Eat, Drink and Be Lazy

I had my first official appointment at the Women's Clinic on Thursday Morning. That day started off really rough. I was already running later than I had hoped and on the way there I had to stop twice to deal with morning sickness at its finest. I passed a sewer plant on the way there and normally I could deal with that awful smell but not this time. I also decided that my Dr's Clinic is in the best and worst location all at the same time. It's right across the street from the hospital in Loveland so that is convenient however for us weak stomachs it is not very fun to drive through 5 roundabouts to get there, hence the second stop on my way to the clinic.

I arrived ten minutes late and only to received a blessing from GOD. My doctor had just finished delivering a baby and was running late as well. It was nice to finally meet the woman who is going to be taking care of me and the baby. She was really sweet and seemed very compassionate when I told her how awful I had been feeling. She did an exam on me and then went into the hallway to retrieve the Doppler heart monitor machine. She spread ultrasound goo all over me and started looking for the babies heart beat. She couldn't find it and said that it was because I was still very early into the pregnancy but she wanted to reassure me and check into the reason I was spotting to see if the spot was healing so she ordered another ultrasound.

While I was waiting for an ultrasound she told me that she was a little concerned about my weight and I asked why. She said well you have lost 7 pounds in one week and that's not good.

We went in for the ultrasound and the baby had a strong heart beat of 167 beats per minute and the baby looked great. The spot I was bleeding from is healing and my Dr was very pleased. Her final note that she left me with was eat, drink and be lazy. I have to monitor my weight and if it decreases any more they are going to put me on medication for nausea and a strict diet.

I am so excited that even through all the scares and though all the times I have spent hugging the porcelain God that the baby is doing wonderful. I hope my second trimester is going to be so much better than the first. God has truly blessed us.

First Ultrasound

After many prayers an a lot of stress I called into the Nurses hot line on Tuesday night as I had been spotting for four days. The nurse asked a million questions and then gave me some ideas on what could be causing the bleeding. The next morning the nurse that helps my Dr (whom I have yet to meet) called me to check on me saying she received a message that I had called in and was a little worried. She scheduled me for an emergency ultrasound just to make sure that everything was alright. So I took the afternoon off from work and went to see the Dr. The Dr's first words were we have a baby and we have a heart beat.......I sighed a huge sigh of relief because your chances of miscarriage go down once the baby's heartbeat is found! So she showed me the baby up on the screen from every different angle and I made the comment to her that it looked kinda like a lizard at this point and she said no more like a dinosaur. Then she turned the sound on so I could hear the babies heart beat, she said it was beating 171 beats per minute. After looking around on the ultrasound she came across a spot behind the placenta that was hemorrhaging and said that sometimes that happens and it will heal over. I was so relieved to figure out what was causing the bleeding and that the baby was looking good. I sure wish Russell could have been there to see the ultrasound and hear the heart beat however he is in California on a wildfire. He will have other chances though. The Dr I saw for my emergency appointment is not the one that I have chosen however she was the only one available that day so I will see my Dr. on August 28th. Until then I have been told to take it easy and to not lift anything heavier than a milk jug. I told my mom darn I can lift the detergent to wash laundry or the Clorox jug to clean. YEAH RIGHT! I will try to post ultrasound pictures soon, they are not scanning clear enough so I am going to have to figure out some other way to get them on here. I will update my blog after my next appointment on the 28th!

8 Weeks

Russell and I are very excited to announce that we are pregnant with our first bundle of joy. I am due on March 29, 2009 four days after our second wedding anniversary. I have already been to the doctor to confirm my pregnancy with lab work, but my first official visit will be on August 28th and we will be able to hear the babies heart beat then. I will post pics of the growing belly on here as well as the ultrasound pics.

For those of you who haven't heard the stories of how we let our families know and how I told Russell I will fill you in. I wrapped up a very small paint brush, some sand paper and a small roller brush with a note that said "There's prepping, sanding and painting to do. Will it be pink or will it be blue?" For our moms I sent them a picture frame with a sheet of paper in that I decorated with baby stickers and it said Picture Coming March 29, 2009. For our siblings I sent them a framed sheet of paper that said "Roses are red, Violets are blue, I need an aunt, In 9 months it's You!"

We have reached the eight week mark! I started experiencing morning sickness the first day of week six and it has been going strong for a few weeks. I have finally made it to a point where I can keep food down, but I still am constantly dealing with nausea. I have been craving cheese burgers like crazy, I often go to Sonic at seven o'clock in the morning because that is the only place I know that serves the full menu all day. I have to eat just about every two hours or I feel sick and I start to get a headache. I have already started wearing maternity pants most days because I can't get my regular jeans buttoned. I am starting to show a little bit already.