I just had a regular check up and everything looks good. Little Miss is laying transverse (the same way Bickie stayed almost until the end). Her heart rate was good, between 155 and 158 :D My weight gain is now officially perfect, no more too low :P
Next time...ah, next time I won't be so happy. I have to do the 1 hour glucose test at my next visit :( This, for me, is an especially not good thing. You see, I've never been successful at it. Not that I've had GD...but that I can't keep the dang stuff down! With both boys, I had to do an alternative test with Brach's jelly beans, but that test is no longer approved :( I'm hoping that my lack of nausea right now is a good sign, and that I'll actually be able to do this without leaving yet another stain on the doctor's office floor...but I'm not holding my breath. I have some 28 week labs that are going to be done, as well...I have higher hopes for that one than I do the glucose test...
Saturday, the 30th, we go in for a 3D/4D ultrasound :D <3 It's my birthday present for the hubby :) I can't wait, and neither can he!!!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Diaper Junction
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Monday, October 4, 2010
More catching up...
between being super-busy, and blogger being angry, I've gotten about a month behind, again...
We went on vacation for Labor Day, and had a blast. 12-hour drive there (at night), wasn't too bad. Staying awake was the hard part (:P). The drive back, we did during the day, and it kicked our butts. We did all the stopping and stretching we were supposed to, but around 4/5 hours from home, I started getting bad cramps each time I would go to sit back down. It continued a few days after the trip, as well, so off to the ER we went (again!). This time, we drove the hour to get to the better hospital, and I'm glad-the experience was much better, even if I did still have a cranky doctor. It turns out I had an infection, so I got prescribed a killer of an antibiotic that kicked my butt.
My oldest started his first day of preschool the day after we got home. Bickie is looooving the alone time every Tuesday and Thursday :)
We went in for our gender/anatomy ultrasound already. The lady was very nice-they are only allowed to give 1 photo, but she snuck us out with some extras :)
Cue the cheesy drumroll....
It's a girl <3 We're getting our final piece to our family puzzle! Everyone's excited, even if Granddad is still in denial.
She is a crazy kicker, too. I'm getting beat up from all angles here lately. It took this long for me to feel the kicks at all with my first, and we're already seeing my belly jump around from the outside-it's amazing and surreal :) I'm enjoying every moment of it, though, cause I know it's the last time :(
We went on vacation for Labor Day, and had a blast. 12-hour drive there (at night), wasn't too bad. Staying awake was the hard part (:P). The drive back, we did during the day, and it kicked our butts. We did all the stopping and stretching we were supposed to, but around 4/5 hours from home, I started getting bad cramps each time I would go to sit back down. It continued a few days after the trip, as well, so off to the ER we went (again!). This time, we drove the hour to get to the better hospital, and I'm glad-the experience was much better, even if I did still have a cranky doctor. It turns out I had an infection, so I got prescribed a killer of an antibiotic that kicked my butt.
My oldest started his first day of preschool the day after we got home. Bickie is looooving the alone time every Tuesday and Thursday :)
We went in for our gender/anatomy ultrasound already. The lady was very nice-they are only allowed to give 1 photo, but she snuck us out with some extras :)
Cue the cheesy drumroll....
It's a girl <3 We're getting our final piece to our family puzzle! Everyone's excited, even if Granddad is still in denial.
She is a crazy kicker, too. I'm getting beat up from all angles here lately. It took this long for me to feel the kicks at all with my first, and we're already seeing my belly jump around from the outside-it's amazing and surreal :) I'm enjoying every moment of it, though, cause I know it's the last time :(
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Dreaming of girls...
So, this is the third time I've had a dream about a baby girl. First time dreaming about going into labor. She was the same, brown hair, a clone of me as a baby-only this time, she was thin from being a preemie (tall for being a preemie, though-in the dream, she was born either the 2nd or 4th of October, but was almost full-term sized!). The weird part was that the 'hospital' we went to was in Wal-mart! Ugh, I hate wal-mart, and it reflected in my dream. Oh, she was so adorable, though! 2 weeks until we know if she really is a she!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Oh crud...
