Monday, December 31, 2012
Seahorse?
Upon further inspection and google searches, I've noticed our little Petrie looks a little like a seahorse! All the pictures I've seen on the Internet have showed a different curvature of him/her! Oh god, I hope my baby isn't born with a tail!! I know they have one for a little while and then it disappears but the picture just looks so weird. My next appointment is on Wednesday so ill be sure to ask then! I'm sure I'm overreacting lol.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Lots to blog about
There is so much that has happened on our trip to st. Louis that I just keep waiting to post because something else is bound to happen.
As you know I ended up taking a train from Kansas to St. Louis. That ride was very long and annoying. Not sure if I mentioned it on my last post but there was a woman behind me that kept eating Funyuns and wanted to kill her. The smell almost made me lose my stomach. After I finally got to my destination I started to realize how my nose was beginning to be much like a bloodhound! I smell everything! Waking up in the morning to the smell of sleep in the room was even making me want to toss my cookies. I also noticed that if I don't eat every few hours my nausea is much much worse than if I snack throughout the day. Still haven't lost my stomach though! I'm sure my days if not hours are limited on that though.
Mark and I spent Christmas Eve with both sides of the family. It was wonderful seeing everyone after being gone for so long. I'm not sure how to post videos on here yet so I'll do it some other time. I taped both marks families and my families reaction to our news! I think marks mom won the prize on craziness. She knew right away what that outfit meant. On the other hand, my grandma was the one who opened the present on my side and it took her a while to figure it out. Lol she did though. She was so excited. After my side we went back to my moms to open presents there. I got lots of goodies there! Even some maternity clothes :). I will try to figure out the video thing tomorrow.
On Christmas Day we spent a lot of time just going around and visiting more with intermediate family. Then we went to bed not knowing what sadness the morning would bring......
Upon waking up I got a call from the kennel we put the fur babies in. The man on the phone said "Mrs Forster I'm sorry but I have some unfortunate news for you..." my heart began to beat a little faster as my eyes began to swell with tears with his next sentence. "Last night your cat Dexter passed away from what appears to be a grand mal seizure. His room was thrashed about and the way he was positioned led us to come to this conclusion. I'm very sorry for your loss mam." My poor sweet Dexter died. He wasn't even 2 yet. I started to hysterically cry and handed mark the phone. They asked what we wanted done with his body and what they could do to help. We decided to have him cremated. After I calmed down a little I started wondering how this could have happened. I searched the web and came to a few conclusions but one stood out the most. When Dexter was a kitten he suffered from a brain injury that left him with brain damage and some lasting side effects. Apparently when his risk of a seizure or something of that nature happening was really high. He had never been kenneled before and the stress from it must have sparked it. The only other thing that came to mind was neglect of some sort. That was highly unlikely though. That day was filled with tears, confusion and heartache. The days that followed were much of the same.
Mark wanted to try and cheer me up so he took me to a pet store down the street that had puppies. Puppies always make someone feel better, or at least it does me. Right when we walked in a little pup came running up to me. She was beyond adorable. I fell in love with her. I knew that my grieving from Dexter was the main reason for my desire to bring her home. Then I started to feel guilty. Am I dishonoring my sweet Dexter by wanting her so bad? My eyes started to swell again. I then thought of Dakota, (our dog) he was going to be so upset. I looked at mark and he knew what I was thinking. I saw dollar signs in his eyes. Poor guy was just trying to make me feel better and no he had to tell his pregnant griening wife no on a puppy. We left, I cried and carried on about how I already had a perfect name for her. The next day after a lot of discussion we went back. She looked up at Mark and I saw him melt. I knew she was coming home with me!
I named this little girl Izzy. She is a toy fox terrier. She is six months old and basically potty trained! she pooped one time in my moms house but I think that was because I didn't stay outside long enough with her. She slept all night long and didn't make a peep. That's my girl!
The introduction of Izzy and Dakota was interesting. She was in the car in her carrier when we picked him up. She was squeaking and making all kinds of growls and Dakota didn't even notice! He was so excited to see us that it took a good 5 min before he noticed there was something living in the back seat! He then went to investigate. Sniffing her carrier and trying to get in. When we got home we let him sniff a little more before we opened it up for her to come out. She did and I think Dakota was wondering if she was a dog or a rat! She is so tiny next to him lol. They have played a little here and there but Izzy gets a little scared if he gets to wild. I think it's going to all work out!
My appointment was today with the the RE. Our 7 week 3 day ultrasound. It went well! Petrie is growing rapidly and the heartbeat was 148! My next appointment is next Friday!
I hope you all had a great holiday.
Here are a few pics of dexter the kitty, a few of Izzy and if course Petrie!
