Just Checking In

17 WEEKS - Thanksgiving has come and gone. I had my monthly checkup yesterday. Everything is going along nicely. Heard the heartbeat and got the blood test for the Quad screen. I made my appnt for the next doc visit and ultrasound, Dec 27. We should find out the sex then. I've now gained 10 pounds, up to 168.

I've been feeling pretty good lately. The weather has been nice, which helps my mood.

We went to Thanksgiving dinner at Lindsay's house. She was a great hostess. During the long weekend we moved furniture around and got decorations down for Christmas. Ryan was SOOO excited about decorating the tree. We still need to put out the lights in the front yard. We also got a lot of Christmas shopping done over the break. I'd like another week off though. It was hard to come back to work.

1/3 of the way there

15 WEEKS (almost) - I'm feeling a lot better physically. I'm not nauseous at all anymore. I'm into the 2nd trimester now. I'm still wearing my regular clothes, but not sure for how much longer. I got the maternity clothes down out of the attic last weekend and went through them. Wasn't that depressing. Blech. My maternity clothes are sooo ugly. There are mat. clothes at Old Navy now, so hopefully this time I'll be a little more in style. Randy said we could go look this weekend.

I'm up to 164 now. So that's 6 pounds I've gained so far. It's all fat too. I have a tiny baby pooch, and a thicker layer of fat over everything. Isn't that great.

Work is still painfully slow. I wish it would pick up.

Ryan is acting so grown up lately. I've started to freak out about Kindergarten next year. I'm not ready to let him go out into the real world yet. :-( Will I ever be?

That's all for now...

Houston, we have a heartbeat

13 WEEKS - I just got back from my second doc appointment. All looks good. I heard the heartbeat for the first time. Sounded like a little choo choo train, chugging along. 162 beats per minute. I got my genetics counseling because I'm of "advanced maternal age." I've only gained one pound since the last appointment. Still only 3 in all. I'm trying to remedy that with the Pop Tarts I ate this morning, and the two Halloween cupcakes I just ate. :-)

Ryan is SO excited about trick-or-treating tonight. He'll be Darth Varder. There is a chance of rain. I hope it doesn't!

Welcome to Toby!

11 WEEKS - Last weekend we got a new puppy. He is an 8 week old miniature pinscher. He's very cute and cuddley. The potty training is no fun though. Grrrr

After a few hairy days last week and weekend, I've been feeling better this week. Things are painfully slow at work right now, which makes it really difficult to be there. I wish I worked part time.

I feel myself getting bigger, even though I haven't gained more weight. My clothes are so uncomfortable.

My next OB appointment is Oct 31. I'm looking forward to it since my last visit was like a blur.

Ryan's 5th birthday party is this weekend. I'm so weepy about how big he is now. He's been a precious doll lately. What am I saying? He's always precious. I just can't believe he is so big! :-(

A Ryan funny...

10 WEEKS - This weekend I wasn't feeling so hot. Ryan asked "What's wrong mommy?" I said, "My tummy hurts." He said, "That's cuz the baby is in there. It's in there chewing on your bones."

Funny little man. I was mostly shocked because we hadn't talked about the baby for a while. I thought he'd forgotten about it. What was I thinking? He remembers everything!

Baby's First Pic!

9 WEEKS - I got my first ultrasound last week. I was very anxious at having to postpone it from the previous week due to Hurricane Rita.

The appointment with Dr. Smith was very rushed. We'd been waiting 2 hours while she performed surgery on someone, and delivered a baby for someone else. Randy was livid, but at least he was there for the ultrasound. It was amazing to see this tiny little thing that's growing inside me. It's not even two centimeters yet. We saw the little heartbeating like mad. That was a relief to see.

Ryan giggled like crazy when I showed him the US pic. I had shown him his own the week before, so he could relate to what it was.

My morning sickness comes and goes now. It was worse with Ryan. I tend to feel better when I'm more active. I just feel too tired to be very active these days.

I've only gained 2-3 pounds so far. I'd really like to keep a handle on the weight gain this time. When I start to feel a little better, I'll start working out in the mornings again.

The airshow is this weekend. It's supposed to get cooler, thank GOD! The heat has been unbearable lately.

Pregnancy

7 WEEKS - On Tuesday, August 30 I found out I was pregnant!! This was the second month of trying to conceive. I was shocked that it happened so quickly! We actually tried for the first month, then decided to hold off for a few months, due to a conference that I'd be doing in May of 06. I guess that didn't work out for us. My due date seems to be May 6! The conference will be interesting...

I'm in my seventh week now. Morning sickness started this weekend. It hasn't been too bad yet.

Ryan's first reaction was excitement for a new big brother... I quickly told him that it doesn't happen that way. He is now happy for a new baby sister, however is resigned to the fact that he'll "get what he gets."

I'm not letting myself get too excited yet. Waiting for that 2nd trimester I guess. My first doc appnt is Sept 22.

I'm also going to try not to gain as much weight this time. I'm up 3 pounds right now, to 161. We will see!!!