15 weeks!!!
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haha, I'm a horrible blogger ^_^;;; I'm going to start off by saying WOO SECOND TRIMESTER! YAAAY! Eh-hem...Well, since the last update, I ended up in the ER again. On our anniversary. It was craptastic. I woke up that morning in hooorible pain. There was a huge knot of pain around my diaphragm, and a pain in my lower left back that felt like kidney pain. I was crazy nauseous (but not in a morning sickness way, make sense?), lightheaded... I. Was. Miserable. Hubby called my midwife, but by the time I got a call back, they were about to close, so they had me run to the ER to get iv fluids. I ended up getting 2 bags of fluid, 2 doses of stadol, zofram, some anti-diarrhea med, and I lost track after that. The overall experience was horrible. The doc on call (the same one from last time, urgh!) heard me say "pregnant", and "pain", looked me dead in the eye, and said that I was miscarrying. All my bloodwork came back fine, and the ultrasound tech said he was nuts.
The triage ladies were nice, though. Before I was even finished getting put into the computer, they were wheeling me into the triage room. They were panicking. The idiot doc never even looked at all my symptoms. They basically drugged me up, then sent me home. When we picked up the boys from a friends house, I puked in their kitchen, and again in their yard. **Embarrassed :(**
My appointment was a few days later, and it only took them a moment to figure out what had happened. I had a gall bladder attack, and very possibly passed a gall stone :( Yikes. So now I'm on a horribly unfair no/low fat diet, and nexium. It all seems to be helping, too. I'm only in pain when I have a stubborn moment and slather my food with butter (or something similar). Good to know. Gall bladder-definitely NOT a miscarriage! A few weeks later, and I'm still strongly pregnant. Take that, idiot doc.
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Now for some nifty good news :D :D :D :D I'm feeling the baby move! I've had a few moments here and there where I was pretty sure it was baby moving, but not like this. Yesterday, after I finished off a fruit and yogurt parfait, this little one when to popcorning away in there! Again, today, after eating a bit of (light) ice cream <3 It seems sugar is the trigger, lol..I can't wait until I feel more-and until the hubby can feel it, too!
Good news, part 2: My ultrasound-my big, we find out what the baby is, ultrasound-is scheduled for September 15th :D Cant. Wait!!! Squeee!
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haha, I'm a horrible blogger ^_^;;; I'm going to start off by saying WOO SECOND TRIMESTER! YAAAY! Eh-hem...Well, since the last update, I ended up in the ER again. On our anniversary. It was craptastic. I woke up that morning in hooorible pain. There was a huge knot of pain around my diaphragm, and a pain in my lower left back that felt like kidney pain. I was crazy nauseous (but not in a morning sickness way, make sense?), lightheaded... I. Was. Miserable. Hubby called my midwife, but by the time I got a call back, they were about to close, so they had me run to the ER to get iv fluids. I ended up getting 2 bags of fluid, 2 doses of stadol, zofram, some anti-diarrhea med, and I lost track after that. The overall experience was horrible. The doc on call (the same one from last time, urgh!) heard me say "pregnant", and "pain", looked me dead in the eye, and said that I was miscarrying. All my bloodwork came back fine, and the ultrasound tech said he was nuts.
The triage ladies were nice, though. Before I was even finished getting put into the computer, they were wheeling me into the triage room. They were panicking. The idiot doc never even looked at all my symptoms. They basically drugged me up, then sent me home. When we picked up the boys from a friends house, I puked in their kitchen, and again in their yard. **Embarrassed :(**
My appointment was a few days later, and it only took them a moment to figure out what had happened. I had a gall bladder attack, and very possibly passed a gall stone :( Yikes. So now I'm on a horribly unfair no/low fat diet, and nexium. It all seems to be helping, too. I'm only in pain when I have a stubborn moment and slather my food with butter (or something similar). Good to know. Gall bladder-definitely NOT a miscarriage! A few weeks later, and I'm still strongly pregnant. Take that, idiot doc.
