Holy Hormones Batman!

I never really pay much attention to pregnant women who use the "hormone" excuse for being argumentative. I think its just that, and excuse. Just like pregnancy is an excuse to eat more and eat crazy things. With my first 2 pregnancies, I never experienced mood issues. But goodness, today has been one of those days!! Not only am I just so exhausted I could lay in bed all day, I have been moody and argumentative! I normally filter my feelings pretty well, or Im just completely passive and let things go. Agree with a nod and move on. Today I feel the need to voice my opinion. Let me tell you, I dont like being like that! Time to step away and take a nap! And wake up not so crabby lol. 
Oh, and if you have seen my energy, please return it. My kids, my house, and Ray are all paying for lack of energy and I know they would greatly appreciate it.

6 weeks! (and 3 days :P)

I am a few days late this week posting. So today I am 6 weeks and 3 days :) We went for our first OB appointment last tuesday. We basically just met with the nurse. Filled out all our paperwork. Did labs. I love the nurse! And Im pretty excited to meet the Dr. We go back again in 3 weeks to see the Dr. From what I understand from the nurse, we will get to hear the heartbeat and get an ultrasound that day! 

 

how far along? 6 weeks

how are you measuring?  I wasnt measured at the OB appt. Maybe soon!

size of baby? about the size of a pea :)

heartbeat?  not sure yet! hoping to hear it at the dr's apt in 3 weeks :)

total weight gain/loss? none yet!

maternity clothes? not yet. Although I have a feeling I will start showing a lot sooner this time around, I am bloated big time 24/7. My jeans are getting tighter and tighter :/

stretch marks? yes, but nothing new. I started out with them :P
sleep? Im finaly getting some good sleep at night :)

best moment this week?  We told my family!!!!!! Friday night we invited my mom and sister over for dinner. We had chinese. I rigged their fortune cookies with very special fortunes :) My mom was in shock! And my sister was just plain ecstatic :D

movement? not yet

food cravings? salty this week. I really wanted some chips and french inion dip. It did the trick!

gender predictions? Out of the few people we have told, they think its a boy. The girls refer to baby as she. I have no idea at this point! My sister says girl. My mom says its to early for her to tell.

what i miss:  its too early to miss anything yet!

what i'm looking forward to:  experiencing this pregnancy with 2 sweet little girls. I cant wait until the can feel baby move, and until we get to see him/her. Im also excited to have all of these experiences with Ray. He is so loving and caring. He already rubs my belly 100 times a day.

how are you feeling? I am feeling pretty good. No morning sickness as of yet.Keeping my fingers crossed it stays that way! I had zero morning sickness with the girls. So we will see :)

I will post pictures soon of our reveal to the family!

Week 5

So I love reading blogs. Blogs about anything and everything. Ive come across a few pregnancy blogs that have this layout for week to week comparisons, so I am excited to journal everything along the way!

Today marks day 1 of week number 5. It seems like I should be farther along. One of the downsides of finding out your pregnant at only 3 weeks I guess :/

how far along? 5 weeks

how are you measuring?  Havent been to the dr yet!

size of baby? about the size of a sesame seed

heartbeat?  not sure yet! hopefully we can see a heartbeat at the dr next week!

total weight gain/loss? none yet!

maternity clothes? not yet. Although I have a feeling I will start showing a lot sooner this time around, I am bloated big time 24/7

stretch marks? yes, but nothing new. I started out with them :P
sleep? not too bad. but I have been having a hard time going to sleep some nights. Im sure its just from thinking too much lol

best moment this week?  telling the girls they were having a baby. I have never seen them so happy. They ask me on a daily basis almost for a baby sister (we are working on explaining it could be a baby brother) They ask each morning if Im still having a baby. <3

movement? not yet

food cravings? none

gender predictions? Out of the few people we have told, they think its a boy. The girls refer to baby as she. I have no idea at this point!

what i miss:  its too early to miss anything yet!

what i'm looking forward to:  experiencing this pregnancy with 2 sweet little girls. I cant wait until the can feel baby move, and until we get to see him/her. Im also excited to have all of these experiences with Ray. He is so loving and caring. He already rubs my belly 100 times a day.

how are you feeling? I am feeling pretty good. No morning sickness as of yet. I did have a day or two last week where I felt nauseous. but it didnt last long. My only complaint right now is a few headaches, and some heart burn.

I know its early to start this. But I didnt do a very good job documenting my pregnancies with the girls. So I am getting a head start! Pretty soon, I will include some "bump picture" updates. I didnt start showing with Emma until almost 7 months, and Mady not until 6 months. So it will be interesting to see how soon I start to show this time around. I am bloated more than anything right now. But the bloat is enough to make my pants tight! Thank goodess for sweat pants lol. 

We go to the dr. on tuesday the 17th. So I will update a little then. :) After our doctors appointment, we will probably start to plan how to tell everyone. Our families, and the rest of the world! A very select few of our friends know, we have to have a prayer team! But for the most part, no one knows. Its killing me keeping it a secret!

Here we go!!!!!

Today was the big day. We went back to the doctor for another round of blood work to check my BHCG. I figured if we go right after church in the afternoon, we wouldnt have to wait that long. The ER is so unpredictable. We had to wait about 20 minutes. Which wasnt that bad I suppose. I had to explain the the triage nurse why we were there. Then when we got back to our room, I had to explain to the nurse practitioner, another nurse, the lab tech, AND the doctor. It was fun to have to repeat myself so many times, and have each of them question the need for the blood work. Maybe some people like to spend their sunday in the emergency room having a needle poked in their arm?? I dont know. But after about 45 minutes, the nurse came in, and said that my HCG level was now at 172. It was 45 on thursday. So it had more than quadrupled! Things are looking good as of right now! The antibiotics they gave me for my UTI have been making me nauseous. I have 10 more days of taking them :/ But better to get it out of the way now. 
The doctors offices are closed tomorrow. So I will call tuesday to make an appointment for my first check up! I am going a different route this pregnancy. I am switching hospitals. And therefore I am on the hunt for a new OB! It should be fun :) 
Ray and I are both more at ease now, and I think its sinking in that we ARE HAVING A BABY!!!! 
The next 9 months are going to be an amazing journey!!