May 1, 2008

Took a test this morning and threw it away. Well decided to pull it out of the trash and look again. I saw a very faint LINE! Can't wait till tomorrow to test again.

May 2, 2008

Took another test in the morning and got the same faint line so went out and bought a test from CVS. Definitely a positive! Were Pregnant!

Had some spotting today feeling totally crushed. ;-(

May 3, 2008

Took another test, still positive. Had a little more spotting. Called my mom and she prayed on the phone for me. Feeling a little better. Pretty much laid on my left side all day today.

May 4, 2008

Today was a good day, spotting seems to have stopped. Still spent most of the day lying on my left side.

May 6, 2008

Took another test today and the line is getting darker.
I have pretty much told everyone already!

May 6, 2008

I took another PG test this morning and the line appeared almost instantly and it was so much darker then the line on Monday!

May 9, 2008

Took another test this morning and the line appeared about the same time as the control line and it is about the same darkness as the control line. I’m feeling pretty good today, just a little tired. I had some cramping this morning that had me a little worried but it only lasted a little bit. I took a little walk and it went away!

May 10, 2008

I woke up with a sore throat this morning. In the afternoon I had some brown spotting. I ended up lying down pretty much all day. I am feeling very upset about the spotting. I want to feel confident everything will be okay but it is just scary.

May 11, 2008

Mother’s Day! I am still feeling a little sick today. Seems to be getting better as the day progresses. I haven’t had any spotting today. Went to Pappadeaux with my mom and sisters for Mother’s Day.

May 12, 2008

5 Weeks today! Woke up to really bad cramps this morning. Literally had me worried sick. I got out of bed and went to the bathroom and I was feeling dizzy and nauseous. I went back and laid down and the cramps went away. I am still feeling mild cramping as the day progresses.

May 13, 2008

Today I feel good. I gave into my addiction again this morning and took another pregnancy test. The line showed up before the urine even made it to the control line! It seems to be darker then the control line now! We have picked out both a boy and girl name now! Ethan Errol if it’s a boy and Eliana Danae if it’s a girl. This whole time I was feeling like it was a girl but now I’m starting to think it’s a boy since I haven’t had any morning sickness. Maybe it’s still too early for morning sickness, we’ll see…

May 14, 2008

Today is a good day except my cold seems to have come back full strength. At least I don’t have morning sickness… Yet

May 15, 2008

Today I had my first doctor’s appointment. It went very well. When she did the exam she told me my uterus is growing and I started crying, she asked me if I was okay and I told her I was just so happy! I’m very emotional lately! lol

It was a good day besides this damn cold, I can’t seem to shake it. .>:-[

May 16, 2008

I still have this damn cold. I am so ready to be feeling better. I guess its better then morning sickness but I would rather have neither! Hopefully I can get tons of rest this weekend and get over it.

May 17, 2008

My cold seems to be on its way out! Woohoo!!! I haven’t been feeling myself lately because I normally love food but now it’s more of a “eat to live” rather then a “live to eat”.

May 18, 2008

Woke up feeling nauseas this morning but it seemed to get better as the day went on. I’m having big time food aversions now. I’m pretty much only wanting bland foods.

May 19, 2008

Feel “okay” today. I’m still not into food and I have been pretty much force feeding myself. I feel a lot better after I eat then before so I have been munching on Triscuit’s. Those things are a life saver. I remember with Aaron all I wanted was Lays potato chips. At least I’m choosing a healthier alternative this time. ;-)

June 3, 2008

So I haven't written in a while. I've been soooo sick lately, my only relief is sleep, too bad I have to work. I'm so ready for this to be over. Other then morning (24-7) sickness things are going well. I took my 2 month picture yesterday and my tummy is already growing!

June 18, 2008

Things are going okay still. I'm still so sick. It's worse in the evenings. I'm really ready for this part to be behind me. I have a Dr's appointment tomorrow and I'm really looking froward to hearing the babies heartbeat. I hope we get to hear it because I'll be pretty disappointed if we don't. Carlton and Aaron will be there with me so we will all get to hear it together. Maybe Aaron will really start to understand a little better that there is a baby in my tummy. Well I'll post in a couple days to update on the appointment!

June 20, 2008

There really is a baby in my tummy! We got to hear its little heart beating away yesterday. The midwife said it was beating at about 160 beats per minute. I started tearing up as soon as I heard it. It’s just so amazing to think I really have a baby in there and its growing everyday and moving around already. It’s probably already cute! ;-) The midwife said everything was going perfect. I lost 5 lbs from morning (all day) sickness but she wasn’t too concerned about it. I’m sure I’ll gain it right back once I start feeling human again! Speaking of morning sickness, I really thing mine is getting worse. I don't know how much more of this I can handle. :-(

June 27, 2008

Almost 12 weeks yay! I was feeling really good two days ago and yesterday during the day and I was sure this morning sickness thing was over but last night and today were not good. :-( Well hopefully soon! My tummy is really popping out and I'll be taking another picture Monday. I'm excited to see how much bigger I am since 4 weeks ago. I've already bought maternity pants because I was so tired of the tight pants on my belly, I'm pregnant and I just want to be comfortable ya know, well turns out maternity pants are the best thing in the world!!! AAahhhhhh! I love um... Carlton said he wants to get some too. lol

