My little gummy bear, er buttercup

So... the appointment was today. And, in short... I saw the little gummy bear! So cute! Saw the heart flickering away and everything! And, I'm measuring 8 weeks and 1 day, which is exactly what I am, so right on schedule! Whew!

I'll post an actual recap of the appointment later, but wanted to at least share the news!

8 Weeks

Your baby is growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter every day and continuing to straighten out in the trunk. Though you can't feel it yet, baby is moving those little arms, legs and (now only slightly) webbed fingers and toes like crazy.

How far along? 8 weeks

Total weight gain/loss? -1 since last week. Down 2 overall.

Maternity clothes? Nope.

Stretch marks? Nope.

Sleep? Pretty good. I'll take it for as long as it lasts. Though I'm constantly tired. The past 2 days I've taken naps in my car during my lunch break and last night I was half asleep at 6 and went to bed at 8 and was still tired when I woke at 5:00, and I didn't wake up in the middle of the night.

Best moment this week? Um, none actually.

Movement? Nope but I do have cramps. Actually, quite a bit of cramps at the moment. And, I'm still nauseous all the time. It makes me not want to eat, but not eating makes it worse!

Food cravings? Nothing major, but, I'll go through spells where something smells good and I want it. Like a pizza, Taco Bell, rice, Wendy's Frosty... Right now it's a Baskin Robbins Mint Chocolate Chip Shake. Ice cream just won't do!

Gender? It will be a boy. We both really want a girl so we're getting a boy. Though, apparently Jason's mom, when she first thought I was pregnant, found herself staring at girl stuff in Michaels. So, who knows.

Labor signs? Nope.

What I miss? Not feeling queasy morning, noon, and night. Remedy?

What I'm looking forward to? My first appointment tomorrow!

Weekly Wisdom: None at the moment (I know, (I'm boring!)

Milestones: Making it to 2 months!

Emotions: Nothing like last week!

Pondering

So, my first doctor's appointment is this Thursday morning. When I called to make the appointment, they did not tell me a thing when I was on the phone. No brief do this, eat this, don't do this, don't eat that or anything. I basically have been playing this thing by ear so far. I see people talking about their levels of things and I have no idea what that means, if I needed to have this done too and am behind the times or if I don't need to worry about it.

Now, with the appointment coming on Thursday, I'm trying to decide questions I want to ask my doctor, and I have one. What are my travel limitations? With wanting to go to New York in April and possibly New Zealand in March and I would love to take a trip to Alaska... I will need to know! But, I'm sure there are others that I should ask. Oh, I guess I can ask her thoughts on the Swine Flu vaccine. Ok, so 2 questions. I have no idea what I need to know!

On top of that, I felt fantastic today. No morning sickness at all. In fact, I actually got out of bed without eating a thing this morning and did not have to take Dramamine or wear my Sea Bands (my wrists are very thankful!). I'm beyond thrilled by this, I just hope it doesn't return with a vengeance (I start my new job tomorrow) or something else. If it is something else, then it is what it is. I'm prepared for it and it just means that something was wrong with the baby and it's better to get it out now than to let it go the whole way and not be able to survive once being born. I understand that am am ready for that result. But, I hope that's not the case. I guess I may be on pins and needles till Thursday at 8:45. I wonder if I can get my ultrasound first before the questions/medical history/pap?

101 Update

Let's see, how am I doing...

9. Have a movie night once a week for 6 months.

So, December 19 we watched Enchanted. I absolutely adore this movie. It's like Disney was trying to do Shrek (making fun of other story lines) and mocking themselves in a way only Disney can do.

Christmas Week we watched Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I had to wait and get this as a gift for Christmas but I wasted no time in opening it and watching it!

This week our movie was The Hangover. I had only seen it once before and was curious to watch it again and it is still really funny and amazing at what trouble those guys got into.

10. Visit Zoo Lights on Christmas Eve when in town.

We went again this year and as usual I loved it. I think my favorite part is the "dancing trees". I should have pictures later.

12. Menu plan every week for 2 months.

This gets interesting as I'm finding things that I cannot eat and such. I'm trying to be good, but during this early time, it is rather difficult.

13. Try 10 new restaurants.

We went to Smith and Wollenskys for NYE dinner in Vegas last night. The steak was very good and I was told the whipped potatoes were amazing, but as I don't like a thing in my whipped potatoes and they came out with chives mixed in, I did not eat them and that made me sad.

77. Once pregnant, set up an account for college, etc and put $20.00 a month into it.

We've started this, but once the raspberry shows up we plan to make it $20 a paycheck from each of us.

94. This is the one that I needed to come up with a new goal and I have one.

Get a promotion/higher paying job.

I actually thought I had this already on the list but I never added it, so I'm adding it now and checking it off now. I was offered the day before my BFP a promotion in a different department. It will be a team lead position and it should be very interesting and will have me learning lots more. I start training for it on Monday. I'm nervous, excited and everything in between at the moment. Hopefully this is the right thing for me!

7 Weeks

Baby's brain -- both hemispheres! -- is growing fast, generating about 100 new cells every minute. Arms and legs are emerging as joints start to form, and a permanent set of kidneys (baby's third!) is now in place.

How far along? 7 weeks

Total weight gain/loss? -1. Better than Monday, I was down 3 on Monday.

Maternity clothes? Nope, though I broke down and bought a Be Band from Target so my jeans count is back to two.

Stretch marks? Nope. I started the lotion this week so hopefully I won't see any new marks for quite some time.

Sleep? Pretty good. I'll take it for as long as it lasts.

