I Graduated!

Today, at 12w6d, I FINALLY graduated from my RE. It was bittersweet. I have been going there for over a year so I had grown quite attached to everyone there and knew that I was in great hands. Plus I didn't mind the weekly ultrasounds to see the baby:) I was a little sad that the office I usually go to is closed this week for the holidays, so I had to go to a different one. The girls from my usual office sent a little goodbye note with my chart, so that was really sweet and made me cry. So everything looked great with the baby and now I am just excited to be considered a "normal" pregnant person! Next ultrasound is with the ob on January 11th. He says we'll be able to determine the sex at that time, but it seems super early. We'll see!

This week has been crazy. The day after Christmas, I came down with a nasty stomach bug and was out of commission for 3 days. Having the stomach flu is never fun, but I'm pretty sure it's worse when pregnant. I wasn't able to eat anything for two days and only a small amount on the third day but did my best to stay hydrated for the baby. I was sad that I completely lost the little belly that I had forming, but have no fear - it's back. With a vengeance, lol!

How far along are you? 12w6d

Total weight gain: Haven't weighed myself but I'm pretty sure I lost a few lbs after the flu.

How big is baby?: 3 inches!

Maternity clothes: Not yet.

Stretch marks?: Nope.

Sleep?: Still sleeping well. I got a Snoogle for Christmas!

Best moment this week?: This week has been pretty crappy.

Movement?: Not yet.

Food cravings?: Today I had a major craving for Salt and Vinegar chips. And yes, I gave into that craving. Mmmmm....

Food aversions?: Nothing in particular, it just depends on the moment.

Labor signs?: No way.

Belly button in or out?: In

What I miss: Sushi still. I practically start drooling at the sight of raw fish.

What I'm looking forward to: Starting 2nd tri and hopefully having more energy!

Milestone: Graduating from the RE.

NT Scan

We had our NT scan today and everything looks good! Bloodwork results won't be in for about a week, but the nuchal thickness was only 1.2mm (anything under 3mm is good) and there were no other abnormal markers. The tech informed us that our baby has super long legs and giant feet! Future basketball player or supermodel?

We actually had an ultrasound with the RE this morning as well (I know, poor me). The baby was really active and flipping all over the place. I wish I had that much energy at 7 in the morning! Next week will be my last appointment at the RE's office. I will officially be a "normal" pregnant woman. I will miss seeing the baby every week, as well as the staff at the office that I've grown pretty attached to, but I think it may be good for my mental health to not stress about the ultrasound every single week. I mentioned to my ob that I've been spoiled with ultrasounds and he said, "Don't worry, I'll keep spoiling you." =) It looks like he's got me on an every 2-3 week schedule.

How far along are you? 11w1d, but baby is measuring 12 weeks. Wow.

Total weight gain: Still 5 lbs. No weight gain in the past 2 weeks!

How big is baby?: 49mm, about the size of a lime:)

Maternity clothes: Nope. I did buy a bella band, but it's a little big.

Stretch marks?: Nope.

Sleep?: sleeping pretty well, but getting up 2-3 times a night to pee.

Best moment this week?: Getting to see the baby twice this morning!

Movement?: Can't feel it yet.

Food cravings?: There was one day this week where I just HAD to have an orange. I had several that day, but that was my only real craving.

Food aversions?: I'm getting over most aversions. I'm kinda loving any food right now!

Labor signs?: No way.

Belly button in or out?: In

What I miss: Coffee. I think I'm going to start having a cup a day.

What I'm looking forward to: Graduating from the RE. Oh and no more PIO injections as of today. No more sore butt, yay!

Milestone: Having a good NT scan today.

Almost 10 weeks!

This has been one crazy week. I had FOUR appointments - 2 ultrasounds, one for just bloodwork, and one for an injections lesson. My progesterone ended up going down again so I did have to start PIO shots. My hubby has been a trooper giving them to me. My bum is a little sore but the actual injection doesn't hurt at all. Last night he said, "Maybe I should have been a nurse." Lol. Good news is that my progesterone is back up!

Here's a pic of the little peanut this week:


Also, my first real belly pic!


My stomach is still fairly flat in the morning and then looks like this by the afternoon, so it's mostly just bloat. Still exciting, though:)

How far along are you? 9w5d

Total weight gain: About 5 lbs

How big is baby?: It was 29mm on Thursday. Over an inch!

Maternity clothes: Not yet.

Stretch marks?: Nope.

Sleep?: Still sleeping pretty well.

