And, we have a new doctor!!

I'm so happy/relieved/excited!  We had an appointment with one of the doctors that a few friends of mine had recommended, and everything went great!  The Dr. we saw was very nice and so informative...he actually took the time to explain everything, and just made me feel instantly comfortable.  It was weird, honestly.  I never felt that way with my last practice, and I've never had a male doctor either, so I figured it would make me UNcomfortable.  Nope, not at all.

And, the ultrasound tech that did our ultrasound was amazing, too!  Before she even started, she turned the computer screen so I could see everything that was going on in there (during my 'after bleeding scare' ultrasound, I never even got to see the bean once b/c they u/s lady never turned the screen towards me.  And, she was stone faced the WHOLE time...like, never even cracked a smile.  Definitely not winning 'Friendliest Tech of the Year' award, that's for sure!)  So, her doing something as simple as that made me so happy.  And, she printed out a whole bunch of pictures for us, too...again, without me asking!  I was sold after that.  :-)

So, yay!  I'm pretty psyched.  I have an appointment with one of the nurse midwives on August 5th to go over everything that will happen throughout the entire pregnancy, and all their policies and procedures.  Hopefully that appointment goes as well as today's!  And, I also have to make an appointment in the next 2/3 weeks for the NT scan.  Seriously, where is the time going?!  I can't believe I'm going to be 11 weeks at the end of this week already.  It's crazy!

Here's 2 of the best pictures from today's ultrasound (the head is on the right in both pics.)  The 2nd pic has the baby's heart-rate at the bottom of it.  It's hard to tell, but I though it was kind of neat.  Oh, and at one point, she did a close up of the baby's little legs and feet.  It was SO cute!  I could almost tell if we were having a boy or girl from that close up....almost.  ;-)

I'm alive!

And, I swear I didn't plan on taking a 2 week break, I promise...the baby told me to!  ;-)

Honestly though, these past 2 weeks I have just been absolutely exhausted every day when I get home from work.  Like, when I get home, I'm lucky enough to change out of my work clothes and into some comfy clothes before I plop my big butt either on the couch for the night, or in bed (and it's usually in bed where I end up.)  Aside from being exhausted, I've been getting some serious headaches lately, and the only thing that helps is for me to go to sleep.  So, at least 3 or 4 nights in the past 2 weeks I've had to come right home from work and go to bed for the night.  But, I'm not really complaining, I swear!  I love me some sleep (duh, you all know that!), and anything's better than having morning sickness 24/7, right?!  I've been pretty lucky in that department, thankfully!

So yeah, this is me every night by 6 or 7pm...

Anyways, to catch you all up...

Two weeks ago we had our first ultrasound.  I was 7 weeks 5 days pregnant at that point.  Everything went perfectly, and our little bean was actually even growing a day ahead of schedule, and had a good, strong heartbeat of 160bpm.  Hubs and I were thrilled!! 

But, the next day things didn't go so smoothly.  I had an appointment at my doctor's office that day to fill out some paperwork, and I was about to leave work for the day to head to my appt.  I went to the ladies room before I left, and what do I see when I'm about to wipe?...blood in the toilet.  And, not just brown spotting-type blood, bright red new blood.  I almost threw up right there on the floor.  Of course, I completely freaked out and immediately thought the worst...I was miscarrying. 

Long story short (b/c I could go on and on about how upset I was, and how frustrating my doctor's office was, and how no one called me back when they said they would, and how I will be switching doctors ASAP....are you seeing a pattern here??), I had blood-work done on Friday afternoon and again on Monday morning to see if my HCG levels were still doubling.  They didn't end up doubling (which I was told was normal this far along and when the numbers are this high), but they did go up.  So, I was finally scheduled for another ultrasound on Tuesday afternoon to make sure everything was OK. 

