Sept. 12th, 2012 - I've gained 4 pounds! Everything is looking good. The heartbeat was at 155bpm, and Dr. Arroyo said the baby moved when he pushed the doppler onto my stomach! I also met with the benefits lady who gave me info on classes and pre-registering with the hospital. Otherwise, nothing new; it was a quick appointment. Our sonogram is scheduled for October 11th, and we will find out the sex! When the doctor was checking the heartbeat, he did say "boy" is what came to his mind. :) Then he said not to tell anyone that because people seem to think 'well he's the doctor, he must have some insight,' when really he's just guessing, lol. (Feel free to leave your guesses in the comments! - We'll find out in a month who is right!)
I've been feeling good, no more nausea, just the usual gas or cramping feelings. The heartburn and back aches that I complained about earlier haven't been bad either lately. Sleeping is getting slightly more uncomfortable since I'm a big back-sleeper and at this point I'm not supposed to sleep on my back anymore. So I tend to wake up a lot at night to roll over, making sure I don't go to my back by default. The main issue I'm having to deal with is drinking enough water throughout my busy days at work and subsequently being able to have someone cover me for restroom breaks as often as I'm needing them. SIGH.....
I also bought my first pair of maternity jeans from the gap last week, and they are COMFORTABLE! Oh man, they're nice. And I love that they look like normal stylish skinny jeans. :) I am planning on going to Target this weekend in search of maternity dress pants for work, as I am now having to wear belly bands with everything (thanks, Mom!) It seems I have grown fast in the last week or two.
And for the final news, I believe I felt the baby moving last night for the first time! Well, the first time I'm sure it was the baby at least...I've been feeling things for a few days, I just didn't pay a whole lot of attention because I didn't know if I'd feel it this early and it could have been gas bubbles, etc. But last night Patches was laying on my stomach and there was a definite "pushing" feeling on my stomach from inside right where the baby is. I've been feeling some movement today as well. :) Ryan and I got excited, but you can't really feel it from the outside yet. I can't wait for the look on his face when he gets to feel it!
Alright, well I think that is all of my updates for now. Oh, and my cravings, if anyone is curious, have been corndogs and chocolate milk:) Don't worry, I've been eating healthy things, too...
16 WEEKS:
Sorry the pictures aren't great. I've been having to use my camera at work so we've been taking these with Ryan's phone.
Yeah Corndogs! That means it's a boy! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat's so exciting, Lisa! I can't believe you're feeling him/her moving around already! It seemed to take Allison forever to make her presence known, but once she did, she didn't stop! Glad you're feeling good. You look great! Oh, and I'll go on the record and guess it's a boy. October 11th is going to be here before we know it :)
ReplyDeletehahaha ohh mark, you crack me up.
ReplyDeletesarah, i think we talked about placenta being in the back vs. the front...i'm going to guess mine's in the back, lol. but yeah, i got lucky! and ryan is liking all these boy guesses:) my mind changes all the time but right now i think it's a girl:)