sight I've ever seen...
That's our baby's face. I got to hear the heartbeat today, and it was beating at a wonderful 150 bpm. Amazing. I just cried tears of joy. I'm so sorry that Jim had to miss it, but I am so happy that he'll be with me for the next time (and all of the times after that).
The baby was a week later than we thought, though, so our new due date is December 4th, which happens to be Jim's birthday. Happy birthday, Daddy!
I'm in awe right now, and so happy.
jueves, 30 de abril de 2009
sábado, 25 de abril de 2009
Ten
NINE WEEKS PREGNANT-10TH WEEK OF DEVELOPMENT
Our baby is now nine weeks old. We are now into our 10th week of development. Double digits!
This week:
-Our geekling is nearly an inch and a half long, about the size of a prune (but not all wrinkley)
-S/he is looking more and more like a sweet baby
-Bones and cartilage are forming
-Knees and ankles are beginning to form on his or her legs
-His or her arms can flex, but s/he is still so tiny that his or her arms are about the size of this letter I
-His or her little tooth buds are beginning to form under his or her gums now
-Our baby's stomach is producing more digestive fluids, his or her kidneys are producing more urine
-If our geekling is a boy he's already producing testosterone... preparing for teenage hell?
-As for me, I should continue with the symptoms I've been having. Great. I'm still so thirsty I could drink a lake. I'm drinking about a gallon of water a day, plus fruit juice, milk and a diet coke every few days
-I've been having major aversions to coffee this week. Just the thought of the smell (ugh) makes me nauseated
-I've also been having a lot more nausea, but thankfully no vomiting to accompany it
-I still can't run a lot, but I've been trying to walk about 20 miles a week, trying to keep up my cardio, and I've been working out my stomach carefully, trying to exercise my kegel muscles for a swift and easy delivery in about 7 months
-I have my first doctor's appointment on Thursday and I'm SO excited! I'm hoping and praying that everything is in good shape and that all is well with our sweet little geekling; I will get to see him/her on the ultrasound and hopefully s/he won't be shy about letting me hear his or her heartbeat!
Our baby is now nine weeks old. We are now into our 10th week of development. Double digits!
This week:
-Our geekling is nearly an inch and a half long, about the size of a prune (but not all wrinkley)
-S/he is looking more and more like a sweet baby
-Bones and cartilage are forming
-Knees and ankles are beginning to form on his or her legs
-His or her arms can flex, but s/he is still so tiny that his or her arms are about the size of this letter I
-His or her little tooth buds are beginning to form under his or her gums now
-Our baby's stomach is producing more digestive fluids, his or her kidneys are producing more urine
-If our geekling is a boy he's already producing testosterone... preparing for teenage hell?
-As for me, I should continue with the symptoms I've been having. Great. I'm still so thirsty I could drink a lake. I'm drinking about a gallon of water a day, plus fruit juice, milk and a diet coke every few days
-I've been having major aversions to coffee this week. Just the thought of the smell (ugh) makes me nauseated
-I've also been having a lot more nausea, but thankfully no vomiting to accompany it
-I still can't run a lot, but I've been trying to walk about 20 miles a week, trying to keep up my cardio, and I've been working out my stomach carefully, trying to exercise my kegel muscles for a swift and easy delivery in about 7 months
-I have my first doctor's appointment on Thursday and I'm SO excited! I'm hoping and praying that everything is in good shape and that all is well with our sweet little geekling; I will get to see him/her on the ultrasound and hopefully s/he won't be shy about letting me hear his or her heartbeat!
viernes, 17 de abril de 2009
Nine
9TH WEEK OF DEVELOPMENT - 8 WEEKS ALONG
Friday, 17 Apr, marked my eighth week of pregnancy. Our little geekling is really moving along!
This week:
-Our baby has graduated from embryo to fetus! Congratulations!
-S/he is about one inch long, about the size of a green olive.
-The head has straightened out and is more fully developed
-The ears are getting bigger (not too big, I hope!), and some new organs are forming (liver, spleen and gallbladder)
-S/he is also making some sporadic movement - although I can't feel it, I understand that it is the source of my regular nausea. Luckily I haven't thrown up (knock on wood)!
-It's possible that our geekling's heart could be heard on a doppler now. But I don't go to the doctor until 30 April, just before I hit 10 weeks. Hopefully s/he won't be shy and I'll get to hear his or her heartbeat.
-I've been feeling tired and randomly nauseous. (Apparently the exhaustion is primarily caused by the development of the placenta to protect the little geekling, plus my metabolism and hormones are increasing and my blood pressure is lower than usual.) I'm still thirsty all the time, but drinking too much water makes my stomach churn.