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Now for some nifty good news :D :D :D :D I'm feeling the baby move! I've had a few moments here and there where I was pretty sure it was baby moving, but not like this. Yesterday, after I finished off a fruit and yogurt parfait, this little one when to popcorning away in there! Again, today, after eating a bit of (light) ice cream <3 It seems sugar is the trigger, lol..I can't wait until I feel more-and until the hubby can feel it, too!
Good news, part 2: My ultrasound-my big, we find out what the baby is, ultrasound-is scheduled for September 15th :D Cant. Wait!!! Squeee!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Ooops!
I've been pretty busy lately, and completely forgot to update! I had my ultrasound and it was awesome! So far, the baby looks like it might have the same chin as Bickie, and at that point, there was no hint of any boy parts yet. So...girl? ::crosses fingers!::
My anniversary is Wednesday, and lucky for me, the hubby has that day off. The week after that is my next appointment, and he has that day off, too. Yaaaay! I also got my anatomy/gender ultrasound scheduled. It's September...15th I believe. I can't remember exactly, because I have another prenatal appointment around the same time, lol. Anyhoo, I'm really excited for that one! I'll be 19 weeks. I didn't realize how far along I'd be next month! I'm almost halfway!!
Tomorrow is the beginning of my 2nd trimester, too. I didn't think I'd ever get to this point. It's been going by so slow until now.
My anniversary is Wednesday, and lucky for me, the hubby has that day off. The week after that is my next appointment, and he has that day off, too. Yaaaay! I also got my anatomy/gender ultrasound scheduled. It's September...15th I believe. I can't remember exactly, because I have another prenatal appointment around the same time, lol. Anyhoo, I'm really excited for that one! I'll be 19 weeks. I didn't realize how far along I'd be next month! I'm almost halfway!!
Tomorrow is the beginning of my 2nd trimester, too. I didn't think I'd ever get to this point. It's been going by so slow until now.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Craving a Season...
So no ultrasound on Tuesday :( She couldn't find the heartbeat with the doppler yet, so I got rescheduled for Thursday the 22nd. Super :(. I got a prescription for phenergen and neevo-a super expensive prenatal for high risk pregnancies. Well, the phenergen, which I usually do pretty good with, made me even more sick, and turned me into a zombie for 2 days! Boo. So we called back today. As soon as she returns our call, the prescription is getting changed to zofram. I hope that helps!
Good news is I'm not a slave to nausea at the moment. I seem to have gotten over the worst of it. I'm finally able to get up and move around again, and I actualy did some cleaning today! All from a steak dinner. Whoda thunk that a steak dinner would have cured my morning sickness?
Gotta get the minivan in the shop (money we don't have), and get a few other things taken care of. Dinner at my moms tonight (we're bringing chicken fried steak over to cook), and more cleaning when we get back home. And I still need to get groceries somewhere in that mix, too...bleh. And all I want to do instead: take a nice, long nap!
PS. for some reason, I've been craving Autumn time. Not just the food, the whole season. The crisp, colorful leaves, the chill in the air, decorating and dressing up for Halloween, and yes, the food :)
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Well, once they called back, they had me go to the ER for an iv. She was worried that I may be dehydrated from being so ill. Not a pleasant er visit by far, either. They only had a curtained room available, so hubby and the boys had to stay in the waiting room, while I was in the back, alone. My nurse was awesome, though. I got to catch glimpses of the ultrasound they did, too. The nurse tried to sneak me a printout, but the tech was in a bad mood :(
Good news is I'm not a slave to nausea at the moment. I seem to have gotten over the worst of it. I'm finally able to get up and move around again, and I actualy did some cleaning today! All from a steak dinner. Whoda thunk that a steak dinner would have cured my morning sickness?
