11 Weeks

Today is 11wks1d and I am definately starting to pooch out. I tried on some old, well not that old I think they were pretty new not that long ago, dress pants and they were so tight! Then tonight I went to services for a member of the fire department who had passed away and my pant fit pretty good, still had some room to go, but the jacket...that was not a pretty sight! Guess I'll be riding for the Memorial Day parade this year.

Last week we had an u/s and it was so exciting because my dad got to be there to see it. Our little gummy bear was jumping all over the place. It was so exciting! Then at one point we saw it have the hiccups. It's just so amazing how the week before there was no movement other than the little heart beating, and now it's a little acrobat! I have my first OB appt. a week from tomorrow, and I don't know if I'll be getting an u/s then, but it feels so strange to not be getting one this week. I've had one at 6, 7, 9 and 10 weeks, and who knows when my next ones will be. I know this is "normal" but I'm not used to being considered normal so it's all very strange. Who knows what my little gummy bear will look like or be doing the next time I get to see it.

<--Our little gummy bear at 9wks1d

Tomorrow is 9 Weeks...Already?!

To date we have had two ultrasounds and I can't not even begin to describe how it feels to hear our baby's heartbeat. At the first u/s, 6wks1d, I started to cry when the RE said he saw the baby and the heart beating. It was hard to hear at the first u/s, but at the second one, 7wks1d, we heard it loud and clear! Tomorrow I will be 9wks and I can't believe it, it seems like it went so fast! I had a good week of feeling nauseous and like crap. I've only gotten sick once, but there have been plenty of other times when I felt really close. There were also a few times where I contemplated just getting sick to try and feel better, but after the one time I did get sick I felt worse...so that was out! I got to stop my suppliments today and I'll have b/w done Monday to make sure everything looks good. The RE said by now the placenta should have kicked in completely and be producing all the hormones I need. And trust me, there are hormones going on for sure. Today I was watching a show called The Locator and it's about a guy that helps people find other people (family, long lost friends, etc). Now I have watched these shows before with absolutely no problem, today..not so much. lol The first episode I was ok, got a little choked up when the woman met her half brothers and found out the dad she was looking for had passed away, nothing big. The next one...I was done! It was a woman looking for her daughter who she was forced by her mother to give up because it was seen as an embaressment to the family and she hadn't even gotten to see or hold her baby. That was just so horrible! Well she and her second daughter finally got to meet the first daughter and when they all three started sobbing...guess who joined em?!! I had to break out the tissues and everything! I am not the kind to cry at movies, it takes a lot to get my water works going. Then the next episode was about a woman who gave up her first son because her father was abusive and she didn't want him to hurt the baby. So her two daughters initiated the search for their brother and once again when they had the reunion I had to grab a tissue! So I would say the hormones have officially arrived. lol The other big thing is that my eating schedule had changed completely. Just because dinner is on the table doesn't mean my stomache thinks it's time to eat. It seems like I'm now hungry between 5 and 6ish, but when dinner is ready at 6:30 I want nothing to do with it. Tonight I barely ate my burger and fries, but was able to eat half a PB&J sandwich, so at least I got something in me. I was even good and resisted the urge to stop and get cheese fries or nachos and a chocolate shake on my way home from shopping. And trust me, it was not without some effort because I *really* wanted them.

Monday is my "graduation day" from the RE's office. It will be our last appt. and u/s there and I'm sure it will be a mixed feeling to acctually leave them. But it's a great thing that we are able to leave them and move on to our OB, who I will probably call Wed. once I get the results of my b/w.