15 weeks

Totally wild...15 weeks down, 25 to go. It's been a good week. Baby Zachary is no longer "the baby." I'm pretty sure I'm feeling movement, which for now is amazing (I'm sure I'll change my tune when he keeps putting his foot in my ribs). Jeff is still home (new date to leave is Friday, but that could change). I've been battling a head cold, but am finally feeling better. It's getting cold outside too, so fall is finally here. It's hard to believe that Thanskgiving is only a month away. Of course no store is letting us forget that Christmas is around the corner! I can't wait for the holidays to be over with, just for the sake that it will be 2009, the year my baby will be born!

It's a......

Boy!!
Okay, I admit, I'm a bit disappointed, but after some therapy (shopping for baby boy clothes), I feel a bit better.She was 100% sure she said. I've attached some pictures for your viewing pleasure! :inlove: So, Zachary Michael is on his way!

14 weeks!

Not much has changed since last week. My next OB appointment isn't until November 4th. I do go on Monday for an ultrasound to hopefully determine if little one is a boy or girl. Jeff leaves in a week.
I'm still SO tired. By 4pm I feel like a walking zombie, even if I've done nothing all day. This makes it hard on the kids because that's when they're getting home from school and need me the most. By the time bedtime comes around I can't wait for them to go to sleep!

I'll post on Monday if we find out what we're having. I'm hoping Pink, but Blue will be fine too.

HELLO 2ND TRIMESTER!!

YEAH! 13 weeks today. It's hard to believe. I have a feeling the next 13 weeks will go by quickly, and the last 13 will be the longest!
Most days I still don't FEEL pregnant, although I'm starting to look it depending on what I wear. I'm definitely wearing maternity pants, but mostly I'm stuck in shirts that either look too small or too big. Got to love that in-between stage!
Jeff leaves in 2 weeks...ugh...We've been trying to get things straight before he leaves. We have a running to-do list, and are slowly chipping away at that.
Hopefully I'll find out in 2 weeks what the little bean is. I'll be 15 weeks on the day he leaves, and supposedly I can find out then.

update on test results

I called today and they told me the blood test was negative, and that everything looked good. Relief doesn't describe it enough. It's not that we would have done anything had we gotten a different answer, but knowing that everything is PROBABLY okay definite makes me sigh a huge sigh of relief.

12 week NT scan and picture

The scan went well and the measurements were right where they needed to be. The test also includes a blood test to calculate the complete risk. Those results will be back on Monday.
Baby wasn't too cooperative so it took quite a while to get the measurements. A bunch of poking, prodding, jumping up and down and wiggling made baby move some. By the end he/she was pretty ticked off!

12 weeks today

Today I'm 12 weeks. I had a regular OB appointment that was pretty uneventful. We discussed trying a VBAC seeing I've already had 2 c-sections. She seemed open to the idea of trying, or at least didn't completly refuse, which is good. I feel relieved seeing my last c-section (actually both) were so tramatic. Obviously if there was a medical reason I'd consent to a c-section, but I still have pain at the incision site from my last c-section, and believe there's some PTSD along with it. I literally freeze at the thought of another one.

Tomorrow is my repeat NT scan seeing last week's was a bust. I'm praying for good news, and would appreciate all the prayers anyone can spare.

200 days

I have 200 days left. That sounds like an extremely long amount of time.
Ugh.