Appointment 3

Yesterday was our third doctors appointment. Bob didn't come with me because we figured it wasn't one of the "important" appointments. I was nervous going into the appointment because that's just how I am. So when the doctor pulled out the heart beat monitor to listen to the heart beat and couldn't find it I'm pretty sure my heart stopped beating for a second too. He ended up having to get the portable ultrasound to find the baby. Everything ended up being okay the baby was just hiding I guess. We saw the baby moving so the doctor wasn't worried. So if he's not worried I need to stop worrying! We did get the paperwork to do the Ultrasound in the next couple of weeks. Depending on the radiology schedule it will be in the next week or two. I'm so excited to find out what we are having and hopefully see a clearer picture of our baby! We are inviting our mom's to come to the ultrasound with us. I figured it would be fun to have there there in person instead of watching the video afterwards. But I can't wait to post the video for everyone else to see it!

Appointment 3

Yesterday was our third doctors appointment. Bob didn't come with me because we figured it wasn't one of the "important" appointments. I was nervous going into the appointment because that's just how I am. So when the doctor pulled out the heart beat monitor to listen to the heart beat and couldn't find it I'm pretty sure my heart stopped beating for a second too. He ended up having to get the portable ultrasound to find the baby. Everything ended up being okay the baby was just hiding I guess. We saw the baby moving so the doctor wasn't worried. So if he's not worried I need to stop worrying! We did get the paperwork to do the Ultrasound in the next couple of weeks. Depending on the radiology schedule it will be in the next week or two. I'm so excited to find out what we are having and hopefully see a clearer picture of our baby! We are inviting our mom's to come to the ultrasound with us. I figured it would be fun to have there there in person instead of watching the video afterwards. But I can't wait to post the video for everyone else to see it!

17 weeks

Today we are officially 17 weeks along. It's still surreal to me that it's happening. I haven't felt the baby move (well not for sure). Sometimes I think I feel him/her move but I really don't know if it's me just trying to feel something or the real deal. I can't wait until I actually feel the baby moving around for real!

I'm still having some nausea at night and dinner is really hard for me to eat. I thought it was just chicken that was making me sick but it seems like anything dinner related makes my stomach turn. I've been trying a few morning sickness tricks to reduce the nausea but haven't found anything that really works yet. Thanks Jessie for sending me the list of things to try. At least I'm being proactive about it.

Saturday I woke up with a charlie horse in my leg. Bob rubbed it out for me but even today it still hurts. I'm also waking up during the night with leg cramps. Learning all these common pregancy issues have been interesting to me. No one tells you about this sort of stuff so it's all new.

My next doctor appointment is on Wednesday and I'm always a nervous wreck going to the appointments. I just want everything to be okay and I'm so worried that in the four weeks since our last appointment something has happened. Bob's not going to the appointment with me. We both agreeded that it wasn't nesseary and he didn't need to take the time off work just to go to a 15 minute appointment to get my urine tested and my belly measured. He will definilty be there at the next appointment, because we should be finding out what we are having! I think once we know that it will all be so much more real for me. We'll be able to refer to the baby as a he or a she and start thinking of names.

As I have been doing the last few weeks here is what the websites are saying about this week:

Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and he's around 5 inches long. He can move his joints, and his skeleton — until now rubbery cartilage — is starting to harden to bone. His sense of hearing is also developing. The umbilical cord, his lifeline to the placenta, is growing stronger and thicker.

And a picture:

17 weeks

Today we are officially 17 weeks along. It's still surreal to me that it's happening. I haven't felt the baby move (well not for sure). Sometimes I think I feel him/her move but I really don't know if it's me just trying to feel something or the real deal. I can't wait until I actually feel the baby moving around for real!

I'm still having some nausea at night and dinner is really hard for me to eat. I thought it was just chicken that was making me sick but it seems like anything dinner related makes my stomach turn. I've been trying a few morning sickness tricks to reduce the nausea but haven't found anything that really works yet. Thanks Jessie for sending me the list of things to try. At least I'm being proactive about it.

Saturday I woke up with a charlie horse in my leg. Bob rubbed it out for me but even today it still hurts. I'm also waking up during the night with leg cramps. Learning all these common pregancy issues have been interesting to me. No one tells you about this sort of stuff so it's all new.

