This should have been the first post...

Okay, so here goes my second post... however, this should have been my very first post, but hey, nothing wrong with being ass backwards!!

Everyone said I should keep a journal as I go through this pregnancy so today I decided I would start one... and make it available for all of you to read. Besides it'll give me something to do in my down time and for when I need a break from work!!!

Today I am 8 weeks 3 days pregnant and we're anxiously awaiting to get through these first cruitial 12 weeks. So let me bring you up to speed on the pregnancy thus far.

May 11, 2009 - had an appointment with my dr in Chicago. Got the "clear" to start trying again!! YAY!!! Also got a prescription for a drug called Prometrium, which is to help strengthen the uterine lining. I'll start this new med along with the Fragmin (blood thinner shots) 3 days after my LH surge this month. Only got the Rx for 2 months so if we're not pregnant within 2 months, we'll have to come back up to see the dr. and try something different.

May 13 - The egg is in the basket!!!!!!! I have a dinner after work and then I'll have to go home and see if luck is on our side!!!!!!

Saturday, May 16 - 3 days after LH surge. Prometrium needs to be taken twice a day 12 hours a part. I have decided to take them at 7a and 7p. I will take my Fragmin at 7p since that is only once a day.

Tuesday, May 26 - I haven't been feeling very good all day. I am working the bar tonight and just hope I can get through the night. On the way home I stopped to buy a home pregnancy test and will have to sneak it in the house to take it.... Craig HATES it when I buy the home tests just because he thinks it gets my hopes up. No fear this time... Im 99% sure Im not pregnant but want to rule it out before I call Dr. Larson to find out whats making me so sick. I took the first test at 1020pm... within a minute the little window says PREGNANT. NO FREAKING WAY! I called Craig into the bathroom and was like "Dont get mad at me for this, but you need to see this". I handed him the test and his eyes got as big as baseballs. He was in shock too. I stood there with tears in my eyes and we were both in disbelief that it happened so fast. Could it really be??? I called my mom and told her.... we both cried. We're excited but also very scared. I will call Chicago in the morning.

Wednesday, May 27 - Woke up after not sleeping so great and took the second test. This time in a matter of 20 seconds the PREGNANT came up again. OMG this IS for real. Got ready for work and headed in. I couldn't concentrate AT ALL once I got to work. I had to wait until 9am to call my dr. since they're an hour behind us. That was the longest hour ever. I talked to my nurse Deborah and she was giddy for us... which made me feel giddy. She called in some lab work for me and I headed for my first round of HCG Quants. This will be done today and then repeated on June 3. OMG Im still in shock that Im actually pregnant!!!!

HCG Quants for 5/27 - 63 (have to be above 6 to be pregnant.... Ive never had anything higher than 10 in any of my pregnancies...)
HCG Quants for 6/3 - 2275 (we were hoping for atleast 125 since they needed to be double from 5/27... so I was in SHOCK they were so high!!!)

June 11 - my first prenatal appointment. Craig went with me and we had our first ultrasound. Yep, there is definately a baby in there!! Met with the doctor and said to make sure I keep taking all my meds (prometrium 2x daily, fragmin 1x daily, prenatal vitamins 1x daily, baby apsirin 1x daily and 2 tums per day for calcium). Also, she suggested I stop working at Maxi's during the week and on friday's. Said I need to take it easy and that the double shifts are not good for me or the baby. DAMNIT!! Im a little upset with this but I have to follow the doctors orders. Im still keeping my Saturdays since thats not a double shift day. Otherwise, all is good and our little monkey is cooking!!!!

June 20 - I was at work and had some light spotting. I totally freaked out. Mandy told me to leave and Craig and I headed to Bremen Hospital. I called my mom and she and my dad met us there. I wasn't happy with the ER doctor. He didn't seem to understand anything about high risk pregnanices or the fact that I needed to have an U/S to see if there was a heartbeat. They said no u/s were given after hours or on weekends, but ran some blood work and gave me a pelvic exam. He said that my cervix was still closed, which was a HUGE sign of good but we still weren't out of the woods. I had to wait about 45 minutes for the HCG blood work to come back. So I went out in the waiting room to wait with my parents and was happy to see Kristan (my BFF since pre-kindergarden days) was sitting there too. After waiting, we got the HCG and my levels were at 49912! OMG thats great. The dr gave me orders to stay off my feet the rest of the weekend. I had a dr visit scheduled for monday back in Chicago so he was content with me waiting until then for an u/s. I spent the rest of the weekend on the couch.

June 22 - Since having the scare on saturday, Craig took half day off from work and took me to my appointment. We were both scared shitless for this appointment. We knew we were having an ultrasound but were scared at what we might see. What if there wasn't a heartbeat??? How could we possibly go on.... lots weighing on our minds. When we got called back for our appt. both us of got really nervous. The u/s tech was AMAZING. She was very detailed and ultra gentle!!! I liked her alot (her name was Katie, maybe thats why she was so great!!). She got the u/s do-hickey thing lined up and there on the screen was the little fluttering heartbeat of our little monkey. We both let out a sign of relieft and got a little teary eyed. Katie took about 20 to 30 minutes with us and I felt at ease for the first time in a while. We then met with the Dr and she explained to us that the cause for my spotting on saturday was from what they call a Sympathetic Response. The baby is attached to the right side of my uterus and so the left side has blood and nutrients built up and nothing to obsorb them, so they released. I might deal with this more throughout the pregnancy but now I know what to expect and will know its more than that and if we need to seek the ER again.

The babys heartbeat on June 11 was at 95 beats per minute.
The babys heartbeat on June 22 was at 136 beats per minute.

My "official" due date is February 6, 2010

So that catches up to now pretty much. My next dr's visit is slated for Monday, July 6.

Everyone asks, how are you feeling, and honestly, it goes in spurts. I feel nauseous a lot, but as long as I snack about every two hours, it keeps it controlable. When I take my Tums in the afternoon, I gag everytime. I hate those pills. UGH! No real cravings, its too early for that.

My stomach is growing a little bit. We noticed it for the first time last night. The bruises on my stomach from the Fragmin injections are higher than where they were initially. WEIRD but really kinda cool!!! Slowly but surely!

Cole is being WONDERFUL with all this going on. He understands how "Fragile" I am and has been a super help to me at home. Hope this continues!!!!!

So I guess thats the update for today... wow, its a long one but hey, atleast it catches everyone up!!

Katie

First Post

Okay, so today I thought I would start an online blog. Im not sure who will really read it but I thought why not try it?? I enjoy keeping up on my friend Jen's blog about her daughter so I thought I would give this thing a whirl!!!!

So as of today, Im 8 weeks 2 days pregnant. My due date is February 6, 2010. OMG we're actually pregnant!!!!!

I had my first ultrasound on June 11 and the baby's heartbeat was at 95 beats per minute. Went for another ultrasound on June 22nd and the baby's heartbeat was at 136 beats per minute!! Yay, it's getting stronger. I have another ultrasound scheduled for Monday, July 6. I believe my mom is going with me to that appointment. I will be anxious to share that appointment with her! She'll get to meet her "cooking" grandchild!!!

I've been feeling overly tired and very nauseous lately. But I'll take it. It's all part of the process. I snack on and off every couple of hours and that helps to a point. Ive been eating a lot of grapes. Yummy. Not really craving anything special these days.. it's still too early for that. All in due time.

I will try to figure out how this blog thing works and do my best to keep it updated for you to read!!!

Until next time.... or until I can figure out what Im doing!

--Katie