New OB

I had my appointment today with my new OB.   He was fantastic.  I think he could see how nervous I was and decided to do the ultrasound first.  He spent a lot of time with the ultrasound showing me how healthy the baby looks.  He tried to get me a good 3-D picture but baby wasn't cooperating.  He did a great job calming my nerves and told me he would do an ultrasound anytime I  had any concerns.  He was also very positive and told me I need to start telling people.  I'm not quite sure I am ready for that yet.  I know I don't have much time before people start noticing but I almost have a panic attack thinking about it.  The appointment went great and on June 1st we will hopefully find out if we are having a boy or girl!  4 weeks!  Hopefully Ryan will be able to take the day off to go with me.  It will be his first appointment and I can't wait for him to hear the heartbeat and see the baby move.

Made it to the 2nd Trimester!!!!!

Personality!!!

Lately I have been starving by the time I get off work so I have been eating dinner around 5 and by 9pm I am starving again.  So last night I was tired and just wanted to go to bed so I made myself a light snack and went to bed.  This morning I woke up so hungry!  Because of the thyroid meds. I can't eat for half an hour after I wake up so I usually end up eating when I get to work.  Well just as I was getting ready to walk out the door for work I had to run to the bathroom.  It just hit me and fast.  I haven't gotten sick in weeks!  It was horrible and hurt so bad because I've been having round ligament pains all weekend!  Sorry to much info but all that came up was water(proof I was STARVING).  I got this funny feeling that this was the babies way of saying,"Hey you idiot this is what you get for not listening to me and feeding me when I'm hungry!"  It made me think of my brother and the fits he would throw when he was hungry.  Boy oh boy, I think we have a feisty one on our hands!  ;-) 

Lesson learned:  EAT when hungry!

Happy Easter!

I've made it farther than ever...13 weeks today!  Starting to feel less tired.  I only need a nap every other day! ;-)  I'm not as sick but still don't have much of an appetite.  I've lost more weight but hoping baby is still growing like a champ.  I've lost 5lbs. and was pretty freaked out about it this last week until Friday when a parent asked my partner teacher if I was pregnant.  She said she could tell because of some of the shirts I wore last week.  So apparently I'm loosing weight but my figure is um...rounding.  Not sure if that's good or bad news! :-)  The wait for my next appointment is killing me!!!  Trying to stay relaxed and praying everything is still good.  The last couple of weeks have been rough.  Week 11 was the week to beat and last week was the weight loss.  I was thinking of trying to get in to see a doctor early just for my sanity but have decided to practice what I preach.  At school I am always telling the kids no blood no bandaid!  Get up dust yourself of and keep playing.  So that's what I've been trying to do.  Now I only have 6 more days till my 1st appointment with my new OB.  It's been a long 28 days since my last ultrasound!  I'm a little worried about the first impression I might give my new doctor on Friday.  I don't think ultrasounds are a normal 1st appointment thing but I'm not leaving that office till I get one!  At least I can blame it on the hormones, right?!  So other than begin nervous and extremely impatient,  things seem to be going good. I know it's normal to be feeling better by this point but I was finding comfort in my sickness.  At least then I knew I was still pregnant without having to go to the doctor for reassurance.  

11.6 weeks and Freaking Out!!!

I'm kinda freaking out this week. I'm officially the farthest I've been. Starting to feel different. Don't know if its just cause that's what happens at this point in pregnancy or if I'm just freaking out.  I'm just hungrier a little less tired. It all makes sense when you think about it but I was finding comfort in the sickness.  At least when I'm sick I still know I'm pregnant.  2 more weeks!

7 Viles of blood!

The other day after my ultrasound the doctor called.  As he was preparing my records for my new OB he noticed that some tests I was supposed to have done at one time never got done at the lab.  He asked me to go have my blood drawn again.  I went to the lab and they took 7 VILES of blood.  I was so sick I almost threw up.  I tried to eat but I just shook.  Anyway the result came in today and all looks good.  One of the test was for blood clotting which could have been bad for the baby.  Good news now just more waiting...

9 week ultrasound

I had another ultrasound today and everything is going great.  I am 9.6 weeks and baby is measuring 10.2 weeks!  Grow baby grow!!!  The babies heartbeat was 168 BPM this time.  My TSH levels are .9.  I lost a couple of pounds this week but my clothes are not fitting very well.

This is my last ultrasound with the specialist. I'm extremely nervous to have a new OB.  Every time I schedule an appointment with an OB something goes wrong.  And I won't be able to see the OB for another 4 weeks.  No more ultrasounds every 2 weeks.    Crossing my fingers and hoping I don't go crazy!
Trying not to stress.  Trying to eat these days.  I had to take a toaster to school this week so I could eat something.  Morning sickness is lasting all day long.  I am so hungry and I have to force myself to eat.  I take a bite and have to tell myself, "you're not going to throw up, you're not going to throw up..." and then I take another bite...  It takes me like an hour to eat!  Some things that make me sick right now are:  fish smells and cigarette smoke.  There is a parent at school who smokes and I run from him every time he walks in the building.