a little late.12 week belly pic and my puppies

SADIE- caught looking out the window for "KITTIES!"

NALA - stole petes hat and always has to have a bone nearby :)

OK heres the belly pics:

This is exactly 12 weeks in the morning when my belly isnt poking out as much. So i call this my "real" belly.

IM HUGE! This is at night. For some reason my belly gets bigger at night (this was taken 12w3d)

12 weeks!

It all depends on where you read, but im either in the 2T today, next week or the start of 14 weeks...confusing! Im counting 13 weeks as the 2T so one week to go!

Im feeling pretty good. Nights have been the worst. And im still waking up late at night and having a tough time falling back to sleep. I also am having the wonderful symptom of extra sliva...i never knew this was a symptom until i read about it...now i know why im spitting when i talk! lol

I did take a pic today but i had to do it myself, im going to have pete take one tomorrow.

So no appts this week, i think this is the first time since July i havent had a weekly appy SOMEWHERE!

Well im off for my daily 3 mile walk. Im trying to only gain 20 pounds during this pregnancy. So far ive gained 2-3 pounds.

i GRADUATED!!!

Today was my last RE appt.!!!

Little Babe is growing strong , measuring one day ahead and his HB ws 156-160. He was SO BIG! This all still feels so surreal!

I also filled out my OB paperwork and got my prenatal labs drawn. I go 4/3 for my first OB appt. I CANNOT wait!

My last PIO injection was yesterday! My bum already feels better!

AND i got my doppler a few days ago so i can listen to his HB whenever i want! YAY!

Its a good day!

11 week update!

I didnt get to post this weekend b/c we were going, going, going!

Saturdy Pete and i did a bunch of errands & went to the Home Show and to Cheesecke Factory. It was a really good day :)

Then yesterday was our family dinner, my family and petes family all got together and Sage even came! Shes just so stinking cute!! :) We had prime rib and everything came out perfect.

So pregnancy wise things are still the same (YAY!) Im still excruiciatingly exhausted and could sleep all day if i could! The queasiness comes and goes, smells are still gettting to me (beer and raw seafood are the WORST! and the weirdest one is cleaning products!) My breasts are a little fuller and are painful if someone pushes on them, but normally feel fine. My intestines still are on vacation which is NOT helping the bloating situation i got going on!

I ordered a doppler on thursday and i think i may get it today!! i hope i can find the heartbeat!! My last weekly u/s is wednesday and im hoping curry can come b/c its my last one until the "big" one.

So thats it, ill update on wednesday! :)

10.6 and 5 week belly pictures

Ok everyone better be proud i FINALLY figured out how to upload pictures!! These first pictures are from today & 10 week and 6 days. I actually feel like the bloating is calming down. I have now gained one pound.

This is 5 weeks with a non-IVF pregnancy so the "extreme" bloating" is not present. Now i just have to figure out how to scan my u/s pictures!!

Little Babe update!

U/s was amazing. HB 168 measured 10w 5d (one day ahead!).

We saw the legs, arms (no longer "buds"), the brain, teeth? (hey thats what the doctor said lol), the umbilical cord pulsating, his little alien face. He was moving all over and got really pissed when i poked him to move some when he was quiet hehe :)

The doctor was going to keep me on the PIO shots until next week but i told her i just couldnt do it anymore! It is KILLING me now! So we start weaning on Saturday and ill take my last shot on tuesday @ 11w3d...oh it will be a JOYOUS day!!!

She was much better today besides the fact she called my bump - obesity! NICE HUH?

Whatever! Little babe is doing faboulous and thats all the counts! :)

Little Babe update!

U/s was amazing. HB 168 measured 10w 5d (one day ahead!).

We saw the legs, arms (no longer "buds"), the brain, teeth? (hey thats what the doctor said lol), the umbilical cord pulsating, his little alien face. He was moving all over and got really pissed when i poked him to move some when he was quiet hehe :)

The doctor was going to keep me on the PIO shots until next week but i told her i just couldnt do it anymore! It is KILLING me now! So we start weaning on Saturday and ill take my last shot on tuesday @ 11w3d...oh it will be a JOYOUS day!!!

She was much better today besides the fact she called my bump - obesity! NICE HUH?

Whatever! Little babe is doing faboulous and thats all the counts! :)

10 weeks!

DOUBLE DIGITS!!!

Im so psyched to be 10 weeks! I never thought this would happen, but each week i keep moving along...i still cant believe it!

My symptoms seem to be lessening a bit. Im still queasy and tired. The symptom that reared its ugly head this week was extreme moodiness. Like yesterday, i went and visited Curry and Sage, i was fine, no exhaustion, queasiness, some hunger but i have good control over that now. But on my way home i was very queasy and by the time i got home i wanted to bite someones head off. Its awful and i hate being that way!! At least i warn people and i they know its not "me" but SHEESH i was sensitive to begin with and now EVERYTHING bothers me! I hope this doesnt last for too much longer.

Work has been really tough to get through. By 5-6p (sometimes earlier) i feel like im not gonna make it. Makes for a VERY long night!! I barely walk in the door and im about to zonk out! But lately ive been waking up between 2-4a WIDE awake and takes forever to get back to sleep. I guessmy body is already getting me used to the babe. Itd be interesting to see if thats an active time for the babe once it starts moving!

