15 weeks

How far along? 15 Weeks1day

Total weight gain/loss: Still down 4 pounds.

Maternity clothes? Yep!! I just need to find some on sale! :) Or I might just go broke!

Sleep: LOVE.SLEEP! lol. I know this only lasts so long so I am taking every advantage of it. I am *trying* to not take naps everyday--but lets face it I am just plain exhausted!

Best moment this week: Hearing my babies heartbeat for the first time!!!! Wow.best.moment.EVER!!! :)

Movement: Still early---but I *think* I felt it kick me the other day when I was laying down..totally freaked me out! Hopefully I will feel Miracle move/kick soon! :)

Food cravings: French fries from outback!! O they make my mouth water! :)

Gender: Still unsure--Daddy think wants a boy...mommy thinks a boy--but want a girl! ;)

Labor Signs: NO!!! And don't want any for months!!

Belly Button in or out? In..that will be awhile until that happens,I think I have one of the deepest belly buttons lol.

What I miss: Nothing!!

What I am looking forward to: Finding out the Gender!!! *Please Miracle just uncross your legs for a moment so Mommy and Daddy can figure out what you are--Mommy is dying to buy girl or boy clothes!"

Milestones: Made it to 2nd trimester! :) I am one happy momma! (<--did I just say that?--that is me? Wow it still is so shocking to me! Not going to lie it still scares me to admit that I am pregnant! I think I feel if I say something then it will be taken away from me!) :(

Weekly update 14weeks!!

How Far Along: 14 weeks today (going into our 15th week!)



Baby's Growth: 




Mama's Body: Welcome to your second trimester! Your energy is likely returning, your breasts may be feeling less tender, and your queasiness may have completely abated by now. If not, hang on — chances are good it will soon be behind you (although an unlucky few will still feel nauseated months from now).

Maternity clothes: Absolutely. The pants are to.die.for!! LOVE them!

Sleep: Its all I do right now. I take 2 hr naps!! (Don't get me wrong I LOVE my naps but I am kinda ready to have the energy back to get ready for Miracle). If I don't/can't fit a nap in then I am in bed by 8:30pm. I do notice that when I wake up my back is hurting and I'm thinking about buying a pregnancy pillow--any suggestions are welcome!

Best moment of the week: Hello 2nd trimester!!!! :)


Movement: Still too early--although every twinge,pull,tummy growl I pray its Miracle! :) Wishful thinking??--I think so!!

Symptoms: Nausea is in full blown effect! It seems to be getting worse as I get further along in pregnancy--lets pray that it stops lets say,this week? And does NOT continue the whole 9 months! Whoa-that would total knock me on my butt! Sore boobs always. Diarrhea is still in full effect! :( It's NOT fun. I can tell you-I would go through all of this in a heartbeat,I'm NOT complaining here! :) I'm starting to get alittle "pooch"-still at that--"Is she pregnant or just ate one too many burritos stage". :)

Food cravings/aversions: The past couple weeks sour things have been amazing,but now I'm onto chocolate! :) I LOVE soft serve chocolate ice cream. I HATE the smell of melted cheese. You can forget spaghetti--don't get me near it! lol. French fries and cereal have been my cravings the past couple weeks.(Pray for me--lol)

Belly button in or out: Still in... it'll be a while.

Stretch marks: None,lets keep it that way :)

What I miss: Absolutely nothing! I LOVE being pregnant!!

What I am looking forward to: Our appointment on the 17th! I'm DYING to see Miracle again!!!

 

Weekly wisdom: Don't roller blade while pregnant--who knew?? :) oops!! *Luckily I didn't fall but I guess I really didn't think that one through!

