9 week update

Hello my loverlies! Sorry I wasn't able to set down and write my update for you all yesterday! It was a very very busy day! I had to get up and get my blood done, get groceries, come home eat lunch, get pretty and head to woodstoock illinois which is up by chicago. We had to go to my brother in laws engagement dinner at my soon to be siter in laws parents so the two familys could meet. We had a wonderful time, I got my first belly rub too!! Liz's mom gave me a hug goodbye and rubbed my belly and told me to take care of our little baby..aww!!! They were such wonderful people! Liz and her family are from India so she made all indian dishes and had tons of fruit yum! We got home after 12 am which is way past my bedtime lately lol. I came home, hit the sheets and was gone! So here I am recovered from the long day and ready to blog :)

I have been doing wonderful! Earlier this week I had the worst nausea I have had during this pregnancy, I could only eat toast and water. On thursday I woke up feeling wonderful and have continued to feel great since then. Everything causes me horrid heartburn and tums dont seem to help much but I manage, atleast I can eat now!!! The past two weeks I have had the WORST dreams!! Why is it that women have horrid dreams when pregnant??? The other night I dreamed that we had the baby with us and we were driving along the road and part of it was washed out from the river and the person driving slamed on the gas causing us to fishtail and get pulled into the river and the car went down and we couldn't get the baby out! Then over and over nearly nightly I have dreams that I wake up to pee and have blood everywhere. I dont want these dreams, I want happy dreams!!!! I have been having round ligament pains, or atleast I think that is what they are lol it feels like growing pains that wrap around my belly, go into my pelvis and my theighs so Im growing growing growing and feeling it lol. I can't belive I am 9 weeks, not too much longer and I will be in my RE's office awaiting my 12 week ultrasound..after all it is only 17 days away!!! I am still in awe over this pregnancy, I feel so blessed and I am so very much in love with my little sweet tart.

Labs finally in!

Nothing like taking FOREVER!! I had my labs drawn last thrusday, finally today my dr got the labs faxed to him. They no longer check my estrogen because it has been nice and high on my own for a few weeks now. This was the very first time I had labs done without being on progesterone supplements. I was soo nervous to get off of the progesterone but the results showed that my body is doing very well on its own. My progesterone dropped alot from when I was on the supplements which we knew would happen. I am holding srong with a progesterone level of 44, my dr likes to see anything above 25 so I am doing well. The nurse said I can go back on thursday to have it checked again to keep my mind at ease. I know all will be well but of corse I worry. Thank you for the prayers and please keep them comming!!! Only 3 weeks from today until my 12 week ultra sound!

A pic with my face in it!

LMAO! A few have asked where the pictures were of me with my face..so here are a few :)

8 weeks!

Today I am 8 weeks pregnant! That makes me a whole 2 months along which puts me in my third month of pregnancy!!!!!! After this month is over I will be into my second trimester yay!!!! only 7 more months until I get to hold my little miracle!!!! I feel so blessed with each day that passes. I pray to God each night to continue to keep his hands on my womb and cradle this baby. Too many take such little things for granted. Each little breath and tiny heart beat is a miracle in its own!! To think I have a little person with a beating heart growing within me is so amazing!!! It is amazing how much in love you can be with such a little being that you have known for such a short time. Each and every day our baby goes through giant leaps and bounds with another astounding development!!!! The miracle of life is so wonderful and so far beyond amazing!!!!!!! ahh Im in love! I went in yesterday for my last round of blood work to check my hormones, I should get the results today or monday. I am all the way off my hormone supplements!!! The results that I will be getting are the numbers that my body did all by itself!!! I will be sure to post as soon as I hear anything! I have been feeling wonderful! Each day I feel more and more pregnant! My gag reflux has kicked in FULL force! I gag over smells, tastes, textures even thoughts!!! Sometimes I just gag and heave out of no where!!! I am constantly hungry, I swear I am never full so I sit and gag down food that I would love to do without to save my gagging lol but I have to feed that baby! It is said that while pregnant you should eat 300 more calories than the recommended daily amount, I dont think I have ever eaten close to the recommended amount, except for days at mc donalds lmao one cheeseburger will give you that! I will just continue to eat what I eat and as long as I am gaining weight then that is all that matters I suppose. I am up a whole 4 pounds now..I have gained one pound this past month so I think I am doing well. I can't wait for my next ultra sound!!! Only 4 weeks to go until I get to see my baby again!!! yay!!! OH! I got my baby chime in the mail today!!! I love it! It makes the softest little soothing chime :) I just have to buy a chain to wear it on I dont trust anything other than a nice box chain and all the ones I have aren't long enough..so I will be on the hunt now!!!!! Enough rambling! I am hungry...I think a grilled cheese sounds wonderful for lunch!!!!

