on the pants... Now, I know this is all trivial but the end result is that I actually just look heavier than I am and not really pregnant. I know I know - quite your bitching!

Wordless Wednesday - Ultrasound

Well this is my first Wordless Wednesday here...

This was the ultrasound I had taken a little over 2 weeks ago.

2nd Trimester

Well today I am officially in my 2nd Trimester!

Yea!!! This is of course a relief. I am also hoping that my attitude and emotional state will improve.

For the most part I am feeling pretty good. I am still have a few mouth issues as well as a little acne that I am not really accustomed to.

I had my 12 week check-up last week and the baby's heartrate was 160. I also had an ultrascan which was an ultrasound accompanied by some blood work to check for Down Syndrome. Those came back normal. If they had of come back positive for Down Syndrome I would have still had and loved my baby but I would have had a little time to prepare for it.

At the ultrascan I changed my mind on the sex of the baby. I initially thought that it was a girl but while watching my little rugrat during that ultrasound I decided that it was boy. We will find out the first of April - so you will find out as well!!!!

Still a little catch up...

I really hope that at some point I will catch up enough so that these post coincide with what is going on in my pregnancy now but until then, I will just keep on posting how things progressed...

After the third and final blood was taken and my numbers were doing what they should be doing, they scheduled an appointment for an ultrasound. 

When I was first pregnant with Hunter at this point, our first ultrasound showed a slightly weak hearbeat.  There was a good chance that the pregnancy was not going to last.  However, at the follow-up ultrasounds the heartrate had increased and obviously everything was fine, seeing as I have a wild 2 year old running around.

So, with that history, I must say that I was a little nervous about this first ultrasound.  We could see the embryo (I will scan the pics and post them - I promise) and see the heartbeating STRONG. 

So, we met with the fertility doctor, she said things looked great and released me to my regular OB!

Feeling better

Well I am in my 13th week and feeling better.  I think it might also have to do with the fact that the sun has been shining some. 

I am glad that in a week I will be entering my 2nd trimester.  I am also at a point where the clothes that I can wear that are not maternity are few and far between.  I was really hoping to make it another week without wearing maternity but not sure that will happen.

I still have several post I would like to do on going from the fertility clinic to my regualar OB.  I do appear to be getting out of my blogging slump so hopefully I will get to this soon!

The initial are you really pregnant blood test

So back to catching up on after I took a positive test...

I called the fertility clinic on Monday and told them that I took a positive test.  I knew from prior experience that although they will congratulate you they don't get your hopes up until after 2 blood test.  This is to ensure that your hcg levels are doubling every 2 days. 

So on the Monday that I called they had me come on in for my first test.  Of course I had to take Hunter with me and for the most part he was pretty good and the entire staff was great with him!

So the tech ask me if I wanted the blood work sent of and find out the results tomorrow or have it done in house and find out that day.  Of course I chose same day.  But didn't know it was gonna cost me about $200.  Oh my.  Thought Brad was gonna die!!!

Anyway, the Monday levels were good so I went back Wednesday.  When the nurse called on Wednesday the levels had doubled as needed.  But because of my high risk of having an ectopic pregnancy they wanted to do one more blood test on Friday.

Well Friday's call was good as well and an appt. was set for an ultrasound...

Stay tuned...

Ugggh

As I have thought about this post this morning, I am somewhat reluctant to write it.  I do not want to seem ungrateful about this wonderful blessing that I have been given.  As someone who struggled somewhat to become pregnant (both times) I know how blessed I am and I know there are others that are trying to acheive this and can't or are having a hard time.

But I feel like crap!!!!  Not the normal naseous pregnant crap.  I have some sinus issues going on and well the only thing that help me in this area is ibuprofen, which for the health of my unborn baby I can not take.  I also have an on going issue with canker sores.  They are genetic and normally come around every so often along with menstral cycle.  When I was pregnant with Hunter I did not have one.  Since I have been pregnant this time I have not been with out one!  One of the reasons I feel this is a girl.

I have a couple of other issues but because I don't want to scare you off I will keep them to myself.  I know this is coming across as whiny and I apologize.  It is just that it is wearing me out and making kind of hateful and mean.  I feel like my temper is short and well I am just not getting things done like I should.

Okay that was my vent.  Thanks for letting me do it and I feel better and now we will move on.