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I found out that I was pregnant on Nov 9th with a HPT and then went to the hospital on Nov 12 for a blood test just to be sure. I am now 5 weeks pregnant. I have had some cramping and some morning sickness. The cramping worries me some. My husband and I are very excited!

Thank you to all that are visiting the page.

My first dr appointment is 12/11 and it seems like it is taking forever to get here! :)

November 25, 2007

I am starting my sixth week now and I am feeling much better. I don't have the cramps and the morning sickness is gone...so far! I hope Dec 11th gets here fast! I can't wait to see our baby!

December 11, 2007

I went for my first appointment and had an ultrasound! You could see the liitle arms moving and the baby was quite active! The heartbeat was 182...sounds a little fast but the doctor said that was good. The baby measures at me being 9 weeks and 2 days, which puts me a week further along than we were counting. I am so excited, but July seems to be forever away!

December 26, 2007

I have 14 more days until my next appointment and I am looking forward to hearing the heart beat again. I had a terrible headache through Christmas but I don't think it was from being pregnant but a lack of sleep and eating different types of food! The morning sickness hasn't been too bad... I just feel sick when I am hungry and sick after I eat but thankfully no throwing up! I am looking forward to the end of the first trimester so hopefully that will stop!

January 10, 2008

Today I went for my 12 week appointment and all is giong well. I haven't gained any weight, my blood pressure is the same and the heartbeat was 160 bpm. The appointment was nice and fast, but I wish they could do more ultrasounds so we can see our little baby grow! I am now 12 weeks and 5 days and the morning sickness seems to be getting much, much better. At least I don't feel sick all the time now!

January 22, 2008,

Maybe it is just me but it seems like it is taking FOREVER for my next appointment to get here. I am 14 weeks and 3 days today and I am showing big time...I think anyway. I still haven't gained any weight so it makes me happy knowing I must be losing it somewhere since my belly is getting big. 17 more days until my next appointment.

February 4, 2008

I am starting to get over the flu...I guess. I feel some better and I am not coughing non-stop, when I do it hurts my belly. I wonder what the baby is thinking with all the chaos! My fever is down on its own and that is the most important to me. I was worried because it stayed up for a few days and the first couple of days nothing was bringing it down. I can't wait to go to the Dr on Friday to hear the heartbeat again! Hopefully my being sick and losing weight hasn't negatively affected the baby.

February 8, 2008

I had my 16 week appointment today. I have lost 2 pounds, blood pressure was about the same and the baby's heart rate was about 150. The baby kept moving around so the Dr tried to count the beats. I found out that I am close to dehydrating so all my water drinking while I was sick didn't help. I now have to drink plenty of Gatorade (yuck). If I am unable to drink plenty of Gatorade and eat better without feeling sick, I have to call them back and will probably have to get an IV for fluids. I tried my best to get an ultrasound today so we could make sure everything is ok, but he said I had to wait until next month. He wasn't concerned with the weight loss nor the fact that I haven't gained any prior to this appoinment, but my belly keeps growing and growing.

February 22, 2008

Well I woke up this morning and it all hit me that I am 32 today and pregnant. In a million years, I would have never dreamed of having a baby past 30! We planned getting pregnant down to the fact that I wanted the baby to be born in the summer and all, so it isn't like it wasn't planned and I knew I would be 32. Maybe it is these pregnancy hormones kicking in for the first time today. Maybe it is the fact that I had Dr Pepper about 9pm last night and I didn't sleep good...who knows...all I know is I am going to go from being one of the youngest moms at school PTA meetings to one of the oldest! Anyway, don't get me wrong, I am very excited about having this baby with my super wonderful husband and I catch myself talking to the baby all the way to work in the mornings. This morning I was talking to the baby like it was here telling it what I was going to feed it for breakfast...crazy huh? Then again maybe I was so hungry I was just looking forward to feeding myself!