Thank the Lord, everything turned out perfectly.  **HUGE sigh of relief**

So, without further adieu, here's our first picture of Baby B:

 

And another one of the picture upside down...you can make out the lil babe better.  :)

I cannot believe I'm going to be 10 weeks already tomorrow!  Where the heck has the time gone already?!  I haven't taken any belly pics since my first one, but I promise (I really do!) I'll take one tomorrow, b/c I definitely think I'm starting to get a little belly pooch.  But, I'll let you guys be the judge.  ;-)

So, my next task is to call the OB/Gyn that's been recommended to me and find a new Dr. there.  I'm thinking positively, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to find a new Dr., but we'll see.  I still have to call and make an appointment, but I'm honestly not even sure what to say.  Has anyone else ever switched Dr.'s before??  What do you say when you call the new place?  Do I actually have to talk to my old Dr's office and tell them?  I'm such a scaredy-cat...I never know what to say in situations like these!

I hope you all are doing well!  I've been keeping up on all of your blogs, and trying to comment as much as I can before I end up falling asleep on my laptop.  ;-)  I've missed talking to you all so much, though!!  xoxoxo

Top 2 Tuesday and a quick weekend update

I haven't played along in Taylor's  Top 2 Tuesday post in SO long!  I have no idea why, either.  So, since I've been such a boring blogger lately and I've been super tired and lazy I don't have too much excitement going on in my life, I'm definitely playing along this week! 

 

Top 2 Favorite Purchases Made This Year

1.  My BBT - Basal Body Thermometer...I know, I know, that's probably one of the most boring picks ever, but, it's true!  If it wasn't for this little sucker, I wouldn't have had a clue about what was going on with  my body during my cycles each month, or whether or not I was even ovulating.  I know to some people it seems like such a 'hassle' or 'takes the fun out of it', but it definitely wasn't like that for me.  It made me feel SO much better to know exactly what was going on with my body each month, and for only 2 minutes a day, it was worth it!  

2.  My Northface jacket....again, another notsoexciting pick, but, it was definitely a good one!  I think I've gotten more use out of this fleece than any other jacket that I've owned in my entire life.  I don't even care that everyone and their mother a lot of people have the same coat...it's so warm and comfy, I could never give it up.  

I didn't end up doing a 7 week bump update this week, since there wasn't anything different from last week, and there's not much of a bump going on yet.  I have my first ultrasound on Thursday, though, so I'll definitely update about that this weekend, post some pics, and give an 8 week update!  Keep your fingers crossed for me that everything is going well with our little bean...please!  :)  I really appreciate it.  

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend!  We spend a lot of time relaxing, swimming in our pool, and relaxing a little more...it was great!  I wish every weekend could be a 3 day weekend with great weather.  ;)

Oh!  I almost forgot.....my favorite part of the weekend was on Friday night.  I got to see this guy in concert:

 

 :::swoon:::

He was AH-MA-ZING!  And, he's SO funny, too!  If you haven't seen this man in concert yet, you must see him.  It's definitely worth the money, and you'll be even more in love with his music/voice than before. I know I am.  :)

Um, can I be nesting...already??

I think it's a little too early for that stage of pregnancy, no??  Or, maybe I'm just an odd duck, seeing as how I'm already a borderline OCD anal freak about cleaning.  Like, no joke.  If you come in to my house and move a picture frame just a little to the left, I know it's been moved....and of course I move to back to it's 'place.'  Yes, I'm that anal.  I just can't help it.  It's in my blood to clean.

I laugh every time I watch Friends (my favorite show EVER, btw) and see Monica's crazy, neurotic character, who's obsessed with cleaning...like, literally thinks it's fun to clean....yep, that's totally me.  :P  It's guess it's just my 'thing.'  Whenever I'm mad, sad, frustrated...I clean.  And, the strange thing is, is that I love cleaning other people's houses.  I'd rather spend the day helping clean a friend's house, than clean my own.  Weird, huh?

But anyways, on to me 'nesting' today...

It all started with one dirty area of the kitchen.  I was putting away dishes, and when I went to put away one of those glass casserole dishes in the drawer under the stove, I noticed how GROSS the outside of the drawer was.  I mean, I don't get down that close to the ground very often, so I guess I just never noticed all the food/gunk that's been building up down there.  So, I break out the Lysol wipes and scrub away on the drawer until it's sparkling white.  Ahhh, much better.