As you know I ended up taking a train from Kansas to St. Louis. That ride was very long and annoying. Not sure if I mentioned it on my last post but there was a woman behind me that kept eating Funyuns and wanted to kill her. The smell almost made me lose my stomach. After I finally got to my destination I started to realize how my nose was beginning to be much like a bloodhound! I smell everything! Waking up in the morning to the smell of sleep in the room was even making me want to toss my cookies. I also noticed that if I don't eat every few hours my nausea is much much worse than if I snack throughout the day. Still haven't lost my stomach though! I'm sure my days if not hours are limited on that though.
Mark and I spent Christmas Eve with both sides of the family. It was wonderful seeing everyone after being gone for so long. I'm not sure how to post videos on here yet so I'll do it some other time. I taped both marks families and my families reaction to our news! I think marks mom won the prize on craziness. She knew right away what that outfit meant. On the other hand, my grandma was the one who opened the present on my side and it took her a while to figure it out. Lol she did though. She was so excited. After my side we went back to my moms to open presents there. I got lots of goodies there! Even some maternity clothes :). I will try to figure out the video thing tomorrow.
On Christmas Day we spent a lot of time just going around and visiting more with intermediate family. Then we went to bed not knowing what sadness the morning would bring......
Upon waking up I got a call from the kennel we put the fur babies in. The man on the phone said "Mrs Forster I'm sorry but I have some unfortunate news for you..." my heart began to beat a little faster as my eyes began to swell with tears with his next sentence. "Last night your cat Dexter passed away from what appears to be a grand mal seizure. His room was thrashed about and the way he was positioned led us to come to this conclusion. I'm very sorry for your loss mam." My poor sweet Dexter died. He wasn't even 2 yet. I started to hysterically cry and handed mark the phone. They asked what we wanted done with his body and what they could do to help. We decided to have him cremated. After I calmed down a little I started wondering how this could have happened. I searched the web and came to a few conclusions but one stood out the most. When Dexter was a kitten he suffered from a brain injury that left him with brain damage and some lasting side effects. Apparently when his risk of a seizure or something of that nature happening was really high. He had never been kenneled before and the stress from it must have sparked it. The only other thing that came to mind was neglect of some sort. That was highly unlikely though. That day was filled with tears, confusion and heartache. The days that followed were much of the same.
Mark wanted to try and cheer me up so he took me to a pet store down the street that had puppies. Puppies always make someone feel better, or at least it does me. Right when we walked in a little pup came running up to me. She was beyond adorable. I fell in love with her. I knew that my grieving from Dexter was the main reason for my desire to bring her home. Then I started to feel guilty. Am I dishonoring my sweet Dexter by wanting her so bad? My eyes started to swell again. I then thought of Dakota, (our dog) he was going to be so upset. I looked at mark and he knew what I was thinking. I saw dollar signs in his eyes. Poor guy was just trying to make me feel better and no he had to tell his pregnant griening wife no on a puppy. We left, I cried and carried on about how I already had a perfect name for her. The next day after a lot of discussion we went back. She looked up at Mark and I saw him melt. I knew she was coming home with me!
I named this little girl Izzy. She is a toy fox terrier. She is six months old and basically potty trained! she pooped one time in my moms house but I think that was because I didn't stay outside long enough with her. She slept all night long and didn't make a peep. That's my girl!
The introduction of Izzy and Dakota was interesting. She was in the car in her carrier when we picked him up. She was squeaking and making all kinds of growls and Dakota didn't even notice! He was so excited to see us that it took a good 5 min before he noticed there was something living in the back seat! He then went to investigate. Sniffing her carrier and trying to get in. When we got home we let him sniff a little more before we opened it up for her to come out. She did and I think Dakota was wondering if she was a dog or a rat! She is so tiny next to him lol. They have played a little here and there but Izzy gets a little scared if he gets to wild. I think it's going to all work out!
My appointment was today with the the RE. Our 7 week 3 day ultrasound. It went well! Petrie is growing rapidly and the heartbeat was 148! My next appointment is next Friday!
I hope you all had a great holiday.
Here are a few pics of dexter the kitty, a few of Izzy and if course Petrie!
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Trains, Planes & Babies
Oh baby baby! This weekend was full of goo goo's, ga ga's, smiles, diapers and naps! I had a great time at my sisters. My nieces may be the cutest babies I have ever seen! And I'm not exaggerating either. The twins are so cute. I was so surprised how different from one another they are. Sophia is more laid back and full of laughter while grace is much more serious and makes ya work for a smile. I tried to stay away from poopy diapers because I wasn't sure if I would make a bigger mess by puking! I changed some wet ones and one tiny poop one. I think it was maybe an after shock from the poop earlier haha! I learned a lot in my short visit to. Like about tummy time and milestones in the learning process. My sister also informed me on some not so pleasant things during pregnancy and birth. I'm not gunna lie I'm a little more nervous now! At least I have hopefully 8+ more months to learn.
