Oops...another fast forward!

Fast forward again!  Mariam is 6 months today!  She finally arrived on December 6th.  Our delivery was great.  We somehow did it with no meds!  I'll try and post a non-embarassing video.  She weighed 8 lbs 12 oz.  She is such a joy!  She brings us smiles and full hearts everyday!

We might be moving again.  Crazy!  Andy interviewed today for a job in Kansas City, KS.  We should know in the next couple weeks.

Fast forward to 30 weeks!

It's been a long time since I've blogged!  The pregnancy so far has been uneventful.  The bad constant nausea went away a few weeks into the 2nd trimester.  I still have a little every now and them.  All our ultra sounds have been great and all the tests have had wonderful results.

We are having a girl!  Mariam Grace will arrive around December 1st.  I'm getting bigger everyday.  She moves like crazy!  We praise God everyday for this miracle growing in my belly!

Andy got transfered from MI to IL.  We moved to Naperville, IL the beginning of September.  We will probably still be in temporary housing when she arrives.  It's going to be crowded in this little apartment! Finding a new doctor and hospital wasn't easy.  Our new doctor changed our birthing plan, but we are on track now.  We have a Childbirth Class Marathon Weekend coming up Saturday and a breastfeeding class in November (I'm making Andy come!).  We are just so happy and taking things day by day!

Week 12! A wonderful place to be!

Little K is 12 weeks today!  We had a great ultra sound this afternoon.  It was a "Nuchal Translucency" ultrasound.  It checks the risk for Down Syndrome, Trisomy 18 and open neural tube defects like spina bifida.  The tech said (unofficially) that everything looked perfect.  All the measurements were great.  She said he/she looked "beautiful"!  Andy missed the appointment today because he was in Chicago so I had a friend video it.  Andy has watched it than once.  I've been trying to upload a video, but it won't work!

BTW, still nauseous.  I got the flu on Monday.  Wretched so bad the blood vessels in and around my eyes burst.  Not good.  That made the good news today even better!  I was so worried, but all is well as we enter into the second Trimester!

First OB Visit

We had our first official OB visit yesterday!  Besides my weight, it was a good visit.  The doctor didn't say anything about my weight, but I'm not real happy with it. She said everything looks great.  All my test results were fantastic.  I'm way nauseous.  It's worse this time because my stomach kinda hurts...like it's constantly churning.

The best thing yesterday was hearing hearts beat.  We heard the babies heart beat, then mine, then we heard them beating together.  It was like music!  I'm so glad Andy was there to hear it.  I hope I can tape it next time because it really is indescribable.

My dear friends Sara and Pam, met me afterwards for some visiting.  They did a silly "diamond test" to see if I was having a boy or girl.  It said boy, then it said after that I'll have a girl.  Interesting... cause we won't be doing IVF again.  The doctor did say having a baby and nursing can reset my FSH levels so you never know.

Not so fast....

I jumped the gun on feeling better.  I feel worse.  More nauseous if that's possible.  I'm thinking the acupuncture maybe was helping.  I can't wait to go back tomorrow.

Finally!

I'm feeling better!  Not completely.  Nothing really sounds good to eat, but at least I don't feel like throwing it up!  Little K turned 10 weeks on Thursday.

The new horror of pregnancy started on Monday night...the disgusting taste that appeared in my mouth!!  UGGGG!  I have NEVER heard of this happening to any of my many pregnant friends, but apparently it's no that odd.  Our neighbor had it and a random person at the Motherhood store shared that she had it too.  Crazy!  If they would share all these strange things that your body goes through with teens, I guarantee that teen pregnancy would go down!  From the weeks of nausea and constipation to the pooping on the birthing bed!  Great abstinence info right there!

Andy is very happy that I'm feeling better!!  VERY!

I had an office visit Tuesday with my new OB's nurse.  She gave me way too much information.   She suggested at least 10 classes I should take including "How to Care for Your Baby" and nursing classes.  I don't think I need either with 16 years of raising children birth to 13 years, but Andy might enjoy some.
I could use a "How to Deal with Your Teen" class!  They took a ton of blood and some urine which I guess were all fine because I haven't heard otherwise.  Next Wednesday, I have the real first OB visit.  I need to start writing down questions.  I hope they do some testing so we can find out if it's a boy or girl.  I think they will because of my age and the IVF.

I also want to ask her if I can have a C-section.  I'm worried about her saying no.  I can argue my age, maybe, and definitely the Epilepsy (I have had seizures in the past and I'm on medication).  Hopefully, it will work!

Nauseous in Paradise

We just got back this morning from Hawaii.  Flew into Chicago @ 4:15am and then drove 3 more hours to home.  My poor parents still have a 13 hour drive home tomorrow.  We are all jet lagged and the baby hates it!  (she also hates driving anywhere for any amount of time)  I'm sooo nauseous.  When in life do you eat because you feel like throwing up!  I know, I know.  Boo hoo.  We just spent 7 glorious days in paradise.  I really was feeling bad 85% of the time I was laid out on the beach and swimming with the monk seal and the sea turtles.  Luckily, we were pretty lazy.  A couple excursions...all pregnancy approved.

Andy did go zip-lining on his own and said it was so fun (Except he was annoyed with a doctor lady who acted like she was entitled to special treatment and was on the phone 80% of the 6 hours trip...and she was with her young son.  Andy almost lost it when she started in on the evil's of meat and mad cow disease!  He works in QA in the meat field and knows just about every truth there is to know about meat products.)

We are calling our little one in my belly "little Kahuna" (sorcerer) because he/she is changing me from the inside out.  I hate all the foods I used to love, I'm lazy, no sex, and I'm drinking tea instead of my favorite coffee! Also, we thought something Hawaiian would be appropriate since she had her first trip to Hawaii at 9 weeks gestation!

I have my next appointment Tuesday.  I'm not sure what they will do.  It's with my new OB's office, but I see the nurse this week and Dr. Brandt the next.  I'm anxious to see how lil K is doing.  At some point, I think they will do all the early testing because of the IVF and my age.  We should know the sex in a few weeks!  Fun!   And hopefully I'll be feeling better and having sex in a few weeks!