My next doctor appointment is on Wednesday and I'm always a nervous wreck going to the appointments. I just want everything to be okay and I'm so worried that in the four weeks since our last appointment something has happened. Bob's not going to the appointment with me. We both agreeded that it wasn't nesseary and he didn't need to take the time off work just to go to a 15 minute appointment to get my urine tested and my belly measured. He will definilty be there at the next appointment, because we should be finding out what we are having! I think once we know that it will all be so much more real for me. We'll be able to refer to the baby as a he or a she and start thinking of names.

As I have been doing the last few weeks here is what the websites are saying about this week:

Your baby weighs 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and he's around 5 inches long. He can move his joints, and his skeleton — until now rubbery cartilage — is starting to harden to bone. His sense of hearing is also developing. The umbilical cord, his lifeline to the placenta, is growing stronger and thicker.

And a picture:

Belly shot

Look I finally took pictures of my 16 week old belly. I had to hold the shirt down because it's a pregnancy shirt and you couldn't really see it all that well. I'll have to have my mom come over and take better pictures with her fancy camera.

I think I'll take a new picture every 3-4 weeks. It will be fun to compare to see who much I've grown.

Belly shot

Look I finally took pictures of my 16 week old belly. I had to hold the shirt down because it's a pregnancy shirt and you couldn't really see it all that well. I'll have to have my mom come over and take better pictures with her fancy camera.

I think I'll take a new picture every 3-4 weeks. It will be fun to compare to see who much I've grown.

16weeks

As of yesterday I am officially 17 weeks along. I still haven't taken any pictures of my tummy - bad Jenn! Bob says I looking more pregnant but I still just feel fat.

Next week is our 3rd doctor appointment and I'll probably just being going to that myself. No need for Bob to have to take more time off work just to watch me get my belly measured. It will be interesting to see what the differences are. I'll have to make sure to remember to ask the doctor for the numbers. Then in a few weeks we'll be able to find out what we are having. I'm really excited to find out what we are having so I can start planning on how to decorate the baby's room. I love painting and it's going to be so much fun to buy new furniture! And it will be nice to have another room finished in our house. But what to do with all the junk that we already have stored in that room? Good thing we have a basement I guess.

Well according to some websites this is what they say is going on with our little one this week:

At 4 1/2 inches long (head to bottom) and 3 1/2 ounces, your baby is about the size of an avocado. In the next three weeks, your baby will go through a tremendous growth spurt, though, doubling her weight and adding inches to her length. Her lower limbs are much more developed now. Her head is more erect than it has been, and her eyes have moved toward the front of her head. Your baby's ears are close to their final position, too. Some of her more advanced body systems are working, including her circulatory system and urinary tract. Her heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, circulating her total blood volume through her body many times. (By the end of your pregnancy, this will increase to about 190 quarts.) The patterning of her scalp has begun, though her hair isn't recognizable yet. Although closed, her eyes are moving (slowly), and she's even started growing toenails.

16weeks

As of yesterday I am officially 17 weeks along. I still haven't taken any pictures of my tummy - bad Jenn! Bob says I looking more pregnant but I still just feel fat.

Next week is our 3rd doctor appointment and I'll probably just being going to that myself. No need for Bob to have to take more time off work just to watch me get my belly measured. It will be interesting to see what the differences are. I'll have to make sure to remember to ask the doctor for the numbers. Then in a few weeks we'll be able to find out what we are having. I'm really excited to find out what we are having so I can start planning on how to decorate the baby's room. I love painting and it's going to be so much fun to buy new furniture! And it will be nice to have another room finished in our house. But what to do with all the junk that we already have stored in that room? Good thing we have a basement I guess.

Well according to some websites this is what they say is going on with our little one this week:

At 4 1/2 inches long (head to bottom) and 3 1/2 ounces, your baby is about the size of an avocado. In the next three weeks, your baby will go through a tremendous growth spurt, though, doubling her weight and adding inches to her length. Her lower limbs are much more developed now. Her head is more erect than it has been, and her eyes have moved toward the front of her head. Your baby's ears are close to their final position, too. Some of her more advanced body systems are working, including her circulatory system and urinary tract. Her heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, circulating her total blood volume through her body many times. (By the end of your pregnancy, this will increase to about 190 quarts.) The patterning of her scalp has begun, though her hair isn't recognizable yet. Although closed, her eyes are moving (slowly), and she's even started growing toenails.

