And we have a heartbeat!

On Dec 21st we got the first glimpse of the newest member of our family. He/she was measuring a couple days off so the new due date is August 3rd 2011. Today I am 8 weeks 1 day. Riley and Jeromy both got to attend the ultrasound and hear baby's sweet heart beat. 171bpm and music to our ears. All of our immediate family knows we're expecting and everyone at works knows but I still haven't told my extended family or posted anything on facebook. Maybe in a week or two. Right now I'm just fighting the morning sickness and trying not to worry about all the things that can go wrong. On January 1st we move to our new home and I can't wait to get settled in and start enjoying the extra space. Riley is excited to have his own room, but might have a little trouble adjusting to sleeping away from us. We'll just take it one day at a time and eventually he'll be happy to have the privacy.

Moving Right Along

On Monday the nurse called with my 5w5d blood draw and my Hcg was up to 13,244. Though it didn't double she was still happy with this number because the levels slow down as you get further along. Today I'm 6w3d according to my LMP. Still counting the days til the ultrasound on the 21st. Then I will know if my due date is accurate and I'll get to see baby's heartbeat which will be a huge relief. My morning sickness has been going strong and I can't keep much food down til about 6pm each night. I'm hoping it doesn't get any worse but usually it'll peak in the 7th and 8th week so we'll see what happens. I worked a full 9 hour day today without much break and I am utterly exhausted, but so glad I'm getting some extra hours near the holidays. Ri has been sick and that's been tough but he's such a snuggle bug lately I can't help but enjoy it. Just taking things one day at a time. Hope to have some good updates around ultrasound time!

Rough Start

On our honeymoon on Oct 9th, Jeromy and I decided it was time we started trying for another baby. Since it happened to be our honeymoon it seemed like a good time to start. Before we even officially knew I was pregant it was over. On Oct 18th I was having an early miscarriage before I even knew for sure that I was pregnant. I was sad, but wasn't giving up that easily. Our Doc said to just keep working at it and so we did. Apparently we're pretty good at making babies because by Nov. 18th I was holding a positive pregnancy test saying, "Jeromy, is that a line?" Within a couple days (Since I had a bulk stock of tests we tested daily for a week) the line was dark and obvious and we were officially excited, if not a bit nervous. By Thanksgiving we had told his family and mine plus a few friends, but we just weren't ready for "everyone" to know since it is still so early. Today I am 5 weeks and 3 days pregnant. Yesterday after a few rough patches my Doc called me in for HCG level testing. My level was 8,585 and tomorrow I will be going in for another test to make sure the numbers are doubling every 48 hours. It's a bit nerve wracking, but we just hope for the best and do what we can to ease the stress. I have come to terms with the fact that I don't have control over everything that happens with this baby. I am eating healthy, taking my prenatals, not smoking or drinking, walking regularly, and getting a good amount of sleep. I can only do so much. The rest is up to God. Hoping for encouraging news tomorrow.