Called the Doctor

Last night was not good - I went right home and took a nap - John woke me up at 7 pm for my shot and to eat some dinner which I proceeded to throw up.  What is up with the throwing up in the second trimester??  Then I went back to bed at 8 pm and slept all night.  I woke up this morning with cloudy urine and still crampy.

I know I am being a nervous nelly - but I got really scared so I called the doctor this morning.

They said everything was totally normal.  Obviously the cramping is the baby growing - even low in the stomach is normal - since the baby is moving up.  She said the urine is cloudy in the mornings sometimes and to drink more water.  She said the throwing up is even something that happens to some people in the second trimester - though not the norm - it happens. 

She said to only worry if the cramps become unbearable - which they are not - thank goodness.  If I have burning or pain with the urine or if I cannot keep any food down for 24 hours - again not the case.  She said they would be available all weekend if I had any other questions or any problems.

Our plan for this weekend is to go buy the furniture on Saturday and go to my friends house to pick up some maternity clothes and her doppler.  I cannot wait to hear the baby's heartbeat again.

I hope everyone has a good weekend. 

Cramping and Scared

I am really just hoping it is my uterus growing - but I never felt cramps like this before.  I did have sex last night and I hope and pray it is not from that.  I think I am just going to go home after work today and rest and if they do not go away by tomorrow - I will call the doctor.  I am 14 weeks today - maybe it is just growing pains.  They are lower in the middle of my belly.  I am drinking plenty of water today at work and will rest when I get home and no more sexy time for me.

Baby Furniture Update

So I called the store and they said that I can come in and place my order and put 20% down and they will order it - it will ship to the store in appoximately 10 days and we can pick it up - free of charge.  Right now they are running a sale on the furniture we want - we would save about $ 80 - do you think it is worth it to buy it now - I am only going to be 14 weeks pregnant tomorrow??

Here is the furniture.

Baby Furniture - Help!

How does it work??  So confused.  John and I went to babiesrus and found a set we liked - it is called Baby Cache - so I went online to look it up and it says it is not available for store pick up - so I said fine I will have it shipped - well they want to charge almost $ 500 in shipping charges - WTF??

We have two huge trucks - so we can go to a store and pick up the furniture - do you know of any places that do this??  Also - how long does it take to get the furntiture once it is ordered??

So what is the best furniture to get - I want a crib and a long dresser.  Why did you get your furniture at - please share with me.

I feel so lost now - do all baby stores make you ship the furniture??  No way I am paying for shipping when we can pick it up.

Picked out Names

The names have been decided.  For a Boy - Colin John and for a Girl Jillian Regina.  I really like that both names are out of the top 100 on the S.S. list - I really loved Carter for a boy - but it is so popular now and my inlaws cannot say the name properly anyway.

Even though I have been calling the baby Colin - I just know it is a boy.  I think the name Colin is so appropriate for us because it means Victory.

I am laying low on buying anything else for the baby until we find out for sure the sex at the 20 week ultrasound.  I also plan on getting a 3D/4D ultrasound around 30 weeks if possible.  In mid-October we are going to do a hospital tour and labor class.  I am going to have maternity photos taken in late October and John's family is already saying my baby shower will probably be in early November.

Next week I have my first appointment/consult with the high risk doctor.

I guess I am in the second trimester now - things have not been so great - my indigestion is horrible - I have tried all the tricks - eating small meals, eating slowly - not drinking during a meal - even tums - but nothing is working - it is so bad something I just end up throwing up.  If anyone has any suggestions - I would be happy to hear them.  Also - does this go away or only get worse??

I still feel so very blessed - I am so excited and nervous all at the same time.  Our lives are going to change forever and I cannot wait.

First and Only Baby Splurge

I received a coupon today for $ 100 any Coach Bag in Coach stores or online - it is for this week only.  I was going to go to my local mall that has two coach stores and look for what they had but I went online and fell in love this this one print - they offered it in a messengar bag or a regular bag that looks like an oversized purse.  With help from my facebook friends I decided to get the regular looking bag.  I am so excited - I just ordered it and it should be here next week - plus $ 100 off - you cannot beat that.  It is silver and has green, pink, blue, and tan Cs all over the bag - the inside is green and there is green changing pad that comes with it - perfect for a boy or a girl.  I am so excited.  Buying baby stuff is so much fun!!!  Here is a picture of it -

What a Great Day!!

First I went to my new OB and I love it there - they were so warm and welcoming and I got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time and I was so overwhlemed with love at the sound of my child's heartbeat.  They even said to me if I ever feel scared and want to come in to hear the baby' heartbeat in between my appointment I am more than welcome too - how nice is that.  They also said I need to be seeing a high risk doctor right away - so I made an appointment for August 8th - the closest one they could give me.

Then I went and had my NT Scan done - it was amazing - the baby has gotten so big and was moving all around - the neck measurement was 1.9mm and I read that anything under 3mm is considered low risk - but I will still need to wait a week for the blood results to come back.

