Survey & belly pic

I am not a skinny person, but C & I can definitely tell that something is there now (where the arrow is pointing!) :)

How far along? 13 weeks 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: down 10 pounds total..
Maternity clothes? I bought a pair of jeans last week and they are HEAVEN! I am waiting for my MIL to hem them because I am a shorty! I bought a shirt yesterday but I don't know if I'll need it for awhile.
Stretch marks? they were there long before I got pregnant!
Sleep: I am waking up more to either a) go to the bathroom or b) because I hate sleeping on my side & it is uncomfortable!
Best moment this week: my birthday on 12/12! We went shopping and had dinner at Red Lobster ( in-laws treated us!)
Movement: pretty sure I felt a couple flutters yesterday when I was listening to the heartbeat with my doppler. I HEARD the baby move around and felt something in my lower abdomen that I know was not gas. It was SO AWESOME!
Food cravings: still loving popcorn. Yesterday I had this overwhelming urge for an icee while we were at Target, but the cherry was out :(
Gender: I think it is a boy. Boys run in C's side of the family, all dreams have been a boy, chinese gender chart says boy. If the u/s tech says we are having a girl I will probably fall off the table!
Labor Signs: nope.
Belly Button in or out? still in.
What I miss: my energy
What I am looking forward to: Christmas and our BIG ultrasound February 5th!! So far away still..
Weekly Wisdom: follow your instincts, they are usually right on!
Milestone: making it to 2nd tri!

2nd tri here I come!

I am so excited to finally be in the 2nd trimester! It feels like such a huge milestone, and I am so grateful to be pregnant! I still have good days and bad days as far as the nausea/vomiting goes. Sometimes it solely depends on what I eat, and other times it just rears its ugly head for no reason. I am okay with it though if it means our little baby is growing!! I am currently down 10 pounds from pre-pregnancy weight. I go to the doctor on December 31, so I'll find out if that is still okay!

In other news, I haven't blogged lately because my laptop died last week! I knew it was coming, it died a slow, horrible death :( C & I have been shopping around and could not find anything in the price range we were looking at ($350 or less). Yesterday we finished all of our Christmas shopping and decided to go to Wal-Mart just to see what they had. I absolutely hate that store but they have the cheapest prices and right now that is what matters! Well, they had a Toshiba Satellite laptop on sale for $299!! SCORE!! I literally did a dance and told the guy helping us that he made my entire Christmas! I am so happy to have a computer again! My hubby & I do not share well since he likes to play video games (alot!).

I am looking forward to Christmas next week!!!

Pregnancy Brain FAIL

I went to Jack in The Box last night because I really wanted some Bacon Cheddar Potato Wedges. I had to have them! So, I get to the window and hand the cashier a $5 bill (the total was $4.43). Another girl hands me my food and said something about the cashier will give me my change in a minute. I was so excited about my food that I drove off without my change! Luckily it was only 57 cents! I felt stupid, but the potato wedges more than made up for it! :)

I feel like I am losing my mind sometimes! If I am having a conversation, I just cannot think of the right word to say, or I just totally forget to do stuff! I have a feeling by the time I have this baby, I am going to do a lot more than forget my change at the drive-thru lol

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11 weeks!

I had my OB check up today. We heard the heartbeat 165bpm!! It was amazing! I've lost 5 pounds since my last appointment, but since I'm already overweight it really isn't a big deal. The doctor said I should try to stay around this weight for another 19 weeks!!!! WHAT? I'll try, but that seems a little crazy to not gain any weight until I'm 30 weeks along. I'm hoping to only gain 10-15 pounds, we will see!! We scheduled our BIG ultrasound for February 5th, 2010 which seems SO far away. I hope the time goes by quickly, I can't wait to find out!

I have noticed that I am starting to have more energy the past week or so. My nausea/vomiting has also lessened (THANK GOODNESS!). I am starting to feel like a human being again ;) I know it is all worth it though to have this baby! My mom bought me a doppler for my birthday and it came in the mail the other day. I have been hearing the heartbeat for a few days, but it was great to get confirmation from the doctor too!

Next appointment is December 31!

9 weeks 5 days

I'm excited I'm almost to 10 weeks! For some reason it just seems a little more exciting to be in double digit weeks. My next appointment is December 2nd, only a week from Wednesday! I hope that we can hear the heartbeat with the doppler that day. I ordered a doppler from Amazon last week. It's from my mom for my birthday (which is December 12th!). I can't wait to get it and use it to hear our little baby!!! Time for the survey, but no picture this week.


How far along? 9 weeks, 5 days!
Total weight gain/loss: down 6 pounds total!
Maternity clothes? not yet!
Stretch marks? they were there long before I got pregnant!
Sleep: Yes please!!
Best moment this week: putting up our Christmas tree! I know it's not baby related, but this is my favorite time of year!
Movement: none that I can feel!
Food cravings: popcorn, and I've had my share over the past few days lol
Gender: no idea
Labor Signs: nope.
Belly Button in or out? still in.
What I miss: what it feels like to not be nauseated 24/7!
What I am looking forward to: Next doctor's appointment Dec. 2, hopefully we will be able to hear the heart beat on the doppler! I'm also looking forward to Thanksgiving!!!
Weekly Wisdom: don't let other moms tell you how you SHOULD feel. Don't they realize every pregnancy/experience is different!?
Milestones: making it to 10 weeks!

Sad day.

I had my first trimester blood work done today. They took 3 vials of blood and I had to pee in a cup for a urine culture. Unless something is wrong, I'll find out in 2 weeks at my next appointment how my labs look. Not too much going on here this week! Still nauseated at times, but the past few days seem to be getting better *knock on wood*.

On a very sad note, I had an extremely rough day at work yesterday. For those of you that don't know, I am an LPN at an assisted living facility. One of the residents went completely unresponsive yesterday and by the time I got to his room his face was blue. I have never seen someone like this in my 3 years of nursing, or 5 years of care-giving before that. Needless to say, I couldn't find a pulse & he wasn't breathing. I had 2 co-workers in there with me (they are medication aides, but CPR certified). I was the only LPN on duty. We called 911 and then started CPR. I have never had to do CPR on someone before, and I hope I NEVER have to do it again. I just had this gut feeling that this poor man was gone before we even started. We worked on him for almost 10 minutes before the paramedics got there. They worked on him for another 45 minutes doing CPR. They were able to shock his heart one time, but it didn't work. They had to intubate him and then they did transport him to the hospital. They worked on him for another 90 minutes there before turning off the life support. This man was 89 years old & one of the sweetest people I have ever known. His poor wife of 62 years is so lost without him. It completely breaks my heart. I have been very emotional since this happened, and I don't think I will be able to get over it anytime soon. Thankfully I don't have to go back to work until Sunday.

I am praying for his family and everyone who loved him.