We're expecting a baby! I'm currently 15 wks, due May 9th. It has been an interesting last few months. After years of infertility, I decided to try acupuncture as one last ditch effort to see if there was any hope for us to get pregnant. I was told by the doctor that my abdomen "was too cold and needed to be warmed up. It "was not receptive to pregnancy" and they needed "2-3 months to warm it up." That news actually made me hopeful. If they could tell right away that something was wrong, that was more info than we've gotten in the past 7 years from infertility specialists. Fast forward 3 months and I was pregnant! My period started right on time but then seemed to stop. After 3 or 4 days, I started thinking "what if??" I took a home test and it was positive! That is the first time that has happened in 7 years! I was skeptical, of course, and we had to wait several days to get bloodwork done as it was Labor Day weekend (I must have taken 5 home tests while waiting) before it was confirmed by the doctor. Once I was 8 wks along, we got an ultrasound to see if there was a heartbeat before we shared our news with our family. It was so amazing to see that little peanut on the screen and see the little flash of the heartbeat. Definitely worth the wait!
As exciting as it was, I will not miss those first 3 months. I was nauseous all day every day. Eating made my stomach feel better but nothing looked or tasted good. I had a lot of cereal and milk. I was actually angry at times that I had to eat so frequently. It was almost torture. I would've thought because we'd waited so long for this that I would've embraced whatever came my way. Well, that is very difficult to do when it's a struggle to even get a shower in every day! ha ha Thankfully, I don't work full time and was able to crawl up in bed whenever I needed. I hardly left the house for weeks! Rian was real sweet and patient with me as he had to fend for himself a lot.
I am now feeling really good (after suffering a nasty case of the flu a couple weeks ago) and really enjoying the pregnancy. I had to break down and buy maternity jeans the other day as I can't get any of my other jeans to button. It's time to make the move into clothes that fit and make me feel good. Right now I'm in the "is she gaining weight??" phase and looking forward to the obvious baby bump. The good news is I know I'm pregnant and am not having any problems with my changing shape. I'll worry about it once the baby is here and healthy.
Our first trimester screening looked great so I can relax and enjoy this ride. We weren't able to see what the sex is at the last ultrasound as the baby was sitting on it's head and had a mess of umbilical cord between it's legs hiding it's parts. So, we'll have to wait until mid-Dec to find out what we're having. I don't have a real opinion on what I want as I know either one will be great. I'm sure Rian would love a boy because of his love of sports but I would love to see him with a little girl. Watching him have tea parties and playing "princess" with his daughter would be priceless.
Stay tuned...
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