22 weeks

Posted by Me Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:49:00 GMT

I am 22 weeks today. Baby G has been making himself more known by kicking up a storm. It’s still pretty subtle and usually only more apparent in the middle of the night and early morning, but I love it. :) LOML was able to feel a couple of kicks the other night but as said they are still pretty subtle and you kind of have to concentrate to really feel them. Either way it’s nice to feel those little thumps once in a while. I hope he keeps it up.

Life has been busy. My work contract got extended until whenever I decide to stop due to Baby. As of right now, I plan to work until beginning of January and then take some time to get ready for when baby comes. Work has been supportive but really busy. The project I am on is taking a beating so all the powers that be are slightly freaking out. Oh well, luckily I work remotely and don’t get the full onslaught of the chaos that seems to be running rampant over there. The beauty of being a contractor in a different state. :)

When not muddling through test cases and excel spreadsheets, we’ve been busy preparing the nursery. We finally cleared the room out and LOML even put a few fresh coats of pain in there – a pale yellow on the walls and a light blue on the ceiling (official names: Convivial Yellow & Byte Blue). I guess you could say it is coming along slowly but surely. We were also able to finally clear out and organize the garage which we had been putting off for 3 years. Now, there is actually room in there. I still have to clear out stuff from the guest room, but figure that’ll have to wait until we get back from our vacation.

Yes, vacation! We are leaving Oct 4th for our long-awaited trip to Hawaii. We are so looking forward to it. :) It’ll be nice to get a little break and enjoy some time together before the baby arrives. I still have to do a bunch of stuff before we go but that’s to be expected. I am a planner by heart afterall so procrastinating is not a word in my vocabulary.

In any case, today we have a lunch scheduled with LOML’s grandparents to look at cribs. They generously offered to pay for it so hence we are making a trip to our local Babies R Us and show them the one we like.

Health-wise, I am feeling better though only if I take my B6 vitamin concoction in the morning. My belly is getting bigger but still have that ridge at my belly button. It hasn’t smoothed out yet. I haven’t taken any belly shots though people have asked to see some. I don’t know – haven’t really felt like it. I am sure we’ll take some pics when we are out in Hawaii so those will have to do. I don’t know…I have never been one to just pose each week with my belly exposed. Oh well.

I have another Doctor’s Appointment on Oct 2nd. Hopefully, all is well. It should just be a general check-up. On Nov 2nd, we have our second u/s where we check on the marginal placenta previa and the cysts in our boy’s brain. Those two things are on my mind, but I am not spending my days worrying on it. I try to focus on the kicks and all the other stuff that is going on…praying all is well with baby.

As a whole I am doing good at keeping my natural worrying at a minimum, I was stupid enough to watch the Season Premiere of ER the other night and couldn’t help but freak out a little at Abby’s predicament … delivering her baby 2 1/2 months early and then undergoing a hysterectomy! Yikes! Now that I am this far along I do occasionally worry about the “preterm labor” risks and all that jazz. I know it can happen and since I haven’t gone through pregnancy before all those things are things that pop into my mind. I know it doesn’t mean that it’ll happen to me, but well with my history you can’t blame a girl for wondering and/or worrying.

However, as said, I am trying to keep those at a minimum. Working and thinking about the nursery and stuff is keeping me busy. Since we are going with a “Curious George” theme room, I got the Jack Johnson “Curious George” soundtrack as a motivator. LOML & I love Jack Johnson’s tunes so it was just perfect that he wrote the score for the movie. :) We’ll be listening to it on our way to Hawaii and hopefully our little Jack (name is not set yet – but in my opinion – still the front runner!) will be soothed by the tunes like we are. So far, I haven’t had any complaints so I think we are good. :)

As mentioned, no final name has been picked. We bought some more Baby Naming books and plan to bring them along to Hawaii where we will have some time to sort through them and see which names we like. So, we’ll see if we come to some agreement by the time we get back! :) My mom is constantly bugging me as to whether or not we have picked one out yet. I told her about Jack and I am not sure she likes it too much – but really it doesn’t matter. LOML & I will pick the name we like. I could just do without some of the snarky remarks people make when they ask about names you have thought of and they answer with “Really? – Oh ok, it’s your kid afterall so you can name him whatever!” Yeah – people and names are funny. EVERYONE has an opinion. Sometimes it seems like it would be easier to just not say anything since clearly when they ask at times they already have an opinion. As with my Mom, she’d say “Ok, Jack or James!” Let it be said that neither LOML or I have ever considered James as a name nor plan to. I just find it funny how she’ll get sneaky and throw that in there like that name has always been in the running! Oh well!

In other news, weather in Vegas has been perfect – long gone are the 100+ temps and we have now settled into the nice 80’s/70’s. Sunny and at times breezy. Fall & Spring are really nice here. Winter isn’t too bad but it does get pretty cold here since we do live in the desert and temps are pretty extreme. It makes being outdoors so much more pleasant.

I can’t believe the year is just whizzing by – before you know we’ll be starting a whole year! Where has the time gone. In Nov/Dec, LOML & I are scheduled for some classes at the hospital – the traditional childbirth education classes, a class on Basic Infact Care and Safety, and on Breastfeeding since I do plan to nurse. Hopefully, those will be entertaining.

Anyways, I have written a novel and need to get ready for our lunch date with the grandparents. Hope everyone is having a lovely Sunday! I hope the baby keeps growing and staying healthy. As Bekah mentioned in a comment, it’ll be good to make it past 24 weeks – viability stage – still dangerous but still a nice milestone to keep an eye out for. :)

All righty – hope everyone is well!