I asked if they would take a guess at the gender and the women said she could not but I could and she place the machine and the gential area and you could so tell it was a boy - I screamed out - BOY and she said she would be leaning the same way on a guess - so looks like we may be having a little man - but we will not know for sure until the 20 week ultrasound.

I am just so overjoyed that everything is going so smoothly - and I pray it continues to go that way.  The baby had big ears and my chin and John's lips.  The heartbeat was good at 165 and he was measuring right on track - I have always measuring a day ahead so they said I was at 12 weeks 6 days today.

I decide to come out on facebook today too - I wrote " I have some exciting news to share.  I AM PREGNANT.  John and I are excited to announce after five long years of trying we are expecting a baby in January 2012.

Here are some pictures from the scan today:

12 Week Photos

Stole this photo idea from Tabitha at Paper Airplanes

Me and the Hubby's Bellys - ignore the bruises from the Lovenox shots

Belly looks so much bigger sitting down - all bloat

12 week belly - so happy I made it this far!!!!

First Baby Purchases

They are not very practical but they are oh so cute.

Baby Uggs - so tiny and so cute for my winter baby - baby has to match mommy!!

Our last name begins with Mc - so this is so perfect for our little peanut.

How perfect is this one - of course it has an elephant and the baby is my little peanut!!!!

I think I may have jinxed myself with yesterday's post - saying how good I was feeling and that the sickness was gone - yeah not so much - last night for the first time since being pregnant I threw up - sorry TMI - it was not fun - plus the fact that I never throw up - I have not thrown up in years - not sure why it happened but I hope it does not happen again.

I also had my cousin take some 12 weeks baby bump photos last night - there is some cute ones in there - I already have a belly - most of it is bloat though - I will post them this weekend.

12 Weeks Today!!!!

I never thought I would get to this day - I feel so blessed and so happy - I am finally starting to think maybe just maybe my dream will come true - I cannot wait to see the baby on Tuesday - I am just so happy to be pregnant and so happy we are finally going to have the family we have been wanting for the past five years.  I am feeling pretty good - I do have minor cramps here and there and my clothes are very snug - I do have to go out and get some maternity clothes - I have alot of round ligiment pain - but I love it because it lets me know the baby is there inside of me.  Other than that I am doing great - the sickness is completely gone now and I am starting to get some of my energy back - some days are better than others of course.

Bedding and Nursery Options

For a boy:  I would probably paint the walls the teal blue.

For a girl: I would paint the walls the yellow that is in the bedding.

Of course they are both elephants because I love elephants, I collect elephants and there is elephants in every single room of my house.  My brother always said I would only have a baby so I can do the room in elephants - LOL.  My plan is to have "Dream Big Little One" over the crib.  We already decided we are going with dark cherry wood furniture.  I will get a crib and a long dresser with a glider and ottomen.  We are not going to start the nursery until September.  We have alot of work to do - new carpets, paint, woodwork, and door.  John is going to make a toy box by the window with a window seat on top and we are going to refinish our old childhood rocker too.  I cannot wait to have it all together though - it is just one of those exciting things to look forward to!!!!!

Baby Items

These are all things I purchased last time I was pregnant - I have not bought anything yet for this pregnancy.

Baby Crack Machine

I was worth the wait bodysuit and hat

Baby Book, Memory Book and Keepsake Box

Happiest Baby on the Block DVD - Thanks to Rene who sent it to me.

There is so many other things I want to get - includng those socks that look like shoes, those month stickers and a McCutie Bodysuit but I will hold of on buying anything until I find out what we are having - then look out.

What a Day

I hate my current OB - hate hate hate them - I called 5 OB's in the area this morning to try and get an appointment - most of them were booked until Sept. But I did find that would take me next week on the 19th - they said I needed all my records so I called my OB office and they said they cannot get them to me for at least two weeks - I told them my appointment was next Tuesday and they basically said oh well.

Then I called the new OB back and they said they cannot see me without the records. So I decided to call my RE's office since most of my pregnancy was with them and I was only at the OB once.  They said they would copy my records for me and John can pick them up tomorrow.  Then I called my hemo doctor and requested those records and they said I could pick them up on Thursday - so I am really only missing records from the OB - and I will get them in two weeks.

I called the new OB back and asked them if what I did was okay and they said yes - thank goodness. Then thanks to my good friend D who is a lifesaver - asked for the prenatal testing number which they gave me and I proceeded to call them and set up my NT Scan for the same day - the 19th at 2 pm - so I will have my OB appointment in the morning and my NT Scan in the afternoon - perfect timing - which makes me feel so much better. 

All I wanted someone to do my First Trimester bloodwork before I am out of my first trimester and get my NT Scan done before 14 weeks - is that too much to ask??   After work today I have to go to the old OB office and fill out of form to get my records in two weeks - then I will be officially done with them.  Never a dull moment.

