New Pictures!

Here are some pictures of the baby bump. I have no news at the moment...other than I feel HUGE! LOL. I've been having horrible heart burn after everything I eat. That usually means the baby will be born with a full head of hair.

and Gaining...

Well, my grandmother passed away last week and my brothers, sister and I made the trip back to El Paso for the funeral. We actually had a really great time considering the reason we were there. We stayed at my Aunt Ginny and Uncle Mac's house, and like always, had a blast. We ate a ton of food and played games. It was nice to see everyone and hang out with my Dad a little.

I had a doctor's appointment this morning. I've gained 4 pounds (probably from the Chico's Tacos and Cappetto's). So the weight gain has begun and probably won't stop until our little bundle of joy is born. The baby is healthy and has a strong heart beat, in the 140's. I'm measuring at about 19 inches which is normal for this time. They took some more blood and normally it doesn't bother me, but the lab nurse had a hard time finding my vein. She said it was really deep and she had to switch needles so she could dig in deeper to find the vein... Can we say "Ouch". I'm definitely going to have a bruise after that one.

I mentioned to my doctor that my acne is beginning to clear up and she said if I had skin problems that I'll most likely have a girl. But she also disclaimed that it's an old wives tale. LOL... we'll see if she's right! I have my gender screening scheduled for 4 weeks from today, May 19th. I can't wait!! I'll be 21 weeks along, so unless the baby doesn't cooperate, we should definitely be able to tell the gender. Danny will get to tag along to this appointment too, so it will be nice. 

I'm also thinking of getting a 3D/4D ultrasound. For those of you who don't know, instead of a flat image on the screen you see more of the shape and characteristics of the baby. They usually recommend getting that done at 26-30 weeks. So it might be too early for that, but I'm going to ask anyway.

OK, well that's it for now!

Look at my BUMP!

I took these pictures last night. I am 15 weeks and 6 days pregnant now. Tomorrow I will start my 5th month! Look at that tummy!

I've been feeling movement for a couple of weeks now, but it was finally confirmed the other night. Danny and I were laying down for bed and he had his hand across my tummy. The baby kicked a couple of times and Danny even felt it. It was exciting! Now I feel it all the time, but a couple of times it has been really strong. Like yesterday I was drinking a really cold glass of water and after I would drink I would get a kick around my belly button. It's awesome. A lot of people ask what it feels like and the best way I can describe it is it feels like an uncontrollable muscle twitch. I'm sure it will be different once the baby gets bigger. Right now it's probably only about 4 inches long.

Cheers!

We started our 2nd trimester today! Time to celebrate (with non-alcoholic beverages, of course)!

Sciatic Nerve

Well, I'm already having back pains...so early in the game. I spoke to my nurse this morning and she said it sounds like it's my sciatic nerve. It comes and goes but was the most painful Saturday after a trip up to OK to see Samantha and Tyler for their b-day party. It was about a five hour trip. I was pretty miserable that day. Anywho, the pain went away for a couple of days but started to come back this morning when I woke up. The nurse told me to take tylenol every four hours for 2 days to stop inflamation and to use low heat. Also said that good hydration is key. I guess I need to drink more water so I can pee 5,000 more times a day (tmi, sorry). Whooohoo! I'm not bitter though. I'm still very excited! 

Oh, the nurse also told me that the results for the blood work (from my last appointment) was all normal. :)

Hello in there!

I swear I felt some movement this morning from the little one living in my tummy. I stood there with my hands on my stomach for about a half hour afterwards trying to feel something else. OBSESS MUCH? 

Of course, I might have felt something, but still not sure. I WANT TO FEEL IT AGAIN!

Sonogram

Well, in addition to my morning sickness earlier this week I have found out that I also have strep throat. Luckily my doctor says there are safe antibiotics to take while pregnant.  :)

The sonogram went very well. Everything looks normal. The baby has four limbs a heart and a healthy heart beat. It was great to see because the baby kept bouncing up and down. It also was sitting straight up with it's legs crossed and sucking it's thumb. The sono nurse said it's rare to see the baby sitting up like that and also see it sucking it's thumb so early in the pregnancy. OUR CHILD IS GIFTED! I wish I could have shared the moment with all of you because it was really amazing. Danny had a huge smile on his face the whole time and even had the nurse print out an extra picture for him to take to work with him. He's a proud daddy.

Get Down With The Sickness!

Well, I have a sore throat this week and had an upset tummy this morning. Not a good combination. I ate a plain ego waffle and had some sprite and I'm feeling a little better. I thought my morning sickness was gone, but I guess not. Oh well. I'm still in a good mood because this Friday we go to the doctor and get to see the baby again. This time it should actually resemble a baby. I will post a pic of the sonogram once I get it.

In the meantime, I can give you an update on Danny. He's doing very well at his new job, Central Kia. He is getting some training this week, but is one of the top salesman for the month so far. Pretty good for it being only his 4th week. I'm very proud of him!

High Blood Pressure or Anxiety

Everything is going well so far except that when I lay down at bedtime my heart is just pounding away. I spoke with my doctor today and she said that it is a normal thing with pregnant women and is usually related to anxiety. I was worried that my blood pressure might be high. She said that with high blood pressure I might see dark spots, get dizzy, have swelling, or just might not feel really well. IF that's the case I should get checked out. But since I haven't had any of those other symptoms, just a rapidly beating heart at bedtime, I should be fine. She said that if it gets overwhelming or I can't handle it anymore that they can put me on some pregnancy safe anti-anxiety medication.

Since I have my 12 week sonogram next Friday (March 14th) I'm going to try to make it to that appointment without needing anything. Hopefully I can. I might also start doing my yoga before bedtime. Yoga helps calm the nerves and relax the body. Or... maybe I can get Danny to give me a nice massage before bedtime  ;)

Ultrasound -- 2/8/2008

It's a bean! 7mm in size, but has a heart and heart beat already. Everything looks normal, I go back in 5 weeks for my 12 week ultrasound. By that time we should see arms and legs! :)