Updates, Updates!

My husband came home from his month long training thing at 1:30 am on Saturday so I didn't post for my 16 week update! 16 weeks! Crazy!

Baby C should be measuring about 4.3-4.7 inches CTR or rougly an avocado & weigh 2.75 ounces! My big baby!!
According to my blog ticker!: 5 ounces. HUH?!?! How could they be SO different? Supposedly the size of a grapefruit. (what it says today, 16 wks 3 days)


Today is another OB appt, yay, & my husband's first if he remembers! I've reminded him 3 times in the last 24 hours. I so need to hear the heartbeat. I had a bad bad dream last night & I desperately need to hear the heartbeat to reassure me everything is ok. I pray they find it on doppler because I've yet to hear it there. I've only seen it so far. Just under 5 hours until I'll be slimed & hopefully smiling ear to ear! Quick note: I also had a good dream in which we had a healthy baby girl! I won't buy clothes yet but seriously everything is pointing to girl. :) I can't wait to find out! Should be one month from today!

I'm horrible at updating. Well, yesterday got busy & I felt bad. So now here's the update!
I really liked my doctor yesterday, Dr. Kacenga. We heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time ever, 148ish(still girl range, yay) & my husband was not impressed. He said it was anti-climatic. I kid you not. What a spoil sport! My blood pressure was high & I brought up my cortisol problems from before so he threw away my paper for the 18-20 wk ultrasound & I'm now being sent for a high risk ultrasound on the 8th. Talk about scary. I have to pick up a copy of all of my medical records from the last year & bring them with me on Thursday(8th). I also have to take them into the OB for the lady to copy. Not sure if Mike will go to the ultrasound, as he asked if he HAD to go to all my appts. But it's an ultrasound, you get to see the baby, & that's always awesome. Maybe that'll be enough to impress him, actually seeing the baby moving. His baby!!! :) Welp, that was my appt. :)

15 Weeks

This seems so crazy, the number 15 seems so big! I know, silly. :) So, what's been happening with me?! Early morning insomnia! Grrrr! It's frustrating. I tend to wake up sometime between 12-2 & am awake until 3-4, something 5. I've tried laying in the dark & letting my mind wander. I've tried reading to tire myself. I've tried sleeping masks. Nothing works! I haven't been taking naps during the day, I'm not sleeping in late & bedtimes have varied to try & find the best bedtime for sleeping through the night. Nope! I've also gotten the pleasure of rock hard want to die nipples & lots of pressure in my woman area. I seem to have pains daily which I've learned is my life now. I guess it lets me know things are moving along. :)

Baby! Should be around 4 inches CRL which is roughly an apple or orange and weigh 1.75 ounces.
Should!!! But baby is measuring small. I'm sure he/she will catch up soon, at least I'm hoping. :) Still our baby, still growing inside me, Still Amazing!!! :)

Ultrasound

Today I went in for my est. due date/how far am I ultrasound. I expected to be what they were calculating which was 2 weeks ahead of my calculations. Instead baby is measuring nearly a week behind which literally is impossible. I could understand measuring a few days smaller but not a week. I know the days we had sex & when we didn't. Oh well, there is a what 6 day room for error right.

Baby C was VERY VERY active! They had to do transvaginal which I actually prefer because you see the baby better. C was moving her mouth non-stop and the nurses were entertained the whole time. They kept ooh-ing & aah-ing talking about how active she was. Basically doing somersaults in my belly. They asked if I felt anything yet, which hello shouldn't you know you can't feel the baby this early, & oh how I will! when I do start. :) That made me happy. I'm glad Baby C is SO active. The nurse was a little annoyed when I asked for the hb because that wasn't on the agenda & it's different for getting it on ultrasound. STRONG baby! 161! If you go by the HB gender test, DEFINITELY a girl! Makes 4 girl results & 1 boy result for the different gender guessing games. Chinese, Mayan, HB, Baking soda, & another one, Pointing to our girl!!!

