Moving Along

Posted by Me Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:02:00 GMT

Two Weekends’ ago we made a trip out to LA to visit relatives and celebrate my cousin’s 18th Debutante Party. It was quite the affair – complete with big dresses, lots of dancing, and food/drink fitting for such an event. My parents flew out from Florida for it and it was great to see and spend some time with them.

All my aunts (I have 5 aunts and 2 uncles on my mother’s side) were thrilled about our news and it was great to see everyone so excited. Nausea was abated pretty well and I was thankful to feel almost human again while out there. It was an active weekend so I was tired by the time we trekked on back to good ole’ Vegas on Sunday.

After our whirlwind trip, we arrived back at home to a fun-filled week of work and such. Work has still been really busy. I finally “came out” though at work so at least I don’t have to worry about that anymore. We have our next appointment with Dr. H on Sept 7th where we will hopefully find out the gender of the baby. I am still convinced it’s a girl for some reason (as is everyone else who ventures a guess!). I guess we’ll see at the ultrasound (provided Baby G cooperates).

Other than that, nothing new to report. I had planned to start clearing out the room that would eventually become the nursery this weekend, but alas a relapse to throwing up in the evening kept me rather immobile for the weekend. :( I had tried to stop taking my B-6/Unisom remedy only to go back to awful nausea and puking. So not fun! I ended up going to bed at 8pm on Saturday – waking up at 2am (starving!!!). Tried after a slice of toast to go back to bed at 3am – discovered that was futile and thus ended up watching TV at 3:30am until 5am. My stomach was still real wobbly so it wasn’t much fun. No puking though so that’s good! :) Eventually, I managed to venture back to bed at 5am and woke up at 7am. Ullgh! Nausea combined with puking & insomnia is so not fun! Oh well – you win some – you lose some.

I am currently 18w1d! Yowzers! We still have our handy dandy doppler and hence are able to keep an eye (err, rather ear) on Baby G’s heartbeat. Oh what a lovely sound to fill a room! I am nervous about the ultrasound next week since I hope all is well and the tech/Dr doesn’t see anything abnormal! I just want Baby G to be healthy! All I want is Baby G to be healthy and sticking around until it’s time to come out! :)

Anyways, that’s the latest update. We haven’t picked out any names nor made any moves towards the nursery. I think once we make it through more milestones we’ll feel more comfortable making strives towards that stuff. It’s crazy to think that we are close to being half-way through the pregnancy already. :) I pray that all continues to go well.

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16w2d

Posted by Me Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:34:00 GMT

Yup – I am currently 16w2d and have been meaning to update my blog for eons. However, my days have been crazy busy with work and by the time I have some free time I am so tired all I want to do is crash.

To your question, Bekah, morning sickness is not completely gone, but seemingly has gotten better. I no longer throw up consistently. I still get the queasiness and difficulty finding things that are appetizing to eat, but at least I am no longer throwing up so I guess things are getting better. :) I am still waiting for that day my SIL told me about where I wake up and feel great. It hasn’t happened yet. Yesterday, I woke up and was so tired even though I got a good night’s rest. I was also sore and achey – I think I was way more active this past weekend than in the past. I am better today…at least my eyes aren’t drooping. I have a headache, but other than that am doing all right.

Baby G is taking up more room. Though I don’t think I look pregnant yet (just look like I got a serious beer gut), I have started to wear more maternity shorts to be more comfortable. I think it is starting to pop out more and up and hence give me more of the “pregnant” look rather than I just can’t control eating. ;)

We had our OB/GYN appointment a couple of Mondays ago. All was well. Measuring right on target. Despite all the crazy nausea in the first trimester, I managed to gain 6lbs! 6lbs!!! The nurse told me “Good job!” ;) Dr. H was as nice as always and answered all our questions. We listened to the heartbeat (a nice 156 bpm) and then ushered me to have 8 vials of blood taken for the prenatal check-up and the Triple Marker Screening test. Overall, the appointment was uneventful – which given my history – I gladly welcome. :)

This Thursday LOML and I are driving out to LA for my cousin’s debutante ball (fancy 18th birthday party). My parents are flying out from FL so it’ll be nice to spend some time with them. I also plan to see my Best Friend while we are out there. I pray that whatever lasting nausea I have gives me a break while I am out there. Though I miss food – eating freely, it’s all good as long as Baby G is healthy and happy and hangs out until January of next year. Nothing is more important than that! :)

We go back to Dr. H’s Sept 7th for the big ultrasound. Hopefully, Baby G will cooperate and we’ll be able to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. We’ll be happy with either as long as s/he is healthy. My Mom and I both have a feeling that it’s a girl. I don’t know…just an instinct I guess. :)

I still have my handy dandy Doppler and been occasionally listening to Baby G’s heart. So far so good. Dr. H said we could use it twice a day. I don’t use it that often but it is nice to have it. I haven’t felt Baby G yet, but I think it is still too early. I can’t wait til s/he kicks and it’ll all feel more real.