Im currently on a train to St. Louis. My mom and dad were supposed to come out to Kansas but unfortunately mom got sick she's doing better though. Getting on this train was a little hectic for sure. I was going to be like 30 min early but the highway was shut down due to an accident. My brother in-law and I had to literally run to the train so I didn't miss it. I also took a little fall down the steps trying to get there! I'm fine not really bruises. I would like to think I fell gracefully :). When I got on the train and got situated I realized I was wheezing and having a hard time breathing. I think I may have had a mini asthma attack. Shows how out of shape I'm in, hu?
Now I'm relaxing as much as I can. I may try to take a nap because I have a lot of Christmas wrapping to do before tomorrow morning. I had all our presents sent to my moms so I didn't have to pack it all. So lots of stuff to wrap!
Surprisingly my flight was fine! I had one delay in Phoenix but not that bad. The only thing annoying was baggage claim in KC! There were a lot of flights canceled that day due to the winter storm. So people missed their connecting flights but
Their luggage didn't. So the claim area was packed with unclaimed luggage bit took us an hour to get my stuff. Other than that it was a relativity good flight.
Still no real symptoms so far. The ladies behind me were eating Funyuns and I was questioning my strength on keeping down my lunch. But I was able to breathe through it! I got a little air sick coming in and a few nausea spells here and there. I think I'm doin pretty good on that front! Lets hope it stays that way!
Here are some baby pics!
Im currently on a train to St. Louis. My mom and dad were supposed to come out to Kansas but unfortunately mom got sick she's doing better though. Getting on this train was a little hectic for sure. I was going to be like 30 min early but the highway was shut down due to an accident. My brother in-law and I had to literally run to the train so I didn't miss it. I also took a little fall down the steps trying to get there! I'm fine not really bruises. I would like to think I fell gracefully :). When I got on the train and got situated I realized I was wheezing and having a hard time breathing. I think I may have had a mini asthma attack. Shows how out of shape I'm in, hu?
Now I'm relaxing as much as I can. I may try to take a nap because I have a lot of Christmas wrapping to do before tomorrow morning. I had all our presents sent to my moms so I didn't have to pack it all. So lots of stuff to wrap!
Surprisingly my flight was fine! I had one delay in Phoenix but not that bad. The only thing annoying was baggage claim in KC! There were a lot of flights canceled that day due to the winter storm. So people missed their connecting flights but
Their luggage didn't. So the claim area was packed with unclaimed luggage bit took us an hour to get my stuff. Other than that it was a relativity good flight.
Still no real symptoms so far. The ladies behind me were eating Funyuns and I was questioning my strength on keeping down my lunch. But I was able to breathe through it! I got a little air sick coming in and a few nausea spells here and there. I think I'm doin pretty good on that front! Lets hope it stays that way!
Here are some baby pics!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
An Unplanned trip to the clinic
Last night I woke up with some pain that I attributed to gas pains. So after some tossing and turning I finally fell back asleep. When I woke up this morning I went to the bathroom and noticed I was bleeding. It also had some clots in it. My heart sank and I started freaking out. I told mark and he jumped on the Internet searching for the cause. He said it looks like it could be normal. I called the doc and he said to come on in to the clinic for an ultrasound.
When I arrived they brought me right back and the Dr came in to start the ultrasound. Right away I was shocked to see our little Petrie still there! He was much bigger and his heart was beating strong. The Dr said this is a good sign. The fact that our baby had grown in size and we had a heartbeat was great. After measuring the baby she went on to find the cause of my bleeding. She came across what she called subchorionic hemorrhaging. It's bleeding on the outside of the gestational sack. There is no main cause for this she said but it happens in almost 25% of pregnancies. It is thought to be from the rapid growth of the gestational sack causing tares around the gestational sack. In turn causing bleeding. She went on to tell me that it does increase our risk for miscarriage. Then quickly went on saying that it was a good sign that we had a heartbeat and growing baby. I'm supposed to take it easy until I leave for my flight. I'm also supposed to stop taking baby aspirin and no lifting over 10 lbs.
My morning was filled with tons of emotions. I'm a little more at ease now because we saw a heartbeat and he/she has grown since our last appointment (2days ago). But we aren't out of the woods yet. I just pray our little petrie stick around. This upcoming week I will taking it easy and trying to stay calm and stress free.
Here is a new picture of our sweet baby Petrie.
