14 weeks

Wednesday was our appointment. Dr thought he might be able to determine the gender, at first we thought we saw a little winkie, but then never found it again. So it could have been the umbilical cord, or we are having a boy. So, needless to say, its still unknown. However, we have a healthy baby growing in there, and that's what's moat important. Today is my birthday, YAY!!! and the baby and I are getting super spoiled with yummies at work. Itwas the best birthday. Husband took me out to dinner after work...I got another cake which created a bit of a sugar high. AHHHH! BABY MOVEMENT!!! ALL THAT SUGAR HAS AWAKENED MY LITTLE ONE! AND ITS BOUNCING OFF THE UTERINE WALLS!!! LOL! All other movements were questionable, but this definitely wasn't gas. And on my birthday and the first day of the second trimester. Punctual little thing *wink*

Big Sister Sillyness

Absolutely adorable! Kylie made up a name with the letters in her bath, she called for daddy and explained that this is her sisters name. Oh, yeah, did I mention she still insists we are having a girl. LOL. I think she will be happy either way, but for now, she really wants a sister. I see the up side to a boy or girl, so I'm happy with either. I got my daughter :) And, I was wrong this morning...I'm not completely flat, still a little bump there.

AGAIN!?!

Another stinkin' cold! I don't know what the heck is going on around here, but it seems like the three of us are just getting one virus after another. The past 3 months I have been sick 4 times...enough is enough. And they're not little colds thar just give me sniffles and a slight cough. I cough so rough and so much I feel like my ribs are broken, my chest is bruised, and my head is going to explode. Fevers making me sweaty and hot but freezing with painful chills and joints that can only be described as someone stabbing them with an icicle. Its been rough, guys, real rough. With my daughter I threw up the whole first trimester, and I can honestly say, I'm not sure which is worse...I'm leaning towards this time. If it wasn't for these colds, I don't think I'd throw up at all. I have sickness first thing in the morning when I'm coughing up flem, and then sometimes in the middle of the day, or right after dinner. On the bright side, I'm almost done with the first trimester. Today I'm 11 weeks and 4 days. My tummy has gone almost completely flat again, so it appears the bloating has gone away. The baby is estimated to be about 2.5 inches (the size of a large prune or passion fruit) I'm excited for my next appointment right before my birthday. I think getting sick so many times has made me worry about the health of our little baby in there. My husband assures me everything is fine as long as I'm staying hydrated, but I can't shake the feeling thar my immune system being so low could have affect on the baby. Maybe just a protective and paranoid mom. I didn't experience much illness with Kylie. I made it past 10 weeks without any bleeding or spotting...that's a relief. At 10 weeks I thought I was miscarrying with Kylie. I was waiting for the same thing to happen, but this time I'd be more prepared. I think my job is far less stressful and hard on my body....for the most part. I have been having terrible sciatic pain, to the point I almost fall to my knees . I saw a chiropractor and he adjusted the upper of my back leaving the lower alone due to my pregnancy, and then I had a prenatal massage. It was a waste of a copay. Honestly, I didn't feel any difference...so its something I just try to tough out at work and I relax when I can at home. I think the majority of it is triggered by this damn cough. So, here's hoping this is the last virus I get for the rest of the pregnancy, and we have a healthier rest of the year 2014!

10 Weeks

Well, in just 3 more weeks we will be out of the first trimester! YAY!

We had our check up on Wednesday, and Dr Miller walked in thinking that I was 8 weeks, I told him I think I'm almost 10 weeks, but I could be wrong. I figured we would get a more accurate due date after this appointment. He did an ultrasound and immediately we saw what looked like a dancing/wiggling gummy bear.  THE ABSOLUTE CUTEST THING EVER!!! Dr took a few measurements and said, well it looks like you were right. You are 9 weeks and 5 days, making your due date August 8th.  I said, "YES! That's a great due date. My husband proposed to me on August 8th, '08." It was a wonderful appointment and Kylie was very excited to see her little sibling dancing. She is getting more and more excited. There is an app on my phone that shows how far along I am and what the baby looks like...Kylie loves that app. She tells me everyday how old the baby is. I personally think we are having a boy, but we will see in 10 more weeks *wink*.

 

As for the morning sickness and colds...I am still taking the prescription for the morning sickness, but I only seem to need it in the morning, and I think its only because of the cold I am recovering from. I can take it every 6 hours as needed, so I think that's good. The cold, it hit me pretty hard, but I have been taking in a lot of vitamin C and lots of water. I am already experiencing some pretty intense back pain. I didn't have Sciatica Nerve pain until I was much bigger with Kylie...it could be caused by coughing, so I hope after this cold passes the nerve pressure will lift and I will be able to function as normal.

 

My belly looks big already too. I was looking at pictures with Kylie, I was barely showing with her at 10 weeks. I didn't look like I had a beer gut until about 16 weeks, I look about 16 weeks already with this little one. Its so funny how you hear people say that you show sooner, but you don't really take them seriously...you kinda think they are making it up or exaggerating, but its no joke. Lol. This pregnancy has been very different in comparison to my first, which is partially why I think its a boy.

