13 Weeks

Here's my super bloated belly at 13 weeks!

{Please ignore the lack of makeup and hair in a ponytail...it has literally been raining for 3 days}

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 13 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: ZERO pounds, yippie!

How Big is the Baby: The size of a medium shrimp

Gender: We aren't sure yet...At my ultrasound last week, Dr. N said girl then a few seconds later said boy! In the end, he said that he couldn't get a good enough look {the baby wouldn't move} ,so he said that we'd know next time for sure.

Maternity Clothes: Not just yet...I think I may need to invest in some longer shirts very soon! I feel like my shirts are getting shorter by the day. My pre-preggers pants are still working just fine, but by the end of the day I feel like I need some comfy pants on for sure, ha!

Best Moment of the Week: Starting to feel less sickly with every passing day!

Stretch Marks: Negative

Movement: Nothing yet, but I wonder what it feels like...

Sleep: Sleeping fine, but sometimes it's tricky getting comfortable.

What I miss: Being able to actually get hungry before having to eat! I have learned that if I can just eat before I feel hungry I won't feel sick at all, but if I feel hungry that usually turns into feeling super sickly.

What I am looking forward to: Finding out what gender the baby is at the end of the month...only 2 more weeks, yay!

Symptoms: I get heartburn from pretty much anything...even water! For some reason I have had a headache for the last 3 days, ugh! I am still super tired by the end of the day, but I think that is getting a little better.

Food Cravings: Nothing specific besides Mexican food, but that is pretty much normal for me! I am definitely not into anything greasy right now for sure!

Belly Button: Inny

Signs of Labor: Negative

Girl or Boy??

I almost forgot to post our latest pic from our last ultrasound! This is our sweet little babe at 9 weeks 5 days...growing bigger every week.

I have my next appointment this Friday and I am super excited because we might be able to find out the sex of the baby! My doctor does an ultrasound every time that we go in for an appointment which I just love!

Last time we were there the heartbeat was 177 bpm to which the doctor said sounded "girly." This news of course sent me straight into thoughts of pink and big pretty bows of every color, ha! Hopefully we'll be able to find out this Friday and we will of course will be super excited with whatever the Lord blesses us with! What do you think it will be??? Any guesses friends???

P.S. I feel like I need a pregnancy pillow...Did anyone have a love story with theirs, or should I just make a pillow barrier all around myself?

MIA

In case you've been wondering...yes, I am still here and everything has been going super great...I have just been a super slacker on my precious blog!
You see friends, by the time that I get off work and get home...

I am so tired from the day that I can hardly think about doing anything else, but taking a little rest. I do love you all and will be back super soon with a belly {super bloated} pic, which I am sure you are all super pumped up about...ha! xoxo

I miss you Summer

As I look out my office window to an approaching thunderstorm I am reminded of all the things that I LOVE about Summer.

I LOVE the feel of green grass on my bare feet in the summer...there is just something about that lush, green carpet that I just can't resist! I LOVE the smell of freshly cut grass and it always reminds me of a sweet Summer evening just being outside and enjoying every second of it!

It's not even hot outside yet and this still looks so delicious to me! There is nothing better than a tall glass of iced tea, or pink lemonade on a hot summer afternoon!

I absolutely LOVE the smell of honeysuckle that always seems to linger in the air during the Summer time...so crisp, sweet and delicious!

Do you remember catching lightening bugs as a kid? When I see a lightening bug {firefly} I just can't help but remember Summer nights as a kid running around trying to catch every lightening bug that we saw...it was so much fun!

There is nothing that reminds me of Summer more than a trip to the beach! I grew up going to the beach and still have it in my mind that Summer is just not compete without a trip to the beach to have some fun in the sun on the beach complete with pretty white sand! I just LOVE the beach!!

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I miss you Summer but I know that you will be here before long, so I will continue to wait patiently.

Happy {Good} Friday Girlies! I hope that everyone is having a wonderful day so far....we've almost officially made it to the weekend! Anyone have anything super fun planned for this weekend? xoxo

Seriously Girls

I feel like this picture would be the best depiction of how my office looks at this very moment!

I am currently up to my eyeballs in work, ha! At least it is Wednesday though...we're halfway there, yay! Hope you are having a super great day!! xoxo

Say Hello to My Little Friend

My new best friend is definitely the Zofran that I currently have in my purse, ha!

I am mostly sick in the evenings which makes it hard to have a good dinner and feel full to keep me going through the night. I have been taking the Zofran during the day and Phenergan at night and that seems to be helping a ton, so I am so very thankful!

