A/S and Almost Halfway

I have lots of updating to do. First off, Baby Thompson is a BOY!! I 'knew' it the whole time....I just had a feeling. His name will be Tully (undecided on a middle name). We have his crib and glider/ottoman for the nursery. It's so comfy and I find myself just going in there and just rocking. My excuse to Troy is that I'm trying to break it in because while it's comfy, it's no ways as comfy as the one I fell in love with in the store. By the time Tully gets here, it will be nice and broken in and absolutely perfect.

I had my 3rd OB appointment this week. We did the anatomical scan and baby boy looks happy and healthy in there. I'll be 17 weeks tomorrow. I can't believe I'm just a few weeks shy of the halfway mark. I always tried to imagine what 'this' would feel like and I have no words to describe it. It's just that good!

Thanksgiving was wonderful and by far m best ever. While I have so much to be thankful for every year, I just felt extra grateful for this little blessing this year.

Here are some pictures of our little buddy!

Friday's Appointment

Friday's appointment went GREAT! Of course, I was as nervous as ever, but baby bean was right on track at 9w1d with a heart beat of 180 bpm! Mom went with me to this appointment, Troy is out of days off. We were able to see and hear the heartbeat and even see baby wiggle around a little AND baby has arms! This was my last appointment in Greenville. I will miss everyone there but I'm relieved I don't have to make the hour and fifteen minute drive. In other good news, my PIO (progesterone in oil) injections are finally complete.....as of last night. My bum is thankful! My first OB appointment is tomorrow morning and I'm hoping to get another peak at Baby Thompson! For now, here's a picture and video from Friday's appointment!

 

8w5d

We are 8w5d pregnant today and this baby bean is finally paid for.....for now! I can't wait to start shopping. I have the stroller picked out and have pretty much decided on a neutral color scheme that will be perfect for a boy or a girl. I'm still thinking boy. I had another baby boy dream a couple of nights ago.

 

 

On another note, I always thought and planned on being able to wear my 'normal' clothes for a while during the beginning of a pregnancy....at least through the first trimester. Well, like everything else during this journey, that didn't go as planned either. I purchased and started wearing my first pair of maternity pants last friday at 8w1d. I will say my ovaries are still swollen and each are the size of an orange. I haven't actually gained any weight on the scales, I'm just super bloated. But, OMG......these pants are the most comfy things ever. I may never go back. ;)

 

My next and last appointment with Dr. Hayslip is on Friday, just for an ultrasound. Then my first OB appointment is next Tuesday. I have been given the okay to stop the progesterone injections on Friday as well. As excited as I should be, I'm acutally a little nervous. My OB has prescribed oral progesterone to supplement me until 12 weeks. I've read the side effects of the oral are a little worse than the shots. I'll let you know which I prefer. :)

 

I'll update after my appointment on Friday. Hoping and praying for good news!

Music To My Ears

We went Friday for our second ultrasound. When the Dr came in, he asked if I was nervous. I'm not sure if he was just assuming or if he could see the red splotches on my chest I seem to get when I'm really nervous. Then he proceeded to tell me he was nervous too. But only a few short seconds later, he said he had GOOD NEWS! We had a heartbeat! I couldn't believe it. I totally went into this appointment expecting the worst.....I guess I'm just used to bad news. Then we HEARD the heartbeat. We were not expecting to hear it at all, so this was a added bonus. Baby's heart was beating at 140bpm and measuring perfectly on track at 7w1d! We are already taking bets on whether it's a boy or girl in there. I say boy and Troy says girl. Either way, we'll be happy.....just praying for a healthy baby. Dr did say it looked like there had been another sac that was dissolving. He said it wouldn't cause any complications and that I may or may not experience some spotting. None so far! I can't believe this is real. It is still super early (I'm 7w5d today) but I'm happy to have made it this far. We are still waiting until the 12w mark to make our announcement. My next appointment is October 5th and this will be my last appointment with Dr Hayslip. My first OB appointment is October 9th. These dates can't get here fast enough!

 

Here is our baby bean at 7w1d!

