Finally posting some pictures! :D



22 weeks.



27 weeks.

Finally showing. I'll try to remember to take a picture at least every 3 weeks. lol

I'm 27 weeks pregnant today, so I am officially starting my third trimester. :D! :D! :D!

and it's Thanksgiving! :D

I'm sorry I haven't posted any belly pictures at all. I'm either too yucky to take a picture, it's dark outside, or Nick isn't home. But damn it, I'm taking one today! I am pretty big and my belly button is getting close to popping out. You can see the end of my belly button.
I can't button my pants. ;_;

I haven't posted in a bit. I've been battling off a kidney infection.
Before you start telling me "wash with this, drink more this, don't do this" I just want to say that it was caused by E. Coli.
I probably got it from my kitten who was recently taken to the vet for the same thing, except his got bad enough to get into his blood.

---Story about the hospital and whatnot---

I started getting really sick on the 3rd and had a minor fever. Everyone thought I had swine flu or seasonal flu even though I had no sore throat or coughing. The right side of my back was KILLING me and we all just thought it was a pregnancy thing or a pinched nerve or something.

I was bad enough to stay in bed, all day and all night, still with a fever and horrible back pain. It was on the 5th when I started to get really lethargic and my fever spiked to 103.9 that my mom decided the hospital was the best bet.

I was checked in immediately after entering the ER waiting room. Because I was pregnant and had such a high fever they ordered an ultrasound to see if the baby was doing okay. I was really upset that Nick wasn't there to see the baby for the first time.

From there I spent 5 hours in the ER with an IV in my arm and getting tests done to find out what was wrong with me. I had heart monitors on and an IV drip (I used up 4 bags. =o), my heart rate was 138-142 bpm even though I was resting in bed, for an example of how scary that is, my baby's heart rate is 151-157 bpm.

They eventually figured out that it was a kidney infection and since my heart rate and blood pressure weren't doing too well on top of the fact that I'm pregnant, they made me stay the night in the maternity ward. The bathroom I had in my room was HUGE. Bigger than the one I have at home.

My dad and his partner came and visited, I was extremely happy about that. Nick's mother came and saw me too. :D Nick stayed the night in my room which was very comforting. I wouldn't have been able to sleep if he weren't there.

They gave me antibiotics through my IV, as well as something for the pain I was having in my back. What they gave to me is something that they give to women in labor to get rid of their pain, it made me loopy as hell but didn't do much for the pain at all.

I had 3 more bags of fluid by the time I was finally discharged. My doctor prescribed percocet for the pain, and that finally worked.

I'm doing much better now.


---Ultrasound on the 13th of October---




Oliver James Breslin

Due date is February 24th 2010

The picture above is a cellphone picture of a print out. lmao
I put the little markers there so that people can actually know what they're seeing. =p

The lady put the wand down on my belly and the very first thing we see was his butt, completely mooning the whole room. We got a full view of a mini weiner, and a picture of it. Unfortunately the picture is not very clear, and I don't have a scanner to make sure it's clear.




I didn't expect it to be a boy, but I'm very happy. :D

Yesterday I went to my first prenatal appointment, did paperwork, got weighed (now I've lost 3 pounds total since 7 weeks), did a pee test, the usual first visit doctor stuff.

She told us to wait while the doctor came in, and it took about 5 minutes before she came back in and said, "I've got really bad news."

MY HEART SANK THROUGH THE EFFING FLOOR.

"The doctor is at the hospital because one of his patients is in labor, it shouldn't be too long, you're okay with waiting about 30 minutes right?"

Oh, okay, thought she was going to say something like the test was negative or something..

So we waited 30 minutes when she comes back in again and says, "I've got even worse news! There's been complications with the labor and it'll take a little bit longer, you're okay with waiting?"

So we waited another 5 minutes and she says, "If it takes much longer we'll have the nurse practicioner do the pap and the ultrasound okay?"

10 minutes later the doctor came in, he was extremely friendly and I felt comfortable with him as a doctor. He got straight to work.

Laid down on the table, he felt around for my uterus and measured it, and said I was measuring right around 20 weeks. Amazing, I'm not showing and I predicted I was 19 weeks... I've been a week behind this entire time. lol!

