16 weeks ♥

How far along are you?
16 weeks

-Weight gain/loss? 
 I did only gain one, yes ONE additional pound for a grand total of TWO this pregnancy! Water helps, I'm sure and eating better, so my goal is to continue after the baby's born and get this extra weight I've been carrying OFF!

What symptoms are you experiencing?
At the moment, heartburn --yuck!
headaches
fatigue

How are you feeling?
tired, moody :(

Any Dr. appointments/ultrasounds/tests this past week and how did they go?
Had an appointment Monday 2/22 and it went well. Quick. Heard the baby's heartbeat and scheduled the anatomy ultrasound for March 22. The doctor also said we'll do growth scans every 4 weeks to make sure she's growing appropriately.

Anything big happening in your personal life (moving, work related, family, etc.)?
We're actually considering finding a new house, so we have just begun looking, which is exciting and scary all at once!
In the last few weeks we have had an upheaval with our custodial time with R, so that.

Any belly pics or ultrasound photos from this week?

Any food cravings?
Terrible.

Favorite thing about your pregnancy this week.
Hearing her heartbeat!

What has been the most surprising thing about this pregnancy?
Honestly, how quickly it feels like it is going at times... 16 weeks already????

Random Question of the Week:
Have you experienced "Baby Brain"?
I cannot remember anything. If you know me, you know how detrimental that is. It's super disturbing to me!

Doctor Visit, 15 weeks

Regular visit today at 15 weeks, 2 days.

Saw a new doctor who was on today and LOVED him! He was so friendly and actually is good friends with the doctor who performed my CVS last month.

We talked a little about the CVS and the results. I actually have something occuring in this pregnancy that affects the placenta, but not the baby. As a result, they want to do growth ultrasounds every 4 weeks from 20 weeks on, for the rest of my pregnancy.  I've read a lot about it and talked with the doctor about what I have read, in addition to the fact that this baby girl measures about 4 days ahead in both ultrasounds that we've already had, we're not worried about it. But seriously, leave it to me to have some random thing occur!  The good thing is, we get to see her every 4 weeks the rest of the pregnancy! Plus, in the 1st ultrasound we had, my placenta was REALLY low in front of my cervix, but just a few days later in the next one, it had already moved up headed to where it's eventually supposed to be.

All of this testing and my miscarriage made me realize even further just how fortunate I was to have a simple pregnancy with A and honestly that I was naive enough to believe that women just got pregnant easily, had easy pregnancy and had babies because that was my experience 10 years ago.

So back to this growth scan check every four weeks...My doctor just wants to make sure this baby girl is growing as she should be and that the placenta is continuing to move as it should be. 

We talked about the anomaly scan, which is basically "the big ultrasound" done around 20 weeks and scheduled it for March 22. Since we already know we're having a girl, we'll just get to see her again, get a DVD of the ultrasound and they'll check her anatomy and make sure all is well.

The doctor asked me how I was feeling, any cramping, bleeding, all the standards and then we listened to her heartbeat! I told him the last time I was there, the doctor had a hard time finding it, but rest assured right away there it was! 165 swoosh swoosh swoosh

Next visit = ultrasound and regular check.

Fortunately, then it will be SPRING!! I can't wait!

12 Weeks, 4 Days

How far along are you?
~12 weeks, 4 days

What symptoms are you experiencing? 
~Seriously could sleep ALL day!!!
~sore boobs
~a little bloated

How are you feeling?
~great other than tired and having to pee constantly

Any Dr. appointments/ultrasounds/tests this past week and how did they go?
~None this week, but after last week's multiple appointments and testing, I'm GLAD!! 


Anything big happening in your personal life (moving, work related, family, etc.)?
~Nothing big, thankfully! :)

Any belly pics or ultrasound photos from this week? 
Whoa. Yesterday, all-uv-ah sudden, out popped the belly.


Any food cravings?
~Dr. Pepper. :(  I hate Dr. Pepper.  I have been so good about drinking water and milk, that I have allowed myself the occasional Dr. Pepper. Gross.

Tell us your favorite thing about your pregnancy this week.
~Knowing that she's healthy, and a she!!

What has been the most surprising thing about this pregnancy?
~How quickly my belly popped out and that it was seriously not there Monday, then all of a sudden there Tuesday night!

Random Question of the Week:
Has being pregnant changed your relationship with your significant other, or family and friends? If so, is it better or worse?
~No major changes. Finding out we're having a girl this early has been exciting for our kids too and I've observed them talk about the baby and what it will be like when she's here with us.  G and I have endured a living hell for the past few years in one aspect of our lives, so we know we will endure anything together. We are thrilled to know everything is ok with our baby and have spent a lot of time just talking and being close. It's been really sweet. ♥