Flutters

For the past few days I have been feeling Little Nibbles moving. It feels like soft flutters, and is one of the best feelings in the world!!!!!! It won't be long and the real kicks and punches will start.......

15 weeks

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOUR BABY

The baby's skin is very thin, and blood vessels can be seen underneath. The skin is covered with a fine, fuzzy hair called lanugo, which will not fall out until your baby nears full-term. The heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood per day. Growing fast, your baby weighs 1.5oz and measures ten centimetres crown to rump or 12.5cm head to toe. This week marks a period of rapid growth, so get your rest.

The weeks really seem to be flying by! I wish it would slow down some, though. Since this is our last pregnancy I want to make it last! ;)

Still about the same as far as symptoms go. My face still seems to be pimple city, mainly around my mouth/chin area. I've also noticed I get heartburn more frequently. My boobs still aren't very sore, but they are growing like crazy! Of course Z likes that. The one thing I have noticed about this pregnancy that is different than my first is that I get bloated so easily and it lasts forever sometimes!! It's worse at night, which makes it a little difficult to find a comfy position to go to sleep. My nose is super stuffy and every time I blow it (TMI alert) there is some blood in it. I'm hoping within the next few weeks i'll really start to feel Nibbles moving. (not that i'm rushing that, though...hehehe)

So far the only food aversion I have is anything to do with ground beef. We buy the lean meat, and no matter what I make with it it doesn't agree with me. I've made hamburgers, meatloaf and spaghetti and meatballs and they all make me feel really nasty after I eat them. Other than that, Nibbles likes just about anything I eat! LOL

Keep growing strong, Nibbles.....mommy, daddy and big brother Tyler love you so much!!!

Results are in

So the doctors office called with the results from our NT screening last week......and everything is just fine!!! Nibbles risk of Down Syndrome is 1 in 5,981 and the risk for Trisomy 13 and 18 was 1 in 4,181! She said the baby was doing great and that they would see me sometime next month. :) I knew things would work out fine, but it feels so good to have that reassurance.

14 weeks!

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOUR BABY

Your baby is now about 4 1/2 inches long and weighs 45g. The neck is complete, and your baby even has fingerprints.

He or she is beginning to move around in the amniotic fluid, which replenishes itself every three hours. Foetal movement, or ‘quickening’, can occur as early as this week so be alert for fluttering sensations. If you can't feel them, however, don't worry as they're more likely to occur between the 18th and 22nd week. In subsequent pregnancies, foetal movement is felt earlier.

Wow, the time is really going by fast!!! It feels like I just found out I was pregnant, and here I am almost half-way through the pregnancy!!

Symptom-wise, things are still the same. I guess I should just count myself lucky?!? My boobs are only sore on and off, and I tend to get a little puky/gaggy after I eat something, or if I wait too long to eat. I've noticed my face is still breaking out, but only around my chin/mouth. One thing I do notice is that i'm not so wiped out after I take my shower or when I do alot of housework. I have been feeling a little crampiness on and off, which isn't too awful bad.

One thing I have noticed, which is super exciting, is I honestly think i've been feeling Nibbles moving around!! Every once in awhile i'll feel a little thump, then a few seconds go by and I feel it again......then after another few seconds i'll feel it yet again! I usually notice it at night when I go to lay down, but occasionally i'll feel it during the day. Usually when I feel it during the day, it will happen several times throughout the day. I first started feeling Tyler moving at 17-18 weeks, so i'm really thinking what I am feeling now is Nibbles. I definitely don't want to rush this pregnancy, but I can't wait for not only Zane to feel Nibbles move, but for Tyler to feel Nibbles as well!

