12wks and 3 days and Our week so far

Wow, that doesn't sound very far along... 12 wks and 3 days. I feel like I have been pregnant FOREVER... I can probably chalk that up to a couple different things... 1) I was only NOT pregnant for 4 months or so... not much of a break for my body and 2)I have already had so many appointments that it feels like I have been pregnant much longer. I have twenty-six weeks left to go to get to the point when they say they will take the baby. I'm praying I can get there. I had a check up yesterday with my regular OB (whom, I love so much!). I just can't give Dr. Reisinger as much credit as she deserves. She truely cares. We talked a long time yesterday, just about random things really... talked about delivery and how things should be much different this time around! Anyway, check up went just fine. All my labs came back from my thrombophilia (sp?) panel and I have no clotting disorders... I guess that is to be considered a good thing, but it also leaves us just as clueless as before as to why this happens to me. All my other pre-natal labwork also came back just fine. My hemoglobin was at a great level which made her happy since I had to be given so much blood and blood products back in February. She said it is a good thing I'm very healthy otherwise because for the trauma my body went through I have healed remarkably well! I haven't had any weight gain so far, but my body has def. changed shapes! I look pregnant--very pregnant! My blood pressure was 100/60, so that still looks great. When she went to find the baby's heart rate he/she was being stubborn again... kept moving every time we'd hear the heart beat the baby would move so she couldn't get a rate on it. She finally got it, but I won't go into the details of that b/c it was pretty uncomfortable. The heart rate was 183. I keep freaking out because it is so high, but she said 183 at 12 weeks along is perfectly normal and that it will slow down some here in the next couple weeks... I go back to her in 3 weeks for a regular check up. And then three weeks after that to Dr. Fitzpatrick (the specialist). She first said "come back in 4 weeks" and then she said, "no, since you go to him in 6, come back to me in 3 so it will be in the middle so maybe that will make you feel better about hearing the heartrate and not going so long." See, she really is just so sweet to think of my every little need. She also said if I need to hear it before then to come down and we'll listen. I need to go back and read on my posts, but I think I was about 14 or 15 weeks when I started feeling Andon so here in a few weeks maybe I'll start feeling baby move! That would give me some relief I think. My nerves really haven't been as bad... but maybe we've been too busy for me to think about things... plus I'm feeling better so I know that helps. Courtney asked me about belly pictures... and I know I took a lot with Andon. I really have meant to with this baby too, but I just never get around to it... or when I think about it, the camera battery is dead, or I look like poop... but enough excuses. I took one with my phone here at work this morning (it's okay I'm the only person in the office today). It's def. not the best quality, but I thought I'd share it and I'll try to do better! I really do want to celebrate this pregnancy, because it feels like a miracle... :)

12 weeks and 3 days

I can't remember what my last post was about... I'll just update on this week... Monday I made a big supper when I got home because I knew it was going to be about my only chance this week. We had pork chops, fresh green beans, corn on the cob, and crescent rolls. YUM! I also got caught up on laundry and rested with the boys... I think we watched a movie on polar bears. Tuesday we went to Ryan's parents to put away corn. We did 90 pints that evening. I was worn out, but sooo glad that job is done for another year! That corn is for us b/c his parents had already done theirs. My mom came along and did corn too, she is excited b/c she always loves my corn and wants me to bring it for practically every meal :) Yesterday morning I went and had my hair highlighted. Brycen stayed w/ my grandma while I did that... it only took an hour. Then him and I spent a few hours just hanging out at home. It was rainy, then not rainy, then rainy, then not rainy... annoying! We watched a movie and cuddled :) I had to get ready for my dr's appointment and my friend Jenn came to keep B while I went to that (I had to have my yearly stuff done and really didn't want to take him to that, he would be traumatized, lol!). He loves playing with Jenn :). After my appointment I had time to kill before I could pick up his tux for the wedding he is in on Saturday so I went to the mall and looked around... I thought about getting some leggings and big shirts (how eighties, early ninties is that??) I wore that stuff when I was little! Anyway, I tried some on, and they really are a good fit for a pregnant gal, but then I decided I wasn't sure how good the spandex leggings would be looking in a few months... big shirt or not! haha. I went and had myself a pretzel instead ;) I went to pick up B's tux for the wedding and finally headed home. We had a quick and easy supper and then watched some tv... B and I went to my friend Skyla's for me to borrow a dress for the wedding on Saturday. I am passing out programs and don't want to look too frumpy! The dress is cute, but simple and flowy so I hope it looks alright! I think Skye would tell me if I looked gross... we've been friends since I was 6 and she was 5... more like sisters now! She went to IU for nursing so I'm sooo glad she is home for good now! She works at St. Mary's in Cardiac Telemetry, I'm so proud of her! Anyway, then we went home and B had to get a bath and try on his tux in case something didn't fit... ummm well, everything fit except the black long sleeve shirt... I'm pretty sure it is about 5 sizes too big! ugh! Today after work I have to take B to get his hair cut and then we're having supper at my parents... my brother moves to college tomorrow :( I don't even want to talk about it!

The upcoming weekend is busy with wedding stuff, hopefully I'll some cute pictures of my cute little boy who is the ring bear :)... that is if he cooperates!