Sleep?

Sleeping has become more and more difficult for me lately. I'm not sure if it's the growing belly or the fear that I'm sleeping on the wrong side. I usually sleep on my right side facing the edge of the bed. Sometimes I would sleep on my stomach or my back. But now being pregnant and reading websites and books it says I should be sleeping on my left side. This is really uncomfortable to me. And I usually end up switching to my right side anyways. But I'm so worried that I'm either squishing the baby or cutting off blood or oxygen supply that I toss and turn all night long trying to find a postition that is comfortable to sleep. I also worry that I'm sleeping too much on my belly. I use a pillow and it's comfortable to me but I don't know how much pressure I should be putting on my belly or if I should be leaning away from it. It's all so confusing and new for me.

I probably should stop worrying and just let my body do what is comfortable but I just want everything to be perfect for this baby that I worry worry worry!

Sleep?

Sleeping has become more and more difficult for me lately. I'm not sure if it's the growing belly or the fear that I'm sleeping on the wrong side. I usually sleep on my right side facing the edge of the bed. Sometimes I would sleep on my stomach or my back. But now being pregnant and reading websites and books it says I should be sleeping on my left side. This is really uncomfortable to me. And I usually end up switching to my right side anyways. But I'm so worried that I'm either squishing the baby or cutting off blood or oxygen supply that I toss and turn all night long trying to find a postition that is comfortable to sleep. I also worry that I'm sleeping too much on my belly. I use a pillow and it's comfortable to me but I don't know how much pressure I should be putting on my belly or if I should be leaning away from it. It's all so confusing and new for me.

I probably should stop worrying and just let my body do what is comfortable but I just want everything to be perfect for this baby that I worry worry worry!

15 Weeks

As of Monday I am 15 weeks along. So according to some of the websites that I've read here is what is going on with the baby...

Your baby's skin is very thin and you can see the blood vessels clearly underneath. The scalp hair pattern is developing while fine hair called lanugo covers your baby's body. Rapid growth of your baby continues at this point. Your baby is approximately 12-14 cm (3.7 to 4.1 inches) and weighs about 50 grams (1.75 to 2 ounces).
Your baby's taste buds already look like a mature adult's and doctors have learned that the amniotic fluid that surrounds it can smell strongly of curry, cumin, garlic, onion and other essences from a mother's diet. Your baby's bones continue to harden and retain calcium very rapidly. Your baby's eyelids are now firmly shut, and will stay closed until the third trimester.

Symptoms wise I'm about the same. There are days I feel like always throwing up, but then there are days were I'm just fine. Dinnertime is still the worst for me, nothing ever sounds good to eat. I can't wait until I start craving certain foods... I wonder what it will be. I have noticed that every morning my nose is pretty stuffed up. From the websites I've read this is common about this time. I need to get my humidifier plugged in everynight, hopefully that will help me breath better in the morning.

Abbie and I have switched roles, instead of him waking me up in the middle of the night to be feed it's me waking him up. It's going to be intersting having a baby in the house full-time. I hope that Abbie adjusts well.

15 Weeks

As of Monday I am 15 weeks along. So according to some of the websites that I've read here is what is going on with the baby...

Your baby's skin is very thin and you can see the blood vessels clearly underneath. The scalp hair pattern is developing while fine hair called lanugo covers your baby's body. Rapid growth of your baby continues at this point. Your baby is approximately 12-14 cm (3.7 to 4.1 inches) and weighs about 50 grams (1.75 to 2 ounces).
Your baby's taste buds already look like a mature adult's and doctors have learned that the amniotic fluid that surrounds it can smell strongly of curry, cumin, garlic, onion and other essences from a mother's diet. Your baby's bones continue to harden and retain calcium very rapidly. Your baby's eyelids are now firmly shut, and will stay closed until the third trimester.