When I arrived they brought me right back and the Dr came in to start the ultrasound. Right away I was shocked to see our little Petrie still there! He was much bigger and his heart was beating strong. The Dr said this is a good sign. The fact that our baby had grown in size and we had a heartbeat was great. After measuring the baby she went on to find the cause of my bleeding. She came across what she called subchorionic hemorrhaging. It's bleeding on the outside of the gestational sack. There is no main cause for this she said but it happens in almost 25% of pregnancies. It is thought to be from the rapid growth of the gestational sack causing tares around the gestational sack. In turn causing bleeding. She went on to tell me that it does increase our risk for miscarriage. Then quickly went on saying that it was a good sign that we had a heartbeat and growing baby. I'm supposed to take it easy until I leave for my flight. I'm also supposed to stop taking baby aspirin and no lifting over 10 lbs.
My morning was filled with tons of emotions. I'm a little more at ease now because we saw a heartbeat and he/she has grown since our last appointment (2days ago). But we aren't out of the woods yet. I just pray our little petrie stick around. This upcoming week I will taking it easy and trying to stay calm and stress free.
Here is a new picture of our sweet baby Petrie.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
A little blueberry
We have updated to blueberry status! Yay!
Today is the first day I have felt really crapy! It is all setting in I think. I have had nausea ALL day long! My body aches, mainly my legs, and I'm really tired. I slept when I got home from work for about two hours. Felt good but I desperately needed to pack for my trip, so I had to get up! I'm all packed and ready now. I hope my nausea isn't to bad this next week. I love Christmas and all the food. It would be a shame if I couldn't eat it all :( .
My sister had an update list she used on her blog and I have decided to adopt it!
Cravings: chipotle burritos
Mood: Great until I start feeling the nausea.
Wedding Ring: Still fits
Sickness: Nausea and fatigued.
Miss Anything: Not having to pee all the time at night.
Object Comparison: A Blueberry
Movement: It's a long ways away!
Belly Button: In
Looking Forward To: Telling family on Christmas Eve, seeing my new nieces and our next appointment to see Petrie!
Today is the first day I have felt really crapy! It is all setting in I think. I have had nausea ALL day long! My body aches, mainly my legs, and I'm really tired. I slept when I got home from work for about two hours. Felt good but I desperately needed to pack for my trip, so I had to get up! I'm all packed and ready now. I hope my nausea isn't to bad this next week. I love Christmas and all the food. It would be a shame if I couldn't eat it all :( .
My sister had an update list she used on her blog and I have decided to adopt it!
Cravings: chipotle burritos
Mood: Great until I start feeling the nausea.
Wedding Ring: Still fits
Sickness: Nausea and fatigued.
Miss Anything: Not having to pee all the time at night.
Object Comparison: A Blueberry
Movement: It's a long ways away!
Belly Button: In
Looking Forward To: Telling family on Christmas Eve, seeing my new nieces and our next appointment to see Petrie!
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Merry Christmas!
I already posted today but I have some more on my mind. :)
I was in a great mood for the better part of the day. I couldn't stop thinking of our little Petrie. Good day all in all.
So now I am gearing up for my trip on Thursday. First I head to Kansas City to visit with my sis and the new twins! So excited about that. Then I head to St. Louis to see the rest of my family and Marks family. We have decided to let family know on Christmas Eve. That's the day both our families celebrate Christmas. With marks family I we are putting a outfit that says "who needs Santa when I've got grandma" in a gift bag and giving it to his mom as one of her presents. Should be interesting to see how long it takes everyone to figure it out. As for my family, my parents and sister already know so that leaves my grandparents cousins and aunt and uncle. So this year is probably my grandmas last Christmas because she has terminal brain cancer. So I really wanted to make her special this year by letting everyone know through her. She has been asking when we are going to be doing our treatment and I have managed to keep it from her and the others. I went and got a picture game that says now showing and put our ultrasound picture in it. I plan on letting everyone open their presents and then say "wait, I think there is one more for grandma" and have mark go get it from the car like it was an accident. I can't wait to let everyone know. I know it's early but I really wanted my grandma to know in case something happens. Our friends and Facebook will have to wait until the second trimester.
While in St. Louis I plan on stoping by to see a few friends. We also have a few Restaurants I miss so much! On that list is El Nopal, Lenny's subs and imo's pizza! Not sure how we will fit them all in because our schedule is pretty packed. Some how we will though.
Oh and tomorrow is my momma's birthday. Unfortunately she isn't feeling well so I hope she starts feeling better soon. :(
My next appointment is next Saturday the 29th. We will hopefully see a little bigger Petrie.
I was in a great mood for the better part of the day. I couldn't stop thinking of our little Petrie. Good day all in all.