On a different note, LOML and I have booked our long overdue vacation for October. We thought we could both use one given all the IVF stuff. We will be heading to Hawaii for a nice 2 week vacation at the beginning of October. Dr H. thought it was a great idea and said he didn’t see any issues traveling during that time. It’ll be nice to get away for a bit and relax before Baby G arrives. :)

Other than that, life is going on as normal. Work has been insanely busy. I am going to tell work folks this week that we are expecting. It’s all a bit weird “coming out” to people. I still get worried, but am also excited. I cherish the journey we are on right now and feel grateful for every step we get to take and accomplish.

I hope the morning sickness goes away completely soon and I get my energy back – not to mention better appetite. After the LA trip, I hope to take some prenatal yoga classes at the hospital provided I feel better. I need to incorporate some exercise back into my life. We’ll see how things go. :)

I hope everyone is doing well out there in the vast Internet world! :)

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Update

Posted by Me Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:40:00 GMT

So, it’s been a while since I last posted. Thanks, Bekah for the check-in! I thought I’d respond by doing a quick “Update” post. :)

We have our second appointment with Dr. H next Monday, the 7th of August! Wooohoo! I hope all goes well then. We won’t have an ultrasound so I think the appointment won’t be too long. Either way it’ll be nice to see the Dr and make sure all is going as it should down there.

I would like to say that now that I am in the second trimester that I woke up one day and magically all my nausea went away and I feel “GREAT!!!” as my SIL once told me it happened. Alas, not quite yet. I made it through a week or so without the consistent evening puke event but had a recurrence this past Monday when I got that all too familiar feeling and ran for the nearest bathroom. Tuesday I felt better and we’ll see how Wednesday goes. I am still a bit queasy and taking the Dr’s advice and taking my B-6 Vitamin/half a Unisom tablet combo twice a day to remain functional throughout the day. I have tried not taking it or varying its combination always with less than stellar results. :(

A week ago I had a little scare when I found some brown spotting in my undies. I called the Dr’s office and D, the trusted nurse told me not to worry. Brown Spotting is ok. Bright red is bad which I knew. The spotting only lasted one day…really one morning, but of course, I was freaked and made LOML order a doppler right away so we could check on Baby G. We did and were able to discern the heartbeat which allowed me to sleep a little easier without visions of impending miscarriages. I haven’t used the doppler since. I don’t think Baby G likes it very much since the next day I got super nauseous again. I figure we have the doppler for emergency purposes. Since I am so used to Dr BT’s schedule going 4 weeks without some other kind of reassurance can drive a woman batty. However, I also promised myself not to go super neurotic and use that thing every minute of the day. :)

Despite the on-going nausea, I have been able to gain some weight. I think I am up to 3 lbs now, maybe 4. Haven’t weight myself recently. My belly is getting bigger and I have been forced to resort to buying some maternity wear which makes me look more pregnant than just fat I think (or maybe that’s just wishful thinking). Sleeping has gotten a little bit more complicated since I am trying to sleep mainly on my side. I have pillows everywhere which makes it look like I am sleeping in some kind of fort.

Work has still been insanely busy. I haven’t “come out” to work people yet, but plan to sometime next week. Since I don’t work in an office and am a freelancer, I didn’t feel the urgency to tell anyone right away. Most of my clients I never even met face-to-face so it’s a bit odd to share something personal. However, share I will since eventually it will impact my availability to work.

I don’t think I have “felt” Baby G yet. I have felt some flutterings but can’t discern if it is just gas or things moving around in there or actually the Baby…or lastly again it’s my mind playing tricks on me which is entirely possible. I haven’t looked at any Baby stuff yet – still feel it’s too early in the whole process. I have, however, made some Pregnancy Books purchases from Amazon. I am skipping around them all and they did come in handy when I had my little spotting scare. Though honestly, one book gave me no information, one scared the crap out of (“What to expect when you are expecting!”), and the other was actually very helpful (“The Pregnancy Bible”). In any case, I enjoy reading the week-by-week books since it’s cool to find out what’s happening with baby. :)

Since work has been so busy and I don’t usually take naps during the day, I crash pretty darn early…like 8pm early. It is actually quite pathetic. I adopted this early bedtime during the height of “morning sickness” where I was just tired of feeling so sick that eventually I figured going to sleep might give me some relief. Now, I do it partly for the initial reason and also cuz after a full work-day I am just tired and need to sleep. I am trying to take my prenatal vitamins again so I can get the right amount of iron in me to hopefully keep away any potential anemia. I have been relegated to Flintstones ones for a while there (recommended by Dr H) since they were easier to take while dealing with the all-day nausea. I tried a new “real” prenatal vitamin today since the ones I used to take just don’t become Baby G anymore (meaning – send me invariably to the bathroom for a puking session).

So, that’s the update. We’re doing well. I am trying to worry less and trust that all is as it should be. I am trying to feel more comfortable that this baby will stick and am grateful for the miracle that is growing inside me. Even though the morning sickness has not been pleasant, I’ll endure this and much more if it means that Baby G is well since ultimately that is the most important thing right now – our baby’s well-being.

I hope everyone is doing well out there in the Internet world! Wish us luck at our appointment on Monday and hopefully we continue to good news.

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