9 weeks and 4 days

I have been so busy lately!  Life is really making sure I keep busy!  I just started classes again this week.  I am taking Intro to Business, Accounting, and Women's Studies.  I am majoring in Human Resource Management.  I don't start Women's Studies for a few weeks, it's a 6-week online class.  I chose it as one of my electives.  Intro to Business seems very interesting.  Accounting on the other hand is going to really frustrate me.  I am already frustrated with it, and we just had the first day!  I really hope I understand it soon. 

As far as the baby goes, they're growing strong!  I had my 8-week ultrasound about a week and a half ago.  The heartbeat was 175bpm, and everything looked great!   I have a few outfits already and a blanket, too.  I bought 2 outfits and a blanket, then my mom gave me 2 outfits, and my mother-in-law said she has some stuff for us.  I will post pictures once I have the time! 

7 weeks!

I kind of neglected my 6 week post, and for that, I'm sorry!  I will try to make up for it now! 

Things are going pretty well.  Been a really uneventful pregnancy so far.  I read stories about women with wicked morning sickness and I am thankful I am not among them.  I will admit-it does worry me sometimes.  I wonder if it's normal to not have it.  I thought I would have by now.  As long as our baby is healthy, I'm fine not having it at all! 

My symptoms have been pretty mild, like I said above.  What I'm mostly feeling now is...

-Fatigue
-More frequent urination
-Some boob soreness every so often.  It comes and goes. 
-Bloody nose every morning.  I know, it sounds gross.  It's not gushing blood or anything, only visible when I blow my nose.
-Digestive changes (I won't elaborate...haha!)

That's about it right now.  Oh, and vivid dreams.  VERY vivid dreams.  Dreams that feel real.  I have always had really strange dreams, Andy will attest to this.  I have told him about some of them the next morning, and he had looked at me like I was nuts!  Anyway, my dreams are still weird, just more "real" feeling I guess is the best way to describe it.  I feel confused sometimes when I wake up.  It's quite a different experience!

 

Oh!  I bought this outfit recently!  I know, it's early, but, I saw it and couldn't resist!  It's a 3-month-old size, but that's fine, they will wear it eventually!

5 weeks!

Today I am 5 weeks pregnant!  Our baby is about the size of a sesame seed!  Their brain, circulatory system, and heart are developing.  By the end of the week, they will have a heartbeat!  So far, everything is going great.  I still don't have a ton of symptoms, but I have read that is normal for being so early into the pregnancy.  My sleep is definitely effected.  Sometimes I am dead tired-other times I can hardly sleep because I can't get comfortable, or I just feel awake.  This morning, I woke up at 6:00am and couldn't fall back to sleep for the life of me.  I was physically tired, but my mind wouldn't cooperate.  Plus I felt hungry.  So, I got out of bed, joined Andy in the living room, and ate a bowl of cereal and watched a little television with him.  I was able to go back to bed around 8:00am to get a few hours more of sleep. 

Andy and I went shopping tonight.  We were looking at baby-things at Target.  I found a lot of cute clothes and other things I want.  I have decided I want to go with a jungle theme overall.  It's neutral, and we definitely want to have more then one baby, and do not want to buy new stuff for every baby we have.  I figured a jungle theme would be a good choice. 

I will not be updating this blog every night, only as I see necessary.  Probably every week, or when certain events arise.  I am looking forward to the first ultrasound! 

One week later....

A week ago is when implantation took place, and I officially became pregnant!  Tomorrow marks the day I got my positive pregnancy test!  I had a dream this afternoon that my little bean is a girl-we will have to wait until June to find out for sure!  Still counting down the days until the first ultrasound.  Trying to keep myself occupied, but it's not easy!  All I think about is this pregnancy.  It's hard not to think about it constantly.  I really hope everything goes right with this pregnancy; Andy and I are looking forward to having a Thanksgiving baby! 

The beginning of something wonderful

This journey has not been as long as some, but it feels like it has been.  My first pregnancy ended as soon as it began, which left me heartbroken, but determined to get pregnant again soon.  To my surprise, it happened 2 months later!  My cycle was VERY funky this time around, I didn't think we had a chance at all of getting pregnant.  God works in mysterious ways!  I prayed for this every night.  I am truly thankful that Andy and I were given this wonderful gift!

The past few days have been a rollercoaster of emotions.  Most feeling anxious, but excited.  I am really trying to stay optimistic.  One of the biggest reasons I remain optimistic is due to my hCG levels.  When I got that + on a pregnancy test the morning of February 24th, I immediately called my OB.  I was then referred to the lab to get a blood test, which I did immediately.  The next day, I played phone tag trying to get my numbers.  At around 4:00pm, I finally found them out; they were at 40.  I was unsure if this was good or not, but was soon relieved to find out that so early in pregnancy, yes, that number is fine.  Today, on February 26th, I had my second blood test.  I was able to get my results the same day-I was very excited!  I found out my hCG went up to 100!  That's great news!  We officially have a growing little bean! 

So begins my journey on the way to motherhood.  Some of the symptoms I have had are....
-Fatigue.  Yes, I am tired, but I have a heck of a time sleeping at night!  I toss and turn, which brings me to...
-Vivid dreams.  Very weird dreams jolt me out of my sleep, hence the lack of sleep at night.
-Somewhat frequent urination.  I am sure as my levels rise, my need to pee will, too!
-Nausea.  It's not severe-yet-but I am hoping to keep it at bay by eating small meals throughout the day.
-Boob pain.  It comes and goes.

That's really it as far as symptoms go for now.  I will definitely update as my hCG rises and my pregnancy continues!