Measurement I got:
HB: 161
CRL: 75mm

I got pictures too but they're blurry because she wouldn't hold still. Normal profile & head on ones. :)

14 weeks

Here we are, another week down! 14! I dealt with morning sickness earlier this week but it might've been partly from the prescription prenatals. I switched to Target brand & started keeping down breakfast, thank goodness! A little heartburn & lots of back pain. Insomnia of course.

So, our bugaloo is...
Roughly 3.5-4 inches ctr which is roughly the size of a LEMON! &
Weighs roughly 1 ounce!

So big but weighs so little! Everyday he/she is growing & thriving. I can't wait to see him/her again on Tuesday when I find out exactly how far I am (14 or 16 weeks). I don't know if they'll give me pictures but I hope they can. I'll at least ask for a copy of the measurements. I want to record it again but I want to be able to focus on the screen too. I love watching the first video, watching the baby twitch & seeing the profile of him/her. I could do that again, be able to watch it every day if I wanted & also share with family. Tough one! Anywho, there it is. I'm 14 weeks pregnant! Crazy & still in denial at times, most of the time. It's glorious!

The ticker on this page says baby is 4 inches long & weighs 2.5 ounces. That sounds way better!!! :)

13 Weeks

Trimester Two - Weeks 13 through 27 

13 weeks, 2nd trimester! How amazing! Truly Truly Amazing! :)

Baby C should measure approx. 2.5 to 3 inches from ctr!(crown to rump) or about the size of a peach. Aww, my peachy baby! :) Baby C should weigh about .5-.8 ounces. His/Her vital systems are all fully developed. Time to concentrate on GROWING! Up to 1 inch a week. Isn't that crazy! It makes me happy!

My ticker is saying Baby C should be 3 1/2 inches long & weigh 1 1/2 oz. How confusing! Which one do you believe?! Maybe 3 1/2 inches including legs. :) It also says he/she can make sounds now. That's exciting!

Weeks 1-9, I didn't know I was pregnant. Weeks 9-12.5 were pretty easy & calm. The last few days have been scary but I've stayed calm. I'm sure a lot calmer than most preggos would be. I just take comfort in the fact that some women just bleed during pregnancy. That it's not abnormal & that our baby was completely fine on Thursday. That I got to see our munchin & see the heart beating. I will continue to pray for God to keep our baby safe & healthy. That's all I can do. Stay calm & put my trust in God. :)

We are 13 weeks pregnant, hello second trimester. I hope to see lots of you! 14 weeks of you in fact! :)

Scary

Today has been by far the scariest day of this whole pregnancy. I started bleeding, not spotting but bleeding! I panicked but then realized I need to stay calm & see if it continued. Welp, 30 mins later & a little more blood I call the OB. I'm told to call back in 30 mins if the doctor hasn't called me. Well, apparently it was an answering service, not the actual office. BOO! Right before calling I go to the bathroom again. I can't tell you how much you have to pee when you're trying to NOT to! A big amount again & I am officially panicking. So I call at 1:50, get put on hold for a while, but then told to come in. I just kept going over how they couldn't find the heartbeat on doppler & how I didn't see it on the u.s. like they said. Get there, sign it, & wait. Oh lord, please don't make me wait!!! It was only about 5 mins but it seemed like forever. Get back there, they try comforting me by telling me bleeding isn't that uncommon in pregnancy. Yea right people, you're not suppose to bleed. Spot, I understand, but bleed?! Ok Ok, enough of miss paranoid. Doctor comes in & it's time for dildo cam, hehe.

Up pops our baby. Our squirmy wormy baby! I taped it on my phone & it was such a short time, I wish I could've watched it for longer! Video doesn't do it justice, seeing it in person is the most amazing thing ever! On the video you can't see it but I saw the heart beating! Amazing doesn't describe it at all! Surreal, it's so surreal!

The doctor couldn't find the reason for my bleeding but as he said "you're definitely bleeding". Yes thank you, I had noticed. He was really nice though & told me he'd come do this every day if he had too. Don't think the OB office would appreciate me coming in every day though.

Wow, I saw our baby for the very first time & it truly was unbelievable. Someone pinch me please!