Best moment this week? Telling his family on Christmas Eve and Christmas last week.

Movement? Nope but I do have cramps. Actually, quite a bit of cramps at the moment. And, I'm still nauseous all the time. It makes me not want to eat, but not eating makes it worse!

Food cravings? Nothing yet, I'm anxious to know what I'll want and if it is something that I normally eat!

Gender? It will be a boy. We both really want a girl so we're getting a boy.

Labor signs? Nope.

What I miss? Not feeling queasy morning, noon, and night. Remedy?

What I'm looking forward to? New Years in Vegas and my first appointment next week.

Weekly Wisdom: Don't think that just because you said "Excuse Me" means that a pregnant lady will let you pass on the escalator.

Milestones: Making it past 6 weeks!

Emotions: One night in Vegas last week, we're on the escalator outside Planet Hollywood. I'm tired, hungry, nauseous, and my feet and back hurt. This couple tries to pass me on the escalator by saying "Excuse Me" and I get pissed because they only have like 5 more feet to wait and decide to say that if I'm not moving fast enough then let me move faster and go racing past them. I was royally pissed. Then, 5 minutes later I'm in tears. Joy.

Sharing the news

So, last Tuesday was the day to share the news. Well, it was originally Christmas morning, but with the photo shoot, we moved it up a day.

So, we were set on Tuesday. I packed up my car with the gifts in tow and went in to work. About 2:00 it starts to rain. Totally bummed! Sure, it didn't rain for very long, but it still rained. And, as we were taking pictures at the Desert Botanical Gardens, I thought that the rain we did get would cause the desert to look flooded and so, after discussing with the photographer and my mom, we cancelled it. It looks to be rescheduled later on this week.

But, as we were so excited to share the news, we asked to all go to dinner together anyways. So, the 6 of us went to Claim Jumper. As soon as the food was ordered, I gave them their ornaments. My dad was messing around with his cell phone and my mom made him put it away as this was important. So, they start opening everything. My mom starts tearing into my grandma's gift, lifting up the tissue paper while my sister is still getting through the wrapping! I made my mom stop doing that and had everyone wait for each other. Finally, my sister catches up. I hear my dad (he was sitting next to me) read his and mom's ornament out loud, my sister has this puzzled look on her face (I kept looking at her waiting for the light bulb to turn on, like Joey in Friends!). My grandma asks my mom if I am and she says yes! Then my sister gets all excited! Everyone stands up to give me a hug and my mom can't wait to start talking details! She told Jason that he is to call her as soon as we get to the hospital on delivery day so she can get on the next plane here. As soon as I shared the August 18 due date, my dad said "Nope. Baby will be by scheduled c section on August 22." That also happens to be his birthday. I really wasn't sure how he was going to react, but apparently he had a giddy smile on his face the whole time.

We told Jason's parents on Christmas Eve. Jason was concerned that the first words out of his parents mouths was to be about money and he said that if that was the case, that we were going to turn around and leave, so I was really hoping that wasn't going to happen. We made sure they opened their real Christmas gift first (otherwise we'd be leaving and they would open the gift without us). Then they opened their bibs. As soon as his mom saw it she looked right at me with this look of shock and understanding. She asked if I was, to which I said yes. She and Jason's dad said congratulations. Jason said that she then proceeded to say something about money but he shushed her. Then it was the conversation about when I'm due, how was her pregnancy with Jason (neither my mom with me or Jason's mom with him had morning sickness with us), and just general excitement, so I was very relieved by that.

This weekend we went to Vegas with my family. We left on Christmas morning. I was fine until Saturday night. I had a quick whirl of emotions that included me blowing up on someone because they wanted to pass me on the escalator and then crying in my room 5 minutes later. Sunday was just awful. I felt sick the whole time. Today I called the doctor and got the ok to take Emitrol and Dramamine and then got a prescription for phenergan. As it has a tendency to make me drowsy, I only plan to take it at night, and only as needed as it appears to be in Category C for effects on the baby.

That's the update there. It's time to watch Suns basketball!

6 Weeks

Growing like crazy, baby is starting to sprout eyes, ears, nose, cheeks and chin. Those little hands and feet- still webbed like paddles- might wiggle by week's end, the heart is beating (almost twice as fast as yours!), and blood is starting to circulate.

How far along? 6 weeks

Total weight gain/loss? 0 so far for either direction.

Maternity clothes? Nope, though I broke down and bought a Be Band from Target so my jeans count is back to two.

Stretch marks? Nope. I started the lotion this week so hopefully I won't see any new marks for quite some time.

Sleep? Pretty good. I'll take it for as long as it lasts.

Best moment this week? Telling my family yesterday.

Movement? Nope but I do have cramps. Actually, quite a bit of cramps at the moment. And, I'm nauseous nearly all the time. My poor wrists hurt so much from the sea bands. There is only one other thing that I am truly dreading about the pregnancy besides for this morning sickness and that is the labor.

Food cravings? Nothing yet, I'm anxious to know what I'll want and if it is something that I normally eat!

Gender? It will be a boy. We both really want a girl so we're getting a boy.

Labor signs? Nope.

What I miss? Not feeling queasy morning, noon, and night. Remedy?

What I'm looking forward to? Telling Jason's parents tomorrow and Christmas on Friday.

Weekly Wisdom: Never count on the weather to help you out. Stupid rain.

Milestones: 6 weeks!

Emotions: I did get frustrated today with an issue at work that I just don't feel like dealing with anymore. I can't tell if that's the hormones talking or the fact that I'm checking out of this job and preparing to start my new one on the 4th.