Doctor's appointment

So I had my doctor's appointment today and we got there and they weren't sure why I was getting another ultrasound and neither did I but I wanted to because I was told we were going to and the baby is supposed to look like a baby too so it would be neat. Luckily we did do one. It was vaginal and the little baby was wiggling a lot and we could see all of it's fingers and the heart beating in it's chambers and the umbilical cord was pulsating the same rate as the babies heart. So that was kind of cool. The baby measure about 3.47 cm close to 1.5 inches so it is growing well. The yolk sac is still in the placenta but will soon go away. I guess the yolk sac is where the baby gets it's nutrients and then now that the liver is formed it will start working and there won't be a need for a yolk sac.  We also heard the heart beat. It was beating 173 beats per minute. So that was cool and the best part was seeing the little baby wiggling. I couldn't believe all of that was happening inside of me and I couldn't feel it! So weird! Then after the ultrasound we saw Dr. Evans. He was nice. At the last visit I asked if I was going to do my prenatal labs at this visit and they said no but I guess they figured why not! So they did a really intense pap smear, enough to make me bleed all day. It hurt! I won't lie. I had one done a couple months ago and I didn't feel anything with that one. Oh well. And the doctor stuck his finger up my butt! Not sure why but it was definitely a new experience for me! Yikes! Also they drew about four capsules of blood to do the whole shpeal of labs. I will finally know my blood type. I have always been curious. So the other tests they are running are my immunity to rubella, RH factor, anemia, HCG levels, white blood cell count, to detect Hep B, and blood sugar levels. The doctor told me I shouldn't do any high impact exercise and should keep my heart rate below 140 and no hot tubs. That pretty much sums it up. My next appointment is in 4 weeks on August 14th at 9am. We probably won't have another ultrasound yet. until another couple months. 

Week 10

So we are at week ten. My uterus is a little bigger than a grapefruit, where from the start it was the size of a fist. The baby is about 1 and 1/4 inches and 1 and 1/2 inches now. It has been described as being the size of a prune or a small strawberry. Next week it will be a lime! Big huh! So as far as physical development, the baby is starting to form it's teeth under it's gums. Also all the vital organs are formed, arm joints are working, bones and cartilage are forming now,  the stomach is producing digestive juices and the kidney's are producing greater quantities of urine. If the baby is a boy teststoterone will start being produced. Oh also the baby now has finger prints! crazy!!! So that is the developmental update. I have felt pretty good this week, except for Monday, or it might have been Tuesday. I just wasn't feeling good but I didn't throw up or anything. I just got nauseous. I know I'm a wimp. So many other women get way sicker than me, but I honestly don't know how I would handle it, emotionally especially. I would want everyone to feel sorry for me. So we will be having an ultra sound tomorrow morning so I hope I can figure out how to post it on here, but if not, I'm sorry. Above is a picture of what the fetus should look like. Again I don't think it has changed much in appearance from last week, but there are probably tiny details that have. When searching for pictures online, it's really sad because sometimes pictures of aborted babies come up and it is just heart breaking and disgusting that someone would feel okay killing a baby. Anyway. Enough. See you next week!

Week 9

Wow these weeks go by so fast! So the baby is the size of a bing cherry or a green olive (1 inch). It resembles a gummy bear or cinnamon bear if you saw it on an ultrasound.  The baby now has a fully functioning placenta and it now recieves all the nutrients through that. It has become a critical time to be careful and clean to make sure no teratogens pass through the placenta. Oh! I forgot to mention that the baby has graduated from an embryo to a fetus!! Yay! Supposedly on an ultrasound we would be able to hear the heartbeat. My baby is beginning to grow nipples and hair follicles and has a pancreas, gall bladder, bile ducts, and an anus lol. This week the baby will be forming its sex organs. Little muscles are beginning to form. So I read online about fatigue and it is called pregnancy fatigue. Luckily my energy will begin to increase from this point since the placenta is almost done being built (It will be complete at month 4) and my nausea will also decrease... I'm soo happy about this. I have had a hard time not sleeping at work and class. I go to bed early and wake up late wanting to sleep even more.  This morning I slept til 7:15 and could not keep my eyes open. However the last couple days I have been religiously going pee at 5 or 5:30 in the morning! Ugh I hate it! Anyway, so that's life. We also have a mouse that we killed. I don't know if we have anymore but I feel cleaner with it being dead. Above is this weeks picture. The baby hasn't changed too much externally. 

