We had a yard sale with the neighbors April 14 to try and clean out some of the stuff in the house that is just taking up space! Seems as though all of Mike's things sold and my stuff was left to be admired, so of course my competitiveness kicked in and I pouted. Looks as though most of my extras will have to be donated. In all the digging, I did find the stuff my mom and grandmother had purchased before my child was even conceived. I think they've been planning this longer than I have. We also found some white cotton curtains with tab tops that Mike had used at some previous residence. I washed and ironed them and hung them in the spare room (soon to be nursery). What a difference from the dark burgundy curtains. I love the yellow walls as is so I'm glad it does not need to be painted.
We were also able to sell my full size bed that was in the spare room. We have an extra queen bed for the spare room downstairs so we didn't need it, but it was SO hard to sell! I've had that bed since high school and it fit me perfectly. I loved sleeping on it. The only thing that makes me feel okay about it is that it went to a girl who is a new roommate for a good friend and she was sleeping on a blow up bed. Now to convince my husband for a new bed...
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
I must really like my doctors...
Made it to week 15! But my medical issues continue! The headaches persist but I have more energy so I'm not sure which is the worse of the two evils. I had to take an Excedrine last Wednesday because I couldn't function and was on the edge of a migraine. Doc said I could have one if it got that bad. I felt 100% better within the hour and had no headache on Thursday. My friend said her headaches ended after the 16th week, so I can hope!
At 15w1d, I felt crampy and had some brown discharge. I called the Doc just to be safe and, at this far along, they wanted me to come in right away. That kinda freaked me out but the exam went well. She still sent me for an ultrasound to check my insides and they were able to fit me in too. The ultrasound people I go to aren't just radiologists, they are fetal specialists so they are super knowledgable and informative. The doc is also really nice and checked the heartbeat, placenta, bone growth, and head size. Oh, and I have a "gorgeous cervix." LOL. I was prescribed no heavy lifting, no exercise, and unfortunately no hanky panky either. Doc said I probably lifted something a little too heavy and a blood vessel burst. Cramps were gas... How embarrassing!! These twice a day iron pills are a killer! Anyways, I'm glad everything is going to be ok. Oh and my nuchal scan ended up being fine and the chance for down syndrome or trisomy 18 is 1 in 10,000 which is basically the best odds you can get.
At 15w1d, I felt crampy and had some brown discharge. I called the Doc just to be safe and, at this far along, they wanted me to come in right away. That kinda freaked me out but the exam went well. She still sent me for an ultrasound to check my insides and they were able to fit me in too. The ultrasound people I go to aren't just radiologists, they are fetal specialists so they are super knowledgable and informative. The doc is also really nice and checked the heartbeat, placenta, bone growth, and head size. Oh, and I have a "gorgeous cervix." LOL. I was prescribed no heavy lifting, no exercise, and unfortunately no hanky panky either. Doc said I probably lifted something a little too heavy and a blood vessel burst. Cramps were gas... How embarrassing!! These twice a day iron pills are a killer! Anyways, I'm glad everything is going to be ok. Oh and my nuchal scan ended up being fine and the chance for down syndrome or trisomy 18 is 1 in 10,000 which is basically the best odds you can get.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
First Trimester Feelings
The whole reason in starting this blog was to track how I felt throughout the pregnancy and now that I'm at week 13, I really need to do some backtracking!
Little did I know that by the time you realize your preggers (if you have a regular enough cycle) you are already 5 weeks pregnant!
This is what I remember...
5-6 weeks - those first few weeks were mostly boob soreness (and growth!) and lots of peeing. I peed almost once an hour at work! My first OBGYN appointment for confirmation was the beginning of week 6. I found out later that week that my hemoglobin A1C was high (sugar) and my platelets and white blood cell counts were also high.
7-8 weeks - Oh the nausea... it's not just for mornings. I was lucky and never actually threw up, but these two weeks were rough. I felt like I had the flu/hangover. I ended up taking one day off of work to lay on the couch all day. Meat was not appealing to me at all and really sugar and cheese was all I was up for eating. I went to the first sonogram at 7 weeks to determine exactly how far along I was and I measured on point!
