Just wanted to share my story with you- I had difficulties getting pregnant for a little over two years- I had a miscarriage at 8 weeks right in the beginning, and another at 5 weeks at about a year and a half into it. My sister had given me an article on how your thyroid affects getting/staying pregnant after my second miscarriage. I didn't show any signs of having thyroid problems, so I brushed it off. About 5 months later we got my husband sperm count checked, and it was fine, so I decided I might as well look into what could be wrong with me, due to the opk didn't seem to be working either. I decided what the hell, the first thing I had them check was my thyroid-it seemed to be the least exspensive to start out with. (my insurance does not cover and testing based on fertility/TTC...they don't have to know why you want your thyroid checked) It turned out my thyroid was just a TINY bit underactive, my dr. said I didn't have to have medication, but I pushed him. (If you read up on it, just being off a few points can really effect you) Within a month and a half, I got pregnant, and have stayed pregnant

So I am finally writing on here because I am not as freaked out as before. I have had two miscarriages in the past, and did not want to get my hopes up. I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks 3 days and everything was great with a heartbeat of 163. Then today I just had another apointment and they got the baby's heartbeat on the doppler!. At this point he said we don't have anything to worry about, I am finally excited! We are going to buy all the nursery furniture tomorrow!

Jan. 22

So, we found out it is a girl a couple of weeks ago! I REALLY wanted a boy, but with out history I am so thankfull that everything was ok with her! We told our families of our name choice- Ryleigh Leanne- and my family loved it but my husbands family was really rude about not liking the name. They kept telling me "better" names. I have always been on great terms with them, and am not outspoken at all, so when I started responding to the comments with "if you like that name so much, maybe YOU should have a baby and call it that" or "Wes and I like the name WE chose, we really don't care what other people think" they were suprised, and have not said another word about our name choice.

Feb. 19

I am getting so tired! I have never felt this huge in my life, and even getting my butt out of a chair is getting too hard! Also, my husband likes to sit and laugh when he watches me try to get my shoes/socks on...jerk.... I am also so jealous of those who can feel their babies alot-the combo of my lil' girl being so mellow and an anterior placenta means MAYBE I feel a "swoosh" every few days, but not much more. It makes me sooooo paranoid that something will go wrong and I won't be able to tell!!!! I think if I felt her trucking around more maybe it would seem more worthwile to be this tired/grumpy/fat. On to the job....I don't want to come back to it AT ALL!!! I am so mad that we don't have the money for me to be a stay at home mommy! A mommy has been my dream since I was little, and I am going to have to go back to work (hopefully I will be able to take a FULL 12 weeks off, my company is too small to have to follow the FMLA rules though) and my mom is going to get to play mommy to my baby---EERRG! I know I would rather have her take care of Ryleigh than some daycare center, but I am already envious of the time she will get to spend with my girl.

March

My Nursery is finally finished!!!!!!!!! My sister did a great job, she is very talented!

April 10

I am so ready for little lady to make an appearance! Its weird-I think about how long 6 weeks is to see her, but I am also terrified for her to be here. I guess I am just having mixed up feelings lately. It is getting so real-I pre-register at the hospital tonight (the orientation/registration is from 7 to 9 at night, I don't think I have seen 9 on a work night in 7 months! Hopefully I can stay awake) I also can't wait to stop working-I am working up until one week before my due date-may 14th the last day baby! I hope I can make it that long...it is getting so hard for me to do all my work and stay focused-plus, the two other girls I work with have been gone all week and I have been expected to do ALL of our work-so this week is really wearing me out.