Week 15

As of today we are 15 weeks pregnant, starting our 16th week.  We are 3/8 of the way there!  There hasn't been too much to report --- my belly "popped" over the weekend, or so I think.  My waistline has vanished.  I'm starting to waddle ever so slightly, which has me concerned.  It seems entirely too early to be waddling!

I was looking through old pictures and realized I never posted our home pregnancy test photos.  We actually took 5 tests.  The first one had the faintest, faintest, faintest line on it.  Subsequent tests taken over the next few days continued to show light lines, so we finally went the digital route.  It was after the digital confirmation that I pounced on Tom at some ridiculously early hour, screaming "We're pregnant!!!!".  Despite 5 tests, he still didn't believe it!  :)

We've settled on a rough design for our home remodel.  I am ever so hopeful it will be done before the baby is.  Hope springs eternal.  Tom and I are remodeling the nursery ourselves.  Tom demolished the built in sink and cabinets over the weekend.  We have yet to order new ones, but we still have 6 months to go.  I started ripping up the linoleum, although we're holding off on that until we have the new floor to put down.

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So why won't my OB/GYN let me drink more than 1 diet soda a day???

Week 13 Checkup

We had our monthly prenatal checkup today. They couldn't find the baby's heartbeat using the Doppler machine so we had an ultrasound instead. This was our first abdominal ultrasound and it was certainly more comfortable than the transvaginal ones. Qbert was dancing up a storm in there! S/he waved to us at one point which was just awesome to see! The heartbeat was strong. Apparently the placenta is low-lying which could correct itself in time, we just have to wait and see. If it does not correct, it could lead to placenta previa. The doctor told us she wasn't telling us this to worry us, that it could correct on its own. Right, like I'm not going to worry... We should know more at our 20 week ultrasound.

Still, it was great to see the baby again and watch him/her move around!

2nd Trimester

Well, we've just about done it.  Or we have already done it.  Or we're in the middle of doing it.  It all depends on what method you use.  However you slice it, we're somewhere near the 2nd trimester.  I tried an online calculator to tell me when the 2nd trimester begins and it gave me the following answer - second trimester begins either Jan 3, Jan 13 or Jan 22, depending on if we're calculating by development, gestation, or conception.  Well, that clears things up.  However, we hit a big milestone over the weekend - 12 weeks!  This is the point when the risk of miscarriage falls considerably.  After our early scare at about 5 weeks this is an exciting benchmark.  We have a regular prenatal appointment on Thursday.  There won't be an ultrasound but instead we get to hear the baby's heartbeat via Doppler.  After that appointment, Tom is going to announce to his work that we're expecting, so it is a pretty big appointment for us.

We went to another baby store yesterday, "Baby Super".  It isn't as flashy as Babies R Us, but they seem to have a huge selection of furniture and strollers.  We really liked the quality of their cribs.  I read some online reviews that said they can take forever to ship furniture, so we'll probably have to pick something soon.  We did find a bedding pattern that we (meaning me) love.  Tom seems agreeable to the bedding pattern...  I think he's more focused on the cool features in the strollers.  My main concern with a stroller is that I can lift it into the car without putting out my back.

Here's the bedding pattern:

 

In other news, I exercised for the first time since the morning sickness started.  I finally felt well enough to go for a 3.5 mile walk.  I'm sure I'm going to crash this afternoon, though.

This evening we're signing the design contract for our home renovation.  I'm sure the contractor is going to laugh when I tell him I want everything done before the baby arrives.  Ah well, a woman can dream...

Disturbing Crib

Not much new on the baby front this week. Still having nausea, but it is getting better. I'm still exhausted most of the time and climbing the stairs completely winds me.

I looked at cribs online today and saw the most disturbing crib. It looks like the cages they use at the animal shelter for poor homeless critters. It is designed to hold 4 babies:
It is baby prison! This just seems wrong on so many levels.