16 Weeks Tomorrow!!!

Wow It really seems like the time is just flying by now. Tomorrow I will be 16weeks and all seems to be going very well. Last week we had out 15 week cervix check and my cervix measured a 4.33cm which the nurse told us was very good. It looked long and closed exactly as we would want it to be. Daddy asked the nurse if she would take a quick peek to see if we could see if BB was a boy or a girl. Low and behold she got a great shot and confirmed BB was girl. I was SO EXCITED i cant wait for a little mini me:) We have decided on Paige and already bought a few outfits for her. I decided on the glider, and furniture as well as the bedding. Daddy & I picked out some paint chips for the color on the walls and will begin to finalize on a color after the 18 week scan. I think I am showing more now although sometimes my belly looks bigger than others. I think my belly button is getting ready to pop soon as it is getting smaller and smaller:)
We will go home to Rhinebeck on 10/24 for Dana's shower and to register for BB. I think my Rhinebeck shower will be 12/27.
Movement: I feel things now that are def. not gas and not liagment pain. I think it is movement. Sometimes it feels like a pop sometimes it feels like there is a bug in my tummy swimming around. Either way everytime I feel it, it puts a huge smile on my face.
So many things going on I will keep you posted
We love you Paige grow big and strong for Mommy & Daddy. I truly cant wait for the day when we get to meet you face to face
Love
Mommy

14 weeks 2 days UPDATE!!!

Yesterday was our 14 week appointment. Of course I was nervous and had to use the bathroom 2 times before we even saw the doctor LOL!!! The news was all good here is a recap of what we found out:
1 gained 5 pounds (which the doctor says is healthy)
blood pressure: good
All blood work including the Nuchlar Trans. testing came back negative!! WOOHOO We will have more testing done at 18 weeks however the percentages went from 1/700 to 1/26,000
Doctor Fraas felt my uterus from the outside and said it feels great. It is exactly where it needs to be for 14 weeks.
Heartbeat: 155 bpm (we also heard movement again........this is the best thing ever)
Daddy thinks i am crazy but of course i had to ask if the decrease in heartbeat is anything to be concerned with. Dr. Fraas confirmed it is not. All heartbeats in the 120-160 range are healthy.
Specs: Dr tells me NOT TO WORRY (easier said than done) although i have not seen them in 3 days now.
Movement: 19 weeks i should start to feel something
I think that was pretty much it.
I left the office on cloud nine once again.
Keep up the good work BB and please start to show more as i want "look pregnant" and not just FAT:)
Hugs
Mommy

12 Week Nuchal Scan & Meeting with Peri

Wow what a day!!!
Yesterday was out Nuchal screening test and sonogram at Dr. White's office. Their equipment is state of the art and projects the pictures up onto a huge flat screen TV. It was amazing to say the least. Everything looked wonderful. We saw the kidneys. liver, heart, lungs, eyes, nose, mouth, 2 arms, 2 legs, 10 fingers and toes. BB was squirming like crazy and the heartbeat was 156BPM. I measured at 12w6d even though the doctor said we will still go by my original scan which would put me at 12w3d. The nurse measured the liquid behind the babies spine and she said that looked really good. We will now wait for the results of the blood work.

We also met with Dr. Laurel White who is SO NICE. She told us that my condition is not as serious as it could be but would continue to watch us really closely. I will go back to see her at 15weeks and then again at 18weeks to check my cervix. I feel very comfortable with her and all my doctors at this point. I feel like I am in the best care possible. We can not believe how much BB has grown. He/she really looks like a baby now and is so beautiful.

Of course now that my mind has been eased the "specs" have disappeared (go figure) I will take it and not complain. We finally told our family and I have told a few people here are work as well. It is scary for me to tell people because i feel like that might jinx us but Chris tells me it is time. When i tell people I am just about 4 months they are are like "WHAT.....you kept the secret that long?" They have no idea what I have been through......if they did i think they would understand.

I will try and post our favorite picture of BB

Grow strong BB we love you more than life itself:)

12 Weeks and Counting

Today we are 12weeks 2days. I cant believe we have made it this far!!! This week has been tough. I have been noticing some red/pink/brown specs on the tp from time to time and of course that does not give me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside. I called the doctors office and of course they blew me off and said not to worry. Easier said than done. I just don't like to see that at ALL!!! Anyway tomorrow is our nuclear sono and perinatal consultation with Dr. White. I am praying all is OK and we can see a healthy baby squirming around in there. I have also had allot of ligament pain this week. The only way I can describe it is a pulling and tugging sensation.

I will write tomorrow and let you know how we make out. Say a pray for us that all is OK:)

BB please grow big and strong for Mommy & Daddy. I cant wait to see you again.....It has been too long.

11 Weeks Today and Good News

Well it has been a rough couple of days. I have been getting major migraines for the last couple of weeks. They seem to last for a few days at a time and make me sick to my stomach at times. Silo was sick last night (what else is new) and kept Daddy & me up all night. Needless to say i felt one coming on again from lack of sleep so I called in sick today from work. I feel a little guilty about that but oh well. Spent the morning sleeping and getting things around here somewhat organized again. Yesterday I went to Quest for the blood work NP deb requested. They took 6 tubes and of boy did it hurt! If there is one thing I hate it is giving blood. It did however pay off, the nurse just called to say all my blood work came back NORMAL. Yippee!!!!! I don't really even know what they tested me for but if it is "normal" that is a good thing:) I am experiencing a few aches and some pulling down there today. Must be making more room for BB.
Next week on 8/28 we have our first consultation with the peri and nuclear testing/sonogram. I am really looking forward to that and I hope all is OK.
I will write soon.
Grow big and strong BB, we love you:)

Our Background

Well it has been somewhat of a long road to say the least. We started trying in June 2007 right after the wedding. I knew I would have some issues but thought they might be easily solved. Unfortunately that was not the case. After countless phone calls and appointments with doctors who just didn't seem to understand or care i finally go with a good group of doctors. We discovered i had under active thyroid and got on some meds to get that under control. Started seeing doctor Fraas and she put me on 2 rounds of Clomid. She also sent me for a special test to determine if i had any issues with my uterus and BINGO I did. I think i cried for about 6 hours straight that night thinking i would never have children. Off to the RE we went and the assured me it should not pose to many issues. Dr. Sullivan started me on Femara and although he claimed it was a failed cycle, low and behold we got PREGNANT. I was in utter shock and disbelieve. The irony is that we found out this news on our anniversary 6/23. What a present that was. Since then it has been up and down (at first low HCG levels, miscalculated conception date, spotting at 6weeks etc......) Low and behold we now seem to be on the right track. I remember thinking on 6/23 when we found out I would never make it 2 three months as it seemed so far away. So here we are almost at 11 weeks and only 2 weeks to go until we are in the clear. I cant believe it. We go to see a peri on 8/28 to do the NL testing and sono. I will keep you posted!!!

10 1/2 weeks and counting!!!

Wow I can't believe I am actually blogging about being pregnant!!!! It has been one big roller coaster to get to his place. I have to say i had myself convinced that it was going to be a much longer road than it actually turned out to be!!! Yesterday was my first doctors appointment with my regular appointment and I heard your heartbeat for the first time. It was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard. We got a strong 163 bmp and we also heard what the doctor called "movement." I was so excited i could not believe it. You truly are a blessing and i love you more and more each day. Grow big and strong for Mommy & Daddy and we love you BB:)