-I've also had some random cravings; nothing weird or in particular, just hankerings for things randomly. Yesterday I really wanted Taco Bell because my office faintly smelled like ground beef. I think my sense of smell is more developed. :)
-My pants are getting a little tight in the waist, but I haven't seen any difference on the scale, so it's probably just an uncomfortable reallocation of my weight.
-I've been having trouble running, which is not a good thing for me. I tried to go for a short 4-miler the other day and made it to almost 2 miles before I had to walk out the rest. I ended up walking the rest of the way of the 4.5 miles (it was a planned 4 mile run and .5 mile cooldown). Today I attempted another short run and only made it about 100 yards before I had to walk. So I ended up walking 5 miles instead. I have a 10K (6.2 miles) race tomorrow, so we'll see how I do. I have another pregnant friend, and two friends pushing strollers that I'm certain will be supportive and walk with me if needed. Thank God for good friends!
I'm just four weeks away from winging my way to the States to see Jim again and to visit my family. I can't wait!
Friday, 17 Apr, marked my eighth week of pregnancy. Our little geekling is really moving along!
This week:
-Our baby has graduated from embryo to fetus! Congratulations!
-S/he is about one inch long, about the size of a green olive.
-The head has straightened out and is more fully developed
-The ears are getting bigger (not too big, I hope!), and some new organs are forming (liver, spleen and gallbladder)
-S/he is also making some sporadic movement - although I can't feel it, I understand that it is the source of my regular nausea. Luckily I haven't thrown up (knock on wood)!
-It's possible that our geekling's heart could be heard on a doppler now. But I don't go to the doctor until 30 April, just before I hit 10 weeks. Hopefully s/he won't be shy and I'll get to hear his or her heartbeat.
-I've been feeling tired and randomly nauseous. (Apparently the exhaustion is primarily caused by the development of the placenta to protect the little geekling, plus my metabolism and hormones are increasing and my blood pressure is lower than usual.) I'm still thirsty all the time, but drinking too much water makes my stomach churn.
-I've also had some random cravings; nothing weird or in particular, just hankerings for things randomly. Yesterday I really wanted Taco Bell because my office faintly smelled like ground beef. I think my sense of smell is more developed. :)
-My pants are getting a little tight in the waist, but I haven't seen any difference on the scale, so it's probably just an uncomfortable reallocation of my weight.
-I've been having trouble running, which is not a good thing for me. I tried to go for a short 4-miler the other day and made it to almost 2 miles before I had to walk out the rest. I ended up walking the rest of the way of the 4.5 miles (it was a planned 4 mile run and .5 mile cooldown). Today I attempted another short run and only made it about 100 yards before I had to walk. So I ended up walking 5 miles instead. I have a 10K (6.2 miles) race tomorrow, so we'll see how I do. I have another pregnant friend, and two friends pushing strollers that I'm certain will be supportive and walk with me if needed. Thank God for good friends!
I'm just four weeks away from winging my way to the States to see Jim again and to visit my family. I can't wait!
12 April 2009
8TH WEEK OF PREGNANCY - 7 WEEKS ALONG
This is my 8th week of pregnancy. I was officially 7 weeks pregnant on Friday. This week in our little geekling's development:
-Our baby is about the size of a raspberry, about half an inch long
-The geekling is taking on more of a baby-like appearance, now and looks less reptilian
-His or her upper lip, button nose and eyelids are forming
-His or her webbed feet and hands are differentiating now
-His or her heart is beating about 150 beats per minute
-Our geekling is now developing at a rate of about one millimeter each day, but this is in height, arms, legs, back and other parts of his or her body
-On the pregnancy front, I may experience more queasiness this week because baby will be moving around, when might make me uncomfortable
-As well, I might start having pregnancy heartburn - yay
Lots of stuff is happening - crazy to think about all that's going on inside of me right now!
This is my 8th week of pregnancy. I was officially 7 weeks pregnant on Friday. This week in our little geekling's development:
-Our baby is about the size of a raspberry, about half an inch long
-The geekling is taking on more of a baby-like appearance, now and looks less reptilian
-His or her upper lip, button nose and eyelids are forming
-His or her webbed feet and hands are differentiating now
-His or her heart is beating about 150 beats per minute
-Our geekling is now developing at a rate of about one millimeter each day, but this is in height, arms, legs, back and other parts of his or her body
-On the pregnancy front, I may experience more queasiness this week because baby will be moving around, when might make me uncomfortable
-As well, I might start having pregnancy heartburn - yay
Lots of stuff is happening - crazy to think about all that's going on inside of me right now!