He said that unfortunately we wouldn't be able to do the ultrasound today because he was so behind on patients now and that the ultrasound takes about 30 minutes.

He told the nurse to get the doppler and my heart spazzed out.
He put some of the ultrasound gel on my belly and started sliding the wand around...

Still moving around...

The room was so quiet and tense.
I looked at my mom for some reassurance and she looked a little worried.

He moved the wand low and finally this small, high pitched wooshing started coming through the speaker. It was fast but it sounded relaxed.

I WAS SO HAPPY.
151 bpm. ♥

I looked at Nick and he looked happy but extremely sad.

My mom looked about as happy as I was.

Honestly, I felt tears coming. I had been so worried that something was wrong because I feel so healthy, I'm rarely hungry, I don't crave food, I eat much smaller portions, I'm losing weight and I'm not showing (at all).
I cried before the appointment in the basement, but nobody knew that.
Nobody would understand unless they felt exactly the same as I do.
I feel healthier than I've felt in my whole life.

I still absolutely cannot believe that there is actually something in there... Alive.

Did the pap, I love my doctor because I didn't feel a single thing, my old doctor was horrible.
Got blood drawn, 4 vials of it, the nurse was great and didn't hurt me at all.
My arm didn't fall asleep or twinge, and I didn't get light headed like I usually do.

Appointment was over!
My ultrasound was scheduled for October 13th at 3 PM, so we have to wait another 11 days.
I'm okay with waiting, Nick isn't.
I also have a follow-up appointment on October 22nd.



Every time my mind wanders my head repeats the little heartbeat I heard.



♥

Hmm. Is it a lime or a key lime? Major size difference I'd say.
Probably key lime.

So, I haven't had any changes in symptoms, or the size of my belly.
Nausea is completely gone! :D
The hunger hasn't gotten any worse, I just have to eat frequent small meals.

My breasts now have stretch marks and I'm sure there's more to come.
I've been putting anti-stretch mark lotion on them but I really don't know if it's helping.

My boyfriend is out of town until the 8th visiting family in Arizona, and I'm very lonely.
I had my mom buy me The Sims 3 to help distract me, and it's helping a lot.
(I have played all expansions of The Sims and The Sims 2)
Very addictive game, more so than the first two.

<3

Week 9.

There isn't much difference from the last picture. I'm still very badly bloated.

I find eating to be a hassle recently because I have to eat every 2 hours.

So, I've been feeling pretty good for the past 2 days.
No nausea.
Just hungry, and exhausted.
Hopefully this is a trend?

I still need to take a picture. I've been procrastinating so bad.

So it seems the nausea gets really bad if I get hungry.

I find myself having to snack and drink water all day to avoid it.

I was weighed today. My pre-pregnancy weight was 146 and now I'm 152.
Stupid people: Keep in mind this is not in all body fat, it's also in increased blood, and heavier boobs.
I had my iron tested today, and apparently it's very high and that's a sign of dehydration.
So I need to drink a lot of water, and I believe that will help with weight gain too.


:)

:D

Sorry about not posting. I was on vacation in San Diego for 10 days starting on the 2nd.

I'm back now. I still have to schedule my first prenatal appointment when I can find a doctor that accepts pending medicaid.

Nothing much has changed. At least I don't think so.
I'll post a picture tomorrow! :D

Nothing has changed much with my symptoms. I'm more emotional than usual.
Had my first mental breakdown yesterday and ended up screaming at my mom for about 45 minutes.

I had a subway sandwich but I demanded that it had onions on it, which I absolutely hate.
It was delicious.

I have my first prenatal appointment on Tuesday, and I'm not sure what they do at prenatal visits.
I'm praying I get an ultrasound and I can actually see what's already changing my life so much.
It truly is hard to believe and sometimes I think I'm living in a fantasy world and making this shit up.

I'm also scared shitless.
I've never been so scared in my entire life.

So I had Nick take a picture of my belly, and we'll do this every Friday.



I'm obviously very very bloated, and I had just eaten.
I'm not really that big, I promise.