 

Today, Kylie said, "I am so excited about my brother or sister. Except I don't know what its going to be...what we are going to name him." I explained to her that the baby needs to grow a little bit bigger and we will know if its a boy or girl, then we can pick a name. She responded, "That's a great idea."

 

Hoping I can keep up with the updates...so far so...decent? Lol. Im doing better that I expected ;)

Sick, sick, always sick.

I'm almost 10 weeks now and in the past 2 months I have been so sick with cold after cold. The morning sickness isn't nearly as bad now that I'm taking anti-nausea pills. They didn't help with the morning sickness while I was pregnant with Kylie, but they seem to be working miracles with this little one. I'm very grateful for this baby, so I feel guilty that I feel so bitter about the first trimester. I'm just so miserable its hard to enjoy the fact that I'm not just sick, I'm growing a person. Anyway, I love this little one just as much as I loved Kylie. And its all worth it in the long run. 

We have decided on a couple names. I didn't want to discuss names until we knew what we were having, but on New Years Matthew came up with Luke Ryder and Sydney Lane. I'm not 100% set on Sydney, but I like the boy name. 

 I have a check up today. I'm looking forward to it. My only concern, I don't know if I want to continue going to this OB. He was good with us when we were having Kylie, but the more stories I hear, and the more bad experiences I have with his staff, I can't help but feel I should change doctors sooner than later. My Dr was on Christmas vacation, so the office was closed for 2 weeks. My morning sickness had faded in slowly right before leaving for vacation. The first 3 days were absolutely miserable. Christmas Eve and Day weren't so bad because I was very busy and distracted...a little sick but I wasn't curled up on the couch whining. Lol. After Christmas day at my in laws, we were driving home and it had really begun. I was throwing up the whole way home and the rest of the night was spent feeling sorry for myself on the couch. From then on it was just horrible. And I felt so bad because my family just wanted to spend time together for the holidays. That Friday, I called my OB...it was about 8am. I told the girl that I needed something for the morning sickness. She seemed very helpful at first, telling me that as soon as the Dr was in she would have him write the prescription and call me as soon as its faxed to my pharmacy. At 9am, I called back because I remembered they cancelled my last check up and I didn't reschedule it. The same girl answered and seemed to have assumed I was rushing them. I explained I wasn't worried they had forgotten me, I just wanted to reschedule my appointment and I also had a question about what they were prescribing me. I explained that four years ago, Dr Miller had prescribed me something for the morning sickness with Kylie and it didn't work, in fact, it had made it worse. I asked if there was any way for her to check my records so they aren't giving me the same thing. She said that because it was so long ago, they would have to look in my chart. There was a small pause and I said, "So, do you want to place me on hold and check on that or.....?" At that point her generosity seemed to take an all time fall. I said, "Okay, well I look forward to hearing back from you about my prescription, Hopefully it will help." By noon, I had still not heard back from the office about my script. So, I called to follow up, they didn't answer. I didn't listen to the voice mail recording, instead, I hung up, and tried back and hour or two later...the second time, I did listen to the recording and they were out of the office on Fridays at 12pm. FOR THE DAY! Are you kidding me?! No call regarding my prescription, and they are out for the weekend!? I was livid. I called my pharmacist, they said they had my pills there and they were ready for pick up. That night, the office manager called me.  Apparently she left something in the office and noticed a post-it note to follow up with me. I told her that she has been the only helpful person I have encountered with that entire office. I appreciated her assistance, she gave me her cell number so I could contact her if I needed anything more. I was ready to call that Monday to cancel my appointment and take myself and our new baby to a different OBGYN. Taylor saved Dr Miller from losing a patient. I still plan to give Dr Miller a piece of my mind, only because I think he should know, if he doesn't already, how his patients are being treated. I have worked in Customer Service most of my life, and I currently work with patients.  I have VERY high standards and expectations for customer service/bed side manner. So I think this appointment will determine how much longer I continue seeing my OB. The girls annoy me anyway, just walking in the office, they all have serious looks on their faces, not warm, inviting, friendly faces. They look like they are about 16-18 years old, picked off the cheer leading squad, and they don't seem to know what they are doing. If that doesn't turn women away, I don't know what would. Lol.

 I will try to remember to write more often. Unfortunately, I don't care for the app or web version of this on my phone...and our laptop is a piece of junk, so its less than convenient to write :( Which is sad cause I want to write as much about this baby as I did about it's sister.

7 weeks and 3 days...

Although I think I was throwing up more when I was pregnant with Kylie, I definitely remember the constant nausea beginning week 7. I only hope this doesn't last as long (through week 20). Its brutal...and even more difficult during the holidays and while trying to take care of a 3 year old. But, as I mentioned, I haven't been throwing up as much, which makes me curious. Are we having a boy??? LOL. Having another baby is absolutely exciting...miserably exciting. LOL! This time around is a whole different kind of excitement. Kylie doesn't fully understand what's going on yet, but she gets enough. She drew a picture of a speck and then 3 faces and 2 puppies...she explained that it was her, mommy, daddy, Jack, and Emma, and this little spot right here is the baby in mommy's tummy! It was the sweetest and most adorable thing. However, I say that about everything she does and says *wink* but that's not cause I'm bias...its just facts. :) So, that's the update...baby speckle is making mommy super sick but I love...him?...no matter what. ;)

Thanksgiving Miracle!