6 April 2009
7TH WEEK OF DEVELOPMENT - 6 WEEKS ALONG
Just a quick update on our sweet little geekling baby. I officially hit the end of the sixth week on Friday and am now into the seventh. This week:
-Our geekling is about a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a blueberry
-This is about 10,000 times larger than his/her size at conception a month ago
-This week his or her head will grow more than anything else, with its brain cells generating at the rate of 100 cells per minute (our little geekling is getting smart!)
-His or her arm and leg buds begin to sprout and grow longer (and stronger), dividing into hand, arm, and shoulder segments, and leg, knee, and foot segments
-Our baby's mouth and tongue are forming this week
-His or her permanent kidneys (the third set) are in place this week and he or she will begin producing urine waste in about a week
-And the icky part of the above: As our baby matures, much of that urine will be excreted into the amniotic fluid, swallowed again by him or her, and then excreted again in a continuous cycle
-My breasts are beginning to prepare for the task of breastfeeding.
-Also, I might have more aversions to certain foods this week, and more nausea - YAY!
I am so excited about this whole process. How incredible! I haven't had a whole lot of symptoms. There has been some soreness and achyness, but overall I'm okay. I have a little bit of nausea in the evenings, but not too bad. Mostly I am just exhausted and thirsty. So exhausted. And SO thirsty. I have been going through almost a gallon of water a day.
Lots happening; I just can't see it!
Just a quick update on our sweet little geekling baby. I officially hit the end of the sixth week on Friday and am now into the seventh. This week:
-Our geekling is about a quarter of an inch long, about the size of a blueberry
-This is about 10,000 times larger than his/her size at conception a month ago
-This week his or her head will grow more than anything else, with its brain cells generating at the rate of 100 cells per minute (our little geekling is getting smart!)
-His or her arm and leg buds begin to sprout and grow longer (and stronger), dividing into hand, arm, and shoulder segments, and leg, knee, and foot segments
-Our baby's mouth and tongue are forming this week
-His or her permanent kidneys (the third set) are in place this week and he or she will begin producing urine waste in about a week
-And the icky part of the above: As our baby matures, much of that urine will be excreted into the amniotic fluid, swallowed again by him or her, and then excreted again in a continuous cycle
-My breasts are beginning to prepare for the task of breastfeeding.
-Also, I might have more aversions to certain foods this week, and more nausea - YAY!
I am so excited about this whole process. How incredible! I haven't had a whole lot of symptoms. There has been some soreness and achyness, but overall I'm okay. I have a little bit of nausea in the evenings, but not too bad. Mostly I am just exhausted and thirsty. So exhausted. And SO thirsty. I have been going through almost a gallon of water a day.
Lots happening; I just can't see it!
30 March 2009
Flight, Fight or Faint...
I passed out twice today while having blood drawn to do my initial OB workup. Today I passed out while giving blood, and then after I awoke I passed out again. My running buddy Duane was the phlebotomist and was so nice. Poor guy came down to the Urgent Care (UC) room where I was taken to rest to check on me and had to tell me that he still had to draw three more tubes of blood. No passing out the last time.
Last March when I had my IUD placed I passed out and went into convulsions. No convulsing today. When I was in high school I gave blood at the Red Cross and passed out. Against my better judgment I gave blood again the next time I could and passed out and convulsed. The Red Cross politely told me they would no longer require my blood. The doc at the UC last year told me that it seemed that when my body was under extreme stress my fight or flight response fails completely and I faint.
Today it crossed my mind that I might pass out while giving birth. That thought frightens me beyond all reason and belief. Of all of the things I've worried about with the prospect of childbirth: epidurals, excrement during delivery, episiotomy, and a million other things, until today fainting was not one of them. I'm so nervous.
I stayed home sick from work today. I went through more than a box of kleenex in the last two days. The OB office called this morning, a week earlier than expected, so I went in to fill out my OB registration paperwork and have my labs done. I'm feeling super drained now. I guess passing out will do that to you.
I passed out twice today while having blood drawn to do my initial OB workup. Today I passed out while giving blood, and then after I awoke I passed out again. My running buddy Duane was the phlebotomist and was so nice. Poor guy came down to the Urgent Care (UC) room where I was taken to rest to check on me and had to tell me that he still had to draw three more tubes of blood. No passing out the last time.
Last March when I had my IUD placed I passed out and went into convulsions. No convulsing today. When I was in high school I gave blood at the Red Cross and passed out. Against my better judgment I gave blood again the next time I could and passed out and convulsed. The Red Cross politely told me they would no longer require my blood. The doc at the UC last year told me that it seemed that when my body was under extreme stress my fight or flight response fails completely and I faint.