 

Next U/S....TOMORROW

Our next ultrasound is bright and early tomorrow morning and I'm soooo anxious. Thankfully, Troy has already been approved to have the day off so he can go with me. He works for UPS and getting a day off around there almost takes an act of congress. So, for today, that is one less thing for me to worry about. This week has flown by. Part of me is dying for tomorrow to get here already and then the other part wishes it would never come because I'm terrified of getting bad news. Hopefully oneday soon I'll stop thinking the absolute worst in every situation and actually enjoy being pregnant. I wonder if every appointment will come with the anxiety I feel now. Anyway, I'm feeling great......other than the night time nausea, heartburn, and headaches. It's really not bad at all, all of my symptoms are a sweet reminder that yes I am FINALLY pregnant. I'll update after my appointment tomorrow. Happy Thursday!

My sweet friend Brittany sent me this beautiful frame. I can't wait to put a picture of my sweet baby in it! 

1st Ultrasound at 5w6d

I went for my first u/s yesterday at 5w6d. My appointment was originally scheduled for Friday (6w1d) but they had to reschedule because my Dr wouldn't be there. My options were to go really early, yesterday.....or wait until next when we would see more. Of course, I opted for going sooner rather than later in hopes of seeing something and easing my mind. They told me when I decided to come early, the only thing we would see is how many sacs. I consulted with Dr. Google and found out some people see a hb this early and I part of me was hoping to see something other than the sac. I was a big ball of nerves and didn't sleep a wink the night before. Then we saw it, one beautiful sac. I'm really pregnant. Then the Dr kept looking. Nothing else was there. He said it looked like it could be something in the left side of the sac but it's too early to say for certain and there certainly wasn't a chance of detecting a heartbeat this early. Dr. H seemed really pleased with his findings and assured me it was completely normal. He told me there was nothing to worry about, relax, and he would see me back next Friday. That's 10 whole days! While I'm grateful to have made it this far, Dr. Google got the best of me again. I googled 'empty sac' and it has terrified me. After a little further reading and chatting with some ladies who have been in similar situations, I learned that it is more UNLIKELY to see a heartbeat this early than not to see it. Pretty much, detecting something that is just a couple of mm in size is easy to miss and hard to see on these ultrasounds. My mind is a little more at ease but of course I'm going to be a little worried until next Friday. It's crazy what infertility does to you. Always thinking and anticipating the worst. Here's our first glimpse of Baby Thompson! We can't wait to check him out again next week :)

One Week Later....

 

 

 

....I'm still pregnant! My first HCG level last Friday was 122. That was EXACTLY the same as it was last time, only 3 days earlier. Of course I had to wait all weekend (and a holiday weekend at that!) before I could have it checked again on Tuesday. Then there was more waiting. I had to wait a whole extra day to get the results because I had my bloodwork done in Edenton instead of the hour and fifteen minute drive to Greenville. I was on pins and needles until I heard the nurse say 541!! It has to double at least every 48-72 hours for the pregnancy to be considered viable. Mine had a doubling time of 33.5 hours. Wowza! I wa able to relax a little more after that and after my HPT results that morning. The pregnant line popped up immediately and even before the dye moved all the way across the screen and before the control line. I had never had that happen before. I'm still cautiously excited and will feel better after my first ultrasound next Friday. This will be a viability ultrasound and will tell us what's really going on in there. We will be able to see the heartbeat(s) and know how many babies there are. It all still feels to good to be true, especially after all this time. I feel like at any moment, its all going to be ripped away, again. Wonder if and when I'll ever be able to relax?!

 

PREGNANT! 

 

 

I came home last Friday to this amazing package from my amazing best friend. The cupcakes were delicious! "Every flower that blooms as to go through a lot of dirt." Thank you J!

 

 

Daily progesterone injection. This is no joke and no fun. But will be all worth it in the end!

 

 

You would think that after this many tests I would be convinced this is real. I just need daily reassurance! I'm getting there!

 

Yesterday, I got this great pregnancy care package from my bff. I can't put into words how thankful I am for that girl!

 

This was just too cute not to share!

 

As always, thanks for reading and have a great weekend!

xo, Candace