My Poor Husband

John is so overwhlemed right now.  First he is worried about me and the baby plus he has to now take care of everything in the house - including food shopping, wash, cleaning, cooking, etc. and deal with giving me all my shots and keeping track of the refilling of the prescriptions.  Then he works a full time job then he has his landscaping business on the side - he just got a new big contract for the summer so he is extra busy - basically working two jobs and taking care of me - I wish there was not so much on his plate - I can tell how overwhlemed his is. 

In other news we were discussing baby names - we already know our boys name will be Colin John but girls names are a whole other issues - he does not like most of the names I throw out there - but yesterday I suggested Julia and he said he really liked it - so what do you think of Julia Regina??

I am going to try and switch OB's.  I did call my RE yesterday and they suggested two different OB's to me - but since my RE is already 45 mins away from my house - these OB's are even further away - like about an hour and that is not going to work for me - since I am already missing so much time for work.  So I found one that may be perfect on my own - I am going to call his office on Monday - if that does not work out - then I am just going to stay where I am at - because it is so close and the hospital is close as well.

NT Scan - More Drama

One of the girls from my OB office was suppose to call me yesterday and let me know when my NT Scan was going to be - I was hoping it would be next week so I can see the baby again.  Well she never called.  So I just called there this morning and she told me my NT Scan is set for July 28th at 2 pm - well on July 28th I will be 14 weeks exactly and I know that the NT Scan has to be done by 13 weeks 6 days pregnant.

First she was fighting with me over my due date - I know my due date lady - I had a transfer - I know exactly when the conception happened.  So she said she would call the MFM and see what they could do - she called me back and said I have to keep my appointment for what it is because they are booked solid and do not have another single appointment until that day and time - do you believe this.

I said how can I get the NT Scan done at 14 weeks - she said that they said it was pushing it but since I am only 128 pounds that they may be able to get a good enough image - if not then I will have to have more testing done at 16 weeks.  This is so unbelieveable - I do not get to see my baby again for another 20 days and I have a feeling that the scan is going to be inconclusive because they waited to long.

Spoiled by RE

I sure was shell shocked at my first OB appointment today - they did not do much of anything and I did not get to see the baby which I was not happy about at all.  They went over my history and weighed me and took my blood pressure and urine and that was about it.

The doctor came in and said nice to meet you - which I did not like being that I have been there like 10 times and he did my D&E last year.  He proceeded to try the doppler but it was too early to get a heartbeat on his crappy little thing.  So that had me all upset - then he did a pap and that was it.

I sat in his office and he told me that I have to get an ultrasound but if I want a NT Scan done I can just wait another week and get it all done at once - I have to go the hospital for the ultrasound - obviously I knew I would for the NT Scan but for all ultrasounds (if needed) because they do not do them in the office - which upset me a bit.

Then he said I have to get bloodwork done and they do not do that in the office either so I have to go to yet another hospital to get the bloodwork done - I do not like that they basically do nothing in this office.  I wonder if I will have to get bloodwork for every appointment??

It was a total of over two hours and I did not feel any better when I came out of there - I miss my RE and the hand holding and seeing the peanut every time I went there - I guess I am just a regular pregnant girl now.  He did say he will have me start going to the MFM at approximately 16 weeks - he said there is no need to go now since my plan is already in place and I am already on my Lovenox and doing well.

He gave me a list of about 20 doctors that may possibly deliver my baby and some of them did not even look like they spoke English - he did mention again that I will probably be induced at 39 weeks so at least then I may know who will be delivering my baby.

I had to fill out alot of forms and had to take even more forms home to fill out - like the pre-registration for hospital admission for the birth.  It was overwhleming and it is crazy to think how much goes into having a baby.  I am just going to try and take it one step at a time.  First step going this weekend to get my bloodwork done - it needs to be done before I see the OB again in 3 weeks.  Also I am waiting for a girl from his office to call me to set up my NT Scan - hopefully for next week but I will have to see how that works out.

I do not like that I may possibly have to run around all the time - to the OB and then to the hospital for bloodwork and/or ultrasound - then to the hemo doctor and then after 16 weeks to the MFM - how do women do this who work full time - I have already missed 5 hours of work this week due to appointments and travel time - how will I ever catch up??

Waiting

This week is going so slow for me - I just want it to be over - I just cannot wait to hear the baby's heartbeat at my first OB appointment on Thursday morning - just so I know everything is okay and can finally breath a little.

I had my hemo appointment today and she said she thinks it is good that my OB wants to induce me at 39 weeks.  She said that she will switch me over to Heperin at 37 weeks - but if I was to go into pre-term labor on my own before 37 weeks I would have to have a natural birth - which scares the crap out of me - so I am praying everything goes smoothly and I make it to 39 weeks.

After 12 weeks John and I will start looking into daycares - I cannot even think about leaving my newborn but I do not have much of a choice - I have to work - I am hoping to get 12 weeks off after the baby is born - whether that will be paid or unpaid is yet to be seen.  Most likely it will be unpaid.

I am seriously considering breast feeding - even if it is only for the first 12 weeks.  I guess I will read up on it and get the necessary things needed to breast feed and try it when the baby is born and see how it goes.

Me and My Love