March 4, 2008

We went for the 20 week ultrasound and everything looks great...and we are having a boy! We were not disappointed, just a little shocked since everything pointed to it being a girl. His heart rate was 150 today which is what most people would consider a girl. All the Chinese Gender Prediction charts would show a girl. So ladies, you can't go by anything...just seeing it on the ultrasound! We are very excited about our little baby boy and went straight to the store to buy some blue!

April 2, 2008

We went to the Dr today and our little boy's heart beat was 150. I had gained 2 pounds but I think that is only because it was a late afternoon appointment because I weighed myself the morning before going to work and I was still the same as before. Right before the appt I had a meeting at work that made me furious so my blood pressure was super high but they made me lay on my left side and took it later until it went down. The Dr said everything looked good he was only concerned for the fact that I have been sick and coughing for two months now, so he had the receptionist to call my family Dr and make an appt with them. I went to that appt the next morning and the Dr said my lungs sound pretty bad and now I am on a strong cough medicine, antibiotics and he gave me an inhaler. I have to admit, I am using all but the inhaler, I have never used one before so I guess I am just being a big baby! If I am not better by Monday he wants to do xrays on my lungs. So most of my second trimester I have been sick...so much for the easiest part of the pregnancy! Anyway, I am calling on Monday to set up the diabetes test and then an appt for the 4D ultrasound. I am looking forward to seeing our little boy again!

April 14, 2008

Ok, so now the hip pain has started...I hurt if I lay on either side too long and I hurt when I sit at my desk at work too long. My little boy has grown to the point that I occassionally have a difficult time taking a deep breath, especially if I am sitting up. I have to lean way back in my chair and strecth out to breathe! I know people at work probably think I am crazy! My baby's movements have went from rolls to kicks! He can kick pretty hard and sometimes it actually hurts! It is funny because I can just picture him in there trying to get comfortable! I have my 4D ultrasound scheduled for April 29th and I am very excited to see him. I also have to get the lovely GD test that week and my Dr appt on May 2nd so that will be a busy week for me, but I am looking forward to it...ok maybe not the GD test but everything else! I wish July would hurry and get here! I am trying not to use my vacation and sick days until the baby is here, but I am starting to feel like I really need a day off from work!

April 29, 2008

We had our 4D ultrasound today! It was fun to see him again especially knowing this could be the last time we see him until he is born. He was active during the entire ultrasound which made getting good pictures a little difficult. The ultrasound tech put a vibrating machine on my stomach and moved it around trying to get him to move and instead of moving he started hitting at it! Then she started poking and shaking my belly and then he just got comfortable. I think he thought he was getting a massage! Or he was thinking, "they want to mess with me, I will show them and not move!"

Oh yeah, I took the glucose test today as well. I should know the results tomorrow. I hope all is well because that drink wasn't TOO bad to drink (orange flavored) but I got so jittery and felt sick to my stomach the rest of the day. I really don't want to go through that again...and for 3 hours!

5/2/2008

Today was our normal appointment and all went ok...I guess. I had gained 6 pounds...craziness! I had weighed myself at home this morning and I had only gained 1 pound since the last appointment. My feet and hands were very swollen. My blood pressure was good, I do not have gestational diabetes and that is great to hear being I am overweight anyway, my iron was low so I get to take lovely iron pills and I my belly was measuring at 29 which is what I am, I just haven't changed my date on the website to stay with everyone I started with from day one! The reason I said the appointment went ok was the Dr informed me that because of my age, that I could get toxemia. Well I realize anyone can get it but why would he tell me that if I have no other signs??? I mean he could have said to watch out for the signs because of my swollen feet, or because they tested protein in my urine, or something! I realize it may be the fact that it is my hormones and I know that I am 32 having a baby but that isn't THAT old and so far everything else has been great and just right so don't tell me that without more reasons to tell me!!! I already feel that my Drs rush me in and out and don't give me all the information they should tell me. They measured my belly at my 24 week appointment but never told me what I was measuring and this time I had to ask twice before he told me. They didn't want to tell me the number of my glucose test until I asked twice and they finally told me. I am learning to just keep asking until they tell me but I feel when they do something to me they should just tell me the results. Honestly, the nurse will take my blood pressure and if I didn't ask what it was, she would write it down and not tell me.