Gender: Still unsure. Daddy thinks wants a boy,Mommy had a dream it was a boy--but I think im going with everyone else and say it's a girl.
The top of your uterus is a bit above your pubic bone, which may be enough to push your tummy out a tad. Starting to show can be quite a thrill, giving you and your partner visible evidence of the baby you've been waiting for. Take some time to plan, daydream, and enjoy this amazing time. It's normal to worry a bit now and then, but try to focus on taking care of yourself and your baby, and having faith that you're well equipped for what's ahead
This week's big developments: Miracle can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. Miracles kidneys are producing urine, which he/she releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process Miracle will keep up until birth. He/She can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb.Miracle is stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches —About a size of a lemon—and Miracle weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His/Her body's growing faster than his/her head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his/her arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His/her legs still have some lengthening to do.) Miracle is starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Miracle's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his/her spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel its tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active

A long waited post!!!!

Wow--my life has been such a crazy one lately...I hope to be able to catch everyone up. First off Im SO sad that I haven't been blogging as much as always-but I can tell you I still read your blogs every day! :) I promise I will be better at blogging!!

I have been waiting SO long to write this post!- I wanna start with where I left off. We were waiting results and hoping for our BFP. I was SO incredibly nervous excited to find out if our second IUI worked. It was 12dpIUI and I was pretty sure it didn't work. I had emailed a couple of my IF bloggers and asked them when they started testing. They ALL said to wait to atleast 12dpIUI. So that night my husband was laying in bed watching tv eating chips and I quietly came in and just layed in bed with him. I kept thinking that I wanted to take a test that night (it was 5pm), but I knew the results could come back negative even if it was postive because it was still so early. (my doctors office requires you to take a HPT and if its positive then they will give you a blood test.) Well I asked my hubby if I should take a test--he quickly said "why not?". I immediately said "are you crazy? It's 5pm and you are suppose to do it at the first morning pee." He looked at me and politely said "Then why did you ask ME". Hmm--thanks for NOTHING! :) So then I said "thats it I'm going to take the test right now" and jumped up and ran to go grab the test from the kitchen(I hadn't put them in the bathroom yet--too tempting to leave in there and NOT pee on them! lol). I was walking to our bathroom and he looked at me and said "please don't--I don't think it worked and I don't want you to be upset". (insert puppy-dog face,poor guy he just doesn't want to listen to the tears anymore,I don't blame him at all!); anywho--I assured him I wouldn't hysterically.sob my eyes out, cry too much if it was negative. I took the test and the room went silent. I walked into the bedroom and he had stopped eating his chips and the tv was on mute(or paused,can't remember). We just stared back at each other for what seemed forever. I told him it had been like 2 minutes and he quickly reminded me that it takes 3 minutes to read!! I was WAY to nervous to wait-so I walked into the bathroom and looked at the test...I walked back into the bedroom with my mouth covering my jaw and my eyes were the size of cantelopes. He said "what does that mean"...the next words changed my life forever.......OMG-it.worked!!!!!!!!!!!! :) We cried for what seemed hours! It was the most wonderful thing ever! I couldn't have asked for a better moment!! We found out on Oct. 28th that we were going to be parents! :) Thank you everyone who has prayed/called/texted/emailed!! I seriously could NOT have gone through this with out you! I can't believe we won the fight against infertility!!
Im so sorry I didn't post this earlier--but I wanted to wait until second trimester!! :)

Here's the our life through bullet point until I update:
**Our due date is July 9th--my birthday is July 3rd so I could possibly have the BEST birthday gift ever!
**We went for our first ultrasound when I was 6 weeks2days and the baby already had a heartbeat! :)
**We have named our bundle of joy...miracle. (original huh?-lol)
**We find out what we are having next month! :) eeeeek!!!
**I am 14 weeks today.
**I passed my early glucose screening!! :)
**We hit second trimester people!!!!!!!!!!

Again thank you for all the love and support we have recieved for the past 2 1/2 years as we were fighting for our little miracle--and now in just 6 months we will meet our little miracle!! AHHHH!! :)


*I will try to update with the rest of the stories/weeks as time goes on!!