So now I am gearing up for my trip on Thursday. First I head to Kansas City to visit with my sis and the new twins! So excited about that. Then I head to St. Louis to see the rest of my family and Marks family. We have decided to let family know on Christmas Eve. That's the day both our families celebrate Christmas. With marks family I we are putting a outfit that says "who needs Santa when I've got grandma" in a gift bag and giving it to his mom as one of her presents. Should be interesting to see how long it takes everyone to figure it out. As for my family, my parents and sister already know so that leaves my grandparents cousins and aunt and uncle. So this year is probably my grandmas last Christmas because she has terminal brain cancer. So I really wanted to make her special this year by letting everyone know through her. She has been asking when we are going to be doing our treatment and I have managed to keep it from her and the others. I went and got a picture game that says now showing and put our ultrasound picture in it. I plan on letting everyone open their presents and then say "wait, I think there is one more for grandma" and have mark go get it from the car like it was an accident. I can't wait to let everyone know. I know it's early but I really wanted my grandma to know in case something happens. Our friends and Facebook will have to wait until the second trimester.
While in St. Louis I plan on stoping by to see a few friends. We also have a few Restaurants I miss so much! On that list is El Nopal, Lenny's subs and imo's pizza! Not sure how we will fit them all in because our schedule is pretty packed. Some how we will though.
Oh and tomorrow is my momma's birthday. Unfortunately she isn't feeling well so I hope she starts feeling better soon. :(
My next appointment is next Saturday the 29th. We will hopefully see a little bigger Petrie.
6 weeks! First Ultrasound
Today was our first ultrasound! What a relief it was to see our little Petrie on the screen. We saw the gestational sack the yolk sack and the fetal pole. We also saw the heart flickering away. No actual heartbeat though. It's still a little early. We are so relieved. I can't begin to express our happiness! We also want to thank each an every one of you for your support through this process. We are truly blessed to have such a great present this Christmas. We still have a long way to go but this is a huge milestone.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Small Panic Attack
So we got home from our trip this afternoon and I started thinking. This is not a good thing for me because I usually come up with ridiculous scenarios. And of course I did this time as well. Although I don't think it's all that ridiculous. What if on Tuesday we go in for an ultrasound and all we see us a gestational sack? No baby, no yolk sack.... Nothing!!! This little idea became a full blown out real situation that I believed I would face. So I thought to myself what can I do to help ease my mind of this horrible thought? POAS of course! If the line is light or non existent then I would be prepared, right? Right! I run to the bathroom grab the stick from under the sink and pee on it......... Wait........ Wait some more......finally 2 minutes passes and I grab it off the counter and peek out my right eye at this stick that hold my future! Woohoo!!! Two lines the exact same color! Sheesh what a relief! I know there is still a lot of things that could go wrong at any time but as of right now our little Petrie is still there!
As far as how I'm feeling....... Well I sure am having to pee A LOT. I get up at least 4 times a night to go now. Also I am waking up at like 5am starving. I have noticed that if I get real hungry I get a little nauseated. While at Palm Springs it was awful because I had nothing to munch on in these desperate hours. I simply had to wait it out. :( I am also having lots of cramps! I hope this is normal. I think Petrie is just getting comfy and my uterus may be expanding. Who knows though. Ill be sure to ask Dr. Garzo on Tuesday.
Two more days and then I'll get to see little Petrie! ::eek:: I hope that its not to soon to see a heartbeat. Fingers crossed!
I'll leave you with a picture of my pee stick and som vacation pics....
As far as how I'm feeling....... Well I sure am having to pee A LOT. I get up at least 4 times a night to go now. Also I am waking up at like 5am starving. I have noticed that if I get real hungry I get a little nauseated. While at Palm Springs it was awful because I had nothing to munch on in these desperate hours. I simply had to wait it out. :( I am also having lots of cramps! I hope this is normal. I think Petrie is just getting comfy and my uterus may be expanding. Who knows though. Ill be sure to ask Dr. Garzo on Tuesday.
Two more days and then I'll get to see little Petrie! ::eek:: I hope that its not to soon to see a heartbeat. Fingers crossed!
I'll leave you with a picture of my pee stick and som vacation pics....
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Nicknames and the Spa!
Our weekend at the Riviera spa and resort in Palm Springs has come to an end. We head back home in the morning. We enjoyed our stay very much.
Today mark relaxed on the golf course with the guys while us wives stayed back and enjoyed our spa day. It started out with an amazing breakfast full of fresh fruit, pancakes, Danishes, bacon and lots of amazing other things. After that we headed over to the spa. We all had choices of different services so once there we kinda got split up. The nice part was that we waited for our treatments in the Buddha lounge that consisted of a steam room, hot tub, warm pool, sauna and an amazing relaxing waterfall that went into the pool! Then came time for our massages!!!!!!! I planned on getting a Swedish massage but once I informed the girl I was pregnant she suggested that we do a mommy to be massage. It was equally great though. The only thing I didn't get was reflexology on my feet. After my 80 minute massage (it went by to fast for sure) I went for my pedicure. I chose a pretty purple for my toes. It was good but not as awesome as the massage. All in all, great trip with some great people.