Gotta get the minivan in the shop (money we don't have), and get a few other things taken care of. Dinner at my moms tonight (we're bringing chicken fried steak over to cook), and more cleaning when we get back home. And I still need to get groceries somewhere in that mix, too...bleh. And all I want to do instead: take a nice, long nap!
PS. for some reason, I've been craving Autumn time. Not just the food, the whole season. The crisp, colorful leaves, the chill in the air, decorating and dressing up for Halloween, and yes, the food :)
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Well, once they called back, they had me go to the ER for an iv. She was worried that I may be dehydrated from being so ill. Not a pleasant er visit by far, either. They only had a curtained room available, so hubby and the boys had to stay in the waiting room, while I was in the back, alone. My nurse was awesome, though. I got to catch glimpses of the ultrasound they did, too. The nurse tried to sneak me a printout, but the tech was in a bad mood :(
Friday, July 2, 2010
I want to get out of bed already!
Well, on the 28th, I had my first real bout with morning sickness. Sometime around 1am-ish, my prenatal decided that it didn't want to stay in my stomach :(
I have been feeling a tad bit better though. I'm at least able to eat crackers without getting nauseous now. This whole aversion to ALL food is starting to get annoying. I can't even THINK of food without getting queasy!
I had my first real baby dream. for this pregnancy last night. I've had a few where I'm pregnant so far, but this one is the first with a baby. The dream itself was a little "what the heck?" but she was just gorgeous! She (that's right, she) had thick dark hair, and beautiful eyes. She looked a bit like my baby pictures, but there was still a resemblance to Bickie. For some reason, we were walking around a store that looked to be a combination of a Ross/Big Lots that was connected to the hospital. We were trying to find a going home outfit, since all she had on was sleeveless footie jammies (see, what the heck, right?).
Time to go find something that my tummy will keep down :( :(
I have been feeling a tad bit better though. I'm at least able to eat crackers without getting nauseous now. This whole aversion to ALL food is starting to get annoying. I can't even THINK of food without getting queasy!
I had my first real baby dream. for this pregnancy last night. I've had a few where I'm pregnant so far, but this one is the first with a baby. The dream itself was a little "what the heck?" but she was just gorgeous! She (that's right, she) had thick dark hair, and beautiful eyes. She looked a bit like my baby pictures, but there was still a resemblance to Bickie. For some reason, we were walking around a store that looked to be a combination of a Ross/Big Lots that was connected to the hospital. We were trying to find a going home outfit, since all she had on was sleeveless footie jammies (see, what the heck, right?).
Time to go find something that my tummy will keep down :( :(
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Super-blargh!
I feel like I'm 2 steps from death :( All food makes me nauseous, so I'm super-weak feeling all the time. I feel more like I have major sea sickness than morning sickness. Luckily I still have not actually thrown up, but I've gotten close. And I still have 5 or 6 more weeks til the end of this trimester and I have any chance of this subsiding :( I knew what I was getting myself into with how bad my morning sickness was with the boys, but that doesn't make me any less miserable...
In trying to distract myself from my stomach, we've been looking at doppler rentals and 4D ultrasounds. We're going to rent the doppler soon, and schedule the ultrasound for around my birthday :D October seems so far away, but I can't wait until I get that sneak peek at our little beanie!
In trying to distract myself from my stomach, we've been looking at doppler rentals and 4D ultrasounds. We're going to rent the doppler soon, and schedule the ultrasound for around my birthday :D October seems so far away, but I can't wait until I get that sneak peek at our little beanie!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
I'm too busy!
The cramping I was having last week resolved itself! Haha, I feel like a dork :P
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Well, my first appointment was Tuesday. Everything went well-except for the fact that I had the boys with me! Wrangling them while having a full exam was definitely an experience! So far, there's nothing crazy going on with this pregnancy. I still have a tilted uterus, but that's old news.