May 5, 2008

Saturday, I stayed at home and between doing anything I put my feet up. I was determined that I was going to get rid of the swelling! I finally saw my ankles again which was very exciting! I weighed myself that evening and sure enough the weight was back down to what I weighed at my 24 week appointment so I guess all the weight gain on Friday was from the fluid that was making me swell. Sunday my husband and I went shopping for hours and I had Mexican which was great...the heartburn afterwards, not so great but nothing a little ice cream didn't cure! Then I went into work for a few hours after all of that, so I was going all day long. AND GUESS WHAT...I still had ankles...no swelling! This pretty much made my whole weekend when I wasn't swelling up like a marshmellow anymore! I know I probably will some more, but for some reason it just really bothers me.

May 7, 2008

I went to the hospital last night after some pink spotting. I didn't have any other signs or symptoms so I was worried but knew I wasn't in labor. Honestly, I thought I probably had a UTI, but when I called the Dr he was already at the hospital so he told me to come in to just be checked. He didn't think the spotting was an UTI as he said it would have been more red and there would have been other symptoms, so he checked my cervix and said it is still high and thick and he could feel the baby's head down there. They monitored the baby for a while and I didn't have any contractions which made me super happy but I found out the baby is a little show off! He didn't move a lot yesterday but as soon as they put the straps on for the monitors, he went wild. Our little man didn't stop until they took the monitors off.

I am so lucky to be sharing all of these amazing little parts of pregnancy with my amazing husband. He is so great about everything. He worries a little more than I do, but this is his first baby and experiencing the craziness of pregnancy. I know I don't tell him but I certainly hope he knows how much I appreciate everything he does for me.

May 16, 2008

I had my Dr appointment today and everything went well. I have gained a total of 5 pounds, the baby is measuring 31.5 cm, heart rate was 150 and my blood pressure was 120/76. I love knowing that things are going well and I don't have too much longer to go!

June 4, 2008

I had my Dr appointment today and everything went well. I have gained a total of 7 pounds and the baby is measuing 34 cm, heart rate was 160 and my blood pressure was up a little at 130/80. They did the NST because he hasn't been moving as much and when he does, it doesn't seem as strong. Well that was until they hooked me up to the machine and he moved the entire time. They probably thought I was just saying that to get the test, but oh well, we got to sit and listen to him move and his little heartbeat for a while and we watched A Baby Story so it was nice and relaxing for me! I was sorta disappointed as I was hoping they would check to see if I was thinning or even dilating any but he said they start doing that in week 36. I started dilating with my son about two months before he was born. Of course I stayed at 1 for a long time and then at 2 forever, but it was exciting to know I was close! My next appointment is June 18th, so I am looking forward to that one.

June 18, 2008

I had my Dr appt today and everything went well. She checked to make sure I wasn't losing any fluid and said I wasn't dilated at all. I was disappointed because I was hoping to have dilated some so I knew it was getting closer. I feel that the baby is extremely low. I have aches and pains and it hurts to sit down and it hurts to stand up. However, she also said the baby hasn't dropped yet. At this point, I just want things to move along. I start going to the Dr every week now...maybe that will make time seem to go by faster.

June 25, 2008

I had my Dr appt today and everything went well. No big or exciting news unfortunately. She said I was a fingertip dilated, which to me means nothing. I want to hear, "Oh my you need to go to the hospital!!" I asked how big she thought my baby was right now and she never answered me. I want to know these things. I was measuring 37 and I have gained a total of 9 lbs.

June 30, 2008

I had my baby shower on Saturday and it was a lot of fun. I was extremely exhausted afterwards but my son had a baseball game so no time to rest! We are going to start washing up some clothes and things tonight, just to be ready, but honestly at this point, I feel I am going to be pregnant forever. I was having pretty good contractions there for a while. I knew it wasn't real labor but I know they help things along, but nothing worth talking about lately. I haven't felt any contractions for a few days. I just wish things would move right along.