Yesterdays appointment

2:00pm/Dr. Hennessy;high risk office - We had such a great appointment! We had the NT screening done. The ultrasound tech had a little difficulty getting the measurements she needed, since Nibbles was not only sleeping but laying face done!! The tech did get a good measurement of the base of Nibbles neck, but had a little bit of trouble checking the space behind the heart which she assured us was normal. After a few minutes she got a good look at the space behind the heart, and we got to hear Nibbles heartbeat again!!! It as such an amazing sound! The last measurement she had to get was the bridge of Nibbles nose.....THAT proved to be very difficult!! We tried our best to get Nibbles to turn over for us, and they would flip over a little, but not enough to see the nose. After 4-5 minutes of trying the tech said she would give the info she had to the doctor and see if he could come in and get the nose measurement. Well, 5 minutes later the doctor came in and he was looking through the info the tech gave him. He asked how I was feeling, and he said "Well, from what I can see everything looks great to me so i'm not going to worry about getting the other measurement..." We chatted for a minute or so and he then said "You're doing great, sweetie!!" and that made me feel so good! Dr. Hennessy is a high risk OB doctor that specializes in high blood pressure, so to have him tell me I was doing good really set my mind at ease. I did ask him if I could get some insulin and he said he would have the diabetic doctor bring me some if they had any extra. A few minutes later, the diabetic doctor came in and asked how my sugars were and what kind of insulin I needed. (I take Novolg, a fast acting insulin and Novolin, a long acting insulin) Well, she told us before she could get us lots of the fast acting insulin but they hardly ever had any long acting, which I go through a bottle a week....which costs us $24 weekly. :( Well, i told her I needed both but I knew she didn't have any of the long acting......she said she would switch me to another long acting insulin that she could get LOTS of for us! She left for a minute or so and when she came back she had her arms full of insulin!!! She gave us 9 bottles of fast acting (which is $21 a bottle) and 8-9 long acting insulin pens!!!!! We are SO lucky to have such amazing doctors working with us. I just love that office!!! After they drew blood, we went to check out and the diabetic doctor came out and said anytime we needed more insulin to call and let them know, and she said she would make sure she stayed stocked up with the long acting insulin for us! :) They did want us to come back in 8 weeks for the big ultrasound, but we told them we already had an appointment with the regular OB for that and they said that was fine. So, we see the regular OB on January 8th, then the big ultrasound is the 22nd!! WOOHOO!!!!

Here is a pic of Little Nibbles......

13 weeks

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOUR BABY

Measuring in at seven centimetres crown to rump or nine centimetres in total length, your baby-to-be will have doubled in weight from last week to between one and one-and-one-half ounces. Your baby will spend the rest of the pregnancy concentrating on growing and becoming strong enough to live outside the uterus. His or her intestines have now moved from outside the body to inside the abdomen. Vocal cords are developing. Your foetus has also developed many reflexes and will squirm around if your abdomen is prodded.

The weeks seem to be going by so darn fast!!! I don't want to rush any of it, since this will be my last pregnancy.....i'm enjoying all of it, even the puky feeling and heartburn!! LOL

Ok, so heartburn has hit pretty hard the past few days. I've been eating Rolaid soft chews and they don't seem to be working very well. When I was pregnant with Ty I remember I chewed Tums smooth dissolve, so i'm assuming i'll have to switch to them this time as well. I do know I can't chew anything that is gritty, like regular Tums. For sugar lows, i'm supposed to treat them with glucose tablets.....well, apparently no one told Nibbles that, because I can barely eat one before I am gagging! Something with the gritty texture doesn't agree with Nibbles. It was the same way when I was pregnant before! The heartburn has been pretty rough, though. Last night I woke up and felt like I was choking, so I chewed two rolaid soft chews and it helped a little.
I'm still feeling barfy/puky if I don't eat often enough. If I wait more than 2.5 hours it hits me pretty hard. I try to keep some snacky stuff close, like crackers or even some gum. I've been feeling so tired and completely exhausted, but I think it's mainly from being sick last week. And I was informed yesterday that my boobs are growing. My back already knew that, thanks!! ROFL!!

