Today we're 11 weeks, 5 days pregnant!
I just had a great week-long visit with my family in San Diego, and though I'm very happy to be home with Shawn and the puppies again, I always miss being back home with my parents and sisters. It was a great week, and along with all the visiting I got to do, I had a breakthrough with my morning sickness! No more do I have it every day, only sporadically, so I'm hoping that this is the beginning of the end with the vomiting! Yay! I've put on a few pounds since my last ultrasound, much to my Dad's delight. He kept telling me to eat and eat, and with his cooking, it's not that hard to do!
I also got to visit with Kim and Brian, my sis- & brother-in-law and their two beautiful babies. I got to meet my nephew for the very first time, before Shawn, too! We got to talk baby for hours and hours and with every passing word, I get more excited.
For the upcoming plans, we've got an ultrasound on November 2, which is at a different office since it is the Nuchal Translucency test (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuchal_translucency) which will be the only scheduled round of tests we're planning on going through. So we're excited to have our second ultrasound which we will post as soon as we can, provided that we get copies! :) So I'd say check back by the 4th of November for those...
Anywho, I've got some stuff to plan and stuff to do, so feel free to comment with any questions or anything! I'll write again soon! :)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Here and There...
Today we're 9 weeks, 6 days pregnant!
I'm really excited because tomorrow we get in to the two-digit week mark! Silly, yes, but I feel that saying "I'm ten weeks" sounds so much more established than "I'm nine weeks." Hey - I've never been known to be the most rational person in this world! :) I'm also really excited to enter my second trimester, which according to different websites, will be somewhere around October 31 to November 4. I will be soooo happy to leave the gagging, the vomiting, the dizziness, the tiredness, and all that behind. Well, at least until the latter part of my third trimester! I also feel a little silly to admit that I am scrutinizing my belly every day to see if I can see the smallest hint of a bump yet! I know, I know, I probably wont see anything until December, but I guess this is why first pregnancies are so fun and exciting! Quite honestly, though, I do see a slight rounding of my lower belly, which seems to be consistent with the many websites I scientifically consult every day... ;)
Shawn and I attended our first wedding while expecting last week, and to tell the truth, it was such a unique and neat feeling to remember ours and see us coming full-circle right before my eyes. There were many wedding guests with whom I had attended high school, and the congratulations were plentiful! As a matter of fact, as we approached the bride and groom to congratulate them, they congratulated us before we could even get there! The support we have received from friends and family has been so great and so inspiring. It reminds you how much people do care! Mushy stuff, huh?
Anywho, I am so excited to continue seeing these changes in our lives, and I feel so grateful that I get to share them with people. Which brings me to a question: Since the heart rate was 161 bpm, does everyone think it's going to be a girl? My chinese lunar predictor calendar says we're having a girl... All I know is I can't wait to find out!
xoxo
I'm really excited because tomorrow we get in to the two-digit week mark! Silly, yes, but I feel that saying "I'm ten weeks" sounds so much more established than "I'm nine weeks." Hey - I've never been known to be the most rational person in this world! :) I'm also really excited to enter my second trimester, which according to different websites, will be somewhere around October 31 to November 4. I will be soooo happy to leave the gagging, the vomiting, the dizziness, the tiredness, and all that behind. Well, at least until the latter part of my third trimester! I also feel a little silly to admit that I am scrutinizing my belly every day to see if I can see the smallest hint of a bump yet! I know, I know, I probably wont see anything until December, but I guess this is why first pregnancies are so fun and exciting! Quite honestly, though, I do see a slight rounding of my lower belly, which seems to be consistent with the many websites I scientifically consult every day... ;)
Shawn and I attended our first wedding while expecting last week, and to tell the truth, it was such a unique and neat feeling to remember ours and see us coming full-circle right before my eyes. There were many wedding guests with whom I had attended high school, and the congratulations were plentiful! As a matter of fact, as we approached the bride and groom to congratulate them, they congratulated us before we could even get there! The support we have received from friends and family has been so great and so inspiring. It reminds you how much people do care! Mushy stuff, huh?
Anywho, I am so excited to continue seeing these changes in our lives, and I feel so grateful that I get to share them with people. Which brings me to a question: Since the heart rate was 161 bpm, does everyone think it's going to be a girl? My chinese lunar predictor calendar says we're having a girl... All I know is I can't wait to find out!
xoxo
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Second Set of Scans...
Today we are 9 weeks, 3 days pregnant!
By the way, if you click on the pictures, they will get bigger :)
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Oh, By the Way...
Our due date is projected to be May 15th! Kim, I guess you and I are totally on the same schedules!!! Hahahahahah! :)
Saturday Night Fever Baby!