Today it crossed my mind that I might pass out while giving birth. That thought frightens me beyond all reason and belief. Of all of the things I've worried about with the prospect of childbirth: epidurals, excrement during delivery, episiotomy, and a million other things, until today fainting was not one of them. I'm so nervous.
I stayed home sick from work today. I went through more than a box of kleenex in the last two days. The OB office called this morning, a week earlier than expected, so I went in to fill out my OB registration paperwork and have my labs done. I'm feeling super drained now. I guess passing out will do that to you.
29 March 2009
WEEK 6 OF DEVELOPMENT - 5 WEEKS ALONG
Our little geekling is in his or her 6th week this week.
-His/her jaw, cheeks, chin, eyes, ears, and nose are beginning to form what will eventually become a beautiful face
-His/her kidneys, liver, and lungs are developing
-Our baby's heart is now beating 80 times a minute(!)
-S/he is no bigger than the length of a nail head from top to bottom
-The folds of tissue in the prominent bump on top (the head) are developing into the baby's jaws, cheeks, and chin
-His/her ear canals are starting to form this week
Apparently this week I could begin to experience more frequent pregnancy symptoms: nausea, dizziness, frequent urination and cravings. Yay! Maybe I'll start liking pickles or mustard or cherries (three things my husband likes and I don't).
This is such an incredible experience. There's this thing growing inside of me that I cannot see, feel or touch. But it will be a part of my life for the rest of my life. In a few months I will be able to see his or her face and kiss and hug him or her and love him or her on the outside, not just as an abstract that is inside of me. Crazy.
Meanwhile, I am sick sick sick. I have the worst cold. I feel icky, I can't breathe, I have a sore throat and my nose keeps running but never runs out of what it's full of. I know, gross, sorry. The worst part is that it's Sunday, and there's an exercise next week that will seriously restrict access to the hospital (although, I'm frustrated with the OB office that the notice that went out to base said that the OB clinic would be open as regularly scheduled, but the receptionist I spoke to on Friday told me that I can't get an appointment until the next week, after the exercise). So I can't figure out what kind of medicine I can take without harming my child. I read up in What to Expect When You're Expecting that some practitioners allow the use of tylenol, sudafed, benadryl and chlorpheniramine, though on a limited basis (and it recommends you speak to your doctor first). All I've got is the latter, so I took one this morning. The trouble is, I used this substance a lot during planting and harvesting seasons at our last base, and I usually take two to get me through the dosage period. Since I can't talk to a doctor until tomorrow without calling the UC (Urgent Care), I only took one. So now, less than two hours later, it's worn off and I cannot breathe anymore. :( I'm hoping that my cold will subside in the next few days and that I won't have to take medicine at all, but I'm not confident.
Our little geekling is in his or her 6th week this week.
-His/her jaw, cheeks, chin, eyes, ears, and nose are beginning to form what will eventually become a beautiful face
-His/her kidneys, liver, and lungs are developing
-Our baby's heart is now beating 80 times a minute(!)
-S/he is no bigger than the length of a nail head from top to bottom
-The folds of tissue in the prominent bump on top (the head) are developing into the baby's jaws, cheeks, and chin
-His/her ear canals are starting to form this week
Apparently this week I could begin to experience more frequent pregnancy symptoms: nausea, dizziness, frequent urination and cravings. Yay! Maybe I'll start liking pickles or mustard or cherries (three things my husband likes and I don't).
This is such an incredible experience. There's this thing growing inside of me that I cannot see, feel or touch. But it will be a part of my life for the rest of my life. In a few months I will be able to see his or her face and kiss and hug him or her and love him or her on the outside, not just as an abstract that is inside of me. Crazy.
Meanwhile, I am sick sick sick. I have the worst cold. I feel icky, I can't breathe, I have a sore throat and my nose keeps running but never runs out of what it's full of. I know, gross, sorry. The worst part is that it's Sunday, and there's an exercise next week that will seriously restrict access to the hospital (although, I'm frustrated with the OB office that the notice that went out to base said that the OB clinic would be open as regularly scheduled, but the receptionist I spoke to on Friday told me that I can't get an appointment until the next week, after the exercise). So I can't figure out what kind of medicine I can take without harming my child. I read up in What to Expect When You're Expecting that some practitioners allow the use of tylenol, sudafed, benadryl and chlorpheniramine, though on a limited basis (and it recommends you speak to your doctor first). All I've got is the latter, so I took one this morning. The trouble is, I used this substance a lot during planting and harvesting seasons at our last base, and I usually take two to get me through the dosage period. Since I can't talk to a doctor until tomorrow without calling the UC (Urgent Care), I only took one. So now, less than two hours later, it's worn off and I cannot breathe anymore. :( I'm hoping that my cold will subside in the next few days and that I won't have to take medicine at all, but I'm not confident.
