Breakfast

Every day, with my morning juice and/or coffee.  Mmmmm!

10w Update

How far along? 10w


Total weight gain: Holding steady at +/- 0 lbs.

Maternity clothes? it depends on the day.  I have been back in my regular jeans and pants this week, and they are tight around the waist, but doable.

Sleep: It still takes longer than I'd like to actually fall asleep, but I've actually been sleeping through the night -- not even having to get up to pee.

Best moment this week: Feeling cute in a maternity dress at church on Sunday and having someone pat my belly and say, "you look so cute!".

Movement: Nada.


Gender: I'm still hoping pink, but I go back and forth.  I'm getting impatient to know, though, that's for sure.


Labor Signs: Nope.

Belly Button in or out? In, but I'm having a hard time getting enough "stuff" to grab around my belly button to properly do my injections.
What I miss: Enjoying a bowl of ice cream.  Chicklet seems to have a sweets aversion.  Boo.


What I am looking forward to: Next u/s at 11w. One more week!

Weekly Wisdom: Enjoy having Chicklet's Brother be my "baby" for the next few months.

Milestones: Double digits in gestation.  Whoo-hoo!

Heading towards the 10w mark

I knew my toes were down there somewhere.

Not feeling well

I've been taking it easy for the past three hours, trying to beat down this persistent headache that has been building for a few days.

No relief yet.

I just took my BP, and it's holding steady in the 145/85 range. =(

I have to pick up the Chicklet's Brother from school in a little while, but will continue to try to stay off my feet and still this afternoon, and monitor the BP tonight.  If it stays up, I'll be heading into Dr. M's office in the morning.

=( and more =(

9w update

How far along? 9w1d

Total weight gain: Holding steady at +/- 0 lbs.

Maternity clothes? yes, in pants, skirts, and dresses.  Tops are either/or right now.

Sleep: Better than I expected it to be at this point.

Best moment this week: Having someone in WalMart ask the Chiclet's Brother "are you getting a baby brother or sister?" with a knowing wink at me.

Movement: Nope.

Gender: I'll admit, I'm hoping pink.

Labor Signs: Nope, although my BP was not great at my ob appt this week.

Belly Button in or out? In. .

What I miss: The freedom to not worry about 7 different prescriptions, all refilling at different times, at different dosages, to be taken at different times of the day.  Ergh.

What I am looking forward to: Next u/s at 11w.  14 days from today!!!!

Weekly Wisdom: Try NOT to be so focused on wanting the baby to be a girl, and just focus on health.

Milestones: First run in with the insurance/pharmacy/MFM office.  Fun times.

Oops. It's like I forgot I had a baby blog.

No worries, though.

I'm still here, and I'm still pregnant.

What is there to report?

I've started my Lovenox injections, and after a little mishap with the first shot (I chickened out and had Chicklet's Daddy do it), we've gotten the hang of it: ice before, jab the needle in quick, and depress the plunger slowly.

I had a regular obgyn appointment last Tuesday.  Weight gain is holding steady at +/- 0 lbs.  Yea!  By BP, on the other hand, is on the rise.  It was 144/97.  Yikes.  Dr. M said that she would consult with my MFM to see if we needed to change or increase my two BP meds.

Other than that, I go back to both the MFM and Dr. M on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Until then, I'm just trying to take it easy, not overdo it with Chicklet's brother, and enjoy getting back into comfy, cute maternity clothes.

Can I just say, it makes my heart happy to be closing in on the 9w mark?  Whoo-hoo!

Ultrasound shocker

Well.....

Apparently, I'm just destined to be a humongous freak of nature with the growth of my belly in the next several months, because as of our ultrasound yesterday....

.....we think.....

.....pretty much.....

...that we are having.....

ONLY one baby.

Yep, just one.

Probably.

See, the sonographer decided to try to get what she needed by an abdominal ultrasound rather than a transvaginal ultrasound (which would have provided the most clarity).  And she got the measurements of the Chicklet, the heartrate (155 bpm), and the rest of the inner workings of my uterus.

When we asked her, "Now you're sure there's only one," she promptly replied, "nope."

But she thinks that there is only one, but we'll know for sure for SURE at our 11w ultrasound in early November.

So, no need to change the blog title to "The Chicklet."

Yet.

;)

I know a 6w fetus is not that big yet...

...but holy cow, a baby (or babies) can still do some serious pressure-pushing on my bladder.

Chicklet's Daddy and I went out to dinner last night, and I had to get up no less than FOUR times in a 90-minute timeframe.

All I do anymore is pee and shovel in Saltines.

And I'm loving every stinkin' minute of it. =)

I think the phrase you're looking for is "Holy Crap"

6w4d

Place your bets, ladies.  How many are in there?

Pregnancy Brain

It has struck much sooner, and much more severely, than ever before.

Due to my lack of brain power, my housekeeping has suffered.

Point in case: last night, as we walked into our bedroom, Chicklet's Daddy stared in disbelief at the state of the room.  (Yeah, it was bad.)

I just shrugged my shoulders, and I kid you not, the following sentence came out of my mouth:

"This window has caused my pregnancy to fly right out the brain."

So, I'm pregnant.  Apparently that means I can't make the bed, or form coherent sentences.