We're OFFICIALLY 8 weeks, 5 days, +/- a few days.
We saw the baby!!!!!!!!!!! That little bugger was dancing like it was on American Bandstand doing the boogie with John Travolta!!! We've got a healthy 161 bpm heart rate, and I do believe the doctor said it was perfect!!! My next ultrasound will be in about 4ish weeks and we can't wait! So many exclamation points today!!! Anywho, I will post pictures as soon as we can get them scanned, which I hope is soon. I can't wait for everyone to see the little dancer!
All the best,
Nickie and Shawn :)
We saw the baby!!!!!!!!!!! That little bugger was dancing like it was on American Bandstand doing the boogie with John Travolta!!! We've got a healthy 161 bpm heart rate, and I do believe the doctor said it was perfect!!! My next ultrasound will be in about 4ish weeks and we can't wait! So many exclamation points today!!! Anywho, I will post pictures as soon as we can get them scanned, which I hope is soon. I can't wait for everyone to see the little dancer!
All the best,
Nickie and Shawn :)
Say a Little Prayer for Meeeee....
Today we're 8 weeks, 5 days.
Sorry, I love that song, the one used in My Best Friend's Wedding... Anywho, I'm sitting here drinking my Carnation Instant Breakfast (thanks, Kim!), trying to keep it down, and I'm about to get ready to leave for my appointment. I am really quite nervous, so if any of you read this before we get home, please say a little prayer for us. Why is this so nervewracking?
I'll update in a few hours...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Thought I Was Just Lucky...
Turns out my luck has finally run out.
I finally vomited today, after a long and arduous train of vicious dry-heaving. I guess I'm now a true-blue pregnant woman. Just thought you all would want to know. :)
Cheers!
I finally vomited today, after a long and arduous train of vicious dry-heaving. I guess I'm now a true-blue pregnant woman. Just thought you all would want to know. :)
Cheers!
False Alarm :(
Today we're 8 weeks, 4 days.
Well here I am frantically brushing my teeth and doing my hair in preparation for our big appointment. And there the Hill Country OB/GYN is calling me to tell me my doctor had been called in for a delivery. The good news? That the doctors there deliver their own babies. The bad news? My appointment is no longer for today, but instead tomorrow at 10:30am. Ugh! I'm so disappointed, I doubt I got more than two hours of sleep last night worrying about today and poor Shawn had to take time off of a meeting this morning, only to have to turn around and rush to the office. Now he has to tell them that he's taking off tomorrow morning at 10:30! Oh well, ¡que sera, sera!
I will update you all tomorrow... :)
Well here I am frantically brushing my teeth and doing my hair in preparation for our big appointment. And there the Hill Country OB/GYN is calling me to tell me my doctor had been called in for a delivery. The good news? That the doctors there deliver their own babies. The bad news? My appointment is no longer for today, but instead tomorrow at 10:30am. Ugh! I'm so disappointed, I doubt I got more than two hours of sleep last night worrying about today and poor Shawn had to take time off of a meeting this morning, only to have to turn around and rush to the office. Now he has to tell them that he's taking off tomorrow morning at 10:30! Oh well, ¡que sera, sera!
I will update you all tomorrow... :)
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Tomorrow's the Big Day!!!
Today we're 8 weeks, 3 days.
Not only is tomorrow our second anniversary (yay!), tomorrow is our first prenatal appointment and first ultrasound! Just wanted to let y'all know! Our appointment is at 10am central time, so hopefully I will update this as soon as possible with any pictures I am able to put up. Until tomorrow!
PS - We're celebrating our anniversary on Friday night so we can have softball tomorrow night and celebrate the ultrasound tomorrow :)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
My Poor Kitchen...
Today we're 7 weeks, 3 days.
Why do I start with my kitchen? Because it's a mess. Not very regular for around here as much as Shawn and I use it, but I can't bear the thought of doing the dishes for some reason. I'm fine with pretty much any other chore, but for some reason, the thought of old food and dishes makes my stomach turn. I'm going to see if I can bribe Shawn to help by doing the other stuff if he can do the dishes for me today. I'll keep you posted. Anywho, I truly believe I've gotten the brunt of some goddess's anger in the form of morning/afternoon/evening sickness. I've felt terrible for the past few days and am in dire need of a brisk walk with some cool air, but the problem is we've got no cool air. It just won't cool down and participate with fall! And talk about food aversions... The thing that has rocked me most of all is the fact that I seem to be turned off of most pasta! I know! Nickie and no pasta? Although today I desperately craved Shawn's spaghetti and meat sauce, and he consoled me by telling me he has a cookie for me. I asked him if the cookie tasted like his spaghetti, and he tried so hard to convince me it did. But it didn't. :(
Other than that, Shawn and I are looking forward to a few things coming soon: Our anniversary (October 7th), our first appointment (same day), and softball (starting next week). Thank goodness the team was willing and able to change the game nights from Thursday to Wednesday so Shawn can play again! His school schedule left him unable, so we're back in now! It'll be nice to get to share the news with more people, it's so fun! Plus, we will be so happy after (hopefully) getting to hear the heartbeat that morning that we'll be high on that.
