Can I just feel human again?

Here we are at 16 weeks. I wish I could say I was feeling better, but I'm still battling morning/all day sickness. I've had a perpetual cold which has made it impossible to feel human! In fact last week I ended up with a sinus infection that was the worst pain I've felt in my head. I couldn't even open my mouth!!! Then we ended up at the Ob's office because I had an allergic reaction to the antibiotics...itching. Thought it was that dreaded cholestasis showing up WAY to early. But, Here I am, 16 weeks, and patiently waiting to find out if it is a boy or girl at our 2:30 ultra sound on March 6th! :) I'm excited...I'm hoping for a boy (mainly because I've had way different symptoms that Eleanor) but ultimately will be ecstatic for a HEALTHY baby. The Snoogle has been busted out in bed, and I'm still taking benadryl to make it through the night.  Here's to waiting...

PS. I told Patrick that I'm not doing this whole pregnancy thing again. While I'm beyond grateful that I'm pregnant, I remembered that this is not my favorite state of being...I'm much happier being after the end product!!! :)

How far along? 15 weeks and 5 days
Total weight gain/loss: 6 lbs
Maternity clothes? Some of my pants and a few shirts. I've not really gained a whole lot yet...
Stretch marks? NO
Sleep: I've been REALLY tired because of this killer sinus infection. It really took me down! I'm tired of being sick!! 
Best moment this week: Hearin gthe baby's Heart beat twice in one week. 146 last Tuesday 2/5 and 150 today. :) 
Have you told family and friends: YES!
Movement:  Not yet
Food cravings: I wish I craved things...I want salty things..pickles, etc. 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Anything can at the drop of a hat!! 
Have you started to show yet: YES!
Gender prediction: Hoping for a boy this time...
Belly Button in or out? IN
Wedding rings on or off? On. 
Happy or Moody most of the time: Depends on the time of the day!! :)
Weekly Wisdom: Sudafed is evil...and getting sick while pregnant has to be the worst!!! UGH! 
Milestones: Making it to week 15. :) 

Hi Everyone! :) 

Week 12

11 weeks: Baby is the size of a fig

Your baby is now about as big as a fig. (Length: just over 1 1/2 inches, head
to bottom.)

How far along? 11 weeks 5 days
Total weight gain/loss?  +5lbs 
Maternity clothes?  I have busted out my maternity pants and some shirts. The pants are way to big, but are more comfortable. Best to take advantage of it! 
Stretch marks? None, thank goodness.  
Sleep?  Taking unisom and b6 at night helps me sleep through the night AND prevents me from barfing in the morning! 
Best moment last week? Seeing my baby again! 
Movement?  I Nothing as of yet....
Food cravings? Let's see: Indian food and....honey combs cereal. I did buy pickles because they sounded good. :) 
Gender? Still a BUG! 
Labor signs? Nothing! 
Belly button in/out? In. 
What I miss: Feeling human and not wanting to barf when i sit down to dinner. This evening sickness is OLD. 
What I am looking forward to: Finding out what we are having!!! 
Milestones: Going to Vegas this week! :) Babymoon! 

Here we go again!

Believe it or not...we are pregnant! On our own...no help....On 11/24/12, (the day after Thanksgiving...) I took a pregnancy test. I took it because I realized only then that I was 5 days late! The morning went something like this.
P: Did you start your period?
B: No...I think I was supposed to start Wednesday. Last month I was 5 days late, so I'm not really concerned. I'll go pee on a stick though.
P: OK.
I walk to the bathroom, pee on the stick...and HOLY CRAP...there are 2 lines! I start shaking and say:
"Umm honey...I think you need to come in here..."

I think we were in total shock for a few minutes. (or a few days!!!)

 The frist beta that I had drawn was 2737. Then it was 6738 3 days later. This means we are really having a baby! We go for our first ultrasound on 12/13. I'm still skeptical just because this all seems unreal to me! We are very blessed that's for sure! 

Update:

We went for our Ultra sound on 12/13/12 and we have a BUG! :) (Baby of unidentified Gender)! The heartrate was 154 and the baby is due August 1st! :) I'm still keeping my posts in draft form, and will go public, as soon as we tell our families. :) So, if you are reading this, I'm still blogging, but I've been waiting to go public. 


12/21/12
I've been experiencing some of the WORST nausea! I have been sick all day long...well not throwing up, but i sure do feel like it!  I've started the b6/unisom trick, and that seems to be helping. We head back to the GYM for our next ultra sound on the 28th ( A great 32nd birthday present to me!)

I've also been doing some thinking. Just about how God work in funny ways. I remember the day we got the call that we only had one viable embryo through the IVF process. I was devastated. I thought to myself, what if we can't get pregnant again. What if we have to go through the IVF process all over gain? But now  almost 2 years later, here we are pregnant...on our own. And I'm almost thankful that we only had one embryo. What if we had another one frozen? What would we have done? Would we have chosen to have the baby? I guess I'm lucky we don't have to have that conversation and we are able to enjoy the pregnancy with baby #2. :)

12/28/12

We went for our 2nd ultrasound! Baby is doing GREAT! The little peanut is already measuring a week ahead of schedule! :) He was happy because I had eaten a muffin just before I went in. :) The hearrate was measuring at 177! 

5 day tease

I thought maybe this month we had got it on our own. The OPK didn't work right, my temps were all wacky and I seriously wanted to throw it all in the garbage. It's really not fun to do the BD when you are peeing on sticks and having that dictate to you when to ... well do it.

So, Saturday came and went...no AF. Then Sunday ..Monday, Tuesday..still NOTHING..I peed on two PT but got the BFN. I thought...well, maybe it's too early to tell. But alas, Thursday morning came, and there she appeared, in full fiery force. It's weird because I don't get cramps anymore and I really didn't feel much of anything.

Here's to hoping we get lucky on our own...it sure is less expensive!!!! :)

Two steps back...

After my sonohystogram, I thought "maybe this will be our month" after everything was cleared out. But, we ended up with AF last week. I was heartbroken because I thought we might have had this one on our own. So, I went to get all the medication and stuff lined up, and in the process we decided we couldn't do it right now. Our lives are just not in the place we were when we were trying for our first. So we decided to get the medication filled (which btw the way is WRONG and they gave me 5 viles of each....I don't know how that is supposed to work when the one drug requires 4 viles a day..so I'm off to figure that out tomorrow...) Anywho, we are going to possibly try an IUI in January, and if that doesn't work, we'll explore IVF in the summer months when school is not in session and I'm not bound to a strict 8-3 schedule. 

So, two steps back, but in the mean time we are going to enjoy our perfect little family.