Thursday, September 26, 2013

The ultrasound


September 20, 2013.
I was having such a hard time sleeping the night before my ultrasound. It was like Christmas only better! I woke up early and took a shower, and tried to pass the time. Around 9:45 Steve came and picked me up, and after almost getting in a wreck (I think he was super nervous too) We finally made it to my appointment.

They took us into the ultrasound room, where my doctor greeted us and it was finally time to see my baby again!

Working in Labor and Delivery has good things and bad things. One of the bad things, is that I see everything that can go wrong in a pregnancy. I know that you can never plan for anything to go how you want, and I was super nervous to even know if there was even a baby, let alone a heart beat.

I looked over at Steven and refused to look unless there was still a baby in there. Finally the doctor said "here is your baby." Probably one of the best moments so far. I couldn't believe it. There was actually a baby in there. It wasn't a gummy bear anymore. It was an actual baby!

My doctor was moving the wand around on my stomach and our sweet baby kept putting it's hands up by it's face. I kept saying to my doctor this is so weird! I was so cool to see my baby move around! There is nothing quite like it.

When it came time to find out the gender of our baby, the baby refused to open it's legs up. I was so sad. I told my doctor, well I guess my husband will just have to pay for a private ultrasound so we could find out later. But since my doctor is so awesome he told me I could come back later on when I have walked around and maybe the baby would turn.

Steven and I tried to kill the time, but it seemed like the longest day of our lives. I was getting really anxious. Since Saturday was the Byu game against utah, we decided to walk to the store and buy some car chalk and decorate the car. It was super hot outside so I decided I better go inside to cool down when I got a phone call from the doctors office. They wanted us to come right then.

We barely made it to the office,because we almost ran out of gas but as soon as we got there they had a room already for us. This time the room had a huge flat screen tv to see our baby on. The doctor put the wand again on my stomach and it's little hands were by it's face again, only this time when he was moving the ultrasound all over my stomach the baby was going crazy! Kicking and swatting, It was so so cool to watch. We knew right then that we were having a baby boy! My husbands face was priceless. He had been wanting a little boy since we got married. We couldn't believe it!

We are so excited for this new adventure in our lives. And we can't wait to welcome our baby to the family.
Here are some pictures of revealing the gender to our families *shout out to my awesome sister-in-law Keeley who made our cupcakes*  and some pictures we took to announce our baby boy!












Sunday, September 15, 2013

Week 16



How far along? 16 weeks!! holy cow time is going by fast!

Total weight gain? -11 pounds. I'm a little worried with how much weight I have lost, but so far the doctor still approves of everything.

Maternity clothes? Not yet! But I did go and buy a belly band, since my jeans are starting to get a little tight

Stretch marks? None. hoping to keep it that way too

Sleep? Since I work graveyards it's really hard for me to stay awake all night and then try to sleep the next night. Hoping to find a happy medium

Best moment this week? Going another 24 hours without a zofran. I hate taking that stuff, but hopefully this morning sickness will go away sooner rather than later.

Food Cravings? YES! I am loving chicken hot and spicy sandwiches from Carl's Jr. it's the only food that ever sounds good all the time.

Anything making you queasy or sick? Pretty much everything when I wake up in the morning sounds gross. Hoping to get my appetite back soon.

Gender? We find out this Friday! I really want a girl so bad but I have a feeling it's a boy. Either way I'll be happy with a healthy baby

Labor signs? I was thinking I might be getting braxton hicks this week, but we will find out for sure this Friday what is going on

Symptoms? Cramping! And tons of it. It's totally painful to the point I can't walk around. I have to sit for a good 15 min before it goes away.

Belly button in or out? Definitely in!

Wedding ring on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time? I feel like I've been happy. I have noticed little things are starting to make me tear up. Watching 50 first dates the other night was a killer

Looking forward to? Finding out the gender of our baby, and getting rid of this morning sickness!!