I suck at updating!

I had a fetal heart echo done on 5/11 as a precaution due to the genetic disorder my DS was born with.  Baby boy's heart looks great!  Such a relief.  They did find a cyst by his bowel though, which wasn't there during the A/S.  They had me come back on 6/1 for a follow up u/s.  The cyst is still there, but hasn't grown, so that was good news.  They also confirmed that it's not "communicating" with any organs, which is also good news.  So at this point, we just wait and see.  I will likely have one more u/s before he's born.  If the cyst is still there, then we'll probably have to have it surgically removed.

Other than that, everything is going great.  I'm a little over 25 weeks and still have lots of energy, which has been awesome.  I've been doing stuff around the house and in the yard.  I need to watch my back when I'm working outside, but I've slowly been getting stuff done and it feels good to see an improvement.  I want to take advantage of the energy b/c I know as the summer goes on, I will do less and less.

My next appt is on the 13th and I will have my glucose test.  I'm kind of dreading it.  I'm nervous I'm going to fail it b/c I've been eating SO much sugar.  I've been trying to eat less sugar and I've been semi-successful, but it something I crave all the time.  Ugh.  We shall see.

Here's my baby boy at 22 weeks!

Introducing Baby Boy CMU

Here he is!!!  Isn't he just the cutest?!  I cannot wait to meet him!  And I'm so excited for DS to have a brother to grow up with.

19w0d

Everything at the A/S went really well.  Baby boy is measuring 3 days ahead and was around 11 oz at the time.  His h/b was 158.  He is looking perfectly healthy!  We have opted to have an echocardiogram done at 22w due to DS's genetic disorder.  The structure of baby's heart looks great, but the echo will check the function of the heart.   We're just arming ourselves with as much info as we can get.

Tomorrow baby is half baked!  I can't believe it.  Still feeling so incredibly blessed.

16 weeks Pgal...so thankful

I've been horrible about blogging lately.  It's been 5 weeks since my last post.  I'm now 16 weeks, going on 17 week pregnant.  Sometimes I still can't believe it.  I had an appt last Monday and it went really well.  I had only gained 1 lb since my last appt four weeks prior, which surprised me b/c I've been eating total crap.  They were able to find the hb right away, which was such a relief.  I was so nervous going in there that morning (like I am every time I have an appt).  The hb was 148.  Other than that, it was a quick appt.  The doc felt my uterus and it is right where it should be.  My next appt is on the 20th and will be my A/S.

I've been talking to my DS about having a little brother or sister.  He is saying "hi baby" and "bye baby" now while gently rubbing my tummy.  His little voice just makes my heart melt.  He gets pretty jealous when I hold other people's babies, but I do feel he'll be a great big brother.

For the most part, I'm enjoying and embracing this pregnancy and am very optimistic.  But there are still a handful of times that my nerves get the better of me.  We opted against the genetic testing, so I'm nervous about how the A/S will go.  Due to DS's genetic disorder, if anything looks wrong with the baby's heart, we'll go in for an echo closer to 21-22 weeks.  In order to determine if this baby has the same genetic disorder, we would've needed an amnio, which I just didn't want to do.  By watching the heart, we'll be prepared at delivery if anything needs to be done.  I'm looking forward to the A/S being done and over with.  No matter what, we'll love this baby, so I just want the anxiety that comes with waiting to go away.

11 week appt update

I've been meaning to update since my last appointment and just kept forgetting.

On Monday, I went in for a regular OB appt (no ultrasound).  I was 11w3d at time.  I was so nervous that there wouldn't be a heartbeat.  I was warned that it could take several minutes to find the h/b since I was so early, but it still made waiting very hard!  Finally, she found the h/b!  And then just like that, it was gone!  She found it again two more times, but was never able to keep it long enough to get a count on it.  She said baby was moving all over the place.  Apparently I have a little mover and a shaker in there!  I'm going to have my hands full when this baby is born!  LOL.

Other than that, the appointment was quick and easy.  I'm up 4 lbs so far.  My BP was good and no proteins were found in my urine.  We've opted out of any genetic testing, so my next appointment isn't until 3/26.  That feels so far away!  At that appointment, we'll schedule our anatomy scan!!  Yay!

