We have a heartbeat!

I saw Dr. S. for a check on the babe yesterday.  Everything looks great and we saw a strong heartbeat.  I had a bunch of blood drawn, got some vitamins, and talked about some things.  I’ll see him every 2 weeks since I’m considered high risk due to my history of PIH/pre-eclampsia.  He thinks with my weight loss this year, it will really help and I’ll have a relatively uneventful pregnancy.  I also did some research about sleep apnea and pre-eclampsia and apparently there is a connection.  Hopefully being on CPAP now will help that too.

I’m feeling ok.  I’m really tired, sleeping badly since I’m up 3-4 times a night to pee.  I haven’t had any morning sickness.  I have had some queasiness but no throwing up.  I’m hungry all the time.  I see Dr. M on December 3rd.  I am kind of hoping he’ll give me a tiny adjustment because this constant hunger is just insane.  Dr. S. has no problem with me losing weight through the pregnancy.  I didn’t gain any weight with Hailey and only 19 lbs with Christian, so it’s likely with the band I won’t gain or will lose.  As long as baby is growing well and everything, I’m not going to worry about it.

Here is my ultrasound picture from yesterday.  You can’t tell much right now.  LOL  This is 7 weeks, 6 days, so right on target.  Due date is 6/26/09.

OH MY GOD!

Well, it has been a while since I’ve posted and I apologize for that.  I’ve been super busy with school and adapting to a new work schedule (my store is now open 8a-6p, instead of 9:30-6:30…have I mentioned I am NOT a morning person???).  We’re coming into the last few weeks of the semester, so things are a little crazy.  Plus, I’m not feeling great lately so it is really hard to find time for anything since all I want to do is sleep.

Why am I so tired?, you ask.  Well I got the biggest freaking shock of my life a couple of weeks ago.  I’m pregnant, 7 weeks today.  Holy shit.  My kids are 7 and 5 (almost 6, actually).  We were NOT planning on more kids.  Eric is scheduled for a vasectomy next month, but apparently I was already pregnant before he even saw the urologist.  I had an ok pregnancy with Christian.  I developed pre-eclampsia at 32 weeks and was induced at 36 weeks.  He was healthy and came home with me.  With Hailey, though, the shit hit the fan.  High blood pressure at 14 weeks, which progressed to pre-eclampsia and possibly another condition called HELLP Syndrome (which is a form of severe pre-eclampsia) and caused my liver and kidneys to begin shutting down, gestational diabetes, bedrest for about 18 weeks, pre-term labor…just an awful horrible experience, ending in an emergency induction at 33 weeks and a baby who spent 11 days in NICU (which was quite short…she has been a fighter from day 1).  I never intended to repeat that experience.  I wrestled with the desire to have another baby, knowing it wasn’t the right thing to do.  So I guess someone else made the decision for me.  I’ve come to terms with it, after a lot of prayer, tears, and soul searching.  I’m very staunchly pro-choice, but I realized that even though it will be hard and I could end up with complications, I want another baby.  So here we are, and I feel freaking clueless about babies.  LOL  It has been almost 6 years since I had a baby.  Things are so different.  We’ve been looking at baby things since we didn’t keep anything and I keep thinking, OMG, this stuff is nuts.  LOL 

I have an ultrasound on Thursday, Nov. 13th, and after that we’ll tell our families.  Yeah, haven’t done that yet.  They’re going to FREAK.  I’m dreading it.  So if anybody reading this knows me IRL and has any contact with anybody I’m related to, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!  LOL  I don’t think that applies or else I wouldn’t be posting this. 

Oh, and when I talked to my OB last week, he said that he’s perfectly okay with it if I continue losing weight through this pregnancy.  He isn’t going to insist on an unfill or that I gain weight.  I gained 19 lbs with Christian (starting weight about 240), gained nothing with Hailey (starting weight 270), so I think I may very well end up losing throughout the pregnancy or not gaining anything.