Week 13

I usually do the weekly updates on Sundays but since I have been to the doctor so much I know what day I actually turn into a new week.
Peanut is growing so big and is now 2.6-3.1 inches which is about the size of a peach. The eyes were on the side of the head (I did not know that) are now moving closer to their normal position. The ears are where they are suppose to be on the side of the head.(I don't know where they started) Finally the external genitalia have developed enough so males and be distinguished from female. I don't think I am getting another ultrasound until 18 weeks so don't ask me. I will tell what it is when we find out! I can't wait to know.
Now about me...I am losing my waist but that is OK I bought maternity clothes at 6 weeks. My clothes were too tight and figured I would get more use out of them. Trust me they are way more comfortable then normal clothes and I may never go back.

What a week

So this week has been fun. On Monday I was told I was no longer on light bed rest that full bed rest was the order. So what that means is I can only get up to eat and go to the bathroom. Other than that I am to lay around all day. I know what some of you are thinking...I wish I was able to do that. Yes I agree that for a so moment in time it was great to get a break. This is so beyond a break and moving into a way of life. A very boring way of life. My parents have been great picking up a lot of the slack that I have not been able to do. I love that I can call my Mom and ask her to help and she will drop whatever she is doing to help me. On Tuesday she went grocery shopping for me, took Toby to the vet, (I think he is getting mad at me because I am at home and taking him for walks or playing ball with him. He doesn't understand bless his little heart. I do try to pet him whenever possible.) deposited my check, and lastly just hung out with me for a little while. I think she noticed I was lonely and wanted to hangout and talk to someone versus just watching T.V. all day. My lovely Mom went to the doctor with me yesterday and everything is great just keep doing what I have been doing. In order for me to go back to work I have to be past 14 weeks and have not bled in a week as well. If that is the case then starting today if I don't bleed for a week I could potentially go back to work next Friday. So we will see what happens. Sarah had been such a help lately. She has been helping with the laundry, cooking dinner, keeping me company after school, and getting me things like water or something to eat. I don't know what I would do without her right now. I also want to give a big shout out to Cory my MBFF(male best friend) he stops by and hangs out at least 2-3 times a week. He brings me movies and food. He is the best. I wish I new some nice girl for him. He is such a saint. I love my friends and family that have really been there for me during this time. It is not easy being on bed rest and all of you are making it a lot more bearable. Thank you!

Doctor Day

I went to the specialist today. I started bleeding this morning so my Mom decided to cancel her appointment and go with me. That is why she is the best Mom and I am going to be just like her some day. Sam had class but he was also dying from the common cold and was unable to go. He slept for two days and took lots of drugs. He is feeling better if anyone cares. Anyway back to me and Peanut...we went to the doctor and we did FINALLY find out why I have been bleeding. Everybody ready! Ok here it is...I can't remember what it is called but I know what happened. So here is what happened. My placenta is overlapping my cervix a little and that is what is causing the bleeding. Guess what you do to fix it BED REST! Yep for another 2-4 weeks. The good news is it usually fixes itself by the 14-16 weeks. NOW my wonderful Mom has never seen a ultrasound so it was awsome to have her see the baby moving and this time Peanut was sucking its thumb. Yes we got a picture of it to add to our collection. During the ultrasound Peanut was moving its arms and legs and actually rolled over and decided to moon us. It was a classic move. Yes Peanut is our child. We are so proud!

Today was a Good Day

Today was a good day. I actually got up and did stuff today. Before you start in on me I didn't do much but it was enough to make me feel like I had a purpose. I feel fine and the baby is doing fine. Just hanging out relaxing after a good day with a book. My specialist doctor visit was canceled due to a emergency the doctor had. It was rescheduled for Thursday. I am trying to take the rest of the best rest to get some projects done around the house. Don't worry though none of it is too strenuous. Sam just got home and he is sick as a dog so I am going to take care of him now.

Monday, Monday, Monday!!

So my work wants to put me on a leave of absence until the end of the month because it will help out my career. So today they put in the paperwork and I still have yet to get the OK from my doctor yet. Hung out sat in my usual spot on the couch that has a permanent indent of my booty.
On to the baby because this blog is not about me. So this is week 12! Peanut now weighs .03-.05 and is 2.5 inches long. At this point the baby is formed and will continue to grow and develop. At this stage the the bones are separating and getting stronger. The digestive system is capable of producing contractions to push food through and absorb glucose. The pituitary gland is starting to make hormones which help with the external genitalia I think. The baby is moving obviously wit the waving episode we had earlier this week. Not much else happening. Just trying to take it easy and not get too stressed. See ya tomorrow.