While going over my medical history, I found out that Bickie had IUGR, and that the hospital was wrong. He was NOT a preemie! The hospital had told me my due date was flat out wrong by 2 months, even though we were pretty positive of when he was conceived...so much was explained by that simple clarification!
Because he had Intra Uterine Growth Restriction and had stopped growing so soon, I am going to be getting REGULAR ultrasounds! That. Is. Super. Awesome!!! My first ultrasound is the 13th. Since my cervix is easily irritated, she's waiting until I'm 10 weeks so that we don't have to do the internal ultrasound to see the little beanie. I was going to go with an actual dr. this time around, but since I'm getting more than one ultrasound, I think I may stick with my CNM. I got a few with Monkey, and a billion with Bickie, so I would probably go crazy if I had to deal with just 1 (or even 2) ultrasounds anyway!
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Now for the sucky part of the update :( I had some spotting this morning. It wasn't just one drop, but it wasnt' gushing either, so I'm not freaking out yet. I've been having issues with a yeast infection lately, so for the moment, I'm chalking it up to the YI. I had the same thing, around the same time, with both of the boys as well. If it comes back, I'm calling the CNM immediately, though. I had more cramping today (and bad cramping at that), but it seems to be more intestinal cramps ::crosses fingers!:: I really don't want anything bad to be going on in there right now!
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The Psi bands seem to be helping my nausea too. I'm so glad I haven't puked yet, but I have come close a couple of times. As long as I don't eat any meat, and stick to seafood and liquids, I do great. Not even nausea. But if I think about food I fall apart :( I've had a few other symptoms-fatigue, light headedness, carpal tunnel in my right wrist, sudden sweating, and I seem to be freezing all the time!
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The hubby bought me 2 maternity shirts today! I <3 him! :D
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Well, my first appointment was Tuesday. Everything went well-except for the fact that I had the boys with me! Wrangling them while having a full exam was definitely an experience! So far, there's nothing crazy going on with this pregnancy. I still have a tilted uterus, but that's old news.
While going over my medical history, I found out that Bickie had IUGR, and that the hospital was wrong. He was NOT a preemie! The hospital had told me my due date was flat out wrong by 2 months, even though we were pretty positive of when he was conceived...so much was explained by that simple clarification!
Because he had Intra Uterine Growth Restriction and had stopped growing so soon, I am going to be getting REGULAR ultrasounds! That. Is. Super. Awesome!!! My first ultrasound is the 13th. Since my cervix is easily irritated, she's waiting until I'm 10 weeks so that we don't have to do the internal ultrasound to see the little beanie. I was going to go with an actual dr. this time around, but since I'm getting more than one ultrasound, I think I may stick with my CNM. I got a few with Monkey, and a billion with Bickie, so I would probably go crazy if I had to deal with just 1 (or even 2) ultrasounds anyway!
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Now for the sucky part of the update :( I had some spotting this morning. It wasn't just one drop, but it wasnt' gushing either, so I'm not freaking out yet. I've been having issues with a yeast infection lately, so for the moment, I'm chalking it up to the YI. I had the same thing, around the same time, with both of the boys as well. If it comes back, I'm calling the CNM immediately, though. I had more cramping today (and bad cramping at that), but it seems to be more intestinal cramps ::crosses fingers!:: I really don't want anything bad to be going on in there right now!
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The Psi bands seem to be helping my nausea too. I'm so glad I haven't puked yet, but I have come close a couple of times. As long as I don't eat any meat, and stick to seafood and liquids, I do great. Not even nausea. But if I think about food I fall apart :( I've had a few other symptoms-fatigue, light headedness, carpal tunnel in my right wrist, sudden sweating, and I seem to be freezing all the time!
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The hubby bought me 2 maternity shirts today! I <3 him! :D
Friday, June 11, 2010
owie!
I have been having bad cramps for 2 days now. I woke up early yesterday morning with horrible cramps, and they're still going. Weaker, but still there. Since I'm not spotting, I'm hoping that it's just constipation cramps since I've been having bathroom troubles lately...
