11 Weeks

Today I'm officially 11 weeks (even though on the Web sites I visit frequently pushes me to the next week on Tuesday). I'm finally feeling a little bit better. The nausea is gone and I finally have a hearty appetite. (If only I didn't crave carbs!)

I don't think that I'm showing, hard to tell with the amount of fat covering my flat stomach, but I can say that my pants are getting a little tight. I went out yesterday and bought my first pair of maternity jeans. I do have say they are the most comfortable pair of pants I've ever put on. However, it appears that I'm in between sizes at the moment and while my normal jeans were a little snug, these are a little too loose. But I'd rather deal with pulling them up very couple of steps for the next couple of weeks than the stomach squeezing that was going on in my old pants. From everything I've read my uterus should be moving over my pelvic bone with in the next week or so, it shouldn't be long now until everyone will know that I'm pregnant.

Oh, I almost forgot. I'm finally done with the progestrone suppositories. Yeah!!! They are messy and gross and after nearly three months I'm glad to be done with them. I really shouldn't complain abou them because they did help me get pregnant, but I'm happy to not have to see another one until my next child.

Hearing the heartbeat

I heard the most wonderful sound this morning. The heartbeat of our unborn baby. I never thought that the sound of the little beating heart would bring a tear to my eye, but it did. I couldn't stop smiling for the remainder of the day.

The doctor says everything looks good. I'm just about 11 weeks (10weeks 4 days to be exact) and I feel pretty good. I was a little worried that something might be wrong because I felt so well. Hearing the heartbeat lifted a huge weight from my chest. I won't stop worrying, but now I can probably worry about something else.

For the last couple of days I've been having night sweats. I had these a lot when I was really sick. It typically meant that I had a low grade fever that would break in the middle of night. So I was a little nervous that the same thing might be happening again. I talked to the doctor about it this morning and she believes that it is mostly likely related to the influx of hormones in my system. Since I don't have any other symptoms, she thinks it is unrelated to the Crohn's. (Another worry gone.)

Now I'm going to sit back and enjoy the next couple of weeks or at least try.

Eight weeks

On May 1st, we had our second ultrasound and all looks good and right on track. The only issue we have is that my uterus is tilted and makes for bad picture taking at this point in the pregnancy. I'll take this problem anytime as long as the baby is health.

Last weekend I saw my mom for the first time since Christmas and thought it was the perfect time to tell her about our newest addition. I told her by giving her an early Mother's day present with one of the sonogram pictures in it a pictureframe that read, "Great Moms make great Grandmas." It took her a moment to understand what I was saying, but once she realized what was in the picture frame she started to cry. I can't believe I was finally able to surprise her!

After our second ultrasound, the RE released me to a regular OB/GYN, which I saw on Friday afternoon. It was a great appointment and I remembered as soon as the doctor walked into the room why I go to this practice. She did another ultrasound to confirm the pregnancy (for their office since I already knew I was pregnant). My next appointment is at the end of the month and I'll be just about 12 weeks.

I'm feeling pretty good. Somedays are better than others with the nausea and tiredness. My pants are getting a little tight. I think it is due to being bloated since I've only gained three lbs or so, but it is frustrating all the same. I'm just not comfortable in any of my clothes at the moment. Oh well... I'm sure it is only going to get worse and I'm up for it.