9-10 weeks - I figured out that if I ate every two hours, I felt a whole lot better. The key was to not let your stomach get empty! I changed from 3 larger meals a day to 3 smaller meals with a morning snack at 10am and an afternoon snack at 2pm. At this point I was really fatigued though. I came home from work and napped for an hour or two almost every day! I also purchased two new bras to accommodate my massive boobies. During the 10th week, I went back to the doctors for a 1 hour glucose test, and failed it miserably. I cut out all sweets and sodas from that point.
11-12 weeks - Breasts seemed to have stopped growing and weren't as sore (yay!) My naps became fewer and farther between. The nausea was pretty much gone unless I didn't eat for like 6 or 7 hours (oops). I took the 3 hour fasting glucose test the beginning of week 11 and passed! No gestational diabetes as of yet. I had a second sonogram for the nuchal scan to determine the risk for down syndrome. It was very cool to see the baby swimming around with 10 little fingers and 10 little toes. The face looked like a monkey, but the Dr. promised it was just a skull, haha. He/she measured 4 days ahead of schedule. In week 12, I visited the hematologist to address the high platelet and white blood cell counts. They took more blood at the visit and analyzed it right away. The platelets had been reduced from 583 in February to 503 in March to 426 the day of the appointment in April. The white blood cell count had also gone back down to normal. The hematologist suggested that I probably have an iron deficiency, which I believe considering I was borderline anemic during my college years (I couldn't give blood because of it). He ordered a full iron panel to determine if I needed supplements. At the end of the 12th week, I visited a friend's house in MD where I was able to share with a group of my college girlfriends the good news. They were very excited! I had a cute pregnancy shirt from zazzle that said "Expecting a little pumpkin in October"
13 week - Welp, I officially can't suck it in anymore. I have a baby gut. I wasn't exactly at my ideal weight when I got pregnant, but I was working out and trying to get there, so the baby is currently pushing my squishiness out. I've officially hit that awkward phase of "is she fat or is she pregnant?" My jeans still fit since they sit low, but my work pants are uncomfortable. When I stretch or yawn, I can feel my ab muscles tearing (ouch). It's kinda like the pain of being sore. I've also been sneezing involuntarily and without notice which makes me seem very inconsiderate when I don't cover my face! The hematologist called and said my iron was low so they recommended I get on some over the counter iron supplements with vitamin C and check back in a month. Hopefully this means less Drs. appointments because the 9 hour work days to make up for missed time is getting old!
Little did I know that by the time you realize your preggers (if you have a regular enough cycle) you are already 5 weeks pregnant!
This is what I remember...
5-6 weeks - those first few weeks were mostly boob soreness (and growth!) and lots of peeing. I peed almost once an hour at work! My first OBGYN appointment for confirmation was the beginning of week 6. I found out later that week that my hemoglobin A1C was high (sugar) and my platelets and white blood cell counts were also high.
7-8 weeks - Oh the nausea... it's not just for mornings. I was lucky and never actually threw up, but these two weeks were rough. I felt like I had the flu/hangover. I ended up taking one day off of work to lay on the couch all day. Meat was not appealing to me at all and really sugar and cheese was all I was up for eating. I went to the first sonogram at 7 weeks to determine exactly how far along I was and I measured on point!
9-10 weeks - I figured out that if I ate every two hours, I felt a whole lot better. The key was to not let your stomach get empty! I changed from 3 larger meals a day to 3 smaller meals with a morning snack at 10am and an afternoon snack at 2pm. At this point I was really fatigued though. I came home from work and napped for an hour or two almost every day! I also purchased two new bras to accommodate my massive boobies. During the 10th week, I went back to the doctors for a 1 hour glucose test, and failed it miserably. I cut out all sweets and sodas from that point.