Im still on the PIO shots, i was hoping today was going the day to start weaning off of them but Dr. P wants to wait until next week. So hopefully on Wed. ill find out how the weaning will work. My u/s this week is at 3pm, late but at least i get one. Then the following week is most likely my last one. As much as i like these weekly appointments, im ready to be a "normal" pregnant person. Most patients are released to their OBs by now but with my history im staying until 12 weeks. Its OK, i really like Dr. P(even though she kinda pissed me off this week).

Pete has been great! I think now that we are past "the critical" stage hes starting to warm up to this, which makes me VERY happy! He sings to the babe and kisses my belly, its very cute! He understands i dont have the energy i wish i had, which is good.

We took another belly pic today. I look a LITTLE different but it could just be the pants im wearing. Ill post the pics once i figure out how too.

But is anyone even reading this to see them? I get so many hits but no comments, whats up with that?

9.5 u/s and frustration

This could be 2 posts but im too tired to do that!

First, babe is doing wonderfully! Measuring right on track with a heartrate of 172. He (just my feeling) was doing a little jig, it was so cool!! We go back the next 2 wednesdays for u/s and then im kicked out to Dr. B (FINALLY!) Im still on the PIO and will start weaning off of it next week (11 weeks).

Now for my vent. Now im starting to think its just me or that i really dont have ANYONE who understands what im going through (this is what im leaning towards). Yesterday i asked (what i thought) was normal questions to the doctor. Instead of getting reassuring answers, i got "calm down and realx" "dont worry about it"," wow, youve got a long way to go to be this worried." Frankly, it PISSED me off!!

Ive only known about losing pregnancies so, yes, im PETRIFIED on occasions. Ive never been 9.5 weeks pregnant so i dont know what "normal" sensations are! I feel the doctor is there to help you along and calm you, not PISS you off and make you feel like your dumb.

The past week ive been overly sensitive, so maybe it IS me, but it still irritated me! Its like i feel it was OK to be scared from 4-8weeks but not its time to buckle up and relax....ill let you know how that goes!

9 weeks!

i get so excited for Saturdays!!

Ive actually been feeling OK for the past 2 days, which freaks me out, but its nice to have a reprieve. But really, it hasnt been that bad. I think i slept away the past 3 weeks. My queasiness is pretty constant on the days it comes, the dizziness is still here but not as bad (the protein must be helping), the bloating is still in full force but with softball sized ovaries and the progesterone, i guess its what to be expected. My smell is still wicked strong and cooking dinner is a feat but no puking. Ive had times where i WISH i could but nothing.

I think i might be feeling alittle better b/c i just had 4 days off of work, its been nice and ive been able to rest. Or it could be b/c im just getting used to things.

Last night i had to go get some maternity jeans. The bloating and the lovenox bruises where making it impossible to be comfortable. It will be nice when i actually need them for a baby belly :) Its weird how the sizes run S, M, L, ect. But they are super comfy.

Wed. is my next u/s and i hope it goes well. I dont know what im gonna do when i cant see the babe every week, its so cool to see the development happen!

8 week us and vent about ppl who dont GET it!

Most importantly our babe is doing fabulous!! It look like a little baby now. We saw the head, ears, legs, hands, belly and the heart pumping away. The babe even MOVED!! So cool!!

The appointment was def. educational. First i found out that the stitch i have never dissolved!! Its been causing some pinching so Dr. P had to take it out because it was causing irritation. That hurt like a BITCH! There was another piece but when she pulled on it...HOLY SHIT! So i told her to leave it be and see if it still bothers me, then we'll take care of it.

Then she informs me i have a yeast injection!?!? I didnt even KNOW!

Then she tells me not to eat carbs to help with my queasiness/dizziness. The carbs, i guess, cause your blood sugar to drop or doesnt keep it stable for a long period of time so that why i feel shitty every hour. So she said PROTEIN is best! Now why does everyone tell you to eat saltines if they make matters worse! So now i have peanut butter crackers, trail mix, and cheese by my side to ease the pukey feelings.

So we are going back next wednesday and the following one for more u/s's. It doesnt seem like i get released back to Dr. B until week 12 but thats OK, these u/s's are a godsend, even though i get SO NERVOUS beforehand.

Speaking of nervous, heres my vent! Now ive been through ALOT and i know that all of this can be ripped away in an instant. I know full well about missed m/c so i get scared before my u/s's. My mother came with me and the WHOLE time shes telling me to "lighten up"...but the 6th time she said it i was about to SNAP!! Nobody can understnad my fears except for ME. So instead of disreguarding them or making them seem insignificant, be supportive and calming! GRR!

Another thing i didnt think would happen is pete is still very distant about this pregnancy. He is getting better. But he doesnt seem relieved when the u/s goes well like i do. He admitted last night he is still nervous, so am i but disreguarding the whole situation kinda makes me feel alone with this.

Ill just be so happy when this trimester is over and we move into the 2T. 4 more weeks...28 days..we can do it! :)