Anywho, Shawn has begun to read some of What To Expect, which made me very happy. I guess he's finding out rapidly how crazy I am getting and how demented my sense of smell and appetite is. Oh the joys!
Why do I start with my kitchen? Because it's a mess. Not very regular for around here as much as Shawn and I use it, but I can't bear the thought of doing the dishes for some reason. I'm fine with pretty much any other chore, but for some reason, the thought of old food and dishes makes my stomach turn. I'm going to see if I can bribe Shawn to help by doing the other stuff if he can do the dishes for me today. I'll keep you posted. Anywho, I truly believe I've gotten the brunt of some goddess's anger in the form of morning/afternoon/evening sickness. I've felt terrible for the past few days and am in dire need of a brisk walk with some cool air, but the problem is we've got no cool air. It just won't cool down and participate with fall! And talk about food aversions... The thing that has rocked me most of all is the fact that I seem to be turned off of most pasta! I know! Nickie and no pasta? Although today I desperately craved Shawn's spaghetti and meat sauce, and he consoled me by telling me he has a cookie for me. I asked him if the cookie tasted like his spaghetti, and he tried so hard to convince me it did. But it didn't. :(
Other than that, Shawn and I are looking forward to a few things coming soon: Our anniversary (October 7th), our first appointment (same day), and softball (starting next week). Thank goodness the team was willing and able to change the game nights from Thursday to Wednesday so Shawn can play again! His school schedule left him unable, so we're back in now! It'll be nice to get to share the news with more people, it's so fun! Plus, we will be so happy after (hopefully) getting to hear the heartbeat that morning that we'll be high on that.
Anywho, Shawn has begun to read some of What To Expect, which made me very happy. I guess he's finding out rapidly how crazy I am getting and how demented my sense of smell and appetite is. Oh the joys!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Just A Little Hello
Today is going to be a quick one, I am not feeling particularly creative today. Actually I've felt fairly nauseous for the majority of the day. Blah. But I am excited about a few things today... I went to two stores today to get What To Expect When You're Expecting! Target didn't carry it, which surprised me, so I went to old faithful, WalMart. It's almost 600 pages of baby goodness, and it even has a small section just for expectant Dads, which is great. I hope to share the book with Shawn, but we'll see how my luck goes on that one! I also got a magazine, Fit Pregnancy, in hopes that I will follow some good workout plans to snap my body back into shape as soon as I can postpartum! I'm also trying to get organized, I've put together a binder that I can take notes in, so when it's time to start outfitting our house for the little one, I'll know where to look. I hope it works! Anywho, I'm looking forward to some pumpkin pie and pizza and some good girly TV tonight, I think it's just what the doctor ordered today.
Until next time :)
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Phone Calls, Appointments, and Research... Whew!
Well it's my second post, and I'll try not to make these too boring or monotonous for everyone, key word "try." So I've made a million calls and been on hold for a million minutes today, but so far so good. I had to call our insurance company in order to get my member number and all that jazz, but the good thing is I found out that Aetna has this service called Health Advocates. I guess it's a network of nurses and other professionals who specialize in different areas, whereas the one I would utilize is obviously pregnancy. I was told that they send out personalized information regarding the week or month you are in and they give you health tips as well as discounts on baby products, which will be so so so so useful!!! Hey, it's a recession! So I'm excited to get started on all that, which Shawn will be pumped about as well. I swear, Shawn is my own personal financial advisor and he's so smart with money. He and I make a great team :).
I also was successful in scheduling my first prenatal appointment today! Yesss! Thank God I have the BEST network of friends and family, here and all over the United States. I had a few referrals for OBGYNs, so I did some research online and scheduled an appointment with the office I felt the best about in my heart and my gut. At first, they offered me an appointment on the 22nd of October with the doctor I was asking about, but that's a month away and it would drive me crazy! So I scheduled with a doctor that I also really felt good about in the same office, so the date of my first prenatal is ............................... OCTOBER 7TH!!!............................. which also happens to be our two-year anniversary, which is pretty poetic, if you ask me! I have a list of questions to ask already, but if you have any input on questions you think I need to ask, by all means, comment and help me out :).
