12w4d

I had my 12w appt yesterday and it went great! Holy hell, this OB office is on their game! Total time there was 20 minutes!

We walked in at 9:13am for our 9:15am appt. I kind of blame myself since I didn't wake up Justin in time. I woke him up at the time he wanted to leave! Oh well, we still made it!

I check in with the receptionist and she tells me to go pee in a cup. I leave the waiting room to go to the bathroom. I was only able to go a little since I went when I woke up and only had a juice box on the car ride over there. I managed what I could and walked out of the bathroom and towards the little metal urine holder/window thing. I open it and there's 3 other cups, to the point where my cup won't fit! So I'm just standing there, holding my cup of pee, when I hear my name being called in the waiting room.

I yell down the hall to her and say that I'm right here! She walks over to me and I tell her that I can't fit my cup in the little window thing. She opens it and then kind of yells at another employee that this should be empty!

I hand her my cup and she dips a protein strip in it and it comes back negative! Takes me to the scale, and I'm up 2lbs, but still down a total of 4lbs from when I had my IUI. I ask her if Justin can come back here and she said yes. I text him and he walks in just a few seconds later.

The nurse got the Doppler and tried to find the heart beat. She was having trouble but I wasn't worried because I have a pooch there and I had a feeling that she wasn't going to find it. Good news about that, is that we got another ultrasound!

The u/s lady was so nice and found the heartbeat right away. It's still at 170bpm (hmmm....girl???) and our little jellybean looks like a baby now! This child is totally Justin's kid, baby was just laying there sleeping, and the only reason we saw movement was because the baby flinched...twice!

She printed out some pictures for us, but you can hardly see anything on them :(

The OB's office finally got everything handled with my insurance about the NT scan and the referral went in on Thursday! I was totally surprised that the hospital called me this morning and we are set for Friday, April 19th at 1:45pm!

 

 



Now time for the weekly update!

How far along: 12w4d but still measuring a day behind so really 12w3d

Size of Baby: Plum!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Still down a total of 4lbs

Maternity Clothes: I live in them and I love it!

Gender: Unknown for now

Belly Button In/Out: In

Stretch Marks: Same ones

Labor Signs: Nope

Movement: Nothing yet

Sleep: Been waking up after 6hrs but last night I got a glorious 8hrs!

Cravings/Aversions: Cherry Slurpees and Cherry Icees!

Symptoms: So constipated right now! I think that was the 2lbs that I "gained".

Feeling: IF brain still has me being cautious but I'm getting happier and happier!

Best Moment this Week: Seeing the baby again and coming out on FB!

What I Miss: Being able to poop, lol

What I am Looking Forward To: NT scan next week, and maybe getting a gender guess!!!

Milestones: Reaching 12w and seeing that the baby now looks like a baby!

Baby Milestones: Baby has formed all its parts and just continues to grow. Baby is developing their reflexes and can now curl its fingers and toes! Baby weighs in at 0.49 ounces!

Next Appointment: NT scan is Friday, April 19th and the next OB appt is May 9th!

Out on Facebook!

Had a great appt today so I didn't want to wait any longer!

This is what I posted:

We've been keeping a secret...

We got so many likes and comments from everyone, it was really surprising!

Now the funny thing. I made Justin look at the picture the night before to make sure that I spelled everything right and he said that it looked good. After posting it, I realized that I had put the wrong year that we were married!!!! We got married January 2012, not 2013!

I asked Justin if I should try and fix it, and his response was, "Just let everyone think you got knocked up right away."

That wasn't flying by me though, since I want to post something about IF during IF awareness week. I then post the right picture and just blamed it on my pregnancy brain, which isn't entirely false.

 

I think that all my friends got a kick out of me having to post it a second time!

11w4d

I completely forgot about week 10! Okay, not really, but I am not an artist and I got tired of doing the dry erase board fruit pics. And don't even get me started on the block numbers! I got all the athletic ability and my sister got all the art. So woe is me.

Anyways, I figured that I would change it up a little and do something different! I think I like this way much better because now I have more room to write what's going on. I will be using the color of whatever fruit it is as my font color and giving an update of what the baby is doing in there!

Pathetic excuse for an olive!

 

Much better than my horrible handwriting and drawings!





And now the "official" update!

 

How far along: 11w4d

Size of Baby: Lime

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Don't know, hopefully still down the 6lbs!

Maternity Clothes: Love them! So much! I practically live in my capri's!

Gender: Since we are able to find out the gender through the NT blood work, we decided to wait until the A/S ultrasound when I'm closer to 20weeks!

Belly Button In/Out: In

Stretch Marks: Still the same ones

Labor Signs: Nope

Movement: Nope

Sleep: About 6 hours a night! I miss my 8-10 hours!

Cravings/Aversions: Cherry Slurpee's!

Symptoms: I got a wicked case of morning sickness the other day. I was dry heaving in the Chipotle bathroom and I'm pretty sure I scared an employee!

Feeling: Happy and anxious. For whatever reason, I want to buy everything now!

Best Moment this Week: I love when Justin talks to the baby and puts his hand on my lower pooch!

What I Miss: The extra 4 hours of sleep!

What I am Looking Forward To: Feeling the baby move!

Milestones: Almost out of the 1st trimester!

Baby Milestones: Baby is about 1.6 inches long and weighs in at about 0.25 ounces. Her tooth buds, hair follicles, and nail beds are forming. Her skin is see-through but she's on her way to looking more like a baby. Her fingers and toes aren't webbed anymore, and she's moving fluidly and gracefully in there, even though I can't feel it!

Next Appointment: Thursday, April 11th. Less than a week away!!!!


NT Test

I called my insurance company to make sure that it was covered. They said that all genetic testing is covered!

Since this is my first, and I absolutely have no idea what I'm doing, all these tests that they offer is leaving me dizzy!

