14 Weeks

Today marks 14 weeks. I've had a little cramping this evening, which I hate. It always makes me worry but I'm sure there's just a lot of growing and stretching going on. I think you will agree with me when we see my pictures this week. I'm still having headaches quite frequently and I'm still exhausted. I'll take the 2nd tri energy anytime it wants to make an appearance.

Oh yes those are stretch marks that you see. I had them on my right side from the 1st pregnancy and now they are gracing my left side. I guess I was just blessed with that wonderful set of genetics. I wonder where else they will continue to pop up.

And, one more thing, I think I have outgrown my 36 DD bras. It lasted longer than I thought it would giving how fast I grew at the beginning. Looks like I will be bra shopping this weekend.

Miracle

I was reading back through old posts and came along this one. I got my BFP on Aug. 23 so I got to thinking and this post had to be written right around the time I ovulated. God had to be listening to me. This truly is the miracle I asked for. God works in mysterious ways.

UPDATE: The coincidence was driving me crazy so I looked at my chart and I ovulated on August 7th. Thank you God for this little miracle.

Headaches

Just to preface, I LOVE being pregnant! I wanted this more than anything in the world and when I had it taken from me in April I started to think it would never happen again. I even pleaded with God that if he would just make me pregnant I would take all the bad things that came along with it. As much as I love this time in my life I have to whine a little. This is my blog and I have the right to do that. I knew these 40 weeks weren't going to be a walk in the park, and it's not everyday, but I love it nonetheless.

I've been having headaches lately. My Dr. said on Monday that between now and 26 weeks there are normal and I should expect them. UGH! Tylenol doesn't work and it's the only thing I can take. I can't even get my Diet Pepsi to help like he said I could try. I'm not supposed to worry unless they are really bad, like worse than normal.

Oh and I've decided they shouldn't ever write about morning sickness in any pregnancy book. First off, it's not morning sickness, it's whenever-the-hell-it-feels-like-striking sickness. Second off, it doesn't start going away at the end of the first trimester, for some people it can just start at the end of the first trimester. If you haven't picked up on it yet, I now have morning sickness! I was fine for the first 13 weeks and now I'm sick all the time.

Today marks the first day of the second trimester! It feels so good to be able to say that. 13 weeks, 3 days! I suck at math but I think that means I have 26 weeks, 4 days left. The baby is a peach right now but before long it will be a cantaloupe! A CANTALOUPE, that is week 20, I couldn't get past that when I was looking because a CANTALOUPE seems so huge to me but I can't wait!

13 weeks

I'm still just feeling chubby. I ready for a baby belly so I dont' feel like I have a beer belly all the time. I still love it though even if it does look like I had one too many Coors Lights. Here is the picture.

Great Appointment

I had another appointment today. All is well!! We heard the heartbeat again which is so great. I get so sick to my stomach before my appointments. I'm so afraid that something will be wrong and that will be the day we will find out. That day wasn't today though!

When the Dr. first walked in the room he said "hop up here and we will listen to HIM". Corey said "see he called it a him too". The Dr. said he calls all babies he and I said that I call all babies she. While we were listening the baby kept moving around and the Dr. said that the baby is way too active to be a girl. I told him that I was a cheerleader so I wouldn't be so sure. It was funny and for the rest of the appointment he called the baby a she.

We heard something and the Dr. said it was a kick. That's pretty cool too!

12 weeks

I'm a little late to getting around to posting these pictures but here they are. The baby is the size of a plum this week and in only one week I will be at the end of the 1st trimester! WOOHOO! My next appointment is Monday so hopefully we will get to hear the heartbeat again. I also think my Dr. will take me off the progesterone supplements but I'm not sure.

Frustrated

School is really starting to get to me. I'm not sure if I've talked about it before but I have a very troublesome student. She throws tantrums, throws objects, slams doors, talks with such disrespect and as of this week, pushes teachers. As the student teacher I don't feel like I can do much. The only thing I can do is just to simply ignore her tantrums when I'm in charge (which seems to work with little problems). I'm getting so frustrated because nothing is being done about this. She disruppted class 3 times today, and those were the big tantrums not the little fits. She runs from the school and nothing is done about it. Her punishment usually ends her up spending time with the therapy dog in the building. All the kids would love to spend time with the dog so why let her do it as punishment. UGH! I'm just ready to be done at this school. We have parent/teacher conferences tomorrow and Thursday and I'm looking forward to hearing what the teacher says to her mother even though she has daily contact with her about these tantrums. Only 3.5 more weeks and then I'm done and will not be looking back.

