I had mentioned that I had some blood work done at my initial OB appointment on the 1st. Well I got the results back and everything was good except for my TSH levels weren't were they should be. We are keeping an eye on them and will be retesting to see if they have resolved. J and I were a bit nervous about waiting til my 2nd trimester since thyroid levels can affect the baby and can cause problems. That's what we get for reading Mr. WebMD. My doctor was sweet enough to let us come in sooner to get them rechecked and is willing to let us recheck as many times as we need.
I've never had any issues with my levels coming back abnormal so it definitely through me off guard. We checked these levels when we first started the process, through the fertility clinic and nothing was wrong. Then I had them checked again in April when I was doing my life insurance policy stuff. It just is weird and I am hoping it resolves.
The doctor said it is very normal for your thyroid to get out of whack once you get pregnant but it generally resolves and levels out. If it does not we will be going to an endocrinologist at that point. Please send prayers that it levels out and doesn't harm the baby at all. :)
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Monday, June 8, 2015
Graduated
This post may be all over the place, so please bare with me....
We went to our last ultrasound appointment at the fertility clinic on June 2nd. Little snowflake was so cute and was moving around a little bit. Looked like a little gummy bear, I was about 8w2d at that point. It is so crazy to finally say we are graduated from the clinic and now this is considered just a normal pregnancy.
I am still taking my medication until the 14th but other than that I am good to go, no extra ultrasounds or appointments besides with our OB. Speaking of our OB we went to her on the 1st and J was able to meet her at the appointment. Was bummed T couldn't come but we have plenty more appointments to go to that the whole family will meet our amazing doctor. I can't speak anymore highly of her. She truly is amazing!
Our OB appointment was great. We weighed me and I can say I've only gained 2 lbs so far since starting this whole process. That is a feat since the medication usually add like 5-10 lbs. ha Dr. L brought in the hand u/s machine and took a little look at my little buddy. Babies hb was measuring about 180ish which is great news! Measuring on track!! I had some blood drawn and left a urine sample and then just needed to wait for those results. I will post about those later. We set up our next appointment which was a little tricky. J&T live in Utah but all their family live in the South, it so happens they are going to be out of two a lot this Summer. We scheduled our next appointment but only T can make it to that one, J and the kids are going to be out of town during it. We will be skyping or facetiming with her.
I just have to send my praises to how grateful I am that everything has been going so smoothly with this process. Besides being super nauseated 24/7 everything has been perfect! I have been so nervous with every u/s that something bad was going to show up. Nothing has gone wrong. Baby is perfect and extremely strong. The family is amazing and I love having them close and so involved. This is going to be an amazing process, I mean it already has been.
We went to our last ultrasound appointment at the fertility clinic on June 2nd. Little snowflake was so cute and was moving around a little bit. Looked like a little gummy bear, I was about 8w2d at that point. It is so crazy to finally say we are graduated from the clinic and now this is considered just a normal pregnancy.
I am still taking my medication until the 14th but other than that I am good to go, no extra ultrasounds or appointments besides with our OB. Speaking of our OB we went to her on the 1st and J was able to meet her at the appointment. Was bummed T couldn't come but we have plenty more appointments to go to that the whole family will meet our amazing doctor. I can't speak anymore highly of her. She truly is amazing!
Our OB appointment was great. We weighed me and I can say I've only gained 2 lbs so far since starting this whole process. That is a feat since the medication usually add like 5-10 lbs. ha Dr. L brought in the hand u/s machine and took a little look at my little buddy. Babies hb was measuring about 180ish which is great news! Measuring on track!! I had some blood drawn and left a urine sample and then just needed to wait for those results. I will post about those later. We set up our next appointment which was a little tricky. J&T live in Utah but all their family live in the South, it so happens they are going to be out of two a lot this Summer. We scheduled our next appointment but only T can make it to that one, J and the kids are going to be out of town during it. We will be skyping or facetiming with her.
I just have to send my praises to how grateful I am that everything has been going so smoothly with this process. Besides being super nauseated 24/7 everything has been perfect! I have been so nervous with every u/s that something bad was going to show up. Nothing has gone wrong. Baby is perfect and extremely strong. The family is amazing and I love having them close and so involved. This is going to be an amazing process, I mean it already has been.
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Colpo di fulmine
“Colpo di fulmine. The thunderbolt, as Italians call it. When love strikes someone like lightning, so powerful and intense it can’t be denied. It’s beautiful and messy,
cracking a chest open and spilling their soul out for the world to see. It turns a person inside out, and there’s no going back from it. Once the thunderbolt hits, your life is
irrevocably changed.”
― J.M. Darhower, Sempre
I loved this quote because it made me think of how amazing and wonderful yesterday was. We are 6 weeks along now and generally the fertility clinic likes to wait until we are 7 weeks to do an ultrasound to check on baby. T's mom is in town but leaving today and so she wouldn't be here to see her newest grandchild if we waited. J convinced them that we needed to have an ultrasound sooner and that we wouldn't be discouraged if we didn't see a heartbeat yet. It worked and they agreed to do one sooner!
Let me just say how excited I was that we were able to see little snowflake sooner than later, but I think it is safe to say we were all a bit nervous about what we were going into. I went to lunch before our appointment with J and Ms. L, we were all a bit anxious for our appointment and ready to get there.
We got to the fertility clinic and waited for the doctor to get there. I was so nervous that we would be devastated after this appointment because something was wrong. J&T were nervous that there was more than one growing in there. I will say that my beta numbers were higher than normal so it could have been a possibility that this little one split on us.
