9 Weeks and an Update

Hey Everyone!
So I am about 9 1/2 weeks pregnant now. I am still feeling pretty good. I had a few weeks there that I felt nautious almost all the time this week the nausea has calmed down and I can actually tolerate eating. The foods that appeal to me right now is anything COLD popsicles, icecream, ice cubes, drinks with lots of ice, I also like nice cold salads. Another food I like is peanut butter, mmm, especially on hot toast so it melts and gets all gooey.
My pants are also starting to get tight on me. I had to buy a "Bella Band" last week. It's this spandex waist belt you can wear over unbuttoned or unzipped pants to hold them in place and help them fit better so you don't have to buy maternity pants. It is the greatest invention ever! I am too small to need maternity pants yet so I am so thankful for the Bella Band right now! I also stay comfortable by wearing sun dresses, they hide my tummy and allow me to breathe since I am not constricted by my pants.
I had a doctor's appointment last week, it was pretty uneventful, they just made sure I was feeling okay and let me hear the baby's heart beat on the doppler. They also reviewed my lab results with me from my initial blood work. They found that my hemoglobin levels were a bit high which in some cases can affect the baby. Hemoglobin is what makes your blood clot, which is normally good, but when you have too much your blood can be a little too thick to circulate properly throught he baby's tiny veins and could potentially clot in the placenta or cord. So I will have additional monitoring throughout the pregnancy to manage my hemoglobin levels and keep an eye on the baby. Because of the extra monitoring I will have another ultrasound this Tuesday August 3rd. I am excited to see how the baby has changed since the last ultrasound a few weeks ago. I am also hoping to get more information on my hemoglobin levels and what they will be keeping an eye on throughout the pregnancy. I will post an update after I see the specialist on Tuesday August 3rd (and probably more ultrasound pictures!)

1st Ultrasound!

We got to have my first ultrasound this morning! It was so fun and exciting!
They of course confirmed I was pregnant, there is only ONE baby in there, and we got to hear and see the heart beating! That was the coolest part, I got a little emotional for a second, seeing and hearing the little life forming in there just made it more real, it also reassured me that everything is going as it should.

By the size of the baby they are thinking I will be due around February 28th, they initially thought maybe February 20th but the ultrasound gives a much better estimate because they can measure how big the baby is. So with that due date it makes me 7 weeks 1 day pregnant.

Today I just saw the ultrasound tech. I go back to the doctor next Wednesday for another consultation.

UPDATE: I have attached a picture of the ultrasound now.

Telling the Family

     Again Starting from the beginning, let's talk about how we told my parents the big news. When I found out I was pregnant I didn't rush to tell my parents (should I wait a few weeks? or until I have been to the doctor? what should I do?) As the days went on I was getting anxious (and so was my sister, at this point she was the only one who knew) My parents were getting ready to go out of town for a week to Colorado I either needed to tell them before they left or I was going to have to wait for them to come back.

     Then I realized the weekend they were leaving would be Father's Day weekend and I would not get to see my dad on Father's Day so I wanted to go see them and say Happy Father's Day, well I knew I was not going to be able to face them and keep the secret in so I got my dad a very creative Father's Day present to tell him the news. Needless to say they were very excited! My family has been hoping for us to have a baby soon and so have we but we had kept it hush hush that we were trying so it came as a big surprise to them.
Here are some pictures of my parents showing off my Dad's Father's Day Present.

Two Lines!

     It has been a few weeks since I actually took a pregnancy test and found out I was pregnant but I think that since I am going to do this blog to chronicle this pregnancy I thought I would start at the beginning.

     We were actally trying to get pregnant and it was our second month trying. I was not late for my period yet but would be expecting it in a couple days. Of course since we were trying I had some pregnancy tests in the house some of which were the ones you can take early a few days before your period comes. So I took one, I wasn't expecting to see anything but after a few minutes I saw a very light second line I can't say I felt much in the way of emotion because I have never seen two lines on a pregnancy test, I wasn't even sure they existed. I took a few (okay a lot) more tests and every single one had 2 lines on it!

     I called my sister right away I think she was more excited than me, for some reason I was still in disbelief. That night I showed the tests to Arturo at a glance he thought they were negative, but when I had him take a closer look he was so excited, then it became more real and I got really happy. I took another test a few days later and it was a very dark second line this time and then I finally got excited! I guess I needed to see some hard evidence. Ha ha! Here are some pictures of the tests. YAY!

This was the really light one, but you can see the second line.

And here is the dark one. The plus sign showed up before the test even finished developing all the way.