All in all I feel really good!! I'm looking forward to having the NT test done Wednesday, mainly because we get to see Nibbles again. I know the test will turn out just fine, so we're all just excited to see how big Nibbles is now! :) I'll update on how things go on Wednesday.

Last weeks NT appointment

Well, we had to cancel last Wednesdays appointent because Zane and I were both sick!! :( I felt so bad because we had to call the day of the appointment to cancel, and I hate that. We were both fine Tuesday night when we went to bed (well, we were sick, but not that bad) but Zane was up all night with not feeling good and I ended up sleeping on the sofa from my cough and felt super achy and yucky when I woke up Wednesday, so we rescheduled for this Wednesday. I told Zane unless we were dying we are not missing this weeks appointment! LOL Tyler is super exctied about seeing Nibbles this week! the last time we saw the baby I was 9w4d pregnant so I can't wait to see how big Nibbles is now, since i'll be 13w3d!! :)

12 weeks

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOUR BABY

Your baby-to-be is now almost two to three inches long and weighs about 14g. He or she has the ability to swallow, absorb and discharge fluids. The hands are now complete and are growing fingernails. Even tooth buds are appearing. This week, your placenta takes over the important task of hormone production.

Well, according to some sites I am in my second trimester!!! As far as symptoms, they are still on the light side. I did notice the other night when I took my bra off, my boobs hurt so bad!!! Other than that, and the icky cough/cold I have, i'm feeling really good!

We go tomorrow for the nuchal test. I'm so excited to get to see Nibbles again!!

Yesterdays appointment :)

2:00pm/Dr. Elders - We had such an amazing appointment yesterday!!!! I honestly thought we were going in for a blood pressure checkup, but boy were we wrong! Once we got back into the room, the nurse came in with something in her hand and said "I'm going to listen to the baby's heartbeat." I was like, what?!?!?! I had NO idea they were going to try that this week!!! Well, she tried for a few minutes and couldn't get anything, so she was going to have us move into the ultrasound room to find it that way, mainly because I was only 11w5d along. Well, not too long after she left the room, another nurse came in, (she is our regular nurse and is SO awesome!!! Honestly, everyone in that office is amazing!) and she found Nibbles heartbeat right away. It was THE best sound in the world!!! Tyler asked her, "Is that the baby's heartbeat?!?" And she said "It sure is!!" The look on his face was truly priceless. The doctor was in the room with us as well and he just loved how Tyler reacted to hearing the heartbeat. All three of us were so surprised we got to hear it....all three of us are still smiling about it. :)

Also, my pressure was awesome!!! The new medicine is finally in my system and working great!! (it's a shame it's so flippin' expensive >:-( ) The doctor commented on how impressed he was with my pressure and sugar readings, and even said I looked good and healthy!!!

I go back to the high risk ob/gyn for a nuchal screening next Wednesday, then in the beginning of January I go back to the regular ob for follow up bloodwork and then......a week after Tyler's birthday we have the big ultrasound to see if Nibbles is a boy or a girl!!!!!!

11 weeks

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOUR BABY

Your baby-to-be is almost two inches long and weighs about eight grams. The irises are now forming. In females, the clitoris and labia majora are complete. The liver, intestines, brain and lungs are beginning to function on their own. Now that most of the major organ work is done, your baby adds such details as hair, fingernails and toenails. While your baby's head is nearly as large as the rest of its body, head growth begins to slow during this period.

It's hard to believe I will be 3 months pregnant next week!!!

No new symptoms to report going on. I swear if it wasn't for the bloating and occasional puky feeling, I wouldn't even know I was pregnant! I go back this Friday to the regualr OB to have my pressure re-checked. I have had the hardest time getting it under control this time around. :( And on top of that, the one medicine I am on is expensive!! Walmart had the prescription for $75!! We found it at Food City for only $54, but we decided to just get half for now. I am so not liking this health insurance we have right now. We have to pay out of pocket for our prescriptions, then we have to submit paperwork and HOPE they reimburse us 60%.....crazy!!!!!