Week 12

So I was suppose to do the weekly posts every Sunday but I was out and about! Sort of anyway... we went to my friend Cory's house to watch the football game. For those who are judging me right now I did sit on the couch most of the time with my feet up so there. It was nice to have the change in scenery and have an actual conversation with a human not on the phone. I was so excited that Sam looked at me at one moment and told me to relax and calm down because I was talking a million miles a minute. After the game we hung out there for the rest of day. I ate horrible for anyone who is asking and it felt horrible. I ate about a whole bag of Doritos and wanted to throw up later in the evening. I learned my lesson and will not ever again attempt to eat a whole bag again. A half a bag should do it. We got home extremely late and therefore no blog entry. I did however mange to weigh myself and I lost a pound. I weigh 168.4. I like I am going to hang out at this weight for a while until I really start to show when the baby gets bigger. So I will now write Monday bold since today is well Monday.

Exciting Saturday

I can sum up the day in one word BORED!!!!
See you tomorrow for the nest update. :)

It's Friday

Well today was very very boring. Sam went to work and nobody was able to stop by. I watched a couple of movies, called a couple of friends and that was it. Went from the bed to the couch to the kitchen to the couch to bed. It was a long long day. Need I say more.

Let's start from the beginning

I woke up this morning and went to the bathroom. I seem to be doing that ALL THE TIME!! It gets to be annoying. I can't tell if my bladder is shrinking or what. Anyway, went to the bathroom and some blood again. What that meant was I had to start from day one all over again and get two days without bleeding so I can go back to work and have a normal functional life. Sam left the house because he had some business to attend to while I laid couped up in bed. I got up had some breakfast laid around and yep it happened again. I had to go the bathroom. When I got done I looked down and (graphic sorry) has some blood clots. Well I thought to myself that is not normal so I called the doctor again. I think I am their only client. She (the doctor) told me to com in and she was going to to ANOTHER ultrasound. I tried to call Sam and he didn't answer. (do you see a very very annoying pattern here). I made my appointment for 11am which meant I had to leave in 30 minutes. I finally got a hold of Sam about 10 minutes before I had to leave. He was still up at the school and was not going to be able to come home and go with me. So off I went by myself to the doctors. Long story short (I know too late) got to the doctors office and went to have my ultrasound done. The doctor came in and said I am just going to have to be one of those unexplained cases. During the ultrasound the baby was moving and kicking and yes WAVING. The baby waved at me!!! I asked the doctor, "Did peanut just wave at me?" She rewound the tape or whatever it is and it is clear as day waving. She took a picture of it so I could show Sam. I said my baby just wants to be a model because it likes getting a lot of pictures of itself. The Doctor said she didn't see anything so she wanted me on bed rest until NEXT WEDNESDAY when I have my specialist visit. Oh did I mention she put me on high risk pregnancy. I am home and continued to bleed for most of the day but Sam was even worse when I got back about not being about to do anything. He wouldn't even let me put my dish in the dishwasher. Everyone keeps telling me that it would be great to be on bed rest but just try it. No cleaning, no errands, no exercise (no going outside), no cooking, no laundry, and on and on. You have to rely on everyone else which is no easy when you are a slight control freak like me. I am trying to remember this is not permanent and when I have to go back to work I will probably want to be on bed rest. So here I am really really bored waiting for my friends to drop by and see me.

A Bedridened Wednesday with Sam

Not much happened Wednesday. I stayed in bed literally and Sam was off so he watched me like a hawk. He wouldn't let me do anything not even make my own lunch. Which was great and horrible all at once. As wonderful as Sam is I think he might have taken the bed bound a little extreme. I say that but it is his child too so I gave him his day of telling me what to do. It was a long long day!

What a typical Tuesday!