I wish things didn't have to be so stressful in the early weeks of pregnancy :(
Aiden's birthday party was yesterday. It was hectic, but fun. We told my aunt and uncle, and luckily, word didn't get out. I was worried that someone would let it slip, and the rest of the party would be miserable, but we got lucky :D
I wish things didn't have to be so stressful in the early weeks of pregnancy :(
Aiden's birthday party was yesterday. It was hectic, but fun. We told my aunt and uncle, and luckily, word didn't get out. I was worried that someone would let it slip, and the rest of the party would be miserable, but we got lucky :D
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Bleck!
Well, I just almost puked for the first time this go-round. I made the mistake of taking my prenatal on an empty stomach. I usually feel slightly nauseous if I forget to eat something, but this was full-blown POW! The smell of the training potty (which is clean, btw) made it 10x worse. If I'm this sick now, I'm going to be miserable in a few weeks!
As much as it sucks, I am glad that I am nauseous right now. I'm in that odd time frame where bad things can happen, and quickly, so it's reassuring to have any symptoms at all at this point. As soon as we get our insurance info together I'm going to call the Dr. and hopefully that will finally put my paranoid mind to rest.
As much as it sucks, I am glad that I am nauseous right now. I'm in that odd time frame where bad things can happen, and quickly, so it's reassuring to have any symptoms at all at this point. As soon as we get our insurance info together I'm going to call the Dr. and hopefully that will finally put my paranoid mind to rest.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Mini-rant...
I've been so exhausted and nauseous lately (now I know why!) and today is no exception. I wanted to be in bed HOURS ago :(
I walked for about 45 minutes today, and by the end of it, I had tons of energy. But after I sat down, it all went out the window again-bleh. I am hoping to actually be able to stay active this pregnancy. There were a lot of problems in my last pregnancy and they are probably all a part of why he was a preemie. I wasn't active enough then, so I'm going to do everything I can to stay fit and healthy this time to try my best to prevent that from happening again. I'm definitely going to try to walk every day. I've been doing yoga, and right now, I'm looking into prenatal yoga (squee! I love that I can type that now!). This being summer, I'm also going to try to go swimming a few times a month-and I may even sign up for pregnancy water aerobics.
I feel more in control this time. We're doing good financially (nothing like the money crisis we had the last 2 times! **knock on wood!**), I have a support group, and I am much more prepared this time around. My EDD is February 14th, 2011-TAX TIME!! Whatever we don't manage to get ourselves, or from family and friends, we will still be able to take care of. This will be our first baby with all new nursery furniture. Actually, this will be our first baby with *any* new nursery furniture, lol. This is also our last chance to decorate a nursery, and I just know we're going to go just a little overboard, lol.
I am falling asleep on the laptop, so I'll write more later. I'm so excited that my brain doesn't want to shut off! I can't wait until it's time to start shopping for baby!!!!!!!!
I walked for about 45 minutes today, and by the end of it, I had tons of energy. But after I sat down, it all went out the window again-bleh. I am hoping to actually be able to stay active this pregnancy. There were a lot of problems in my last pregnancy and they are probably all a part of why he was a preemie. I wasn't active enough then, so I'm going to do everything I can to stay fit and healthy this time to try my best to prevent that from happening again. I'm definitely going to try to walk every day. I've been doing yoga, and right now, I'm looking into prenatal yoga (squee! I love that I can type that now!). This being summer, I'm also going to try to go swimming a few times a month-and I may even sign up for pregnancy water aerobics.
I feel more in control this time. We're doing good financially (nothing like the money crisis we had the last 2 times! **knock on wood!**), I have a support group, and I am much more prepared this time around. My EDD is February 14th, 2011-TAX TIME!! Whatever we don't manage to get ourselves, or from family and friends, we will still be able to take care of. This will be our first baby with all new nursery furniture. Actually, this will be our first baby with *any* new nursery furniture, lol. This is also our last chance to decorate a nursery, and I just know we're going to go just a little overboard, lol.