Today a new nickname came about for our little one snuggled up in my uterus. Petrie shall be his or hers name until the sex is determined. Petrie is perfect for 2 reasons. 1 the obvious reason of course, the fact he/she was made in a Petrie dish lol. 2 I love the little dinosaur in land before time named Petrie. He is so cute!
Well folks, Tuesday is the day!!!! I hope everything goes well and our little Petrie is doing great. I'm so excited but nervous at the same time.
Talk to you all soon!
Today mark relaxed on the golf course with the guys while us wives stayed back and enjoyed our spa day. It started out with an amazing breakfast full of fresh fruit, pancakes, Danishes, bacon and lots of amazing other things. After that we headed over to the spa. We all had choices of different services so once there we kinda got split up. The nice part was that we waited for our treatments in the Buddha lounge that consisted of a steam room, hot tub, warm pool, sauna and an amazing relaxing waterfall that went into the pool! Then came time for our massages!!!!!!! I planned on getting a Swedish massage but once I informed the girl I was pregnant she suggested that we do a mommy to be massage. It was equally great though. The only thing I didn't get was reflexology on my feet. After my 80 minute massage (it went by to fast for sure) I went for my pedicure. I chose a pretty purple for my toes. It was good but not as awesome as the massage. All in all, great trip with some great people.
Today a new nickname came about for our little one snuggled up in my uterus. Petrie shall be his or hers name until the sex is determined. Petrie is perfect for 2 reasons. 1 the obvious reason of course, the fact he/she was made in a Petrie dish lol. 2 I love the little dinosaur in land before time named Petrie. He is so cute!
Well folks, Tuesday is the day!!!! I hope everything goes well and our little Petrie is doing great. I'm so excited but nervous at the same time.
Talk to you all soon!
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Just another week
I'm waiting patiently (well as patient as I can be) for Tuesday to get here! I am really hoping that everything is good and we get to see our little nugget at the ultrasound. We have a long ways to go until we are out of the woods. Even after the first trimester anything can happen. We could very well go in there just to find out the pregnancy is not viable. I'm trying to stay as positive as possible until then though. :)
Ok enough negativity for now. The only real symptoms I'm having are acid reflux (like all day) and a little cranky. I find myself not liking a lot of people. They just piss me off for some reason. Even poor Mark! I'm not as worried about him as I am the people that don't know I'm pregnant. Poor bastards must think I'm just a cold hearted biotch!! Haha, oh well I don't care much about their opinion anyway. Other than those two symptoms and a few I won't mention just because it would be TMI for all of you non infertility folks!
I am so excited for this weekend. Palm Springs here we come!!! Pedi and 80 min massage! Ahhhh, some much needed relaxation. We have our friend Ian staying with the fur babies so we don't have to board them.
I'll we sure to post after the weekend on all the juicy details of our trip. Ta ta for now!
Oh our baby is the size of a sweet pea!
Ok enough negativity for now. The only real symptoms I'm having are acid reflux (like all day) and a little cranky. I find myself not liking a lot of people. They just piss me off for some reason. Even poor Mark! I'm not as worried about him as I am the people that don't know I'm pregnant. Poor bastards must think I'm just a cold hearted biotch!! Haha, oh well I don't care much about their opinion anyway. Other than those two symptoms and a few I won't mention just because it would be TMI for all of you non infertility folks!
I am so excited for this weekend. Palm Springs here we come!!! Pedi and 80 min massage! Ahhhh, some much needed relaxation. We have our friend Ian staying with the fur babies so we don't have to board them.
I'll we sure to post after the weekend on all the juicy details of our trip. Ta ta for now!
Oh our baby is the size of a sweet pea!
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Symptoms already?
2 days have pasted since i got my results and already I have pregnancy symptoms! First let me back up and say that after I posted on Friday my nurse called me back and told me "we are changing your meds slightly". I was currently on 2cc of my booty shot (PIO) and 4 estrogen patches. Well, she upped my patches to 6 and kept my PIO dose the same. But wait...... She added a new med! A progesterone pill, and not just any old pill you take ORALY either! It goes up somewhere else and not my butt!! :-/ Ok that's enough about that. Sorry for the tmi!
So back to my symptoms.... I'm not sure if its from the med increase or if its actually pregnancy related. First of all my crankiness is a little overwhelming. I go from happy to sad to angry in 10 seconds flat! I am also already getting up every 2-3 hours to pee at night. That's annoying. But the worst of all my symptoms is the acid reflux and heart burn. Tums have become my new best friend! Like I said before I'm not really sure if its from my little Nugget or the meds. Either way though I'm not enjoying it. Then again though I will take this any day of the week to hold our precious little one in August!