July 9, 2008

13 weeks and 2 days today! I am feeling better WooHoo! I thought this day would never come! Only problem now is I have been getting heartburn pretty bad. I don't have it so far today because I have really been watching what I eat so if I can keep that up then I should be okay, if I can keep it up... Today were planning on getting Thai food at lunch so I might be suffering later. :-0 It seems my belly isn't getting any bigger, in fact I was able to wear my regular jeans yesterday so I'm hoping for a growth spurt of my little one so I can actually look pregnant. I have been feeling little flutters but I can't say for sure it's the baby so I'll just assume it's gas until I'm sure.

July 20, 2008

15 weeks tomorrow! I had a doctors appointment on Friday and got to hear the baby's heart beat again! I swear that is my favorite sound! She said it was in the 150's this time. I recorded it on my phone so I could hear it anytime I feel like it! I have lost another two lbs and they seemed a little more concerned about it but I told them I was eating and everything so I'm sure I'll start gaining soon. I'm still having heartburn everyday. Not fun. This baby had better have a lot of hair because I can't see any other reason I would be getting heartburn already. lol Well other then that everything is going great. I still feel the flutters every once in a while but I can't confirm that it is the baby yet. I like to think it is though! I am not looking pregnant yet so I'm still hoping my baby has a growth spurt. Come on baby, mama want's to look pregnant! ;-)

August 4, 2008

17 weeks today! Things have been going good. The heartburn has been a little better, or maybe I'm just getting used to it??? I was feeling the baby move pretty consistantly for a few days last week and then Saturday it seemed to stop. Guess the baby moved somewhere where it can't be felt as easly, I'm not sure but I love feeling it move so I'm hoping it will move back (or get bigger) so I can feel it all the time again. I'm still not looking pregnant. In fact I don't think I look any bigger then I did before I was pregnant since I had a little pooch anyway. I'm wondering if it's a boy again since I'm not very big, I've heard you get bigger if it's a girl but who knows??? I can't wait to find out. The doctor said they will schedule the big ultrasound at my next appointment on the 18th so I'm hoping these next few weeks really fly by. By the way, today is mine and Carlton's 10 year anniversary! Still madly in love after all these years!!!

August 13, 2008

18 weeks and 2 days. This morning I went to the doctor because I had been spotting (from intercourse) since Sunday. It stopped yesterday morning but they wanted to check me anyway. Well things are fine and the baby was very active and moving all around when she was trying to get the heartbeat. Today the heartbeat was 147 bpm. Since I was there they scheduled the ultrasound too! It's on August 27th, just two more weeks! When I left the doctor I went to Circle K to and the lady at the counter asked me when I was due! This is the first time a stranger asked me that so I must be looking pregnant now! Woohoo! Finally!!!

August 21, 2008

19 weeks and 3 days. So I have been feeling the baby a lot more lately! I used to only feel it in the evenings but now I'm feeling it throughout the day. This morning it was kicking me on my way to work. Is't such a good feeling. I love that I have that reasurance every day now, several times a day. Carlton actually felt the baby on Sunday! We were waking up for the day and the baby started moving so I had him put his hand on my tummy and the baby gave one big kick and then I guess went back to sleep cus that was it but I was happy Carlton got to feel it. It's only 6 more days till my u/s. I thought it would go by really slow but it's actually going pretty fast. I'm so excited to get a preview of my little munchkin! My tummy still isn't very big.Sometimes I look pregnant depending on what I'm wearing but most of the time I just look fat! lol

September 2, 2008

21 weeks and 1 day... It's a girl!!! We found out last week that we are adding a little girl to our family! Her name is Eliana Danae. I had a feeling it was a girl this whole time so I guess my intuition is working! lol The ultrasound went good, we got excellent pictures and we even got a DVD. She was sleeping pretty much the whole time and the tech was having a hard time measuring her head because she had it way down in my pelvis. She kept pushing on my belly but she must have been really tired because she wouldn’t wake up. At the end of the u/s she let out a big yawn! It was so cute!!! So I have already ordered her bedding and yesterday I bought her a cute little dress and letters for her wall that spell out her name. I'm so excited to paint and decorate her room! Anyway things are going very well. My belly is still pretty small but people that know me say I look pregnant now. I wonder what strangers think, they probably just think I have a pot belly. Oh well, I'll be showing soon enough hopefully. Eliana's kicks are getting stronger now and they can be felt from the outside pretty good. I even saw my tummy moving when she was kicking me yesterday. Aaron still hasn't felt her because he is a little too impatient. I'm looking forward to seeing his face the first time he feels her move! Well that’s all for now.

September 17, 2008

About me

My name is Rachel and I joined I-am-pregnant.com 6-3-08. I have been with the Carlton, father of my son Aaron and the little one in my tummy, for 10 years this August. We never got married but we are planning to soon after this baby is born. We tried for about 2 years to get pregnant this time so we are so happy and excited. I look forward to talking to all the other mom's to be.