Symptoms wise I'm about the same. There are days I feel like always throwing up, but then there are days were I'm just fine. Dinnertime is still the worst for me, nothing ever sounds good to eat. I can't wait until I start craving certain foods... I wonder what it will be. I have noticed that every morning my nose is pretty stuffed up. From the websites I've read this is common about this time. I need to get my humidifier plugged in everynight, hopefully that will help me breath better in the morning.

Abbie and I have switched roles, instead of him waking me up in the middle of the night to be feed it's me waking him up. It's going to be intersting having a baby in the house full-time. I hope that Abbie adjusts well.

Not hiding anything

I've decided that talking about baby stuff is really hard for me to do. I'm not sure what is acceptable to talk about and what isn't. I'm happy to answer any questions that people have for me about the baby or the pregnancy and I'll be as open as I can; but fitting baby stuff into any conversation (with friends or family) is really hard for me to do. I feel that if I talk about it then my family or my friends will just feel like "oh great, here she goes again talking about herself." I still have 6 more months to go with this pregnancy and the last thing I want to do is make people tired about hearing about it.

I've been really bad about keeping people up to date about what is going on. But that's mainly because there isn't much to talk about. I haven't felt the baby move. I don't know what the sex of the baby is. And I sure don't want to talk about throwing up or how big my boobs have gotten. I'm not even sure if I've talked to my grandma at all about being pregnant. She knows obviously that I am pregnant; but other then that nothing. Does that make me a bad person? It's just so hard for me to call every person that knows about the pregnancy and let them know what is going on when I feel like nothing is going on.

Also I feel that if I talk about the baby or the pregnancy I'm just jinxing myself and something bad will happen. I'm still in partial denial that this is really happening. I've gotten past the first trimester and my chances for a miscarriage or anything else bad happening has dropped but every doctors appointment I'm afraid of bad news. I try not to be negative about it but it's honestly just the way I feel about it.

So to not really think about it I don't talk about it. It makes it easier on me.So for any family or friends that start to read this blog, I'm sorry if you feel that you are out of the loop. But there really isn't anything that is going on. As soon as I know something I'll let you know something.

Not hiding anything

I've decided that talking about baby stuff is really hard for me to do. I'm not sure what is acceptable to talk about and what isn't. I'm happy to answer any questions that people have for me about the baby or the pregnancy and I'll be as open as I can; but fitting baby stuff into any conversation (with friends or family) is really hard for me to do. I feel that if I talk about it then my family or my friends will just feel like "oh great, here she goes again talking about herself." I still have 6 more months to go with this pregnancy and the last thing I want to do is make people tired about hearing about it.

I've been really bad about keeping people up to date about what is going on. But that's mainly because there isn't much to talk about. I haven't felt the baby move. I don't know what the sex of the baby is. And I sure don't want to talk about throwing up or how big my boobs have gotten. I'm not even sure if I've talked to my grandma at all about being pregnant. She knows obviously that I am pregnant; but other then that nothing. Does that make me a bad person? It's just so hard for me to call every person that knows about the pregnancy and let them know what is going on when I feel like nothing is going on.

Also I feel that if I talk about the baby or the pregnancy I'm just jinxing myself and something bad will happen. I'm still in partial denial that this is really happening. I've gotten past the first trimester and my chances for a miscarriage or anything else bad happening has dropped but every doctors appointment I'm afraid of bad news. I try not to be negative about it but it's honestly just the way I feel about it.

So to not really think about it I don't talk about it. It makes it easier on me.So for any family or friends that start to read this blog, I'm sorry if you feel that you are out of the loop. But there really isn't anything that is going on. As soon as I know something I'll let you know something.

How it started

October 29th was the day Bob and I officially found out we were pregnant. We were very excited but nervous. Many of our close friends and family knew that we had done an insemination procedure and we proceeded to tell them with caution. It was still early in the pregancy so we were being very cautious. Our first doctors appointment wouldn't be until Dec 5th, so I needed to keep my mind busy. That wasn't so easy with the early changes in my body. Cramping was one of the first signs of my pregnancy. I was nervous about it at first because I was worried I was misscarrying again but the nurse reasured me that cramps were normal because the uterus was expanding. The next big sign of the pregancy was my appetite change. I felt like I was always hungry! I tried eating 5-6 small meals a day to keep the hunger from making me sick. I didn't get much in the way of morning sickness my first trimester.

Dec 5th. - At our first doctors appointment Bob and I weren't really sure what to expect. We knew they would try to see if we could hear a heart beat but since we were still only 9 weeks along they weren't sure what we would hear. The doctor wasn't able to find the heartbeat but did a quick ultrasound just to calm my nerves. We were able to get our first glimps at our little baby. "It" was doing flips and moving around. Quite the active little baby. The doctor said it was hard but he saw flickers of the heart beat and at our next appointment we should be able to hear the heart beat. The next few weeks were uneventful. Mostly we just concentrated on getting through Christmas. I still hadn't had much morning sickness and felt blessed. But Christmas day that all changed. The week of Christmas I was 12 weeks along and from that day forward I haven't been able to hold my dinner down. Morning sickness was definitly catching up to me. My pants started getting tight and I've resorted to wearing rubberbands to keep my jeans comfortable.

Jan 2nd was our 2nd Doctors appointment. Again Bob and I weren't really sure what to expect. In total the appointment took 15 minutes. I peed in a cup, the doctor measured my belly and we FINALLy got to hear the heartbeat. Everything was starting to become so real. I'm still having a hard time holding dinner down. But I'm learning what works and what doesn't.

Yesterday I bought my first preganancy bras (I'm a 36E!!!) and my first maternity pants. It's so sureal that this is happening. I feel like it's a dream and I hope that I won't be waking up anytime soon.

This is only the beginning I'm hoping to keep this blog updated to document the path to our new baby. I wanted this blog to be completley seperate from my other blog so that I could focus 100% on what is going on with this pregancy. We are really excited and everything is so new for us.

Thank you for taking this journey with us.

How it started

October 29th was the day Bob and I officially found out we were pregnant. We were very excited but nervous. Many of our close friends and family knew that we had done an insemination procedure and we proceeded to tell them with caution. It was still early in the pregancy so we were being very cautious. Our first doctors appointment wouldn't be until Dec 5th, so I needed to keep my mind busy. That wasn't so easy with the early changes in my body. Cramping was one of the first signs of my pregnancy. I was nervous about it at first because I was worried I was misscarrying again but the nurse reasured me that cramps were normal because the uterus was expanding. The next big sign of the pregancy was my appetite change. I felt like I was always hungry! I tried eating 5-6 small meals a day to keep the hunger from making me sick. I didn't get much in the way of morning sickness my first trimester.

Dec 5th. - At our first doctors appointment Bob and I weren't really sure what to expect. We knew they would try to see if we could hear a heart beat but since we were still only 9 weeks along they weren't sure what we would hear. The doctor wasn't able to find the heartbeat but did a quick ultrasound just to calm my nerves. We were able to get our first glimps at our little baby. "It" was doing flips and moving around. Quite the active little baby. The doctor said it was hard but he saw flickers of the heart beat and at our next appointment we should be able to hear the heart beat. The next few weeks were uneventful. Mostly we just concentrated on getting through Christmas. I still hadn't had much morning sickness and felt blessed. But Christmas day that all changed. The week of Christmas I was 12 weeks along and from that day forward I haven't been able to hold my dinner down. Morning sickness was definitly catching up to me. My pants started getting tight and I've resorted to wearing rubberbands to keep my jeans comfortable.

Jan 2nd was our 2nd Doctors appointment. Again Bob and I weren't really sure what to expect. In total the appointment took 15 minutes. I peed in a cup, the doctor measured my belly and we FINALLy got to hear the heartbeat. Everything was starting to become so real. I'm still having a hard time holding dinner down. But I'm learning what works and what doesn't.

Yesterday I bought my first preganancy bras (I'm a 36E!!!) and my first maternity pants. It's so sureal that this is happening. I feel like it's a dream and I hope that I won't be waking up anytime soon.

This is only the beginning I'm hoping to keep this blog updated to document the path to our new baby. I wanted this blog to be completley seperate from my other blog so that I could focus 100% on what is going on with this pregancy. We are really excited and everything is so new for us.

Thank you for taking this journey with us.