I caved and put on maternity jeans on Tuesday...and boy did it feel good.  They're a little big on me, but they are so much more comfy than my regular pants.  Since I'm a SAHM, I went out and bought a 2nd pair of maternity jeans on wednesday since jeans is about all I ever wear (when I'm not in sweats!  LOL)

Tomorrow we share the news with my inlaws.  After that, all close friends and family will know our happy news.  Everyone has been so excited for us...and it just makes me that much more excited. 

9w3d - ultrasound day!

We had our 2nd ultrasound this morning.  Wow was I nervous.  But I wasn't as nervous as I was for the first u/s.  I had to have another vaginal u/s and thankfully, we saw a beautiful little baby growing in there.  We saw a good, strong heartbeat, though we didn't get to hear it.  Here is our bean...

9w3d

 

I was told that i do have a relatively small subchorionic bleed, so I may or may not experience some spotting.  It's nice to know that in advance.  If I do have any spotting, they want  me to call anyone just so they can chart it.  I'm hoping that it just gets reabsorbed so I don't have to completely freak out when I see spotting. 

I was surprised to see that I have only gained about 2 lbs since my last appointment.  I've been eating like crazy and my pants aren't fitting very well anymore.  My bloat is horrible...not sure how much longer I can keep this a secret.  We will be telling family and close friends as we see them.  We are excited to share the news.

My next appointment is in 2 weeks.  No u/s, but hopefully the doppler will be able to pick up the heartbeat.  I love that sound and am anxious to hear it.

Thanks to all my bumpie friends for the positive thoughts and good vibes!  XOXO

 

Symptoms are finally kicking in

Well, this pregnancy has definitely kicked in since my last post.  I'm beyond exhausted and nauseous pretty much all day.  I haven't thrown up, but there are many times each day that I wish I would.  I've become a complete waste of space.  When I'm home, all I do is lay around watching tv, sleeping or reading books.  When I'm not home, all I do is complain about wanting to be home.  My husband is so ready for me to be feeling better.  Not sure how long this is going to linger though...I guess only time will tell.  While I do complain about how I'm feeling, I can't help but be so grateful.  These symptoms remind me that our little bean is busy growing away in there and I will gladly deal with feeling like complete poo for awhile while he/she does so.

Just under 2 weeks until our next u/s.  I cannot wait to hear that heartbeat.  I continue praying every day that we will be fortunate enough to see our munchkin growing and hear that beautiful heartbeat. 

1st ultrasound!

I had my first ultrasound yesterday at 6w3d.  It went really well!  I was so nervous my legs were shaking when I first sat down on the table.  I had to do a vaginal u/s since I was so early.  She found our little bean with no problem!  And while we didn't get to hear the heartbeat, we got to see it.  It was like a little white light flashing on and off.  I am measuring right on track too...which was great to hear.  I cried the second the u/s tech showed us our baby.  I couldn't help myself....i was just so happy.

After that, we met with my doctor.  He was pretty happy for us, but we all remain "cautiously optimistic."  We talked to him for about 45 min.  We discussed possible genetic testing (amnio vs CVS) and I don't think we're doing to do either.  After some discussion, it's just what works best for us.  We also talked about pregnancy basics...I needed a little refresher since it's been awhile.  :)  He finished up by checking my cervix and it was closed and looked good.

I asked about possible spotting from the u/s and from his check of my cervix and he said that I shouldn't spot, but if i do, there's no need to panic.  He said that I could of course call the office anytime i wanted to, but that any spotting didn't necessarily mean something bad.

Well, naturally, I had some spotting last night.  I mean, teeny tiny spotting.  A few little brown spots on my underwear and a teeny smidge (and I mean teeny) of red when I wiped.  Of course, I freaked out and was in a bad mood the rest of the night.  It only happened that one time last night and today has been ok.  I had one instance today where I wiped and had some brown, creamy CM.  Other than that, nothing too major, but it still makes me a little nervous.  So, I'm taking it easy today...just laying around and drinking lots of water.  Maybe I'm over-reacting, but I'm ok with that.

Soooo....take a look at our little bean!!