October 15th

October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in the United States. Each year, over half a million dreams are shattered. Out of 3.3 million born alive, some 30,000 die during the first 28 days. Another 39,000 babies are still born. Miscarriage occurs in fifteen to twenty percent of pregnancies, while ectopic pregnancy occurs in one percent.
More than 25,000 children are stillborn in the United States every year leaving mothers, entire families and communities devastated. Estimates of the rate of occurrence of stillbirth make it at least as common as autism.

Stillbirth is not an intractable problem. Greater research would likely significantly reduce its incidence, but good research requires good data. H.R. 5979: Stillbirth Awareness and Research Act is under consideration by Congress. This proposed bill would standardize stillbirth investigation and diagnosis, thus providing more data for the needed research. Better research means fewer children born still.
On October 15th, remember the thousands of unfinished children lost and the families who remain to grieve them. Honor them by taking action. Let's help pass H.R. 5979.

Results

I haven't had time to post but when I left school on Friday I still hadn't gotten a call about my results. I called and when the nurse called me back she said they were sent out and weren't back yet. I asked her if something was wrong that I should be worried about because it never takes them this long to get them back. She put me on hold to check with the lab. After a few minutes the nurse I had talked to on Thursday got on the phone and said that they had my results and that my progesterone level was 30 something (how horrible is that I can't even remember). I asked if that was good and she said yes that my Dr. had signed off on them and was happy with the number. I was happy the results were good but I was so mad because if my Dr. signed off on them then that means they were there on Thursday since my Dr. doesn't work on Fridays. UGH! I think I will be talking to my Dr. at the next visit about his less than compassionate staff.

SERIOUSLY

I called about my bloodwork this afternoon and the nurse told me they can't find the results! WHAT?!?! Who loses someone's bloodwork results. She said she would keep looking and call me back. She called back and said that they had to send it off to a bigger lab and that could be why she can't find it, it might not be back yet. Okay, this makes a little more sense, but come on, I had the blood taken on Tuesday. At this point it has been 48 hours, get my DAMN RESULTS! UGH I just want to know if my levels are normal. I told her I expected a call in the morning even though my Dr. won't be in. She said it wouldn't be a problem she would be there and she would have another provider read the results and she would call me ASAP.

It's a lime...

This week I will be carrying a lime!!! Today I finally don't feel like I'm walking on eggshells. I'm sure that feeling will be back tomorrow but for now it's gone and I'm enjoying it. I had blood drawn yesterday to check my progesterone levels. I didn't hear back today so I plan to hear back first thing in the morning or I'm calling. I assume I will keep taking the Prometrium for another week or two. Honestly, I have no problem taking it for as long as possible if it will keep this baby growing and staying put. I think it's cozy in there for the little lime and he/she shoudl plan on staying.

Without further ado, here is the 11 week belly picture. I'm getting rounder and even though I think it's cute when I'm dressed I feel like a cow by lunchtime. I can only imagine what people that don't know I'm pregnant are thinking. I keep telling Corey that they are probably talking about how I let myself go and like a good husband he tells me that he doesn't care and that he thinks I'm cute!! That saying a lot from a guy that hasn't a home cooked meal in many weeks or even worse, has only had sex twice in the last 7 weeks. **Shudders**

Now seriously....without further ado...

Hard Work

Growing a baby is the hardest job I have ever had. I am just beat 100% of the time. Most nights I'm in bed and asleep by 8:30-9:00. That's really making it hard to get anything done. But it's the hardest job I will ever love!!! Every night when I crawl into bed at 8:30 I put my hand on my tummy and tell Baby Bunny good night and then daddy is right behind me to tell him/her the same thing. After my deal last week, I'm feeling much better. I've been drowning myself in water and the cramps have gone away. I wish I could say the same thing about the gas cramps but I'll take what I can get.

10 Weeks

WOW! I can't believe that is what I look like. I really feel like the bloat has gone down but I guess a picture really does say a lot. Oh, and I'm pretty much exclusively in maternity pants now.

Last night was a rough night. I had been having cramps for 2 days so I called the Dr. and he thought I might be dehydrated from this sinus infection. I went in and had a liter of IV fluids pumped into me. I sat there for about 2 hours but I'm feeling much better so hopefully that was the problem and it will be fixed with all the water I will be drinking now.