Best moment this week?: Getting to see the baby twice and I heard the heartbeat! 171 bpm

Movement?: Not yet.

Food cravings?: Pizza! I've also really been wanting sushi:( I may go this weekend and get some cooked stuff, just to get the taste.

Food aversions?: Still not liking broccoli, but that's about it.

Labor signs?: Let's hope not!

Belly button in or out?: In

What I miss: Sushi and beer

What I'm looking forward to: Just seeing the baby again next Thursday.

Milestone: Hearing the heartbeat!

8 weeks!

Technically, today is 8w4d:) We had an u/s this morning and the dr. said everything couldn't look more perfect ;D He even said the baby was "huge" lol. It's measuring 8w4d.

My progesterone did drop quite a bit, though. It went from 55 last week to 25 this week, which is sort of concerning. I will have it checked again Monday and if it doesn't go up, I'll have to start PIO. Fun :/

Here's a pic of our little gummy bear. We could see it's little arm nubs waving around! So cute.


How far along are you? 8w1d

Total weight gain: Ummm, I really have no idea.

How big is baby?: 21mm, about the size of a peanut!

Maternity clothes: Not yet. Jeans are starting to get a little snug, but luckily it's the time of year for leggings:)

Stretch marks?: Nope.

Sleep?: I can't get enough! I'm sleeping well, but wake up once or twice a night to pee.

Best moment this week?: Definitely seeing the baby this morning!

Movement?: Not yet.

Food cravings?: Anything spicy. I've been eating a lot of scrambled egg whites with tabasco.

Food aversions?: Vegetables, although I'm trying to slowly work a few back into my diet. Broccoli still sounds disgusting.

Labor signs?: Let's hope not!

Belly button in or out?: In

What I miss: Coffee and working out. Although, I'm starting to feel more low energy, so even if I were allowed to work out, I probably wouldn't.

What I'm looking forward to: Hearing the heartbeat.

Milestone: The baby is sprouting little arms and legs!

Well, hello there!

Being the slacker that I am, I just now, at over 7 weeks pregnant, decided to start a pregnancy blog. Most of you reading this blog know all about our long journey to pregnancy, but in case you're wondering, here's a little re-cap:

My husband and I wanted to be young parents, so when we got married in February 2008, we decided to stop using birth control and see what would happen. If I got pregnant right away- great, if not, that was fine too. A year passed by and we weren't too concerned, but I started to do a little research. This is when I stumbled across a little website called The Bump. I learned so much from this community. It was amazing how little I actually knew about how my body worked. This is when I started charting - temping every morning, tracking my cycles, etc. It appeared that I was ovulating regularly and on my own.

A year and a half later and STILL no pregnancy, we started to get a little concerned. I consulted with my ob/gyn who referred me to a reproductive endocrinologist. My husband and I went through all of the necessary testing and everything appeared normal. It was somewhat frustrating to have no explanation. So we proceeded with doing a few cycles of clomid and then added IUIs (intrauterine inseminations). Three of these and still no baby. I was feeling physically and emotionally drained so decided to take a break from treatments for the summer. My RE suggested that before we moved on to any other treatments, I should have a laparoscopy. I kept putting this off because I had already had a test performed which showed my tubes were clear and functioning, and I had no signs of endometriosis. Well, I decided to have the surgery in August of this year and it turned out that I did have mild endometriosis and one of my tubes was completely destroyed. Who knew??

Dr. A said that we could try another IUI using a stronger injectable drug (Follistim) and hope that my good ovary would produce a follie or two, or we could move straight to IVF. IVF was not an option financially at this time, but using Follistim was quite a gamble as well. This drug (along with all of the monitoring you need while on it) is NOT cheap either and it wouldn't even guarantee that I would produce eggs from my good side. On the flip side, sometimes it produces multiple eggs and you could have the chance of ending up with twins or more. Eeek! We decided to just go for it and I'm sure glad we did!

My life changed forever on November 2nd. I had the standard beta test in the morning but thought that there was absolutely no chance that I was pregnant. I had taken an hpt a few days earlier (totally negative) and had every sign that my period was about to start. Imagine my surprise when I listened to the voicemail from my nurse that afternoon and she said "You ARE pregnant." I kept saying to myself "huh?" outloud, over and over again. I was convinced that they had mixed up my result with someone elses.

Well, three blood tests and 4 ultrasounds later, it's starting to sink in that I'm pregnant:) We couldn't be happier or more excited. Here's a picture of our little bean from the 7 week ultrasound: