Insulin

So we went to the doctor on Friday and I got the pleasure of starting on insulin that same night. I am feeling better, but my blood sugar still isn't great yet. Keep us in your prayers that we do not have to go up in dosage! It's expensive!

The doctor listened to the heartbeat again, but the baby was moving around so much that the doctor was having trouble keeping up with him/her!

Sadi or Riley???

Only ten more days until we find out if we have a Sadi or a Riley...

I am 4 months pregnant!

At 4 1/2 inches long (head to bottom) and 3 1/2 ounces, our baby is about the size of an avocado. In the next three weeks, she'll go through a tremendous growth spurt, though, doubling her weight and adding inches to her length. Her lower limbs are much more developed now. Her head is more erect than it has been, and her eyes have moved toward the front of her head. The baby's ears are close to their final position, too. Some of her more advanced body systems are working, including her circulatory system and urinary tract. Her heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, circulating her total blood volume through her body many times. (By the end of the pregnancy, this will increase to about 190 quarts.) The patterning of her scalp has begun, though her hair isn't recognizable yet. Although closed, her eyes are moving (slowly), and she's even started growing toenails.

The Mister

It'a true. I am having a torrid affair with the gentleman in the picture. He takes up half our bed, but boy does he support my belly and help me lay on my side!

This is actually my second mister. I left the first one at a hotel on a business trip. I hope he isn't cuddling with someone else now.

At around 4 inches long, crown to rump, our baby now weighs about 2 1/2 ounces. He's busy inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid, which will help develop the air sacs in his lungs. His legs are growing longer than his arms now, and he can move all his joints and limbs. That means his hands are more functional, too. Sweat glands are appearing, and although his eyelids are fused shut, he can sense light. If I were to shine a flashlight at my tummy, he might move away from the beam. There's not much for the baby to taste at this point, but his taste buds are beginning to form.

Everyone has been so generous since I got pregnant! My friend Holly is letting us borrow tons of stuff, including an exersaucer. My friend Laura got the baby its first Christmas clothes as well as some Christmas bibs. Not to mention all the ladies at church who have let me borrow a bunch of clothes!

Both moms have been really great. My mom has gotten me a bunch of girl clothes (there is a hot debate as to what the sex is right now!) and ONE boy's outfit :). We plan to go shopping in a few weeks after we know for sure. My mom-in-law bought us a changing table the other day and I can't wait for them to come and visit so that I can set it up!

Goodbye First Trimester!

Head to bottom, our baby's 3 1/2 inches long — about the length of a lemon — and weighs about 1 1/2 ounces. Her body's growing faster than her head, which now sits upon a more well-defined neck. By the end of this week, her arms will have lengthened and will be in proportion to the rest of her body. (Her legs still have some growing to do, though.) She's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair all over her body (called lanugo). Her liver starts secreting bile this week, a sign that it's already functioning properly, and her spleen starts contributing to the production of red blood cells. She's also producing and discharging urine into the amniotic fluid, a normal process that she'll keep up until birth. Her hands and feet (which are now half an inch long) are more flexible and active. Thanks to brain impulses, her little facial muscles are getting a workout as she squints, frowns, and grimaces. She can grasp now, too, and she may be able to suck her thumb.

Brian and I cannot believe that we are already a third through the pregnancy! According to the books and friends at church, I am supposed to start feeling better. I had a few days where I was feeling pretty good, but then started to have blood sugar problems, which I think is contributing to my new wave of "morning" sickness. I plan on calling the doc in the morning to see what he would like for me to do next medication wise since being off meds is not working out too well. But hey, I could always have it a lot worse!

26 weeks to go!

3 more days in the first trimester!

The baby is about 3 inches long crown to rump — roughly the size of a jumbo shrimp — and weighs just about an ounce. Despite the small proportions, there's a fully formed baby inside my womb now. Much more proportional than it was a few weeks ago, his head is now only about a third the size of his body. His tiny, unique fingerprints are already in place. His kidneys and urinary tract are functional, and he's starting to urinate out the amniotic fluid he's been swallowing. As I start my second trimester, most of your baby's critical development will be completed!


Most of what I have read says I will probably be moving into maternity clothes soon, but who the heck wrote that??? I have been in maternity clothes since week 8!


We had another doctor's appt today and got to hear the heartbeat again. It was strong at 167 bpm! The doctor had put me on another diabetes medication at my last appt, but I had to stop taking it because it was making me have really low blood sugar. The doc said that he wants me off meds this week to see how my body reacts. He explained that sometimes people with diabetes, hypertension, etc can go off their medication early in the pregnany because the body can regulate itself. Anyhoo, I will stay off the meds for a few days and we will see how it goes. The doctor said even if this works, I will probably have to starts taking them again around mid-second trimester.

Isn't this cute?

I am three months pregnant!

Our baby's hit the 2-inch mark (about the size of a lime) and weighs half an ounce. Her face is beginning to look more human. Her eyes, which started out on the sides of her head, have moved closer together on her face, and her ears are near their final positions on the sides of her head. Our baby's intestines, which have grown so rapidly that they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into her abdominal cavity about now. Her kidneys are secreting urine into her bladder (I wonder if she goes as often as I do?). Her nerve cells have been multiplying rapidly, and synapses (neurological pathways in the brain) are forming. The baby may have acquired more reflexes by now, including sucking, and she'll even squirm if you prod my abdomen, though I still won't be able to feel her movement for several weeks (darn!).

Here I am at 12 weeks...

WOW...I have "popped". Don't make fun of me when I am huge!

Time left: 28 Weeks

Weight Gain: -7 lbs. I had gained four lbs, lost it, got the stomach flu, and lost three more. <----- That belly isn't from too many corn dogs..although I had two yesterday!

And here's Brian at 12 weeks...

Every (little) heartbeat

Yesterday we went to the doctor for our checkup and got to hear the heartbeat! I know that television makes everything bigger for effect, but they shouldn't make it so loud (Yes, I am talking about friends). I was just a light sounding beat, but it was there and strong!

I started on a new diabetes medication last night...one that is supposed to do the same thing as Metformin. I go back in two weeks to make sure that it is working okay. Keep your fingers crossed!

11 - almost 12 weeks pregnant

Our fig-sized baby is now fully formed — measuring 1 1/2 inches long and weighing in at a quarter of an ounce. His skin is still transparent, allowing many of his blood vessels to show through. Some of his bones are beginning to harden, and tiny toothbuds are starting to appear under his gums. His fingers and toes have separated, and he may soon be able to open and close his fists. He's already busy kicking and stretching, and his tiny movements are so fluid they look like water ballet. These movements will increase as his body grows and becomes more developed and functional. As his diaphragm develops, ourtiny tenant may also start to get the hiccups. Because he's still so small, though, I won't feel any of his workouts or intrauterine gulps until sometime between weeks 16 and 20. Shucks!

We go to the doctor today to hear the heartbeat. I am ready to see the doctor again for obvious reasons, but also because I have had a case of the stomach flu:(. I have missed a day and half of work this week! I am feeling better today, but still not able to keep much in my stomach.

Our baby looks so strong!

You can actually see his/hers eyes, arms, and legs! The baby looks so strong already!

We get to hear the heartbeat in two weeks!

Due date: November 4th. Just in time for me to have meat at Thanksgiving! Apparently, the baby doesn't like it! He/she does like fudge rounds and pizza though.

Time left: 30 weeks (25% of the way done!)

Weight Gain: Zero lbs. I had gained 4 lbs, but lost it when I started getting morning (actually, evening) sickness.

People are beginning to question...

Okay, I just want to wait until Friday after the ultrasound to tell everyone we are pregnant...BUT! people are beginning to ask around if I am pregnant and have had a few people outright ask me! We told Brian's co-workers tonight at wine down Wednesday, but I am still waiting until Monday to tell my work. I just have to get through one more day...I have Friday off! Woo Hoo!

I am 9 weeks pregnant!

Our new resident is nearly an inch long — barely the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce, but he's poised for rapid weight gain now that his basic physical structure is in place. He's also starting to look more and more human. His embryonic "tail" is now completely gone and his body parts — including organs, muscles, and nerves — are kicking into gear. His eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. He has earlobes, and by week's end, the inner workings of his ears will be complete. His upper lip is fully formed, too, and his mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The tips of his fingers are slightly enlarged where his touch pads are developing. All major joints — his shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles — are working, enabling the baby to move his limbs. As for his heart, it has divided into four chambers now, and the valves have started to develop. External sex organs are there, but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. :(

Our ultrasound is this Friday and I can't wait! After that, we will be telling work and church. I had a lot of trouble keeping my mouth shut at church last Sunday and it will be nice to get it off my chest. I also know that some family members have been waiting the spill the beans, but just wait until next Sunday and we can tell the world!

2 months pregnant

Our baby is now 5/8 of an inch long, about the size of a kidney bean. She's constantly moving and shifting, although I won't be able to feel these womb wiggles for several weeks yet. Her embryonic tail is disappearing, and her eyelids practically cover her eyes. Still slightly webbed, her fingers and toes are growing longer. Her arms have lengthened, too, and her hands are now flexed at the wrist and meet over her heart. Her knee joints have formed, and her feet may be long enough to meet in front of her body. With her trunk straightening out, her head is more erect. Breathing tubes extend from her throat to the branches of her developing lungs. The nerve cells in her brain are also branching out to connect with one another, forming primitive neural pathways. Though you may be daydreaming about your baby as one gender or another, the external genitals still haven't developed enough to reveal whether you're having a boy or a girl.

Brian and I had a checkup last Thursday and the doctor asked about our medical history and had questions about our labor! I was surprised that they were asking me if I wanted an epidural and who our pediatrician will be! We have another ultrasound next Friday and then another appt two weeks after that. I can't wait until the tenth week is here so that I can tell the world and not worry so much!

I am two months pregnant (And showing!!!)

We will be telling everyone in two weeks...but man, you think they'd be able to figure it out!

And here's Brian at 2 months...

Helllllo Morning Sickness!

Okay it is more like midday and night sickness. I was just bragging on Sunday that I thought I might be spared! I was feeling pretty sick yesterday afternoon and I had to leave the table at lunch today because I thought I was going to be ill. Nothing sounds good to eat. I tried to eat tacos at lunch (but they were making me sick), so I had half of a grilled cheese sandwich. At dinner I tried to eat chinese, but instead had a cinnamon raisin bagel, which was delicious! As long as I don't think that my brother used to tell me it was bugs instead of raisins in raisin bread:). He used to tell me that so that he could eat my bread, but since it is the only thing I want right now he would have a hard time prying it out of my hands!

I went and bought my first maternity clothes today, which was really fun. My friend Holly told me about great deals at Kohls and I got pants for work and a pretty black shirt. Holly also let me borrow some of her maternity pants. Thanks Holly! I have been using the Bella Band for about two weeks now because I can't comfortably button my pants!

I am having so much fun right now and don't mind being sick! I feel blessed that I get to enjoy everything about pregnancy!