2nd Ultrasound

This is a pic of our little alien baby.

Sorry for the Delay!

Sorry, I have not posted before now. We had another Dr. visit a little over a week ago. The Dr. did an ultrasound for genetic testing for chromosome abnormalities. Everything looked good on the ultrasound we are just awaiting results from the blood work. I gained a 2lbs this last visit. We have another visit in about 3 weeks. Then have our big ultrasound (hopefully to determine the baby's gender) in about 4 weeks. PS Please forgive the lack of makeup in the picture.

2nd Dr. Appt

Chris and I went to our 2nd Dr Appt today. The Dr. did a full exam, took a gallon of blood, and we got to hear the baby's heartbeat again. The Dr. used an external doppler and it took awhile to locate the little bean, but finally she did! The heartbeat was 165bpm, which is considered normal. Dr. said everything looks good and wants me to come back in 4 weeks for an ultrasound, so we get to see the little bean soon! Still having nausea but Zofran is a miracle drug and makes me feel a lot better. Hopefully the nausea will end in another couple of weeks. I haven't gained any weight, but I haven't lost any either. I'm surprised I didn't gain 10lbs since i have been living off of pop tarts and baked potatoes, carbs make my stomach feel better.

I want to let everyone know what a wonderful husband I have, he is very involved with our first pregnancy and enjoys learning about the growing baby and going to our appts. Since I've been so sick he brings me breakfast in bed every morning and doesn't complain when I get crumbs on his side of the bed. He is a very special man and I love him!

First Dr. Appt

Chris and I went to our First Dr appt yesterday, but apparently this appt was only to confirm that I am pregnant and I had to schedule another appt in 3 weeks for a full exam. However, after talking to the Dr. about my severe nausea, various spotting and cramping she decided to do an ultrasound to check on the little peanut. The ultrasound tech said everything looked great! Looked like a little blob to Chris and I vs. a little baby. However, she was able to zoom in and see the heartbeat and we were able to hear the heartbeat. The heartbeat was 124 bpm, she said anything over 120 is good. And apparently being able to see and hear the heartbeat reduces the risk of miscarriage significantly and the Dr. felt more comfortable with us sharing the pregnancy news with our family and friends. Our next appt is Sept 13.

PS I had a dream last night that Chris and I are having a little boy, so thats is my guess....for now.

It's Positive!!!!

My period was suppose to begin yesterday, so I thought what the heck might as well take a test just to see. I felt very strongly that the test would be negative since the test I took earlier in the week was, I was shocked to see that SECOND LINE! However the line did not look as dark as I would have liked so I decided to run out and purchase a digital test and within 1 minute it said "Pregnant". I'm still shocked since this was our very first month to try for a baby. So here we are at the very beginning of our journey. Chris and I have decided to not tell our family and friends until we have our first Dr. appt.