8 Weeks Pregnant! or 2 Months! 7 months to go...

So above is what our baby should look like. A lot of the major organs should be forming and the baby has their final set of kidneys formed. The baby supposedly twitches and has brain waves!! Cool huh. I feel a little more tired than last week in school. I get really tired and if I don't lay down for a little bit I will feel worse. I get weepy too quite a bit, as the "What to Expect" book calls it.  This probably no surprise to anyone who knows me pretty well, I'm known to cry about lots of things. Anyway, I watched a birthing movie and I think I want to do it all natural.  There is just something about it that makes me think that it would be the hardest thing to overcome and really rewarding. Plus I don't want to be depleted of any of the love hormones that the baby sends you that the medication does take away. I would also like to do it in maybe a bath tub or some position that would have gravity on my side. The bathtub idea is that it is less painful and traumatic for the little one. I'm a little freaked out about the pain that is inevitably going to come in about 7 months. Ah! But I hope that from thinking about it often and deciding more about it I will be more mentally prepared. I don't think it is bad to use medication. More than likely I will end up using medication but I hope I don't. I was telling Meg that I will probably try every birthing option ever tried besides C-section or a Vac unless it is necessary, but I just think it would be cool to experience all the different ways that women have done it. Anyway, more updates to come.  Oh and I have officially graduated to a raspberry. The little raspberry is about 1/2-3/4 of and inch! Wow! Soo awesome!

Cold Symptoms

So yesterday I woke up with a really dry mouth. Then all day I was sneezing and coughing, I had congestion and kind of a headache. I am also curious to see if I have a fever. I heard that this can happen when a woman is pregnant because of the immune system being lower. But as always I'm dealing with it cheerfully because I'm pregnant and this will all be totally worth it in the end. Last night Perry won his first championship basketball game and it was at 10pm. So late! Perry and I usually go to bed at 10pm. So I was ultra tired yet again and was REALLY craving a foot long sandwich from subway! I am still craving it. It really is a good deal (5 dollar foot long). Anyway, today I am 7 weeks and 1 day, so into my 8th week. It's exciting. The baby is probably the size of a nice blueberry. So cute!

Crazy Mood Swings

So yesterday was like I was OCD or something. I got home from work, and by the way, yesterday was one of my most exhausting days. I was so tired all day and just wanted to fall asleep in class and work. Anyway, I come home and Perry had cleaned the apartment and made me dinner. He is such a sweetheart. And then after that I was like on a rampage to dejunk the apartment. We have had corners of clutter for a while and I had gotten used to it, but ever since I have been pregnant and a couple other factors, I have become crazed about getting rid of those cluttered corners and DIing them (DI is like a "Salvation Army" but through the Mormon church) So we brought like three boxes of stuff to them, and I still have more to come. My sister-in-law and I were going to do a garage sale but I guess I got too impatient because I just wanted the stuff out of here.  I still need to go through our games, our picture frames, our clothes closet, and our hall closet. I might also go through our tupperware and some of our other kitchen appliances. Whooo. Anyway, so due to my previous exhaustion I was even more exhausted after dejunking. I had a pounding headache, I felt like I was going to fall over and pass out, and I wanted to puke or something. I didn't puke or pass out, but I felt really out of it by the time I went to bed. Maybe I won't be as crazy next time. 

The Official Due Date!

Alas! What we have all been waiting for, the due date. So to preface, I have been feeling pretty good lately, and haven't had much nausea. The most recent craving has been honey-mustard preztels so Perry got me some. I have done well to stay away from the junk food because I want to insure this baby has the healthiest start. I think I have actually gotten a little thinner since I became pregnant, but I did read that soon I will be packing on the pounds. The due date is...drum roll please...... February 11, 2010. Yay! So that makes me more far along than I thought I was. I am into my 7th week and to be exact I am 6 weeks and 4 or 5 days. We got the ultra sound, which I'm going to attempt to post on here, but if it doesn't post, there was a big sac called a gestational sac. A little sac inside the big sac, called the yolk sac, and then next to the yolk sac was some greyish matter which was the actual baby. Apparently the yolk sac is nourishing the baby right now and it will eventually become an umbilical cord. Cool huh! And we saw the heartbeat! That's how they could prove that the greyish stuff was the baby. It was fluttering alot and was beating about 130 beats per minute. The baby is a little under a centameter long. To be exact, .689 cm. The ultrasound was internal so that we could get a good look at the baby.  We are having our next appointment on July 17th at 11Am with the ultrasound tech, where we should be able to see the arms and legs by then, and Dr. Evans at 11:40Am if we have any questions. It's all so exciting! It has been such a joyful day with a couple drawbacks.

So the dreadful part of the day was after the doctor's office. We thought it would be a good idea to laminate the picture. So first Meg helped me to email a scanned image to my email which is what you see above, but then, we went to the Copy Spot in the on campus media center and laminated it so that it wouldn't get dirty or bent. And when it was done it was completely melted! I was mortified, I want to scream and cry I was so mad. But I kept my mouth shut and calmly walked to the car, however I wasn't talking at all. So then Perry thought that maybe we could go get another print out of it. Luckily we can so as we speak, he is getting that copy from the Doctor's office. I almost died! I was like NOOOOO! Our first baby ultrasound ruined!!! But I have cooled down and I will put this new one in safe keeping. Ugh! Anyway, there is always so much drama when you are pregnant. Mostly because of the mood swings. Anyway, stay tuned for more updates!