Hello everyone. Stephanie here. I am about 6 1/2 wks pregnant and worried to death! I can't help but to think something's going to go wrong. I had a m/c last year in August at 8 wks......so I'm just waiting to pass that mark. I don't go to the doctor until 10/19. I am so ready. I do have more symptoms this time which are nausea, sore bb, bleeding gums (not too good), and constipation (also not good). So let's keep our fingers crossed.

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I do have a beautiful 8 year old daughter, Chelsi. We've decided not to tell her yet and confuse her once again. But I'll tell her once I see the heartbeat and feel a little less anxious. She's going to be so excited.

10/22/07

Hey all. 8 weeks preggo now. A little further than last time...which is a good sign. I've lost most of my symptoms. My bb are still a little tender, but not much at all. Still dealing with constipation..but not as bad. I'm getting more excited as the days go by. My husband is too. We still have told my daughter. I'm gonna wait until my 11 wk appt when they check for the heartbeat. Keep me in your prayers

10/25/07

I went to the dr yesterday b/c I was having a little cramping. They did an ultrasound and found a normal heartbeat, fetal pole, and yolk sac, but......there is some abnormal tissue in there with the baby and they have no idea what it is! They said they couldn't tell me if everything is okay or not, because they've never seen anything like it. Keep us in your prayers. Due date changed to 6-11-08 - I'm only 7wks.

10/31/07

Good news at the dr. today!! The sonographer was wrong last week. The abnormal tissue was actually the baby's head.....just had proportioned out yet. And the due date was wrong also. I'm back up to where I thought I was. 9 wks. 3 days today. Due date 6-1-08. What a great day. I freaked out for nothing.

11/9/07

Went to the dr this morning. This was my regularly scheduled appt made before the last 2 appts. They just did an exam and checked my blood pressure. Everything's normal. The dr. tried to hear the heartbeat with the doppler thingy but was unsucessful. He said we may not be able to hear it, but since we saw it last week he wasn't worried and by next appt, we should hear it very well at my next appt on Dec. 7.

I'm so excited! I just order a fetal heart doppler off of ebay. It should be here by Tuesday. That should help my panic attacks.....and thrill my husband and my daughter.

01/04/08

Had another regular appt today. Everything's normal. Haven't gained any weight the entire pregnancy, but no cause for concern since i'm a pretty big girl. I can feel the baby move a good bit and when I listen to the heartbeat with the doppler he/she always runs away from it! lol. I go for my u/s in 2 weeks...Jan 18. I can't wait. I'm hoping for a girl.

01/31/08

Didn't realize until now that I haven't updated my page since Jan 4th! Well, I had my u/s on Jan 18, and we are having a little boy. He was already appox. 1 lb! I think he's going to be big.......maybe just tall like his sister. I feel him moving all the time now. Sometimes just right above my pelvic area and sometimes around my belly button. It is the weirdest feeling.....but it's also pretty cool. We are all getting more excited by the day. Now if we could only figure out a name........

02/20/08

Let's see...... I'm 25 1/2 weeks now! Yippee! We figured out a name for our little boy, Trevor Lawson. Not sure what we're going to call him though. Everytime I tell someone the name they're like "oh, how cute.....you gonna call him Lawson" So we'll probably end up calling him that. Don't know though. I go tomorrow for a 3-D ultrasound. I'm super excited! The OB I go to doesn't really recommend them for big girls, says they might not turn out good, but I'm going to try. I have to pay $175 for this thing! They should do it for free. I'm also thinking of asking for another u/s around week 36 just to see how things look. I'll have to pay for that one also. The only one the insurance will cover is the 20 week one. Doesn't that suck. My daughter and husband are very excited now and can't wait for our little man to arrive. I'll be having a shower sometime. I'm guessing the beginning of May or so.