Mark and I are already taking bets on if its a boy or girl. I know, I know, it's a little early to be counting our chicks before they hatch but it's so hard not to! I am almost positive it's a boy and mark believes its a girl. I guess we have about 10 weeks before we find that one out though. Either way I will be elated. I just got a feeling it's a boy. In the end all we really want is a happy healthy baby.
Hope all of you had a great weekend. Monday has really snuck up on me! :-(
So back to my symptoms.... I'm not sure if its from the med increase or if its actually pregnancy related. First of all my crankiness is a little overwhelming. I go from happy to sad to angry in 10 seconds flat! I am also already getting up every 2-3 hours to pee at night. That's annoying. But the worst of all my symptoms is the acid reflux and heart burn. Tums have become my new best friend! Like I said before I'm not really sure if its from my little Nugget or the meds. Either way though I'm not enjoying it. Then again though I will take this any day of the week to hold our precious little one in August!
Mark and I are already taking bets on if its a boy or girl. I know, I know, it's a little early to be counting our chicks before they hatch but it's so hard not to! I am almost positive it's a boy and mark believes its a girl. I guess we have about 10 weeks before we find that one out though. Either way I will be elated. I just got a feeling it's a boy. In the end all we really want is a happy healthy baby.
Hope all of you had a great weekend. Monday has really snuck up on me! :-(
Friday, December 7, 2012
Results Are In!
Ok as you all know I had my beta today! The nurse called ( finally after making me wait all afternoon ) and said that my beta came back at 110!!! We are officially pregnant! My first ultrasound is on December 18th at 8:30am. Mark and I are so excited. We want to thank all of you for the tremendous amount of support you all have given us.
I have to admit that on day 6 of my wait I ended up POAS and got a positive!! So of course I became this crazy POAS aholic and did it every day and sometimes twice a day. Mark thought I was crazy. I think he may be right though! Lol
As far as my mood lately..... Not so good. I have been soooooo grumpy and especially mean these past few days. Everything irritates me and most the time I want to scream! I have to say that mark has done really well with my recent mood changes. Last night he was about to get mad and then said "never mind, it's just the hormones"!!! Haha I think he remembered the part from the movie knocked up when Ben kept repeating this and saying "f**k you hormones"! Love that movie by the way. I have also been hungry a lot earlier in the evening but I'm contributing that along with my extreme tiredness to the progesterone shots! Oh how I hate progesterone injections.
So the only people that are aware of our pregnancy and Ivf is of course all of you in blog world and my parents and sister. We are keeping the it a secret from our family until Christmas. I will also be keeping it from most of my friends and especially Facebook until we are out of our first trimester. So if you know me on Facebook or in person please keep this a secret. Although we are so excited we can't help but be a little cautious. Well that's all for now. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
I'll leave you with some POAS pictures! This isn't all of them but you get the picture!
I have to admit that on day 6 of my wait I ended up POAS and got a positive!! So of course I became this crazy POAS aholic and did it every day and sometimes twice a day. Mark thought I was crazy. I think he may be right though! Lol
As far as my mood lately..... Not so good. I have been soooooo grumpy and especially mean these past few days. Everything irritates me and most the time I want to scream! I have to say that mark has done really well with my recent mood changes. Last night he was about to get mad and then said "never mind, it's just the hormones"!!! Haha I think he remembered the part from the movie knocked up when Ben kept repeating this and saying "f**k you hormones"! Love that movie by the way. I have also been hungry a lot earlier in the evening but I'm contributing that along with my extreme tiredness to the progesterone shots! Oh how I hate progesterone injections.
So the only people that are aware of our pregnancy and Ivf is of course all of you in blog world and my parents and sister. We are keeping the it a secret from our family until Christmas. I will also be keeping it from most of my friends and especially Facebook until we are out of our first trimester. So if you know me on Facebook or in person please keep this a secret. Although we are so excited we can't help but be a little cautious. Well that's all for now. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
I'll leave you with some POAS pictures! This isn't all of them but you get the picture!
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
FaceTime and Palm Springs
Nothing new to report really. I'm still eating my pineapple daily and trying to relax as much as possible. Friday is only 1 1/2 days away! Then I will know if there is a baby Forster on board or not! Fingers crossed! Oh I have been very irritable and tired lately. Hope that's a good sign.
Got to do FaceTime with my new nieces this afternoon! That was fun. I can't believe how big they are already. Only 2 more weeks until I get to see their smiling faces in person!
