August update

Not much has been going on again. I have had an ongoing cold/allergies for about three weeks now that is starting to really drive me insane but otherwise things have been smooth so I am thankful for that!

I had an appt on Tuesday which didn't consist of much. I brought up being sick and the dr said that it was most likely from the high levels of progesterone in my body right now mixed with the weather. She said try taking Zyrtec or Claritin to help. When I mentioned not sleeping at night she said I could take some Tylenol PM so I neeed to go get some of that and pray it works! I just haven't had the chance yet. Heard baby's heartbeat again and it was at 166. This makes me nervous because both of the boys were always in the 160's and I want a girl so bad!!

Wednesday we made the trip down to Des Moines for my first trimester scan. It was nothing like last time and I was very bummed. When I went with Bentley (only four days later than this time) the tech took a good 45 minutes-1 hour for the ultrasound. She was super nice and even told us what we were having. She explained everything she was doing and was very personable. Oh and she printed a ton of pics, which of course made me happy. This time around the chick just seemed rushed and like she didn't care at all. She ran through a few measurements, turned to 3d for 5 seconds and printed a pic, went back and saw the baby's foot and printed it, then said she couldn't get the one measurement she really needed so I needed to get up and walk and she left the room! About FIFTEEN minutes later she came back in and got what she needed and was about to quit but I asked if I could have at least one profile pic of the baby. She did that quick and printed another picture of the other foot (must've had a weird foot obsession) and we were done. She said it was too early to try and see the gender (which you can tell after 12 weeks if you know what you're doing). Got my finger poked for the blood test they do and we were done. Oh and baby's heartbeat was in the 170's (number escaped me for a moment) and it is measuring within two days of my due date. The only good out of the trip, other than seeing that baby was still ok and growing, was the Taco Johns on the way home.

Here are a few pics from the trip.

My next appt will be September 27th and I will get an ultrasound so we can find out what this baby is! Keeping our fingers crossed for a little girl...but we have been looking at boy names as well just in case. I keep trying not to get my hopes up too high because I was so bummed last time but whatever happens happens.

We also have decided we aren't telling anyone the name before the baby comes this time. We MAY have a first name for a boy finally but I still keep changing my mind on a girl name. We are doing this because last time I got soo mad at people for talking crap about the name Bentley that I almost didn't want the one name I loved anymore. I'm determined not to let that happen again and I know if people don't like the name they know better than to say something after the baby already has it for sure!

12 weeks!

Well, it's been a while since I last posted. We moved back to Iowa and since I don't have internet except on my phone most of the time it's hard to keep up blogs! Since moving back I have gotten to see the baby one more time a couple of weeks back. He/she was still doing great and the even better news is that my subchorionic bleed has finally gone away. Baby was measuring right on with my due date this time which was awesome. The heartbeat was 175 so still on the higher end-which most say points to girl when it's that high so I'm keeping my fingers crossed it come true for us! Other than that the appt was pretty uneventful since it was technicially just the "initial appointment" where they get your background/updates from last time and take tons of blood. I never heard back after that though so I'm assuming everything was fine!

Otherwise I've been doing good. Glad to have hit 12 weeks yesterday...this pregnancy seems to be moving so slow! I've had a cold for a week and a half now but I'm finally on an antibiotic for that-even though I only have one day left and so far it doesn't seem to be helping. I swear this runny nose is going to be the death of me!

I also was able to find the heartbeat on my home doppler this past week twice! This made me super excited since I wasn't able to find it myself (or at the dr office) until 13 weeks last time. It was too "distant" to pick up how fast it was but hearing it was beyond good enough for me:)

Anyways, I have another appointment next week which I have no idea what they'll do. I'm assuming it'll be pretty basic with just checking for the heartbeat but both the nurse practicioner and the ultrasound tech said that because of my history I'd probably get quite a few ultrasounds again this time I'm hoping they'll sneak one in again. I also called to see if I could get in for a late first trimester scan since last time that's when I found out what I was having (and I like to know that everything is ok) but I'm still waiting to hear back if it's too late to get in or not since they are done in Des Moines.

I'll try and keep updated after my next appt though. For now here are a couple of 12 week belly pics (sorry they're so dark). Not much to see still but I feel like I'm huge (probably from all of those home cooked meals I've been eating). I have no idea how much I've gained so far though either.