Thanksgiving 2013 was an eventful one for the Griswold family. But, let me start a few weeks before. 

I now work as a dental assistant, which means my job can be very hectic. I'm always going, and I get a little overwhelmed from time to time. This can often cause a shortness in temper. Well, for about 2 weeks, I was more short tempered than normal. I wanted to be left alone at home in my bed. I was even being overly irritable with Kylie. I felt so bad, but it was uncontrollable. I went over to my moms, we talked for a bit, I cried, and I explained that on top of my emotional crap, I have ENORMOUS and tender boobs. LOL. She asked if I thought I was pregnant. Now, my husband and I have been trying for another baby for over 2 years, well, trying is not the term...not preventing and being hopeful, and as you can imagine, there are multiple disappointments throughout such length of time that you get discouraged and stop thinking every mood swing is a pregnancy symptom. Several months ago, my one of my new PMS signs was slightly tender and slightly enlarged breasts for a couple days. This, however, had been going on for about 2 weeks, AND they were not slight anything. My boobs look AMAZING! But they also hurt like hell. I told my mom, "I'm not even sure when my last period was, and I don't think I am due to start this week...I think its only been a couple of weeks." I explained how I wasn't going to test because I thought it would been too soon anyway, and I didn't think I was pregnant. I am ashamed to say that due to our financial situation, I was kind of thinking this would be bad timing if we are pregnant. However, that's not to say that I didn't hope we were...I mean, good grief, we'd been trying for over 2 years...

After my talk with my mom, I really started paying better attention to my body. Was this just another period? Did I lose track of when my last one was and it really is that time ALREADY? Bloating, Hormonal Outbursts, HUGE tender breasts....maybe I should take a test.

The night before Thanksgiving, we were making some Jalapeno Poppers, we needed more Jalapenos, so I ran to Albertson's and figured, while I was there, I'd grab a little 2 pack. By the way, they keep those suckers hidden and locked up...apparently they are a high loss in the company. Stupid people, you can get one from the dollar tree for...wait for it...A DOLLAR! Lol. So, after my long and hard search I finally found them.

Thanksgiving morning, I took the first test. Now, with Kylie, it took about 3 seconds to see the pregnancy line, so I peed on the stick, watched it soak up into the indicator window, and when I didn't see even a faint line, I threw the test in the trash and texted my mom that it was negative.  Then I pondered a bit. If I'm not pregnant, then whats going on with my boobs? Lol.  Matt and I both felt that if we were pregnant, then we will be happy, but if we aren't, we will be okay with that too. Finances are just weighing on us right now, and maybe its for the best.  Well, about a minute later, I pulled the test out of the trash because I know they say you should wait 3 minutes, not 3 seconds. Lol. Well, wouldn't you know, it was positive. A faint line, but a line none the less. I ran out to Matt (who was still laying in bed half asleep) and said, "Babe, we're pregnant." After begging all morning, I finally talked Matt into letting me announce it to the family for our what were thankful for this year.  Everyone was happy of course. Nicole actually made a comment before anyone knew, I walked out from taking Kylie potty and said, "you can definitely smell those jalapenos. Smells delicious." Nicole made a comment about being sensitive to smells maybe I'm pregnant. I'm lousy at hiding expressions, so I'm sure they all saw it coming before dinner. Lol. 

I still had another test at home, so after a couple more days, I took the other one, and the line immediately showed up and very dark. So, I made my first appointment with Dr. Miller. I estimated about 4 1/2 weeks. Wednesday, he took an ultrasound, and said I'm about 5 weeks, he wants to see me back in 2 weeks.  I couldn't be more excited! I explained the baby to Kylie. I told her she gets to help pick out clothes for the baby, help decorate the baby's room. I want her to feel very involved so she doesn't feel replaced. I showed her pictures of her in my belly, the ultrasounds, and her newborn pictures. She said she wants a baby sister cause shes a girl. Lol.

I read a blog from when I was pregnant with Kylie, and I forgot about my blood type. I have O- with RH- Factor, which means that I have to have an injection to prevent my body from attacking the fetus. Something I need to remember when I go in for my blood work on Wednesday. 

So, our adorable family of 3 is about to be a beautiful family of 4. 

So far, symptoms are a little different than when I found out I was pregnant with Kylie. I feel like I am over 2 months pregnant in comparison to my pregnancy with Kylie, without the morning sickness (thankfully). But I expect the morning sickness to kick in in about 2 weeks. Lol. That's okay, its the price us mommas are willing to pay for a beautiful bundle of joy. Nothing is quite as amazing as holding your own baby.