In a way, I am thankful that I am feeling sickly because that just means that my little tiny babe is growing like a weed. I know that there are many new moms out there that have recently lost babies and that just breaks my heart for them! I know that everything happens in His time and pray that these sweet ladies will have tiny babes in their tummies again very soon!

I went to the doctor again last Friday {3/26} and based on the ultrasound the baby was measuring at 6 weeks 5 days which makes my official due date November 14th, 2010. We are so very excited to have a November baby right before Thanksgiving. I can't think of anything better to be thankful for than a sweet little babe! Here is the latest pic of our little babe...I think it kind of looks like a little glow worm this week...so super cute!

I hope that everyone is having a great week so far! It is so pretty here today...I think the high is going to be 80 degrees, yay! I am so very ready for Spring weather to finally stick around for a while, ha!

Low Key Weekend

We had a pretty exciting Friday since we got to see our little "olive!" I {unfortunately} had to head back to work after the appointment, but my hubby enjoyed the afternoon off with a golf lesson. When he got home from his lesson, we met my Dad at a local Mexican restaurant and it was delicious! I have a new found obsession with guacamole. I am not joking, it is seriously so random...I am pretty sure that I have hated the texture of avocados ever since I can remember. I.Have.Never.Eaten.Guacomole.Until.Now! I cannot get enough of the stuff...so much so that I find myself making meals around what I can serve with guacamole, ha!

Saturday morning I had an appointment at the salon to do some eyelash extensions and came home from there exhausted! The rest of the afternoon and evening were spent relaxing and it was so perfect. My mom came over and we had pizza from a local take and bake place for dinner...I am obsessed with the Vegetarian Gourmet pizza, it is always so delish!

Sunday morning we went to church followed up by a trip to Walmart for groceries for the week. The rest of the day we just hung out at the house and relaxed. My Mom came over for an early dinner and my hubby grilled steaks since it was fairly nice outside, yum!

I have had some serious heartburn for the last couple of days, so I now have the Tums by my bedside...ha! Other than that things are going great, I think that I am going to start my belly pics/updates next week at 7 weeks. I can't wait to find out my actual due date...my doctor tells you your official due date at the 6-7 week appointment {when we hear the heartbeat} so that he can measure the baby's size when he provides the date. I know that it will be sometime in mid November, but I can wait to know the "official" date.

I felt like the time change was a little rough to get used to today, but I am sure tomorrow will go much smoother! I hope that everyone had a good Monday!!

It's Official...

It's official...there is one little, bitty, tiny babe growing in my tummy! I had my first ultrasound done today {at 5 weeks} and I couldn't feel more blessed and excited. I totally think that the baby looks like a little olive in the ultrasound picture...way more impressive than I was imagining a clump of cells to look for sure, ha!

I have my next appointment in 2 weeks and we'll be able to hear the heartbeat which I am so excited to experience for the first time...it is all still so amazing to me! I have only experienced nausea a few times so far, but nothing too serious. So far I just feel really tired and still super bloated, overall things are super great!!

Here is our baby's first ultrasound pic...just precious!

Just Different.

The question of the weekend was definitely, "how are you feeling?" Which made me want to respond "I haven't the slightest clue...I'm not sure just what or how I am feeling right now!" It is the weirdest thing to me, I just feel seriously bloated and different. I don't feel sick yet {praise the Lord} ,but the bloating makes me feel like I am already showing! All you moms out there, is the bloating normal at 4-5 weeks?

I went back to the doctor this morning for some more bloodwork. My doc does a series of 2 tests when you first find out that you are pregnant to make sure that progesterone supplements aren't needed and to make sure that HcG levels are increasing appropriately. My HcG level last Thursday was 64 and today is was 576. My sweet nurse informed my that she would be surprised if I was having multiples, yay! I have always thought that it would be so super fun to have twins!! Anyone else have levels that can compare?? I have no clue, but will definitely be doing some internet searching to investigate "normal" levels.

Our little bitty babe is currently the size of a poppy seed. I don't think that a tiny little poppy seed has ever sounded so precious to me!! I am so excited!!

A Little Announcement

As many of you know I spilled the beans on my blog last week about the problems that hubby and I {well, really just me} were having getting pregnant. I was having a hard day and just felt like I needed to vent about the PCOS which was really frustrating me.

Well, the Lord works in mysterious ways because literally less than a week after pouring my heart out to you an announcement like this could be part of my future very soon...

That's right ladies...I took a test last night and then again this morning and they were both positive! I am still in shock that it is real...we are so excited!! I called my ob this morning and scheduled the blood test so I should have a definite answer this afternoon. I figure that at this point I am only like 3 1/2 weeks along, so if you would please keep us both in your prayers!! I am amazed each and everyday by His wondrous works!

I prayed for this child and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him!
1 Samuel 1:27