In other news mark and I are going to Palm Springs next weekend with his work. We are staying at the riviera resort and spa! The men will play golf and the wives get spa treatments for a day! I chose a Swedish message and a pedicure. Sound fantastic to me! I get the impression Mark would rather have a spa day than golf but oh well. He likes to golf and hardly ever gets to. Anywho, that's all the news I got. Ill be sure to post on Friday with my results!
Got to do FaceTime with my new nieces this afternoon! That was fun. I can't believe how big they are already. Only 2 more weeks until I get to see their smiling faces in person!
In other news mark and I are going to Palm Springs next weekend with his work. We are staying at the riviera resort and spa! The men will play golf and the wives get spa treatments for a day! I chose a Swedish message and a pedicure. Sound fantastic to me! I get the impression Mark would rather have a spa day than golf but oh well. He likes to golf and hardly ever gets to. Anywho, that's all the news I got. Ill be sure to post on Friday with my results!
Monday, December 3, 2012
LA and POAS
Yesterday mark and I went to LA for the lakers game. We had lots of fun. I have never been a big basketball girl but I liked it. They had lots of food and my favorite...RIBS!! Yum! I ate like I was eating for two even though I might not be, haha! The worst part of the night was my PIO shot. I had to do it myself because there were no family bathrooms there. Let me say that it sucked! It's hard seeing back there plus I had no mirror. So I had to get my makeup thing out and use that tiny, tiny mirror. I had to prop it upon the handicap rail then bend down low enough to be able to see my @ss! Once I located the spot I had to find the guts to actually do it with no ice. I finally got the courage to stick the huge inch and a half thick needle in my rump (I may have said a few bad words to) Im sorry to those that were in the other stall, oops! And because its oil based it it really hard to push in. It felt like it took forever. Anywho, when I was done of course it bled like frickin crazy. But I came prepared with a band-aid :) Sheesh! I'm glad that's over. Now I have a lump the size of Texas on my ass though along with a developing bruise. :(
Sooooo, I may or may not have POAS! But I'm not going to tell! Sorry!
Friday is my beta (blood test)! I am so anxious for it to get here. I have definitely more tired the past few days. Hoping its a good sign that I have a bean growing strong in there!
Sooooo, I may or may not have POAS! But I'm not going to tell! Sorry!
Friday is my beta (blood test)! I am so anxious for it to get here. I have definitely more tired the past few days. Hoping its a good sign that I have a bean growing strong in there!
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Hormonal Nutcase
Nothing new to update really. Just hanging out and taking it easy. Today the hubby and I did the last of our Christmas shopping, so glad that's done. I also went to Michaels craft store (I can do a lot of damage in that store) to pick up yarn. I hope that I picked up the last that I will need for the blanket I'm crocheting. I am excited about it because I am always making them for other people and never for myself! I decided on a green and brown blanket this time. It's fits my living room well. Anyway, I left with much more than yarn to say the least! I got some amazing smelling pine cones that smell like cinnamon!! I love that stuff. Really puts you in the Christmas spirit I think.
As far as how I'm feeling.... Fine I guess. Nothing interesting to report. A few cramps here and there like before. Some are pretty intense though. I hope it's a good sign! I have for sure been hormonally nutty!!!!!!!!! Mark can vouch on that, haha! I will be laughing one second and historically crying the next. It's bad, real bad. I'm also not the nicest person to be around either :-/ not that I can help it though. I don't realize my craziness until afterwards. At least I'm owning it though. Most women would just deny it all together. Not me, I know I'm a bitch right now. In fact I just yelled at mark in my screechy loud annoying voice to turn down the tv. When he said ok I was a little disappointed that he didn't give an attitude or sarcastic remark. I was ready to go all spastic on him, hehehe! See, I'm evil aren't I? Poor guy! He'll get over it though.
Tomorrow we head up to LA for the lakers game. Should be fun. Hope you all have a great weekend.
Here is my blanket
As far as how I'm feeling.... Fine I guess. Nothing interesting to report. A few cramps here and there like before. Some are pretty intense though. I hope it's a good sign! I have for sure been hormonally nutty!!!!!!!!! Mark can vouch on that, haha! I will be laughing one second and historically crying the next. It's bad, real bad. I'm also not the nicest person to be around either :-/ not that I can help it though. I don't realize my craziness until afterwards. At least I'm owning it though. Most women would just deny it all together. Not me, I know I'm a bitch right now. In fact I just yelled at mark in my screechy loud annoying voice to turn down the tv. When he said ok I was a little disappointed that he didn't give an attitude or sarcastic remark. I was ready to go all spastic on him, hehehe! See, I'm evil aren't I? Poor guy! He'll get over it though.
Tomorrow we head up to LA for the lakers game. Should be fun. Hope you all have a great weekend.
Here is my blanket
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