Baby at 13 weeks 1 day!

Heartbeat 150 BPM

Had another appointment with my OB yesterday. Everything looks great. I've even gained a couple pounds and the doctor was happy about that. I can't say I was to excited LOL. She told me since I started to pregnancy at a healthy weight she wants to see me put on around 25 pounds. It was a quick and easy appointment. They checked my blood pressure which was 108/60 which is good for me! Then the doctor did an ultrasound and my little baby was moving around so much that is was hard to get a good picture! I can not even put it into words how cool it was to watch my baby kick, roll around, and wave it's tiny little arms. Between 18 and 20 weeks I'll have my screening ultrasound done at the hospital and we should be able to find out the sex. I am super excited to find out but I don't care either way. If it is a boy I'll be so happy to dig out Wyatt's baby clothes. He has so many cute outfits I saved that he only wore once or twice. Boys are a blast and I love the idea of having a house full of boys. But if it is a girl I'll get to buy lots of pink and do lots of girly stuff. I will be so happy no matter what, I just want my baby to be healthy. My next appoinment will be in 3 weeks and I'll have my AFP bloodwork done. Then we'll go back to visitng the OB every 4 weeks until later on in my pregnancy.

12 weeks 3 days pregnant

As of Monday I will officially be in my second trimester : )
I have been feeling A LOT better. The morning sickness is almost completely gone. I still have those moments where I feel like I might be sick though. My energy is coming back and I feel great if I get a good nights sleep. But the past two nights I haven't slept well at all. I am trying really hard to sleep on my sides but I usually wake up with a sore back. So I spend the majority of the night tossing and turning. I know that isn't going to get better as I get bigger. Just one of the many joys of pregnancy! Next Tuesday I have another OBGYN appt and I am super excited. I always look forward to those appointments because all my thoughts are on nothing but my baby and that makes me happy.

Went to my doctors yesterday

Yesterday I saw my OBGYN and had another ultrasound. My doctor said the baby looks good and after taking measurements said I was 10 weeks and 1 day which gives me a due date of 9-19-11. That is exactly the same as if they based my due date off the first day of my last period! Looks like my baby is due on my 2 year wedding anniversary LOL. The baby looked great and we got to see and HEAR the heartbeat. The heartbeat was 160! The whole experience was amazing and gave me peace of mind. I feel like a brand new person knowing that my baby is doing so well. Wyatt got to see his brother or sister and as soon as he saw the baby on the screen he said "There is a baby in there!! I told you".

It was so cute! I got on the scale and haven't gained a single pound either which I'm fine with. Although I am wearing mostly maternity pants and my boobs feel huge and I am falling out of my bra. Funny how much different the second pregnancy is. I feel very pregnant with all the symptoms I have been having. My doctor also got my blood work back and everything look good. Even my blood sugar was perfect! My iron still looked good. The appointment was exactly what I hoped for.

10 weeks pregnant

Around 7 weeks my morning sickness started to get pretty intense. I expected it since I was throwing up for 6-7 weeks straight with my first pregnancy. Then around 9 weeks it got really bad. My doctor put me on Unisom at night and B6 25mg 3x a day which helped a lot! I was down about 4-6 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight but got on the scale yesterday and had gained my weight back. So I am finally back at the weight I was before I got pregnant. I'm sure it is only a matter of time before I start packing on more pounds! Even though I haven't technically gained a pound since the start of this pregnancy I have gained a belly! None of my jeans fit me anymore. I am wearing leggings, sweatpants, or maternity pants. I guess it is true what they say - you start to show sooner with the second pregnancy.
I had my iron checked and it was above normal levels! That was great news since I was very anemic with my first pregnancy. Last week I had some bloodwork done at which time they checked my blood sugar. I will get those results tomorrow at my OB appt. I will hopefully get another ultrasound to confirm my due date. So here I am 10 weeks in, 30 to go....I am hoping it goes by fast but at the same time I am glad I have time to get things in order. I know it is still early but I've been thinking  about everything baby. Carseats, strollers, breastfeeding, sleepless nights, wondering about the sex of the baby....
Matt and I have decided on baby names for a boy or a girl. I have told family and a couple friends but I am not going to reveal thosse names until we find out the sex for sure. Wyatt is still convinced that there is no baby in my belly and that our baby is coming from Walmart LOL.

Had my first OB appointment last Thursday

Last Thursday Matt, Wyatt, and I went to my first OB appointment at Bridgton Ob/Gyn. It was a long appointment. They asked a lot of questions, I had a pelvic exam, had to pee in a cup, I had lots of questions as well, and my doctor did a transvaginal ultrasound. She warned me ahead of time that I was still early (6w3d) so we might not see much on the ultrasound. We did get to see our little bean though. It was so small! So small we barely saw it, but there is was and we could see the little heart flickering. I was so early we were unable to hear the heartbeat but I was happy enough just to see it. I go back on Feb 22nd for my next checkup and for another ultrasound. My doctor said I was to early to get good enough measurements and was not comfortable confirming my due date.

Today I am 7 weeks along according to my LMP. I'm confident that my due date won't change much even after my doctor gets better measurements. But we'll see. Nonetheless I have about 33 weeks to go. Wow, that seems like a long time. I really hope it goes by quick. Right about now I'd just be happy for Spring to be here because I'm fed up with this cold weather and all the snow we've been getting. I am so happy that I won't be delivering when it is cold outside. September is a good month. Not to hot and not to cold!

Almost 6 weeks along!

Tomorrow I will officially be 6 weeks pregnant. I am happy to say I am no longer feeling nauseous. I think what I was feeling last week was a stomach bug. When I was pregnant with Wyatt I didn't start having crazy morning sickness until I was 6-7 weeks along and it lasted until my second trimester. I am curious to see if I get as sick as I did with my first pregnancy. With Wyatt I was throwing up almost everything I ate and I was totally exhausted by the 7th week. Right now I am feeling really good. I can only hope that continues! One new pregnancy symptom showed itself the other day...heartburn! It only came and went a couple times, nothing that made me feel like I needed to take something. I had so much heartburn in my first pregnancy and I overdid it on the tums. I had so much calcium carb (tums) in my first pregnancy that a month after I delivered I had a 6mm kidney stone. So I'll be avoiding tums this time around if I can help it.

Right now I am feeling a big anxious about my OB appointment this week. It is scheduled for Thursday and we are supposed to be getting a big snow storm. I will be really bummed if I have to make it for a later date. I have been so excited about that first appointment and I want to see my baby on ultrasound for piece of mind. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens this week.

According to babycenter.com this is how my baby is developing this week!
"Eyes are becoming more defined with the lenses appearing now. The brain continues to become more detailed and complex. Other organs taking shape include the kidneys and liver. The hands and feet have webbed structures that will become the fingers and toes eventually. The intestines are starting to grow, however they are not located inside the baby yet, but rather are growing inside the umbilical cord at this point. Your baby is now ½ inch long!"