I am falling asleep on the laptop, so I'll write more later. I'm so excited that my brain doesn't want to shut off! I can't wait until it's time to start shopping for baby!!!!!!!!
Friday, June 4, 2010
1 day to go...
Tomorrow is testing day. For some reason I don't feel very excited. In fact, I'm feeling quite blah. Maybe its a sign... :(
Monday, May 31, 2010
meh.
Well, I got a bit antsy and took a pregnancy test early again. It came up negative-no surprise there...
Sunday, May 30, 2010
So tired...
7 dpo and I'm completely exhausted. My tatas start hurting sporadically throughout the day. And I'm eating everything in sight...If I'm not pregnant, there is something wrong, lol!
The boys have been going extra baby gaga lately. They are both lovin' on every baby they come across! It's so cute to watch Ickie waddle up to a kid not much smaller than him and give a hug and gently rub their head :D
Still trying to stay stress free about ttc...so far, I'm succeeding (for the most part...)
The boys have been going extra baby gaga lately. They are both lovin' on every baby they come across! It's so cute to watch Ickie waddle up to a kid not much smaller than him and give a hug and gently rub their head :D
Still trying to stay stress free about ttc...so far, I'm succeeding (for the most part...)
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Stress-Free Zone
I know I'm supposed to be taking a stress-free/worry-free approach to this, but that's something that is easier said than done. Especially right now. Yesterday, I got a positive opk, we did our deed, and I was really confident. I did another opk right before bed (not sure why I did use another one, though) and it was already negative.
So now I'm worrying if I was already done ovulating by the time the hubby got home :( This. Sucks.
I obviously won't know either way for another couple of weeks, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to get another negative preg test this month.
Why does this have to be so complicated?
So now I'm worrying if I was already done ovulating by the time the hubby got home :( This. Sucks.
I obviously won't know either way for another couple of weeks, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to get another negative preg test this month.
Why does this have to be so complicated?
Saturday, May 22, 2010
+ OPK!
Just got my positive for this cycle :D I wish my ovulation was a bit more consistent, but hey, that's what OPK's are for, right?
I've noticed something, too. Every time I have a naughty dream about the hubby I get a positive opk the next day. This amuses me ^_^
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Round 2
Attention uterus & ovaries: You will cooperate with me, or I will keep up the onslaught of spermies. This is gonna happen one way or another, so keep it easy on yourselves and just cooperate already!
Bleagh. My new mantra is "I will not stress".
Bleagh. My new mantra is "I will not stress".
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Not this time
So, I'm not pregnant. Yet. I started spotting today, and by the time the hubby got home it was full-on. I'm sad and disappointed, but I kept having this nagging feeling that I might not be, so I'm not 100% devastated. I'm heartbroken, but I'm handling it better than I thought I would.
Each time I've gotten pregnant I knew immediately and without doubt. I was pretty sure this time, but I kept thinking that maybe I was just so "sure" just because I wanted it so badly. I guess that's exactly what it was. All my "symptoms" were just PMS. Blargh.
Hubby says this just means we get to try twice as hard this cycle. I know most people aren't successful the first month they try, but I always seem to get my hopes up :( We were originally aiming for a May conception/February baby anyway, but we got too antsy last month, so I guess this is just how it's meant to be. I hope so at least.
And on the bright side, this way we'll have our tax return right after the baby is born, so we'll be able to splurge and get some nice nursery furniture. Bickie's crib is not worth using again, and the boys are still using the other furniture, so we have to start from scratch again anyway. Babies 'R Us, here I come :D
Each time I've gotten pregnant I knew immediately and without doubt. I was pretty sure this time, but I kept thinking that maybe I was just so "sure" just because I wanted it so badly. I guess that's exactly what it was. All my "symptoms" were just PMS. Blargh.