Then I figured...well, since I have the Lysol wipes out, what the heck...I'll clean the entire stove now.  And, it just kept going and going from there.  After that, I cleaned the microwave, the counter-tops next to the stove, the coffeepot/dishes/knickknacks on top of the counter-tops.  Then I moved on to the refrigerator.  I cleaned the entire outside of the fridge, from top to bottom...and then I moved inside and cleaned some of the shelves (apparently I was being lazy and didn't feel like moving all the food on the shelves, so I just cleaned around everything.  lol)

Then I finally realized I was pooped!  I hadn't sat down since I got home from work 2 hours earlier.  Whew!

So, um, yeah...I think I have a problem.  I hope this isn't a sign of what's to come for the next 8 months.  I'm going to be one tired mama if I keep this up!  ;)

And, on a totally random sidenote....Hubs totally offered to take me to see Eclipse tonight, multiple times!  Awwww, I love my baby-daddy.  :)  We're going to go sometime this weekend.  Yay, I can't wait!

My first pregnancy update - 6 weeks!

I've been reading these pregnancy surveys/quizzes on so many other blogs that I follow, so I'm super excited to finally be able to do one of these myself!  (I know you guys are so excited, too...you don't have to hide it!  ;)  )

So, on to the survey! 

• How far along?  6 weeks and 1 day
• Total weight gain:  Nothing, so far!  *crosses fingers it stays that way for at least a little while*
• How big is baby?  1/6 - 1/4 of an inch...teeny tiny!
• Maternity clothes?  No, not yet...not too much bloat yet either, thankfully!
• Stretch Marks?  Oh boy, I sure hope not yet!  Haha!
• Sleep:  Still pretty good.  Last week I was getting up 1 or 2 times per night to pee, but I haven't gotten up much this past week.  We'll see how long that lasts...
• Best moment this week?  Scheduling our first ultrasound!  Next Wednesday, July 7th.  I cannot wait to see our little jellybean and make sure he/she is safe and healthy in there!
• Movement?  Other than all the gas bubbles moving around in my belly...nothing.  ;)
• Food cravings:  Nothing crazy yet.  I've been wanting fruit a lot more lately, so I guess that's the only real craving. 
• Labor signs?  Not for a looooong time, hopefully.
• Belly button in or out?  In
• What I miss:  Seeing as it's really starting to feel like summer out there, and we just opened our pool...I wish I could have an ice cold beer right about now. 
• What I'm looking forward to:  Our first ultrasound next week!!
• Milestones:  Baby B is starting to grow arm and leg buds....awwww.  :) 

And, according to Baby Center, here is what Baby B looks like this week:

Edit:  Ooops!  I forgot to add my bump pics... (Sorry for the headless pics, I hadn't showered yet and was looking notsocute)

6 weeks

That's all for this update!  I hope everyone had a great weekend!  :)

Pregnancy dreams

I think I had one of my first crazy pregnancy dreams last night.  It was kind of scary...notgonnalie!

So, there I was minding my own business sitting on my front porch in my rocking chair (um, whaaa?  I wish we had a front porch and rocking chair!  Ha!), when all of a sudden I notice some really scary guy trying to abduct this women.  Now, I have no idea where these people came from, or where my husband was in this crazy dreamland, but there wasn't anything I could do to help this poor lady.  She was screaming and yelling and trying to get away, and all I could do was watch.  I remember thinking to myself that I felt really sick, and that I couldn't watch anymore.  So, I get up and start to go inside, and this crazy abductor guy turns around and starts coming after ME!!  I run really quickly into the house (husband is still MIA) and try to lock the door before he gets up to it (you know how in your dreams, you can't really run fast or yell/scream....well, that's how I felt when I was trying to lock the doors.  I just couldn't do it fast enough!). 

Anyways, I ended up locking the door in time, and just stood in the middle of the room praying that this psycho wouldn't break into my house.

And then I woke up.

I was sweating pretty badly and my heart was racing.  And, of course I thought the dream was totally real, so I was frantically looking around at the windows in our bedroom trying to remember if they were locked, and then I thought about going to check the doors and all the other windows.

Phew...that was definitely a close one.  And scary, right?!  Or, maybe I'm just a big baby.  