The second that little tiny body popped up on the screen I was relieved. I was so glad to see that this baby was growing and healthy. It is so stressful in the beginning of any pregnancy but I feel a huge weight lifting knowing that they aren't going to be heartbroken. I was so happy that baby was hanging out in there.
I was 6w1d when we had our ultrasound and so there was a good chance it was too early to see or hear a heartbeat yet. To our surprise we saw and heard this little one's heartbeat. I am elated for us!! I look over and Ms. L is crying and so I started crying. J&T are literally just ear to ear grinning. It is finally more real and is happening. I have felt a little more guarded with this journey and more nervous about what if and so it was so nice and reassuring to see that there is a baby growing and it's sticking around and not going anywhere.
Honestly I wish I could have bottled that moment in time to remember forever. I love seeing the looks on mom, dad, grandma and grandpas faces when they saw little snowflake and heard his little heart pounding. That is one of those most perfect moments and makes this whole process worth it. The shots are worth seeing them light up and get excited. Now if only there was a way to make the next 34 weeks to go by faster!
cracking a chest open and spilling their soul out for the world to see. It turns a person inside out, and there’s no going back from it. Once the thunderbolt hits, your life is
irrevocably changed.”
― J.M. Darhower, Sempre
I loved this quote because it made me think of how amazing and wonderful yesterday was. We are 6 weeks along now and generally the fertility clinic likes to wait until we are 7 weeks to do an ultrasound to check on baby. T's mom is in town but leaving today and so she wouldn't be here to see her newest grandchild if we waited. J convinced them that we needed to have an ultrasound sooner and that we wouldn't be discouraged if we didn't see a heartbeat yet. It worked and they agreed to do one sooner!
Let me just say how excited I was that we were able to see little snowflake sooner than later, but I think it is safe to say we were all a bit nervous about what we were going into. I went to lunch before our appointment with J and Ms. L, we were all a bit anxious for our appointment and ready to get there.
We got to the fertility clinic and waited for the doctor to get there. I was so nervous that we would be devastated after this appointment because something was wrong. J&T were nervous that there was more than one growing in there. I will say that my beta numbers were higher than normal so it could have been a possibility that this little one split on us.
The second that little tiny body popped up on the screen I was relieved. I was so glad to see that this baby was growing and healthy. It is so stressful in the beginning of any pregnancy but I feel a huge weight lifting knowing that they aren't going to be heartbroken. I was so happy that baby was hanging out in there.
I was 6w1d when we had our ultrasound and so there was a good chance it was too early to see or hear a heartbeat yet. To our surprise we saw and heard this little one's heartbeat. I am elated for us!! I look over and Ms. L is crying and so I started crying. J&T are literally just ear to ear grinning. It is finally more real and is happening. I have felt a little more guarded with this journey and more nervous about what if and so it was so nice and reassuring to see that there is a baby growing and it's sticking around and not going anywhere.
Honestly I wish I could have bottled that moment in time to remember forever. I love seeing the looks on mom, dad, grandma and grandpas faces when they saw little snowflake and heard his little heart pounding. That is one of those most perfect moments and makes this whole process worth it. The shots are worth seeing them light up and get excited. Now if only there was a way to make the next 34 weeks to go by faster!
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Final Beta
We had our final beta on Monday the 11th and it was perfect! It was....
7649!!!
We are definitely pregnant and expected a very strong baby in there! We have our first ultrasound this coming Monday and are hoping to see a heartbeat. It still might be a little early so we are trying to not get our hopes up if we don't see one then. YEAH for our little snowflake wanting to stick around. :)
7649!!!
We are definitely pregnant and expected a very strong baby in there! We have our first ultrasound this coming Monday and are hoping to see a heartbeat. It still might be a little early so we are trying to not get our hopes up if we don't see one then. YEAH for our little snowflake wanting to stick around. :)
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Another beta...
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Friday, October 25, 2013
Sunday, October 20, 2013
13 weeks and 1 day
This is what happens when you have your 4 year old take the picture and then refuse to retake it. At least I am somewhat in the photo. ha 13 weeks and 1 day here!
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Belly Picture
12 weeks and 3 days along!
I have been refusing to buy any maternity clothes and to wear any for that matter. I think it is getting close to me needing them though. I literally have my pants unbuttoned here but they are still zipped up. The pressure from it being buttoned is just so uncomfortable. I did cave and buy a belly band so that I can be button free for a while.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Almost 12 weeks...
Weight Gain: 8 lbs. of pure fluff and maybe a little bit of baby
Cravings: Eggs, French toast with cream and yummy syrup, orange juice, cheese burgers with bacon, oh and bacon and more bacon! Anything that has meat in it really. Nothing has really changed with food other then maybe I've indulged a few hot dogs covered in chili here and there.
Aversions: A few smells make me super nauseated still. I am slowly eating all foods that I normally would. I was even able to drink a green smoothie again which was amazingly yummy!!
Symptoms: Nausea is easing up a little bit. Still have bouts of feeling sick but not as bad. My belly and boobs itch like crazy town. I have a noticeable baby bump now and hopefully my boobs are growing. ha Still extremely exhausted but hopefully with the 2nd trimester coming up that will ease up as well.
What I miss: I miss not feeling like a giant whale. I know I'm not the big yet but for some reason I feel huge. I already have a difficult time breathing sometimes. Now to add tossing and turning at night.
I do have a video of the baby but for some reason it won't upload it. I will keep trying. It was so cute and moving around a little bit.
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