Worried for Nothing (05/26/11)

My Doctors appointment yesterday went perfectly fine. I met another one of my 6 OBGYNs and she seems nice I just felt a little rushed. She asked me if I had any questions. I've been getting some bad gas pains lately, to the point where I can't stand up straight or put even the slightest amount of pressure on my abdomen. She recommended GasX for gas pain. She listened to the heartbeat on the doppler and the heart rate was in the 160's per minute. She wanted to see me again in another 4 weeks for a quick check-up. So our next appointment is June 21st, the day after our anatomy scan.

Ahhhhhhhh! Our anatomy scan! It's getting so close. Another 3 weeks and 4 days we'll be finding out what we're having! Any bets or guesses? I'm thinking boy but DH is thinking girl. We'll find out soon enough! Our appointment is on June 20th at 2PM and after that we're going to head to Babies R Us to start our registry then go out to dinner. I'm so excited!

Fruit Loops (05/24/11)

Baby is not a fan of fruit loops. So far out of every thing I've tried, I can only keep bagels down in the morning. On a rare occasion even I can't keep that down.

I feel like crap today. I would have called out of work today if I had some extra sick time. We also have a mandatory meeting today. It would have been nice to just relax in bed while reading my book. I think this might have to do with me pushing my limits lately. Since I've gotten some energy back I've been trying to get caught up on things around the house. I guess I have to step back a little. DH would love to tell me "I told you so." He's always trying to tell me I've been doing too much lately. But I always do what I do best and tune him out. I should've listened. Don't tell him I said that though, ok? ;)

Tomorrow is my monthly check-up. Wish me luck because I'm nervous as hell about it.

Monthly Check-up Anxiety (05/23/11)

Although my symptoms are starting to fade, which is normal in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy, I can't help but think about miscarriage. I'm getting my energy back, M/S only occurs once or twice a week instead of every morning, I can think about food with out gagging, etc. My 16 week check-up is quickly approaching and I'm getting horrible anxiety just thinking about it. The usual thoughts go through my head as I check in for my appointment... 'What if there's no heartbeat?' 'How on earth am I going to be able to tell everyone we lost our baby?' 'Am I going to get any bad news?' 'What kind of testing am I going to be sent for now?'. Once I hear that beautiful heartbeat on the doppler I feel like a million pounds has lifted off my shoulders, my heart skips a beat and I fall in love all over again.

This constant worrying thing is a bit too much to handle at times. Will this worry ever go away? I'm told it will never go away. Even when my "child" is 30 years old and married with children that worry never goes away. Can I handle this worry until the day I die? I guess we'll have to see.

16 Weeks! (05/20/11)

As of today I'm 16 weeks. Seems like just yesterday I tested positive and we told our families! It's all going by so fast. As you can see the baby is roughly the size of an avacado. The baby is about 4.6" tall and weighs 3.5 oz. I must admit that I was really looking forward to coming out of the first trimester because I was so sick. Well, today I'm 16 weeks and I threw up my mac and cheese dinner last night as well as my bagel and juice for breakfast this morning. What's up with that?! I'm also noticing a pattern...I'll be fine for a week then I'll be sick for 2 or 3 days. We'll see what happens I guess.

Watch what you say...tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean he/she can now pick up your voice. A few more minuscule changes: Eyebrows, lashes, and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming.

I added some tickers in the "Pregnancy Tickers" section. It's a ticker for different things baby related. Go check it out! My favorites are the developmental stages and the one that compares the baby to the approximate size of fruit.

Thankful Thursday (05/19/11)

As promised in my last post here is my thankful post for today. I'm thankful for my loving husband. Since the day I met him he's always been caring, loving, protective, beautiful inside and out, funny and the list can go on and on.

A few days ago I had horrible gas pains, I was crouching over from the pain, and sent him on a mission to find me something to relieve the pain. He ran right out and got something from Walgreens and returned back in 5 minutes tops. He even asked the pharmacist if it was pregnancy safe. Brownie points for him!

On a forum that I belong to they usually do a "Thankful Thursday" post every week. Everyone will randomly post something that they're thankful for. Maybe I'll carry that over to my blog. What do ya'll think?

Flutters? (05/18/11)

So I'm pretty sure I felt flutters this morning! It feels so weird. I'd describe it as a fish swimming in my belly and I got tickled by it's fins. I'm still waiting on that fart to follow thinking it was just gas. Haha! I told DH and his face lit up. It was incredible to see his reaction. From what I read in my pregnancy books it wont be for another 1-3 weeks until I feel some definate kicks. Then another 1-3 weeks after that until you can feel some kicks on the outside (with your hand on my belly). Bring it on! Momma loves you so much already Baby Salcedo!

I've done a lot of complaining about my pregnancy on here and I feel like I should do a "I'm thankful for" post. Perhaps that will be my post for tomorrow! Keep on the look out for that.

I Snissed (05/16/11)

Yup, I sneezed and pissed my pants a little. How embarassing. I should really work on doing some kegels through out the day, huh? Did I mention I was at work?