Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Our 1st Doctor's Appointment

Yay!!! I had my first appointment this morning. Oh my goodness, I have been on pins and needles waiting for it! Well, the exam went wonderfully, everything looked great. But because of my resent history of loss, she sent me down for an early ultrasound to check for viability and to make sure we were on target for dating since my periods have been so irregular. Immediately the ultrasound tech found the little baby and it had a wonderful, strong heartbeat of 144 (it should be anywhere between 120-175, so we are right in the middle). I instantly started crying, I was just so, so happy. I will never forget that feeling!  I feel such a lightness in my heart. God is so good! Now my chance of a m/c went from 50/50 chance to a 3% chance. I'll take those odds!  Awesome. I am so happy!!!!!

Oh, and our due date changed slightly. She has me as November 16th- 3 days later! We shall see :)

It looks more like a smudge then a baby at this point- but it's there!!

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How baby is growing.... 7 weeks

The big news this week: Hands and feet are emerging from developing arms and legs — although they look more like paddles at this point than the tiny, pudgy extremities you're daydreaming about holding and tickling. Technically, your baby is still considered an embryo and has something of a small tail, which is an extension of her tailbone. The tail will disappear within a few weeks, but that's the only thing getting smaller. Your baby has doubled in size since last week and now measures half an inch long, about the size of a blueberry.

If you could see inside your womb, you'd spot eyelid folds partially covering her peepers, which already have some color, as well as the tip of her nose and tiny veins beneath parchment-thin skin. Both hemispheres of your baby's brain are growing, and her liver is churning out red blood cells until her bone marrow forms and takes over this role. She also has an appendix and a pancreas, which will eventually produce the hormone insulin to aid in digestion. A loop in your baby's growing intestines is bulging into her umbilical cord, which now has distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from her tiny body.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Wow. Crazy Tired!

I am so glad Little Man still takes 2-3 hour naps, because I have been joining him! I can't get over how sleepy I am and how hard I have been sleeping. Although the last two nights I have been getting up in the middle of the night to pee and then have a heck of a time falling back to sleep. But once I do- forget it. I am down for the count! My boobs are also very tender and have gone up a size or so. I need to go buy a new bra. I have a lot of nausea, but no puking thank goodness. I also have heartburn which is weird and a new pregnancy symptom for me.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Holy Heartburn

I didn't have it at all with my Jackson, except for the last two weeks of my pregnancy before delivering him. But it has already started up for me! Last night I got it so bad at about 2am I felt like my throat was on fire. Between that an nausea, things are so much more intense then my last pregnancy (that ended in mc). Hopefully this is a good sign that this is a nice strong pregnancy!

Monday, March 15, 2010

Anxiety

I have so much anxiety this time around. With my Jackson, I was so easy going and just plain excited. When we decided to start trying again it took us 7 months and then we lost our baby at 10 weeks. It has taken us another 5 months to get pregnant again and now I am just soooooo nervous. I am trying so hard to remain positive and to push all bad thoughts out of my head, but it is hard. My first appointment is on March 31st, so I will feel a bit better then. At my first appointment the last time we found out we had already lost. They are taking me earlier this time around to help with my stress level. but it is still 2.5 weeks away!! Seems like forever.

Monday, March 8, 2010

We're Having a Baby!!!

After 12 months or trying and one miscarriage in the middle we are finally pregnant!! Yep, we're having a baby!!! We found out today!!!


**I know that it has been simply ages since I have posted anything on here, but because of our history of loss I wanted to make sure things were going well before I "spoke too soon". Things are perfect and happy, so I am now going to go back and post all of my journals and get myself up to date. I hope you all understand the delay!!!