First piece of nursery furniture

Today I was amazed at how quickly I got in for my blood draw.  I signed in and not even 10 minutes later I was called back.  Needless to say I was getting daggers stared into my back!  LOL, or at least that's what the nurse said.  I dont even want to know how long the other ladies had been sitting out there but obviously they needed an ultrasound down or were there to see the doctor.  I've learned in my many visits to the doctor's office, if someone doesn't have to wait very long to be called back it usually means blood work or something like that.  It always takes longer if you have to see the doctor.  It's frustrating but I'm glad it was my turn today to be called back immediately.  The next appointment is at 7:40am so hopefully it wont be a long wait to be called back either!

We bough our first piece of nursery furniture last weekend!  We bought a used short/long dresser and I plan to refinish it.  I have several ideas but first we need to find out if baby is boy or girl.  I have also found the crib online and plan to order it in the next week.  I believe I have found the ONLY crib that does not convert to a full size bed.  It is still a convertable crib but only converts to a toddler bed.  Do you know how hard it is to find a non-convertable crib?!  Nearly impossible!  I am okay with one that converts to only a toddler crib.

So far we only have a girl name picked out.  We've had names picked out for a few years but I no longer like the boy name.  I'm not going to worry about a boy name until after we find out if baby is a boy or girl.  Shawn is hoping for a boy and I dont care either way.  I do hope Shawn can have his son but all the girl things are so cute!  Either way I'm okay.

2nd trimester

I cant believe I'm already to to second trimester!  Actually I'm on my second week in it!  Everyone says it gets better with this trimester but I have to brag and say the first trimester was a breeze!  I only get sick when I'm needing to eat.  I do like my naps but I've always liked my naps, so that's nothing new.

I had an appointment on Monday.  It was a quick listen to the baby and on my way.  Heartrate was 156.  I go back to the specialist for more bloodwork on the 26th and again for an ultrasound on December 7th.  I go to my regular doctor again on December 4th. 

I also found our ornament for this year at the mall!  I like to get an ornament every year and this year was no different.

12w 2d

Today was the First Trimester Screen.  And I even got a see a girl I went to nursing school with because she worked at the clinic!  It's always a nice surprise to see someone you know.

As the Genetics Couseler was talking to me about the screening, she noticed I was referred there bc "I wanted the screening".  I'm low risk for everything since I'm 30 years old but I thought it was stupid that they had that writtin in my chart.  It was offered to me and I thought why not do the screening.  We get more ultrasounds and if something may be wrong we'll be prepared in advance.  Nothing is wrong with that.

Today we did bloodwork and ultrasounds (I even got 3d ultrasounds).  I go back in 4 weeks for more bloodwork and then again 2 weeks after that for another ultrasound.  And we should be able to find out if it's a boy or girl at that appointment.

Today the baby's heart rate was 169 and it was moving all around.  It was kicking it's legs above the body, moving it's arms in front of it's face and would jump up every once in a while.  This is the first time we've been able to see baby move!

Now on to my pictures!  There are two 2d pics and two 3d pics and Sarg's Facebook announcement from Tuesday.  Enjoy!

11 weeks 1 day

I finally had an appointment with my doctor.  We did the normal exam thing, some blood work, and some paperwork.  I learned what to expect during my appointments at what not.  I have to say that I still love my doctor!

During the exam, the doctor wasnt able to hear the heartbeat with the doppler because of my backwards uterus, so I got another ultrasound!  Honestly, I think she really wanted to do an ultrasound so she didnt try to hard to find the heartbeat.  We hoped the baby would move for us but Diamond decided to sleep, the doctor even pushed on my stomach some and it didnt even phase Diamond!  We were able to see the heart beating away at 160 bpm.   We even looked at Diamond from a different direction and it looked like Diamond was just sitting in there.  It was really neat to see because you can see the legs and arms and I swear I can see a face on my picture!

This week is the First Trimester Screen.  I'm not too sure what to expect.  It's bright and early on Friday morning because I'm hoping Shawn can make it to the appointment.

My last shot!!!

Today is the day!  I'm 10 weeks, so that means my last shot is tonight at 9:30!  I'm so excited that I wont have to do anymore after today.  And I'm sure Shawn will be glad he doesnt have to give me anymore.  I started taking Progesterone right after the egg retrieval and my sore bottom will be glad that this is the last dose!

Anyone who goes through IVF has to take Progesterone until 10-12 weeks (depending on the doctor) because all the hormones pumped into the body to make all the eggs messes up the Progesterone production during the beginning of pregancy.  AFfter a certian point the placenta should start taking over the Progesterone production, which is around 8 weeks or so from my understanding.

My next appointment will be with my regular doctor next Thursday.  I hope she does an ultrasound but they werent sure if they would since I had one done two weeks prior.  I will have one done the next week for sure because I am going to have the First Trimester Screening done.

8 weeks 5 days

I should update this more frequently but I havent really had exciting baby news.  I havent really had morning sickness unless I'm hungry and can usually fix that with a few bites of something.  I really dont have much to post unless it's a doctor appointment day, like today!

Today was my last appointment with the fertility specialist.  My next appointment is in two weeks with my regular OBGYN and the week after that I have my first trimester screen.  I'm not sure if my appointment in two weeks will involve an ultrasound or not and the receptionist wasnt sure either so I am booked in the ultrasound room.  The first trimester screen will involve an ultrasound and some bloodwork testing for Down's syndrome and a couple other things.  It's optional and another ultrasound so I decided to have it done.

Today the heart rate was 179 so it might be a girl after all.  Cant wait till we find out!  I dont care either way!  I already have nurseries and names picked out for both.  The gestational sac was still measuring small but that's not unusual with the ultrasound machine.  The crown rump length was measuring 8 weeks and 4 days, only one day off, so I think that's pretty good.  I could also hear the heart beat this week and it was pretty cool.  Disappointed Shawn couldnt make it but he's missed quite a bit of work lately.  I did schedule the screening appointment for first thing in the morning so he can go if he would like. 

I got confirmation today that I will continue my shots until I'm 10 weeks, so the countdown in on!  1 week and 2 days left of the shots!  Yay!  I also have enough to make it through, so I dont have to worry about ordering more and wasting a lot of progesterone.

Here's this week's picture!

We saw the heartbeat!

We got to see the heartbeat!  The key word being heartbeat as in one baby.  It would have been nice to have two babies but one is ok too!  As one of the nurses said it will be a healthier and more comfortable pregnancy for me.  The heartrate was in the 130s.  The doctor said the baby was measuring a little small but he's not worried.  I have another appointment on October 1 and then I start going to my OBGYN.  I need to call and schedule an appointment with her but first I need to find out what days I work in October.  Here's our baby!  The circle is the yolk sac and the blob is the baby.

The doctor did say there could have been another gestational sac but he doubts it.  There didnt seem to be anything in it.

I havent had any morning sickness yet.  Hopefully I can be like my mom and not get any!