2nd Trimester

The second trimester has started. I had a doctors appointment today and hear the little ones heartbeat. Nice strong heartbeat at 156/ min. Found my Hgb is a little low which is likely why I am still so tired. I have only gained 0.6lbs, and my doctor told me to eat more, but I eat enough for 2 already. In 4 weeks we will have an ultrasound and another doctors appointment.

12 Weeks 5 Days

Starting to feel better. Now I am just getting occasional yucky feeling that quickly passes. Two weeks till next appointment. Two weeks till Justin is home from school for good.

Update

So I am doing mostly good. Feeling quite sick at time, lots of vomit at times. But that is somewhat better since I have been taking Dicletin. Justin says that I am very emotional, but I really don't see it being any different than normal. Had a bad weekend a while ago with vomiting, maybe I had the stomach flu as I also had a fever. That wiped me out for 2 days. Also I missed a day of work this weekend; kinda a mental health day as I was very emotional but also think I kinda overdid it at the busy day of work and was having lite cramping.

I have finally picked my baby doctor and have had 2 appointments with him. He was so happy when he found out I was preggo. He is so kind and easy going which is so nice. I go back in 4 weeks and by then his clinic will have their own ultrasound machine so he said I can go early and watch baby. I was worried I would be uncomfortable with him looking down there as we are friends with him outside of work but it was no big deal.

I am hoping I get my holidays I have asked for over the next few months so I can get some more weekends off and not work full time. I find myself overwhelmed at times, I think due to sudden onsets of tiredness that seem to randomly hit me. Also I find food quite gross though I am hungry, which has made cooking and eating healthful a challenge.

First ultrasound

I had an ultrasound today. It was so uncomfortable having my bladder all full and then when I went in for the u/s the tech said that my bladder was too full and squishing the baby so she coudn't see. So then I had to go pee 200mls and then she could see the tiny baby. Then we did an intravaginal u/s so we could see better. The baby measures 6 weeks 4 days which is right on time. She said the yolk sac looked healthy. We could see the little heart beating away, 124 bpm, which is also right on target.

bHCG

So I just got a call from the doctor. My hCG number is 545, which I think is great.
My book states the ranges are; 4 weeks 5 to 426; and 5 weeks 19 to 7,340. So I would say I am just newly 5 weeks approx. That is great, I was really hoping my numbers would be over 100; though you can be below that and still have a great pregnancy just like you can be high and have a poor outcome. But it is reassuring.

Christmas Presents

As most everyone who knows me knows that we have already opened our Christmas presents. We (mostly me) are bad.

We got a beautiful huge BBQ from Justin's Dad. It is going to be so great in the summer.

Justin got me Carhart overalls, but they are the wrong size so I had to return them and they did not have my size but that is ok. Also Justin got me the 2nd season of Survivorman, which I LOVE. And my own girl sized mechanix gloves, so now when I am helping him I don't have to use his huge floppy fingered gloves.

I got Justin4 hotrod movies which we have watched multiple multiple times. And a Family Guy calender which is so funny.

Waiting

Just waiting for a call from the doctor on my blood levels. Waiting, waiting....

Getting very excited about going to my parents house for Christmas and telling them. I don't have any cute ideas of how to tell them, maybe Justin will. Also I am hoping we will meet Justin's Dad for supper on our way home on Sat and tell him. He will be so happy. He may be out of the country though as he has not emailed me back yet, he works overseas. Also thinking we should call Justin's brother to let him know as we wont be seeing him this Christmas. And than that just leaves Justin's Mom and her Husband who we will likely call on Christmas day.

Well that is my update other than I still have a terrible sore throat. It is much worse at night. Makes it hard to sleep. I am feeling good otherwise, little bit of dizziness at the doctors yesterday and feel a little bit of a seasick stomach sometimes, but very very good!