24 March 2009
HOORAY!
Well, it happened! It happened a LOT sooner than we thought it would. A couple of days ago, after the marathon I expressed my concerns to Jim, who is in the States on a business trip, about being "late" and he suggested I take a pregnancy test. Just in case, I bought two. I didn't think I was pregnant, but then again we were trying, so it could have happened that fast. The first looked positive, but I couldn't be sure. So I took a second. It, too, looked positive, but the lines were really faint. So I called the doctor in a hurry and asked to come in for a blood test. I went in on Monday five minutes before the office closed, and she told me to call Tuesday (today) for the results. So I called this morning. System down. I called at 10am. System still down. I called at 11am. System still down. (COME ON, PEOPLE!) I called at 12pm. System still down. I called at 2pm (spacing it out so she doesn't get frustrated with me). System still down. I called at 4pm. System still down. The office closes at 4:30pm. I called at 4:25pm and was put on hold for almost FIVE minutes (an eternity, I'm tellin' ya!) and then the receptionist said the doctor would talk to me. He came on the line and said, "The test was positive in our system. Congratulations. I'll put in your initial consult at OB and they'll call you before the week is over. Take care." I spoke a litte in there, and thanked him for his congratulations, but all in all it was short, sweet and to the point. OH MY GOODNESS, I'M PREGNANT! So I pretended to be normal for about five minutes while I left my office (I had gone in another room to make the call) and then I rushed (30km per hour doesn't really constitute rushing) home to call Jim at 2:45am Oklahoma time to wake him up and tell him he's going to be a daddy! He was so happy and told me that I was going to be a mommy, which sounded so good. I'm praying for a wonderful pregnancy. It is so hard to comprehend that I am growing a child in my stomach. Oh my! God is so good.
I sent Jim the picture below in an e-mail to read when he's more awake. This is how I had intended to tell him, had he been here, by giving him this onesie with the word Geekling on it. My wonderful husband is a geek, and I hope our child is just like him!
I'll have an appointment at OB soon, probably around the end of April, and hope to have a due date for you then. I think it's around the end of November. We'll see. Oh, I'm so happy and scared to death all at the same time!
Well, it happened! It happened a LOT sooner than we thought it would. A couple of days ago, after the marathon I expressed my concerns to Jim, who is in the States on a business trip, about being "late" and he suggested I take a pregnancy test. Just in case, I bought two. I didn't think I was pregnant, but then again we were trying, so it could have happened that fast. The first looked positive, but I couldn't be sure. So I took a second. It, too, looked positive, but the lines were really faint. So I called the doctor in a hurry and asked to come in for a blood test. I went in on Monday five minutes before the office closed, and she told me to call Tuesday (today) for the results. So I called this morning. System down. I called at 10am. System still down. I called at 11am. System still down. (COME ON, PEOPLE!) I called at 12pm. System still down. I called at 2pm (spacing it out so she doesn't get frustrated with me). System still down. I called at 4pm. System still down. The office closes at 4:30pm. I called at 4:25pm and was put on hold for almost FIVE minutes (an eternity, I'm tellin' ya!) and then the receptionist said the doctor would talk to me. He came on the line and said, "The test was positive in our system. Congratulations. I'll put in your initial consult at OB and they'll call you before the week is over. Take care." I spoke a litte in there, and thanked him for his congratulations, but all in all it was short, sweet and to the point. OH MY GOODNESS, I'M PREGNANT! So I pretended to be normal for about five minutes while I left my office (I had gone in another room to make the call) and then I rushed (30km per hour doesn't really constitute rushing) home to call Jim at 2:45am Oklahoma time to wake him up and tell him he's going to be a daddy! He was so happy and told me that I was going to be a mommy, which sounded so good. I'm praying for a wonderful pregnancy. It is so hard to comprehend that I am growing a child in my stomach. Oh my! God is so good.
I sent Jim the picture below in an e-mail to read when he's more awake. This is how I had intended to tell him, had he been here, by giving him this onesie with the word Geekling on it. My wonderful husband is a geek, and I hope our child is just like him!
I'll have an appointment at OB soon, probably around the end of April, and hope to have a due date for you then. I think it's around the end of November. We'll see. Oh, I'm so happy and scared to death all at the same time!
19 February 09
We are officially trying to conceive... How exciting! We had a talk about having kids on Friday night, the day before Valentine's Day, and decided we were ready. Cross your fingers that it happens soon; we sure want it to!
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