At my first OB appt, the Dr. gave me a pamphlet and he told me that he would like me to consider getting the Quad Marker Screening, but then he added that I can get any test I wanted.

After hearing a lot about the NT (nuchal translucency) screening, I decided that this is the test I wanted. The whole screening process is blood work, then an u/s about a week later, and then more blood work in the 2nd Trimester to see what the odds are of Down Syndrome, Trisomy 18, Spina Bifida, and a few others.

I wake up early on Wednesday, and call my OB's office. I talk to the receptionist and she tells me that she'll have the nurse call me back. The Nurse calls me back and then I have to repeat what I wanted and then she tells me that she is going to have someone else call me back to schedule it.

I wait about an hour, and I get a phone call. Once again, I repeat what I wanted. She then asks me if I know what it consists of. :::Duh, I do my research::: I then tell her the procedure for it. She responds, in a kind of snarky way, with, "You don't have any family history so why do you want it done?"

I explain that I am a FTM and I went through IF treatment and I want to make sure everything is fine.

She continues with, "I have to write something on the referral for the reason why you need it. I guess I can figure out something to write on it. You can pick up your lab slip."

What a bish!

When I picked up the lab slip, I noticed next to her name it says MA!!!! She's a freaking MEDICAL ASSISTANT!!!!! Not even a nurse, and she's giving me hell and making me feel guilty!

I definitely will be talking to my OB about this.

I got the 1st round of blood work done today. She did tell me that I will be hearing from the hospital next week to schedule the appt. Now I just have to wait. (And she better had put my referral in, or shit is really going to hit the fan!)



Still here!!!

Sorry for the absence! I have no idea where the time is going! Let's catch up!

We went to Justin's coworker son's birthday party a few weekends ago, and it was so much fun! I'm still new to this town, so it was nice meeting other people! After the little boy's birthday party, it turned into an adult birthday party! They broke out the beer pong, baseball, and honeycomb game.

I have never seen Justin drunk before ever, so this was fun! He's not a big drinker to start with and he was keeping up with all the other guys. Let's just say that he ended up passed out on my shoulder, and then had to sneak out because he was going to be sick and he didn't want anyone to see!

By the time we got home, it was a whopping 10:45pm and he had passed out in bed! We are some hard partying people, let me tell you!

Justin playing "Pin the tail on the Alligator"

8w5d

Since I have figured out what was causing my sickness, I haven't had anymore!!!! I do realize that I need to eat every few hours or I start to feel nauseous.

We had dinner with Justin's work partners and their wives last night. We went to a Brazilian Steakhouse. I wasn't sure what I should wear since it's an all you can eat place and by the end of the night my pants feel a little tight. I asked the girls on TB and everyone voted for the extra comfy maternity pants, so I broke those out! And I am soo glad that I did! So much more comfortable then wearing pants that hurt after awhile!

There was a new couple that was added to the group since Justin is training him right now, so they sat in front of us. Super nice couple. I even found out that my new OB was the one who delivered (via c-section) their daughter 2 years ago! She said that she really liked him! So that just seals it for me!

Here's me rockin' a full maternity outfit for the night! And I'm also sucking it in too!

How far along: 8w5d

Size of Baby: Raspberry!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Down a total of 6lbs!!!

Maternity Clothes: Broke them out for dinner last night!

Gender: Team Find Out

Belly Button In/Out: In

Stretch Marks: Just the same ones!

Labor Signs: Nope

Movement: Nope

Sleep: I slept so good last night! I also had my first baby dream and it wasn't a good one :( It didn't involve me but my sister

Cravings/Aversions: I'm craving blueberry muffins! I have a batch in the oven right now and they smell soooo yummy!

Symptoms: No more sickness, so just the semi-bloat, greasy hair, fatigue, and still the sore boobies

Feeling: I'm feeling really happy right now

Best Moment this Week: Getting to see and hear our little jellybean again!

What I Miss: My energy

What I am Looking Forward To: Finding out if JB is a boy or girl and feeling the baby move!

Milestones: Just getting to 8w (and now almost 9), only a few more weeks until we announce it on FB!

Baby Milestones: Jellybean now weighs in at about .04 ounces and measures about .63 inches. She's growing about a millimeter a day. Even though you can't feel it, JB is moving those arms and legs like crazy! Her taste buds are now forming!

Next Appointment: Thursday, April 11!

8w3d- 1st appt with new OB

I was told on the phone that this appt will just be paperwork and medical history. I did bring Justin, just in case.

I left him in the waiting room when I got called back. I don't think it would be right of me to have him watch me get a Pap smear after what he went through on our IUI day!

MA took my weight (down 6lbs!) and blood pressure, which was normal. Then Dr. L came in and introduced himself.

We then went and talked in his office about our long journey that finally has brought us to this point. He said that since I just had an u/s 2 weeks ago, he didn't think it was necessary to do another one at this time. My face went to sad panda.

He saw this and then quickly adds, "Well, since you're already here, why don't we do a quick u/s? Actually, if we do a quick one,we might as well do a full one."

I got super excited and told him that Justin was outside in the waiting room. He said that he'll get someone to bring him back to the room after the Pap.

When we get into the U/S room, the girl tells me to lay on the table. I'm standing there, thinking, "Okay, are you not going to leave the room while I get undressed?"

She looks at me and says again, "I need you to lay on the table and unbutton and unzip your pants." It was a regular u/s and not a vaginal one! Thank you IF brain for almost humiliating myself in front of her and Justin, because we all know that he would NEVER let me live that down!

Their u/s machine is hooked up to a huge flat screen tv and once again I had Justin record it!

Jellybean is still measuring a day behind, but they're leaving my due date the same.

Oh, and the most important thing...only ONE baby in there!