Hubby says this just means we get to try twice as hard this cycle. I know most people aren't successful the first month they try, but I always seem to get my hopes up :( We were originally aiming for a May conception/February baby anyway, but we got too antsy last month, so I guess this is just how it's meant to be. I hope so at least.
And on the bright side, this way we'll have our tax return right after the baby is born, so we'll be able to splurge and get some nice nursery furniture. Bickie's crib is not worth using again, and the boys are still using the other furniture, so we have to start from scratch again anyway. Babies 'R Us, here I come :D
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Again...
I took another test today...either it's still to early (it is), or I'm just not pregnant. I'm hoping that I'm just being impatient. AF isn't until Wednesday :( This has been the longest week and a half I've ever had to wait through. Still a half a week left to wait, though I'm sure I'll take at least one more test before then :P
Thursday, May 6, 2010
From the beginning...
I'm a 24yo SAHM of 2 absolutely adorable boys. My husband and I are currently working on adding our 3rd and final love-monster to the bunch. I've always said I'm going to have 2 boys and a girl, so lets see if I'm right a third time!
Right now I'm in my 2 week wait, and I am bo-ored...My AF isn't due until around the 12th, and I've already tested at least 4 times!! I get so impatient with things like this and it just drives me crazy :P
It may sound kind of weird, but I've already bought some of my maternity clothes, too. I'm a crazy-awesome sale shopper, and the clothing for the season I'll have a biggo preggo belly in is all on clearance right now-That equals awesome deals i have a hard time passing up. I still have some of my clothes from being pregnant with the boys (read: almost all the maternity clothes from being pregnant with the boys), but sadly that is still only a couple of outfits...and maternity clothes are expensive, so I'd rather start my shopping now anyway!
Monkey, the older brother, has been begging for a new baby. A baby sister more specifically. He actually asked for a sister for his 3rd birthday, but I don't think I can pop out a baby in less than a month, hahaha :D Since he could walk, he'd go straight to any girl he could see, hold her hand, and they'd just start walking off together. Now he's finding girls to try to take home as a sister!
Bickie, the current baby, has gotten all baby obsessed himself. Every baby he sees he tries to love on, and he has taken to carrying around a baby doll when he's in his room.
They are only 16-ish months apart, so this big of an age gap has it feeling almost like I'm starting all over again...I'm hoping everything is still just as easy as it was the last 2 times!
I still have a bare minimum of 3 days before I'll be able to test (and get an accurate result), but it's still 6 days until AF...So this is probably going to be the longest week I've had in ages!
Right now I'm in my 2 week wait, and I am bo-ored...My AF isn't due until around the 12th, and I've already tested at least 4 times!! I get so impatient with things like this and it just drives me crazy :P
It may sound kind of weird, but I've already bought some of my maternity clothes, too. I'm a crazy-awesome sale shopper, and the clothing for the season I'll have a biggo preggo belly in is all on clearance right now-That equals awesome deals i have a hard time passing up. I still have some of my clothes from being pregnant with the boys (read: almost all the maternity clothes from being pregnant with the boys), but sadly that is still only a couple of outfits...and maternity clothes are expensive, so I'd rather start my shopping now anyway!
Monkey, the older brother, has been begging for a new baby. A baby sister more specifically. He actually asked for a sister for his 3rd birthday, but I don't think I can pop out a baby in less than a month, hahaha :D Since he could walk, he'd go straight to any girl he could see, hold her hand, and they'd just start walking off together. Now he's finding girls to try to take home as a sister!
Bickie, the current baby, has gotten all baby obsessed himself. Every baby he sees he tries to love on, and he has taken to carrying around a baby doll when he's in his room.
They are only 16-ish months apart, so this big of an age gap has it feeling almost like I'm starting all over again...I'm hoping everything is still just as easy as it was the last 2 times!
I still have a bare minimum of 3 days before I'll be able to test (and get an accurate result), but it's still 6 days until AF...So this is probably going to be the longest week I've had in ages!
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