I made it!! I made it to the Second Trimester!!

How far along: 13 weeks and 3 days

Total weight gain: I have gained back 4 now so I am still down 8 pounds

How much does baby weigh: Just a little under an ounce.

Maternity clothes: I now have a little bump and cant button my pants, so I actually do need maternity pants (I could use the bella band but I dont like it)

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy (loss)

Sleep: I take a nap during the day and I am in bed by 9pm.

Best moment this week: Making it to the 2nd tri

Movement: None besides gas bubbles

Food cravings: Pickles! ALl I want is salty food. Oh and crabs with butter and I dont even eat crabs

Belly button in or out: Obviously still an innie

What I miss: Sleeping on my belly.

What I'm looking forward to: Finding out what we are having so I can call the baby by name!

Milestone: Making it this far, its the farthest I have gone without m/c

Holy shiznit! I am 12 weeks!!!!!

YES! I Made it to 12 weeks! I am so in disbelief that this is really going to happen. My OB called me today and said, well we got your blood work in and all of your scans together and....It looks like this baby is going to hang around for another 20 plus weeks! I laughed and cried at the same time. He is so great, I am so lucky to have an OB like him who really cares that this is finally happening for us!

Things seem to be getting better, I am less tired and cranky haha. I am no longer bleeding! WOWOHOOO and I am no longer vomitting 10 times a day. I am down to just first thing in the morning and then nausea all day but I can handle that!!! I am finally getting a little bump and my husband loves kissing it and talking to it!

I am so nervous now because I actually have to start planning for a baby!!!

How far along: 12 weeks and 1 day

Total weight gain: I lost about 12 pounds but so far I have gained 2 back, so I am down to losing 10 pounds.

How much does baby weigh: I believe a little more than half an ounce

Maternity clothes: I now have a little bump and cant button my pants, so I actually do need maternity pants (I could use the bella band but I dont like it)

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy (loss)

Sleep: I take a nap during the day and I am in bed by 9pm.

Best moment this week: Making it to 12 weeks!!

Movement: None besides gas bubbles

Food cravings: Oranges!! I must eat like 5 a day!

Belly button in or out: Obviously still an innie

What I miss: Sleeping on my belly.

What I'm looking forward to: Finding out what we are having so I can call the baby by name!

Milestone: Making it this far, its the farthest I have gone without m/c

The newest picture of our little butter bean!!

Well, I am diggin these weekly ultrasounds. Usually they dont let me see for more than a second because they want to measure and see if anything is wrong but today I got to watch it all and they even gave me a picture.

I had a really scarey episode last night with tons of bright red bleeding and cramping. My Ob had me come in early this morning to get checked out. The baby was measuring one day ahead of schedule so he/she is doing perfect. A strong heartbeat of 168, it was a beautiful sound. However the Subchorionic Hemorrhage is still actively bleeding so that means I get to stay on bedrest still! Ugh but its worth it.

I go back on friday to check things out and do my formal long visit with the OB. I wasnt going to do the NT Scan but my OB really wants me to do it, in light of everything going on. SO I decided to do it but I do not want to know the results because regardless this is our baby and nothing will change that.

I am still guarded in regards to this pregnancy, I know I have had 4 beautiful ultrasounds and the odds of losing this pregnancy is so small, less than 5% right now but I will not feel safe until I have this baby in my arms.

My intuition is telling me this baby is boy. I dont know why but I keep thinking boy, so we will see in the End of June what we are having.

10 weeks 3 days..I cant believe I have made it this far.

How far along: 10 weeks and 3 days.

Total weight gain: I have lost about 7-10 pounds depending on the day.

How much does baby weigh: I think about half an ounce.

Maternity clothes: I am wearing maternity pants for sheer comfort, not out of necessity.

Stretch marks: I have them already from my first pregnancy (loss)

Sleep: I take a nap during the day and I am in bed by 9pm.

Best moment this week: Getting to see our baby again, with his/her little arms moving.

Movement: None besides gas bubbles

Food cravings: Watermelon, potato salad

Belly button in or out: Obviously still an innie

What I miss: Still Sweet Tea and being able to stay up late at night.

What I'm looking forward to: Bedrest to be over.

Milestone: Making it this far, its the farthest I have gone without m/s

This baby is making me work really hard for it....

As if I didn't work hard enough or wait long enough. I have been having terrible bouts of hyperemesis (excessive vomitting) which is a good sign because that means hormones are raging! However after a couple days of this, I got so dehydrated that when I went to vomit there was nothing left and the force of it ended up with the blood vessels in my eyes and around my face rupturing. I look fantastic!!

I started spotting yesterday morning, ever so slighly but my OB sent me to the ER for IV hydration and to get an ultrasound.

After 16 hours there, IVs, Blood work, U/s and MRI they have determined that I have a hemorrhage in the placenta. This would be the reason for the spotting. Its a small hemorrhage and they are optimistic that it will clear on its own but until then I am ordered to bedrest, pelvic rest (poor Tim) and weekly ultrasounds to monitor the baby and the hemorrhage.

It sucks but Its all worth it in the end and I would do anything to have this baby even if that means laying flat on my back for 9 months. I am okay with that if I need to. The good part is that I get to see the baby every friday!! That alone even with the hemorrhage will give me peace of mind just seeing that the baby is thriving!

As far as the ultrasound goes the baby is measuring about 6 days behind what it should be however the attribute that to Tech Error or the fact that I have a retroverted uterus which can sometimes make it hard to see the baby correctly this early. However, the heartbeat was stellar at a whopping 176 bpm! I didnt get to see the baby on u/s last night because if there is a threat of a miscarriage they wont let you look but my husband got to watch and he said he could see the little arms, legs and the heart beating! So thats good news