While writing this, that show Raising Sextuplets is on, and I am so thankful that I'm not having six babies at once! Haha! But, it is the episode where they get a Christmas tree and they're preparing for the holidays, and I'm so excited for Christmas of 2010, when Shawn and I have our first little one to celebrate Christmas with. So exciting! I know Shawn is going to be a great great father and I can't wait to see his beautiful face the first time our baby calls him Daddy. Yes, I know I'm corny, but that's just me.
Well, signing off for now, I suppose I've got some nesting to do (right?) and some rainy day housecleaning to do. I don't know how that poor lady with six kids does it!!!
I also was successful in scheduling my first prenatal appointment today! Yesss! Thank God I have the BEST network of friends and family, here and all over the United States. I had a few referrals for OBGYNs, so I did some research online and scheduled an appointment with the office I felt the best about in my heart and my gut. At first, they offered me an appointment on the 22nd of October with the doctor I was asking about, but that's a month away and it would drive me crazy! So I scheduled with a doctor that I also really felt good about in the same office, so the date of my first prenatal is ............................... OCTOBER 7TH!!!............................. which also happens to be our two-year anniversary, which is pretty poetic, if you ask me! I have a list of questions to ask already, but if you have any input on questions you think I need to ask, by all means, comment and help me out :).
While writing this, that show Raising Sextuplets is on, and I am so thankful that I'm not having six babies at once! Haha! But, it is the episode where they get a Christmas tree and they're preparing for the holidays, and I'm so excited for Christmas of 2010, when Shawn and I have our first little one to celebrate Christmas with. So exciting! I know Shawn is going to be a great great father and I can't wait to see his beautiful face the first time our baby calls him Daddy. Yes, I know I'm corny, but that's just me.
Well, signing off for now, I suppose I've got some nesting to do (right?) and some rainy day housecleaning to do. I don't know how that poor lady with six kids does it!!!
Monday, September 21, 2009
My Very First Pregnancy Entry!
Well here goes! I'm 6 weeks, 2 days pregnant today, and overall I'm feeling pretty good...
When we first found out we were pregnant (at 4 weeks, 3 days), I finally understood why I had been feeling so dang tired! I felt as if I had been on cold medicine 24/7 and I had been walking around in a fog. Thank goodness the fatigue has passed for the most part as I actually feel pretty with it now. I'm starting to feel a little nauseous peppered with some lovely dry heaving, but so far this is mainly in the first few hours of my day and a little at the end. That is, if I haven't eaten anything lately! I swear I already feel that I am eating for two!!! Shawn giggles at this thought, he thinks it is just my excuse to eat more than normal, and who knows, he may be right?!?!
The only other symptoms I have felt so far are, of course, the fact that I finally have the bust I've wanted but unfortunately they're so sore I almost can't even bear to look at them! The funny thing is I welcome these changes as these are the things that give me the encouragement that I really am pregnant every day. This may sound strange, but a couple of times I have woken up with the fear that I wasn't pregnant anymore. Why? I don't really know, but from what I am reading and hearing, this is fairly normal. I can't wait until my first trimester is over so I can feel a little relief. Actually, relief from a lot of things, as my sister-in-law turned confidante and walking reference book Kim told me, after the first trimester, things are "euphoric!" I can't wait for that!!! :)
Well, I think this is it for my first entry, I have appointments to make and foods to develop an aversion to, so busy busy! See y'all soon!
When we first found out we were pregnant (at 4 weeks, 3 days), I finally understood why I had been feeling so dang tired! I felt as if I had been on cold medicine 24/7 and I had been walking around in a fog. Thank goodness the fatigue has passed for the most part as I actually feel pretty with it now. I'm starting to feel a little nauseous peppered with some lovely dry heaving, but so far this is mainly in the first few hours of my day and a little at the end. That is, if I haven't eaten anything lately! I swear I already feel that I am eating for two!!! Shawn giggles at this thought, he thinks it is just my excuse to eat more than normal, and who knows, he may be right?!?!
The only other symptoms I have felt so far are, of course, the fact that I finally have the bust I've wanted but unfortunately they're so sore I almost can't even bear to look at them! The funny thing is I welcome these changes as these are the things that give me the encouragement that I really am pregnant every day. This may sound strange, but a couple of times I have woken up with the fear that I wasn't pregnant anymore. Why? I don't really know, but from what I am reading and hearing, this is fairly normal. I can't wait until my first trimester is over so I can feel a little relief. Actually, relief from a lot of things, as my sister-in-law turned confidante and walking reference book Kim told me, after the first trimester, things are "euphoric!" I can't wait for that!!! :)
Well, I think this is it for my first entry, I have appointments to make and foods to develop an aversion to, so busy busy! See y'all soon!
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