Superstorm Sandy

This post is going to be out of order because I'm a little behind in my updates but I didn't want the week to pass without acknowledging what happened here this past Monday.

Last Monday night the Northeast encountered what they are calling a "Superstorm" because the characteristics of the storm don't exactly resemble any other type of storm we can identify.

The weather forecasts were predicting it pretty early so we tried to prepare my parent's house as best we could for what we were expecting to be heavy flooding. That area is known to flood so this was nothing new for us.

We set the house and then all headed to our place to settle in for the storm.
The storm brought rain and heavy wind gusts causing our electricity to flicker throughout the night and the windows to rattle in their frames... It was one of the most frightening things I've ever been through...truly felt like the windows would shatter.

We all were sitting in our living room watching the updates on the news all night long...finally we decided to call it a night when the tv kept turning off. We figured we'd be safer in bed, away from the windows.

We woke up on Tuesday morning with our electricity still on. We were so happy! Then we turned on the tv and saw the devastation Sandy had caused to the coastal towns and were just in shock. We have been through much devastation in our lives but that doesn't mean you enjoy it when it happens to others and you are spared.

Our hearts go out to all of those families affected by the storm and we thank God for looking out for us always.

Oh and one more thing... My parents house didn't flood but they didn't get away Scott free either...

17 Week Update

Ok so I'm 3 weeks behind with my updates so I'm going to play a little catch up the next couple of days.

At 17 weeks I was still feeling pretty lousy but ok otherwise. I was sleeping A LOT.

Here is a picture of the update board that Auntie Venesa put together. I never got to pose next to it (like I said, I was feeling pretty crappy that week).

16 Week Update!

So here we are at sixteen weeks.  Week has been pretty good.  Feeling a little better, for the most part. 

I had terrible pain on Friday due to the gallbladder issue but was feeling back to normal by the next morning.

We had an excellent doctor visit at the beginning of the week too where we found out we were having a GIRL!!

We are over the moon excited!  Not that we had a preference but it just makes it a little more real to know the gender.  You can start planning (in your head at least) and really envisioning what the near future will hold for you as a family.  Its pretty cool.

Oh, another pretty cool thing that happened this week, we got our fetal doppler!  I was on the fence about getting one for a long time but finally decided that it was worth it for the peace of mind it gives us.  We are now able to listen to our baby girl's heartbeat anytime we (or I) get a little anxious.  I assume that anxiety will lessen once I start to feel her regularly but for now, this will have to do.

At 16 weeks my stats havent changed so I won't include the long list but I will include some pictures!

Starting our baby registry!  I know its kinda early but we were just excited to get started! 
And on yea, we had a little helper!  She's too excited to be an Aunt.

The hubby took this pic while sitting on one of the gliders...
He needed a break....umm whos the pregnant one here!?



16 Week belly pic.  I can definitely see a difference from last week!  yikes!

15 Week Update

Here we are in the second trimester and I'm not feeling any better yet.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will happen any day now for me.  I was feeling better for about a day.  That day was a fluke!  Who knows what was going on there!?

Anyway, other than the nausea, I have been feeling pretty good.  I am still taking my shots nightly and they are not so bad.  They will probably get harder though as the baby gets bigger.  It's going to be really hard for me to do it anywhere other than the belly.  (I'm used to the belly shots!)

Everyone is pretty certain this baby is gonna be a boy, all except my sister, so we will have to wait a few weeks to find out who is right.  Hubby and I just want a healthy baby, gender is a non-issue this time.  The first time around we wanted a boy very badly and we got him  :).

We are so in love with this baby already!  I can't imagine what its going to feel like when he is finally here!  Keep on growing babybean!

15 Week Pregnancy Stats

How Far Along:
15 weeks

Size of baby:
About the size of a navel orange (4 in)

Total Weight Gain:
-8 lbs

Gender:
Too early to tell

Movement:
Too early for movement

Sleep:
I have started to sleep a little better since the weather started cooling down.

What I miss:
Pizza, sushi, junk food

Cravings:
Whopper! & Doritos

Symptoms:
24/7 nausea

Best Moment this week:
Sunday...Football & relaxing all day on the couch with the hubby

 

 

Oh yea, I just wanted to post this picture of the best husband in the world doing arts and crafts on the weekend when he would probably rather be doing anything else.  We saw this cute idea on Pinterest about weekly pregnancy updates using a chalkboard and since we couldnt find a chalkboard at the store, we transformed an old mirror into one.  I think it might need another coat of the chalkboard paint and maybe some darker chalk but I think it came out pretty cute!

 

13 Week Update

So this is it. We are about to enter the second trimester and still feeling kinda crappy...

I met with my hematologist last week and he thinks I should continue taking the lovenox shots for the blood clotting issue which means more ugly bruising on my belly! No bare belly shots for me!

Other than that, things seem to be going well. I met with my OB as well as the high risk doctor and everything is right where it should be.

Here are the ultrasound pics from my last scan at 12 weeks 4 days:

12 Week Update

Its been 6 weeks since my last update.  They have been a crazy 6 weeks.  First of all, I have felt so sick for the last month and a half that the last thing I wanted to do when I was not working was to sit in front of a computer some more.

 

Basically I have gone to work, went home, napped, woke up for a few hours to spend some time with my family and then back to bed by 9.

 

Also, about 3 weeks ago I went into the hospital for a terrible pain that we came to realize were gallstones.  So, to make a long story short, I am on a low fat diet in order to keep the pain associated with gallstones away until I am able to get them taken out.  Do you know how hard it is to eat low fat while pregnant??  Well its hard!  But I'm doing it...so far.

12 Week Pregnancy Stats
 

How Far Along:
12 weeks

Size of baby:
About the size of a plum(2.1 in)

Total Weight Gain:
-12 lbs

Gender:
Too early to tell

Movement:
Too early for movement

Sleep:
I have started to sleep a little better since the weather started cooling down.

What I miss:
Pizza

Cravings:
The last couple of weeks I've been too sick to crave anything.

Symptoms:
24/7 nausea which seems worse at night, extreme fatigue, constant peeing

Best Moment this week:
Best moment this week has to be today (9/15).  I was feeling better so we went raspberry and pumpkin picking.

So here's my catch up update!

 

 

7 Weeks

7 Week Ultrasound

8 Weeks

8 Weeks 2 Days Ultrasound

10 Weeks 6 Days Ultrasound



10 Weeks 6 Days Ultrasound

12 Weeks

12 Weeks



I am finally feeling better (knock on wood). The last few days, like a few days shy of 12 weeks, I started to feel normal again. I wasn't nauseas ALL DAY. I was ready to get out of the house again and do normal people things again. YAY!

 

Here we are pumpkin/raspberry picking:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 Week Update

Here are my first pregnancy stats!

How Far Along:
6 Weeks and 5 days

Size of baby:
About the size of a small pea(.25 in)

Total Weight Gain:
2 lbs

Gender:
Too early to tell

Movement:
Too early for movement

Sleep:
Sleep?  What’s that?  I haven’t slept comfortably for weeks! 

Not only am I up all night to pee but my back is already starting to hurt.

What I miss:
Soda, sushi

Cravings:
No real specific cravings yet, just always hungry

Symptoms:
24/7 nausea which seems worse at night, extreme fatigue, constipation, constant peeing

Best Moment this week:
Best moment of the week was on Monday (8-6) when we got to listen to the baby’s heartbeat for the first time.

In the waiting room for the First Ultrasound

Waiting for the doctor..............

Picture hubby took (WITH THE FLASH ON) while the ultrasound was happening

Can you see the little nugget?

This is a printout of the heartbeat, so cool!