8 Weeks

I'm definitely growing!

Itty Bitty Fluff

Since I've been feeling sick, I needed a pick me up so I bought some tiny diapers. These are the ones that have come so far and they're size small. Wait until you see the extra smalls! The diaper on the right is peacock themed and the wipe and cream at the bottom came free. :) I started Zofran on Monday because I was falling asleep whenever I sat down. I'm so thankful that Mina wasn't seriously injured while I was on B6/Unisom. It didn't seem like a good idea to take sleeping pills while watching a toddler, but I gave it a shot for a week. It stopped the vomiting, but didn't stop the nausea. I had to leave our fancy banquet last Friday to go lay down in our hotel room all night. That was a big disappointment.

It's hard to believe that I'm already 7.5 weeks pregnant. My belly is bumping out ever so slightly and I feel heavy in the uterus. Kind of hard to explain.

We still haven't told our parents we're expecting. I'm so looking forward to it that I don't want to do it yet. It's going to be fun to surprise them! I wonder if they'll do cartwheels? I wouldn't put it past Cathy. It would be fun to just show up to Fort Dodge in July sporting a baby bump. They'd be shocked. Unfortunately, Jon wouldn't get to be in on telling them that way so we probably won't do that.

I ordered a home doppler to listen to the heartbeat. It should be here in a few days, but I don't know if we'll be able to hear Mini right away. Some people have luck as early as 7 weeks, but some can't get a reading until 10 weeks. It will be fun to try!

6 weeks and blech!

Morning sickness started the day before I hit 6 weeks. Unfortunately, I had a bowl of Cheerios and a RED soda before I threw up the first time. Yuck! That really wasn't a good combination. I've been sick every day since to the point that I called my doctor yesterday to ask for advice. I'm now on a regimen of B6 with Unisom that has stopped me from puking so far today. I was even able to eat lunch! That's a big step as I've lost 4 pounds since last Friday. I hope I get feeling better soon because I've been missing out on fun with Mina. Here's my 6 weeks belly picture. Not much to see yet.
I had an ultrasound last week that showed Mini is growing in the correct place. His/her little heart was just starting to beat. My first official OB appointment is July 2nd in the morning.

Sweet!

Apparently the surgery worked! We're extremely happy and shocked. I took a test on May 21st, fully expecting a negative only to see two clear (albeit faint) lines. All I could say was, "WHAT?!" We were trying to get pregnant, but not expecting it. I hope that everything goes smoothly this time. I'm calling to make my first appointment with Dr. M tomorrow. I'll try to talk my way into getting an early ultrasound so I can stop testing every day. That's a lot of peeing on sticks! Mina is going to have a complex from watching me every morning. Plus, all the squinting and comparing can't be good for my eye sight.

Waiting

We've decided to wait until next fall or winter to try for baby #2. Jon had varicocele surgery in early February and we'll find out if it helped in a couple of months. I have no baby fever right now. I'm loving my sleep! I did think about doing a FET (frozen embryo transfer) this summer, but I'd have to wean Mina by the end of this month and we aren't ready. Who knows if we'll be lucky enough to have more children and I'd hate to cut our time short and then have it not work. Anyway, I'm very, very happy. Mina is pretty darn happy too.

Every Month

Mina has been out in the world for every month of the year and every season. My, how time flies! Where did the last ten months go? I'm content and happy for the most part. Jon is very busy with residency so I'm a single mom more than I'd like at times, but that's what we expected. I'm so glad we didn't wait any longer to start trying. I don't even have baby fever at the moment. Mina has been sleeping well for the last month. We had a tough time in July and August until we had to have her cry it out. That was terrible, but it worked. I'm not in a hurry to sacrifice sleep again.

As far as fertility issues go, we're not preventing, but not really trying right now. AF has made her return (and it was most spectacular if you like horror movies) and Jon is going to have surgery to fix him up in January. After that we might get lucky on our own. We'll see. I'd like to be pregnant again by June 2010 at the latest since that's when Jon is done with residency and we'll move away from our embryos.

So that's my update. Here's a picture of Miss Mina dressed up for her first Halloween. We had a fun time at the park taking pictures and she did some trick or treating to a few neighbors' houses.

The Fever

I have a case of baby fever at the moment. I met my friend Kim's baby boy yesterday and he was so adorable and tiny. I wish I could get pregnant right away. Mina would be 16 months by the time the baby would come. LOL! This will pass in a few days and then I'll be able to stick to my very reasonable plan of waiting.

And now for the TMI: Still no signs of AF and no ovulation. I take my temps sporadically just to see what's going on. Plus, at times there is a small chance of pregnancy if our timing was right. I'd say I'm 100% back to normal for daily activities and 30% back to normal in the bedroom. Maybe I should go to the doctor to see what can be done about the pain at my scar site during certain *ahem* activities. I never expected to still be in pain at more than 6 months out from delivery. Mina was worth it though!