11-12 weeks - Breasts seemed to have stopped growing and weren't as sore (yay!) My naps became fewer and farther between. The nausea was pretty much gone unless I didn't eat for like 6 or 7 hours (oops). I took the 3 hour fasting glucose test the beginning of week 11 and passed! No gestational diabetes as of yet. I had a second sonogram for the nuchal scan to determine the risk for down syndrome. It was very cool to see the baby swimming around with 10 little fingers and 10 little toes. The face looked like a monkey, but the Dr. promised it was just a skull, haha. He/she measured 4 days ahead of schedule. In week 12, I visited the hematologist to address the high platelet and white blood cell counts. They took more blood at the visit and analyzed it right away. The platelets had been reduced from 583 in February to 503 in March to 426 the day of the appointment in April. The white blood cell count had also gone back down to normal. The hematologist suggested that I probably have an iron deficiency, which I believe considering I was borderline anemic during my college years (I couldn't give blood because of it). He ordered a full iron panel to determine if I needed supplements. At the end of the 12th week, I visited a friend's house in MD where I was able to share with a group of my college girlfriends the good news. They were very excited! I had a cute pregnancy shirt from zazzle that said "Expecting a little pumpkin in October"
13 week - Welp, I officially can't suck it in anymore. I have a baby gut. I wasn't exactly at my ideal weight when I got pregnant, but I was working out and trying to get there, so the baby is currently pushing my squishiness out. I've officially hit that awkward phase of "is she fat or is she pregnant?" My jeans still fit since they sit low, but my work pants are uncomfortable. When I stretch or yawn, I can feel my ab muscles tearing (ouch). It's kinda like the pain of being sore. I've also been sneezing involuntarily and without notice which makes me seem very inconsiderate when I don't cover my face! The hematologist called and said my iron was low so they recommended I get on some over the counter iron supplements with vitamin C and check back in a month. Hopefully this means less Drs. appointments because the 9 hour work days to make up for missed time is getting old!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Finding out I was preggers
February 17, 2012 - Took a pregnancy test on a whim (wasn't due for my period for two more days). I was SHOCKED that it was positive. While we had been trying since May 2010, January wasn't a very good month for conception considering it was the end of wrestling season at the high school where my husband is the head coach, and he was gone at tournaments most weekends and too tired most nights. I had to take a second one to be sure, haha. I then tormented myself for two hours trying to figure out how to tell Mike. I thought about having a shirt made for our beloved dog, Daisy, but knew I couldn't keep this a secret to myself. Then I tried to rig something around her collar, but it wasn't working. I read those cheesy stories online about putting a hamburger bun in the oven... no thanks. I decided to just tell him. We had just finished the basement family room and bar area and the countertops to the bar were installed that week. So when he came home from wrestling practice, I said, "Do you know how I said throughout the basement remodel/adult cave creating that I'd probably get knocked up before I could be able to use the bar?" He kinda shook his head and then I handed him the stick and said I was right... as usual :) He was happy, but definitely incredulous too. After 9 months, you almost assume you're getting negatives in the tests.
That evening we were headed to MD to my mother's house to be in town for my grandfather's 80th birthday on Saturday. Of course, she immediately offered me a glass of wine when we got there and I said no thank you. She was pressuring and I kept saying no until she said, "You're Pregnant!" Now, I had all the intentions of doing something cute to tell my mom she was going to be a grandmother, but she ruined it, and I couldn't lie to her face. So she's known since literally, Day One. I think it was harder for her to keep it a secret than me or Mike.
To tell my Dad and step-mom, I was able to be a little more creative. I bought a silver picture frame that said "Grandpa & Me" and put the 7 week sonogram in it. They came to visit and see the finished basement on March 10. I gave my dad the wrapped frame and when he opened it, he didn't get it right away (apparently they didn't have sonograms for me, haha), but my step-mom did and jumped off the couch, ran over, and hugged me with tears in her eyes. My dad looked confused and she said "it's a baby!" The whole thing was pretty amusing. My dad isn't much for words, but he was already calling the baby a "he" and saying he was going to teach him how to do carpentry. I'll take that as happy :)
That evening we were headed to MD to my mother's house to be in town for my grandfather's 80th birthday on Saturday. Of course, she immediately offered me a glass of wine when we got there and I said no thank you. She was pressuring and I kept saying no until she said, "You're Pregnant!" Now, I had all the intentions of doing something cute to tell my mom she was going to be a grandmother, but she ruined it, and I couldn't lie to her face. So she's known since literally, Day One. I think it was harder for her to keep it a secret than me or Mike.
To tell my Dad and step-mom, I was able to be a little more creative. I bought a silver picture frame that said "Grandpa & Me" and put the 7 week sonogram in it. They came to visit and see the finished basement on March 10. I gave my dad the wrapped frame and when he opened it, he didn't get it right away (apparently they didn't have sonograms for me, haha), but my step-mom did and jumped off the couch, ran over, and hugged me with tears in her eyes. My dad looked confused and she said "it's a baby!" The whole thing was pretty amusing. My dad isn't much for words, but he was already calling the baby a "he" and saying he was going to teach him how to do carpentry. I'll take that as happy :)
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