I know I am suppose to keep everyone in the loop but I feeling very tired this week and have not had the urge to do the blog. However I woke up this morning and decided to do it first thing in the morning instead of at night to see if I can update with exciting week. I will start from the begining. Tuesday I went back to work and actually made it though a couple of hours. Around 11:30 I needed to go to the bathroom and off I went. Now I am glad that I had the hindsight to put a pad on that morning because when I went to the bathroom it was filled with blood. Now I know that might be too much for some people and I do apologize but that is what my life is about right now. Am I or am I not bleeding today that is ALWAYS the question. So I freaked out because although I have had some spotting it was nothing like what I was staring at. I ran back to my desk and immediately called my doctor. She told me to go the Emergecny Room. I cleaned off my desk and e-mailed my boss to tell him I was going to the hospital and let a co-worker now in cased anyone asked about me. Now on the way to the hospital I am trying to find Sam. I think I might have called him about 20 times. He never answered so I called my Mom and she and Dad came to meet me at the hospital. I got to the Emergency Room and luckily I was the only one there so I able to get in pretty quickly. I got into a room got undressed and the nurse came in to ask me a bunch of questions. They took my blood pressure and blood. Then the doctor came in and she did a pelvic exam. Let me tell you I was going to wax this weekend if I was not on bed rest so we are talking about 4 weeks worth of hair on my legs. It was so gross. I was so embarrassed. Anyway I digress, doctor told me she thought everything was fine and she was ordering another ultrasound. I hung out in my room still trying to get a hold of Sam. I finally called my neighbors who were at work to see when they were going to lunch so they could drop by the house to tell Sam to call me. My parents were on their way but I was in Dallas so it was going to take them a good 30-45 minutes. The nurse came to take me to go get the ultrasound in a wheelchair. I am thinking that was the highlight of my trip there. She was very nice and proceeded to tell me she just found out she was pregnant but had not told any of her co-workers yet. When we got to the room I was blessed enough with two different types of ultrasounds. One on the belly and one NOT on the belly. I will be so ready when they start doing the belly only ultrasounds. Anyway after we were done I was wheeled back to my room. again so much fun. Really it was! When I got back to my room my parents were there and seemed to relax me. After a little while the doctor came back in to tell me that everything was fine and they don't know why I am bleeding but that some woman do during there first trimester. They told me surprise surprise to go home and put me on bed rest for 1-2 days or until there was no bleeding for that time period. Since there was no one at my house my parents thought it would be a good idea to take me to there house to hangout for a while. I did it was great to hang out with them and then I went home around 6 because I had company coming over for the biggest loser. Now if you are still wondering if I ever got a hold of Sam I did. Actually my neighbors did and told him to call me. We both decided that if it was life threatening and I had my parents were there with me when one of needed go to work to make some money. So in the end back on bed rest for bleeding of the unexplained kind.

It's a Monday

Ok so I think I am getting pregnancy brain. I found my book under the bed. Why is was there I have no idea but I am guessing I put it there with my computer after the last time I used it thinking it would be an easier place to find it. Anyway I digress as always...On to the stats!
I weigh 169.4. So gained 1 pound this past week. Peanut is 1.75-2.4 inches, weighs 0.3 ounces, which means Peanut is the size of a large lime.
What I find interesting is I am getting more hungry more frequently. I get nauseous if I don't eat every 2-3 hours. It's crazy. I am thinking to myself why does my stomach hurt and I don't feel good I just ate. I take a look at the clock and it has been 2-3 hours. It's like clockwork. My stomach is growing like I am in my last trimester. At this point I feel like everything is in my ribs and I know it is only going to get worse.
Oh I almost forgot...I talked to the doctor today and she released me to go back to work. She is sending me to a specialist because I keep spotting and they don't know why. The Specialist is going to be able to take a closer look at what is going on. As of right now they are categorizing me in the high risk pregnancy just because of that. So don't panic yet. My appointment is next Wednesday. The Specialist is so good at what she does and has special equipment that she might be able to tell me what the sex is. Then I have my normal doctor visit the Wednesday after that. So in the next couple of weeks I am hoping to get some answers and be able to be a little less stressed. Besides that I need to get some blood work done just normal stuff for the doctor for delivery. I can't believe that I am almost through my first trimester. It seems to go by so quickly. Especially since I have not had to deal with much discomfort. We well see what the second trimester will do to me.

Long time no writing...

I have not written at all this week. Two reasons really not much was happening and I was really tired. Thursday night I had a little bleeding so I called the doctor and she told me to go on bed rest for the weekend. She said if I had any cramping, heavy bleeding, or nauseous to go to the emergency room. I called my Boss and he said see you on Monday. So I have been hanging out most of the weekend trying to relax. I couldn't do too much on that on Saturday because there were things to be done. I know I know not the smartest thing I have done so far but if it makes you feel any better I am paying for it today. I have some some nauseous and cramping today. Not real happy about that. I am going to call my doctor in the morning and see what she suggests. I hope it is not more bed rest.
Sorry today there will be no update on the progress of Peanut. I can't seem to find my book but that is normal right now. I can't seem to remember a lot of things. I have grown some more in my belly but I am still trying to do some sleeping on my belly. I didn't weigh myself today so I will do it in the morning. I will look for the book again tomorrow so I can update.

Week 10

Let's see what is going on with the baby this week. The baby is about 1.25-1.68 inches from crown to rump. This week we are going to start measuring the weight of the baby. Peanut weighs around 0.18 oz. It is about the size of a small plum. The book says I might be slightly changing but that I don't need maternity clothes yet. Yeah right I needed them three weeks ago. Peanut is in the last week of the embryonic period. I forgot to weigh myself so I will do that tomorrow. I am already getting pregnancy brain. I forget things all the time. I have not written much because not much is going on. Still don't really feel pregnant just a little tired. Same old same old.
O.K. I weighed and I weigh 168.4. I did not gain any new weight. I am trying to eat healthier maybe it is working.