New Lab Results are in!!!!

My Nurse called me this morning to give me the lab results that were taken on friday while at my ultra sound. I am now officially weened off my estrogen hormone supplements. My level did drop a bit but it is still very high! I have been off estrogen for two weeks now and my level is hanging strong at 1300! My nurse is very happy with that number and says that is is very very good..so yay for my body!!! I was cut down to one progesterone supplement a day and with that my level dropped down to 176 which is still very high, so I am in the clear to completely get off of it! My body is doing everything on its own!! I go in friday morning for another round of blood work to check my progesterone seems how I haven't been completely without before and they want to make sure it is still nice and high. My nurse sounded very positive and she doesn't think that there is any way that my progesterone would drop down below 40 which is the number they love to see. I am very very happy that my body is kicking into gear on its own and wanting this baby as much as I do :) I am 7 weeks 3 days pregnant today although measuring 7 weeks 6 days my dr hasn't changed my due date as of yet so I am still set for dec 5th...I can't believe that on friday I will be 2 months pregnant already!!! Only 7 months to go until I get to meet my little miracle!!!!

new belly pic as promised

Here is my 7 week belly shot, I didn't think I was any different from last week but with comparing last weeks picture and this weeks I can tell. I am more rounded in front by my belly button. It is amazing how if you look at yourself every day you dont notice until you compare pictures!

I ordered my belly chime today! They are sold out everywhere due to silver issues and I found a website that had 3 in stock so I snaged one right up so I can have one. I have wanted one so bad and I can't wait to get it!!! for those that dont know what a belly chime is here is the website that explains :) they seem so wonderful and like such a bonding tool! http://www.babychime.com/

for those that haven't seen, I have my ultra sound pics and update on the blog below

7 week ultra sound!

I am home from my ultra sound!! My apt was at 8 but they were a bit behind so I got in at 8:30. I was so doped up from the prometrium that I wasn't nervous or scared just excited to see my sweet little miracle! Sweet tart is growing nice and big and has a beautiful strong heart beat!!! I am 7 weeks pregnant today but sweet tart is measuring in at 7 wks 3 days and a big 11.9mm crown to rump length. The heartbeat is a nice strong 138 bpm :)
according to the old wise tale the heart beat says boy but in my family that myth doesn't hold true..all the boys in my family had high heart beats and the girls had the ones below 140.I will find out what I am havin in about 10 weeks and unless the goods are nice and visible I still wont believe what I am having until the day I give birth, after all I was said to be a boy!! I didn't get to hear the ultra sound because I have a tilted uterus and it was hard to get to and they didn't want to poke around in there too long but we did get to see that beautiful little beating heart!!! I will get to hear it at my next apt for sure! I actually didn't cry at all, shocking I know, I was too excited, happy, in awe and just plain proud to see my baby that I couldn't cry, I was all smiles!! Im sure it will hit me later today because I will be staring and my beautiful pictures all day!! I go in for my next ultra sound with my RE at 12 weeks which is may 20th at that apt they are going to record the us for me and I will be released to my OB dr! Thank you all so much for your continued prayers! I haven't done a belly shot yet today, but I will do one sometime this weekend..I dont look much different from last week but as promised I will share!