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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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12w2d

Posted by Me Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:56:00 GMT

I know I have been horribly neglectful of my blog these days. Let me assure that it hasn’t been deliberate. I have been wanting to post more regularly, but alas the first trimester has been pretty rough on me. However, the news I guess is that I seem to have made it to the coveted 12 weeks. I’d like to say that I magically woke up and all nausea and feelings of throwing up left me as soon as I reached 12 weeks but not so. It’s still up in the air. Some days go ok – some days don’t. I don’t feel like I am at 100% and I am not sure if it is all in my head or still some crazy hormone mixture coursing through my body. :) Either way, it’s ok. I did say I’d do anything and everything to ensure that Baby G is well and if this makes him/her stick around for the long haul so be it. :)

I still have my freak-out moments though because of the general crappy feeling all-around they have been kept at bay. Really don’t have much time or energy to freak out. Our next appointment with Dr. H is still 3 weeks away! Yowsers! And of course I have my moments hoping all is still well. :) I decided not to rent or purchase a doppler for the time-being. I know it would just make me obsess and if I can’t find the heartbeat I’d be in a frenzy so for the time-being I am just trying to trust all is well. :) We’ll see how that goes.

Vegas has been insanely hot which hasn’t helped. I have been pretty much staying in and sending LOML out. When I do venture out, it’s for short trips since the heat (114-117 degrees) is just too much to bare…besides all the crazy smells out in the outside world is just a little much for my still sensitive stomache.

Fatigue hasn’t been too bad though I do end up going to bed so gosh darn early (8-ish). I end up going to bed then cuz usually I end up feeling crappier at night so it’s just easier to fall asleep and sleep remnant nausea off. :) It’s all gotten to be routine I guess.

I switched from my regular Prenatal Vitamin to some Flintstone ones per Dr. H’s recommendation. He said they would do the trick and probably would be easier to digest than my regular ones. He’s right so far they’ve been going down a lot better so yay! I am still not too keen on my nutitional intake. I still feel limited by what I can eat and am hoping that Baby G gets the proper nutrition. I hope to eventually feel that second trimester kick in and start being able to eat more comfortably. Ahh, I do miss food. I miss eating and enjoying it.

So, we are doing all right over here. Taking each day as it comes. I have ordered some Pregnancy Books finally from Amazon though at first I was hesitant – me superstitious and worried and all, but this past weekend I bit the bullet and went for it. They should arrive sometime this week and then I’ll be able to find out more about what’s happening right now with Baby G.

We’ve also told our respective families and close friends that we are expecting and everyone is very excited and happy. They are cautious since they know our history but everyone has been very supportive which has been great. It was wonderful to share the news. I haven’t told my clients yet and don’t know when the right time would be. I figured I’d wait until I am more entrenched in the second trimester and had my other appointment with Dr. H. (3 more weeks!!!)

Anyways, just wanted to take a quick moment and stick my head out and say I am still here and so is Baby G (at least I hope!) ;) We’re hanging in there and hope that the next few weeks bring us more good news. I hope everyone is well. Thank you so much for the “Congratulations” from my last post. I meant to post my gratitude sooner but Baby G had different plans. :)

Bekah, have you had your u/s yet? How are you feeling??? I hope all is well with your little bean! Keeping my fingers crossed it’s a girl! I know that’s what you want! :) Please let me know how you are doing!

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Big 3-0!

Posted by Me Tue, 23 May 2006 23:05:00 GMT

I am 30 today! 30!!!!! It’s weird. It’s weird to wake up and suddenly have my twenties behind me. I mean I am ok with it, but it’s all just a bit odd. I mean so much happened in my twenties and to suddenly have left them and moved onto the thirtysomething age group takes some getting used to. :)

I am glad that I got some good news yesterday. I mean we are not out of the woods yet (not by a long shot), but at least for today, my birthday, all I know is I am pregnant. I pray that I remain that way – only time will tell, but I didn’t want to have another tear-streaked birthday. My 29th birthday was rough last year and I was dreading having another repeat this year.

No, my birthday is lovely thus far. LOML got me some cute dangly earrings. I got lovely birthday greetings throughout the day and will have a nice dinner out tonight with LOML.

The only drag of the day is that I have to work on the most annoying and boring project. I feel like I am making no headway and whoever is heading up the project is not giving me all the information so I feel like I am not “getting it!”. I hate that feeling. To top it off, the meds are making me tired and naturally I am a little nervous about tomorrow’s blood test. I want this pregnancy to be it. I want everything to be ok, but with my history I know I am not like “normal” pregnancy ladies out there. I know not to get overly excited. Start planning the nursery. Compile names or shout it off the roof tops that I got a bun (or two) in the oven. I know that things can go wrong. Terribly wrong. I am not focusing on it, but I am a bit nervous about it. I want to be able to breathe easy and believe that this is our kid. That this is our baby, but we need to get further along in the process and make it past a few more critical steps before I can rest a little easier. I have been here before. I need to make it to the heartbeat stage, past the first trimester, to ultimately holding my baby (or babies) in my arms. We’ve got a long away to go.

It sucks a little to not be able to be overly excited. I am cautious and I am nervous. However, I know it is a normal feeling for anyone who had some issues getting pregnant or keeping one so I know I am not alone.

Thanks for the lovely well wishes and congratulations! Congrats, Bekah to your news. What amazing news! :) Please keep me posted on your progress! I pray that you have a healthy & happy 9 months ahead of you.

I am going to try to stay a bit distracted and live in the moment. I am very nervous about tomorrow’s blood test. I hope the numbers go up. Doubling! Please double! It is hard not to focus on what could go wrong, but I am certainly trying my hardest. Thanks to all for your continuous support. It is appreciated beyond belief! Ok, back to the grind! Hopefully, I have some good news to report tomorrow. That’s my only birthday wish! My one and only! I sure it comes true! Keeping my fingers crossed.

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