Week 13, Our Scare and the past few weeks

I havent been posting as much as I thought that I would when I first starting blogging. I also haven't been taking my weekly belly pics either. I seemed to have missed week 11 (out of town at Disney Land) and week 12 (just lazy!). Week 13, however, is taken and WOW what a difference a few weeks makes in belly size. Crazy thing is that when I went in to the dr week 10 I was 164lbs. Today, at 13 weeks with huge belly I was 160lbs. Im not really worried about the weight. I am sorta enjoying eating carbs and eating first breakfast, second breakfast, snack, first lunch, second lunch etc. and not feeling guilty. I am still eating fairly healthy because I crave fruits and veggies and juice right now. But, i am not stressing about my food because I can finally enjoy food again after 8 weeks of misery!

We had a scare about a week ago when I started bleeding pretty heavy. It was exactly on 12 weeks and I had just thought that morning "YES! out of the miscarriage danger zone!" Figures! So, we went to the ER and they didn't tell us crap! So, I scheduled an appointment with my doc and already had an ultrasound scheduled for the following thursday. Turns out that everything was fine. Sometimes, when the baby lands somewhere in the uterus, there is old blood pooled in the uterus and the baby grows on top of it. Then, later, when the placenta gets heavy or for whatever reason, the blood clot gets shaken loose and the mother bleeds. No worries. So, I had been on light duty for about a week, but was cleared yesterday to resume all normal activities including running and marathon training! WOO HOO!

I've had a few moments of freak out about time and money. I've found that clear thinking and lists help me feel better :)   We have purchased our Doula package for cheap, cheap, cheap. Usually a doula is between $500-$800 but we got an entire package fr $700. It includes a labor doula, a postpartum doula for 3 hours, our birthing class (which is a $225 value), and all these workshops like breast feeding, cloth diapering, etc. SO useful! I am excited about that package.

We are going to start on the nursery soon. We have been discussing colors and flooring. I hate this part! I am NOT a designer.

During the ultrasound, we got to see the baby! Let me tell you, this child is stubborn and excited. All baby kept doing was facing the camera and waving. I think there was even a smile. The tech needed a certain position to do the screening (for down syndrome and such) and it wasnt facing the camera. Took baby 30 minutes to get its act together and quit monkeying around. so cute tho! It was incredible to watch the baby swim around and move so easily. The heartbeat was normal and good. Everything is healthy and on track.

I think that's about it! I hope I didnt forget anything important. So much has happened in the last few weeks and I've been so busy with the holidays. Plus, preggo brain is causing me to forget alot of stuff. I almost forgot to write about the ultrasound which is the most exciting part. DUH!

Week 9 and 10

I am 10wks 2 days today so I havent gotten very far into week 10 yet. Week 9 was the worst! I just slept through most of it. I was tired, nauseous and just felt icky. I feel bloated all the time even tho i can barely eat anything. I eat soup and I feel like I ate an entire buffet. But, an hour later I feel like I havent eaten in weeks and I need to eat NOW!

However, yesterday, 10 wks and 1 day, I started to get these tiny bursts of energy. I would run up and down the stairs like I had been given rocket fuel. But, they only last a few minutes before I am exhausted again. Today, I was able to clean the back yard, clean down stairs and open all of our mail before getting exhausted. That was a good 3 hours of work! I haven't been able to work like that for monhts. Now, however, I am supposed to be doing work notes and I am blogging because I need to take a nap after working all morning.

Friday, Dec 10, we had our 10 wk appt. Doc tried to hear the babies heart beat, but baby was hiding out. She said everything else looked good tho and cleared me to train for a 1/2 marathon in march, which i am stoked about. She said that it would be good for me and baby to get in really good shape anyway and would help me with my natural delivery plans. Blood was taken to check for whatever they check for. I go back in 2 weeks for an ultrasound and I should be able to hear AND SEE baby then. woo hoo!

Still not settled on any names. Zoelle Ashleigh (zoe for short) has stuck for a girl but I still really like McKenzi. There are too many choices! Boy names seem to be more difficult.

I really hope that the nausea and exhaustion is coming to an end. I am starting to feel better in general so this could be the start of a beautiful 2nd trimester. ::fingers crossed::