Seriously though, I thought pregnancy dreams were supposed to be all hot and steamy, with crazy sex (sometimes not even with your own spouse!  *gasp*) and fun stuff like that?!  I'm ready for those kinds of dreams.  Haha!  Just kidding...sort of.

Anywaaaays....Happy Friday!!  I hope everyone has a great weekend!  :)

I'm baaaack!

I know, I know...I promised I'd be a better blogger, and
unfortunately, I've been the worst .  :(  But, I do have a pretty good
excuse...I've been in Vegas since last Friday!!  :::cue slot machines
and fun casino sounds:::

It literally ended up being the most last minute trip we've ever gone
on (like, we booked it a week before we went), but it was worth it!  
A bunch of our friends had this trip planned for months now, and we
didn't think we could afford it, especially since we were going to take
a really nice trip for our anniversary in September.  But, now since I'
m KU'd, we probably aren't going to spend the $$ to go away
somewhere fancy anymore....sooo, we figured, what the heck!  Let's
go to Vegas!  We left early on Friday morning and got back late on
Tuesday night.  And, let me tell ya...it's quite the experience going
to Vegas and being the only one of the only sober people there!  Ha!

We ended up laying out and relaxing by the pool a lot, eating, and
walking around the strip and in all the different hotels.  It was a lot
of fun!  I definitely wish I could afford to shop in most of the stores
there (Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Jimmy Choo), but, it was fun to
pretend like I could buy anything I wanted.  ;)

And you know, while it's great to get away and be on vacation...I
was honestly so happy to get home, be with my animals, sleep in my
own bed, and get back into my regular routine.  I must be getting
old or something.  lol

I have lots of pictures to post, but, I'm at work right now (Shhhh, I'm
totally not blogging at work  ::wink wink::), so I'll put those up later
when I get home.

I did have a little scare while we were away, and I started spotting a
bit.  Now, I know it's perfectly normal to spot, and so many women
spot throughout their entire pregnancies, and I've probably read
online 3902802 times how women spot and everything is A-ok....but,
when it actually happened to ME, I freaked out.  I'm actually still
freaking out a bit, because it's still going on.  But, my first
appointment is tomorrow afternoon, so hopefully everything will be
perfect and I can relax a bit and start enjoying this pregnancy!  I
swear, I've been terrified for these past 2 weeks that something is
going to wrong...it's such a horrible feeling.  I just want to be
happy and excited and go out and buy everything I see that's baby
related some cute baby stuff, but I just can't yet.  *Fingers crossed*
that everything goes well tomorrow, and that we have a happy,
healthy jellybean growing inside of me.  :)

Hmmm, what else....

OH!  Can I tell you about my scariest experience flying that I've ever
had in my life?!  Seriously...I thought we were going to crash.  (I
know, I sound like a drama queen, but if you were there, you
probably would've thought the same thing.)

So, we're about 30 minutes from landing at the airport, and we start
making out decent down to land.  All of a sudden I look out the
window and I see nothing...we were completely engulfed in grayish/
white clouds.  Not even 2 minutes after being in those clouds, we
hit such bad turbulence and the plane literally dropped down so
quickly, that we were all lifted out of our seats and thrown in the
air, like a roller-coaster.  No joke.  Everyone on the plane screamed.  
I don't think I could've gripped Hubby's arm any tighter.  All I could
do is hold on to him yelling 'OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG.'  And, to make
things worse, right after we felt like we were falling from the sky
hit the bad turbulence, the ENTIRE plane stunk of vomit.  
Disgusting.  And, I got so scared that I started sweating like a pig.  
So, I'm stuck in this plane, feeling like death, afraid that we're all
going to die, and trying not to vomit from the vomit smell.

Good times, let me tell ya.

It was at the exact moment that I starting praying we would get out
alive, and I vowed to never fly again (or, at least until after I give
birth).  No, thank you!

So, other than the scariest flight of my life, the trip went pretty
well! ;)

I hope you all have been having a great week!  I've been trying to
catch up on all my blogs between yesterday and today.  I'm almost
there!

Oh, and tomorrow's Friday....YAY!!  I love 2 day work weeks. :D

PS - Is Blogger being a royal PIA for anyone else today?!  Or, is it just me??  Grrrrrrr.