Pregnancy Update
Wow…where has the time gone? Where did I go? No where…just too lazy to update. I hope there’s no one out there in the digital world that follows this blog. I hope everyone that reads knows me, and therefore doesn’t rely on this blog to know what’s going on in my life. It certainly would be frustrating to rely on me to write here just to be in the know of my life happenings. But really…who cares what’s going on in my life? It’s not that exciting…well, it is to me, but that’s because I’m bias. 🙂
Okay, the last time I posted I was in my first trimester, and we hadn’t been to the doctor once. Now I’m in my 2nd trimester (18 weeks to be exact), and we’ve been to the doctor multiple times. The pregnancy is stable and going great. I’m feeling amazing…much different than those first 14 weeks or so where I felt like utter shit most of the time. I’m no longer on pelvic rest, haven’t been since we saw the doctor the first time. I’ve been doing CrossFit 2-3 times a week – modified, of course. I’ve felt the baby move. We’ve been working on the nursery though right now it’s quite in disarray. We built our registry at Babies R Us, and bought the nursery furniture there as well which is scheduled to arrive in the next week or so. Bryan installed new shelving in the nursery closet to get the maximized storing potential. We’ve been given many more baby items and purchased a few ourselves including both necessities and novelties. We are still taking donations, however. 🙂
Here is how the doctor’s visits have been:
Visit 1 (@7 weeks) – We received our first sonogram trans vaginally. We saw our baby for the first time as well as heard it’s heartbeat. It was simply too amazing for words, and I felt myself tear up at the miracle of life and our ability to create it. It was also a huge relief to see that everything was doing great. The baby didn’t resemble anything human nor did I really know what I was looking at most of the time. However, when the heartbeat showed up on he screen, I knew instantly what it was. We received a due date based on the size of the baby. April 23…that’s the day we have our eyes set on. Of course, the baby will have it’s own agenda. We talked to the OB/GYN about everything so far and everything to come. I gave blood for lots of tests.
Visit 2 (@11 weeks) – The doctor tried to hear the baby’s heartbeat with the doppler but was unsuccessful. Just to make sure that everything was okay we were giving another sonogram. The baby was there and doing great and looking very much like a baby. 🙂 It was just as magical as the first time. It was amazing to see the growth and development between the the 2 sonograms. We received the results of my blood work which returned all good/normal.
Visit 3 (@13 weeks) – I had to come back just to make sure that everything was good so the doctor could take me off of the progesterone pills. Since I was in my 2nd trimester, it was time to nix the pills. The doctor listened to the baby with the doppler. As soon as he touched my stomach, the baby’s heartbeat was heard. Baby was doing great.
Visit 4 (@17 weeks) – The doctor listened to the baby via the doppler, and wow, we have a super active child! It took the doctor around 10 minutes just to give us a heart rate. He even said that the baby was very active. He also stated that based on the activeness and heart rate, he believed it was a boy. This is something that I’ve been stating myself. I strongly believe it’s a boy. I know I could be wrong, but I just feel like it’s a boy. The doctor measured my uterus, and the baby was right on cue with the due date (only 1 day behind). The doctor asked that I come back in 2 weeks for my 20 week appointment. Since I had some appointments so close together, I got off the normal schedule. This will put me back on track. We’ll be getting another sonogram which should revel the sex if we wanted to know, but we do not!
This next appointment will be our last with our OB/GYN. Dr. Solomon is amazing, and Bryan and I both love him. I highly recommend him, but after research and talking, we’ve decided that delivering in the hospital is not the best option for us. I was always open to the idea of a more natural childbirth and was sad that the hospital was so closed-minded to options as simple as squatting to push. Bryan came round to the idea of a more natural childbirth after a friend of ours suggested we watch the documentary The Business of Being Born. I highly recommend this movie as well. We looked around and settled on the Austin Birthing Center for our prenatal/delivery needs. We’ll be going to our first appointment there in December. I’ll try to make a whole post dedicated to this subject because it’s something I feel very strongly about. Now I just have to figure out how to break the news to our current doctor. It’s making me kinda nervous.
So, that brings you up to speed. We have our next and last appointment with Dr. Solomon on Monday. I’m super excited to see my active baby on the screen again! I’ll try to post more regularly and not keep you in suspense – no promises though!
Baby Bump Pictures (click to view larger):
I have been taken pictures of my belly…not daily but usually more often that once a week of the progress of my belly. I haven’t posted these pictures yet, but I do have some pics that show off the baby bump which is growing quite big.
Recent Cat Videos (click to view):
Here are some vids of our cats as of recent. I’m both sad and happy to report that we finally found OC a new home. He is with Bryan’s ex whom he used to live with. She loves OC and was very excited to take him into her home. I’m super thankful that she came to our rescue. We hear that he is settling in and steadily becoming friends with their other cat and 2 dogs. He’s such a trooper. We miss you buddy. I’m also happy to report that Bella has become her old self, and our home as found peace once again. It’s awesome to see her running around and playing like she used to without the fear of being attacked. It’s good to know that her spirit was broken. She’s also a trooper. We have the best cats.
Recent Pics (click to view):