March 24, 2013 5W4D

Not much to update but I just wanted to post my weekly bump (or lack of) pic. Of course it's storming like crazy all weekend so this week our pic got moved inside. I was kind of bummed but then my dog Bentley moseyed into the picture and it made me happy. Still no morning sickness or nausea but I'm not complaining!

March 22, 2013 5W2D

First Ultrasound Day! I couldn't sleep last night and one time when I woke up at 2 Trace asked me if I was getting in the shower because he thought it was time to get up. We ended up leaving super early and got to our appointment 45 minutes early. Well I settled in for the 45 minute wait till our appointment time and Trace went to fix himself some coffee (why do they have a Keurig in the waiting room with no decaf when they insist that you cut caffeine???). Anyways Trace is still preparing his coffee and they call us back! I was like c'mon hurry! I'm thankful we didn't have to wait because the five minutes I sat waiting on the US table I almost made myself throw up I got so nervous. The regular tech came in and the first thing she said is why'd they have you come in so early? I was like no idea, and she asked if I had spotting or cramping and I was like nope. She went who knows and told me not to expect to much because it is super early.

She didn't have the wand in there two seconds and she said there is the sac! I asked her if it was in the right place and she said its in the uterus! i asked if it was on the left and she said no its dead in center but that the twinges and cramps on the left were probably my corpus luteum. When she turned the screen towards us and started pointing out the sac and yolk I thought Trace was going to push me out of the way so he could see better. He was across that room so fast and all asking questions. It was great. She said she wanted us back in 7-10 days and the longer we could wait the more we could see when we came back. We settled for 9 days so we will be heading back April first. I can't wait!

When we left our appointment we headed to the Marietta Diner where I got the million dollar cheesecake and Trace got the chocolate suicide in celebration.

March 21, 2013 5W1D

We officially made it past our loss point today. No spotting yet and I am so thankful. I examine my tp with every wipe though! My breast are slightly tender and it takes a few attempts to get comfortable at night, but that is really it at the moment symptoms wise.

Tomorrow is our first ultrasound. This week has taken forever waiting for tomorrow's appointment to get here. I'm crazy excited, but also utterly terrified. I know it is still early, and I'm pretty sure they are doing this ultrasound so early to rule out ectopic. From all the googling I've done there isn't much to see at 5 weeks. My gut is telling me that everything is going to be ok though. I think Trace is as excited as I am, possibly more. He has been trying to come up with a way to tell our parents. He wants to wait till Mother's Day, and I don't think there's a chance in hell of us making it that long. We live in our in-laws basement at the moment so if morning sickness hits they will know about it. I'd like to reveal at Easter with an Easter basket and an Us picture in a golden egg. We will just have to see as long as tomorrow goes well.

March 18, 2013 4W5D

We had a pretty good weekend in Savannah. Trace finally came up with an idea for our weekly bump picture and I love it! We are going to try and take pictures every week outside in different beautiful or meaningful places. For our Anniversary week in August we are going to go to where he proposed. Some other places could be this gorgeous overlook in our town, at our land, and where ever else we can come up with. He doodle his first number and I think it's really cute. I may document on the next page symptoms and such.

On our drive home, about 30 minutes from home, we were crossing a bridge and a car heading in the opposite direction hit our mirror and sent it flying through Trace's window. It was so loud and we had glass everywhere! Poor Trace's face was bleeding and I had a few minor cuts. Of course the other car didn't stop. The state patrol was kind of an ass to us, but we are just both thankful we are ok. Now for all the fun insurance run around. Ugh....

March 16, 2013 4W3D

My second Beta came back at 174 and Nurse Helen called to tell me that was good and schedule me for an ultrasound. She surprised me when she wanted to do it next week. I'll be 5 weeks and 2 days and I know we wont see much. I am excited to see something though. I'm starting to get symptoms I believe, I've got slightly tender breast, the smell of dog food makes me dry heave, peeing all the time, cramps, and little to no appetite. Trace is starting to get on to me about not eating, but nothing is appealing.

We are currently in Savannah to celebrate St. Patricks day with my folks. We got up this morning and went to the parade, but only stayed for 2 hours of it. Currently Trace is taking a nap and I'm catching up on the bump and making this little entry. I told my mom I wouldn't be drinking because of the meds I'm on, but I think she is suspicious. She hasn't exactly been the greatest through our IF journey. Lots of if you'd quit worrying, stop thinking about it, and lose some weight you'll get pregnant from her. Anyways I kind of have a chip on my shoulder about that, and she's offended me so many times that Trace said she would be the last to know. I'm sure we will tell her before the world but right now I'm not sharing.

Hope everyone has a super lucky St. Patricks Day!!!

March 13, 2013 14DPIUI

Well if y'all haven't figured it out yet my husband is not your average male. When we planned our wedding he had way to many opinions. Drove my mother in law and I crazy! Yesterday on the 5 minute trip from our house to our land he was full of useless but hilarious information.

Trace's Rules for a Healthy Pregnancy:

1. No Hot Sauce. "It can't be good for the fetus"
2. I have to ride in the back seat or I have to turn the airbag off to sit in the front. He hasn't figured out how I'm going to accomplish this if I have to drive myself....

I'm sure this list is going to break 100 before we know it. Then we were talking about Nurse Helen that has drove me nutty the past few days, and Trace was trying to describe to me which nurse she was. According to him she is "the old grumpy black lady that always takes him back to rub one out". He then went on to say that it was hard to get excited when she was the last thing he saw. We decided that our clinic should hire a hot blonde in a sexy nurse uniform to take the guys back for their specimen and that she should drop the specimen cup and then bend over all super sexy to retrieve it. That clinic would make millions! I bet the success rates would soar too!

Well today I am officially late! I have my 2nd beta this afternoon and I'm hoping that 60 doubles! I'm still taking test because I'm crazy, and I'm still temping but I think I'm going to force myself to stop because my temps stress me out. Oh yeah! My Pygmy goat is pregnant too!

March 12, 2013 13DPIUI

Yesterday I called and let my fertility clinic know that I had gotten a positive even though I had tested two days early. What a disaster. I had to leave a message for the nurse, and when she finally called back I was scrubbed in a case. So I returned her message and had to leave another message. Then I missed her call again. SERIOUSLY? When I finally get in touch with her we go round and round about my labs. I wanted to just have them done at the hospital where I work and she kept thinking I wanted to just have my OB follow my pregnancy and she kept insisting that I stay with them until at least I had an ultrasound since I've already had a loss. I kept telling her that I agreed with her but I didn't want to have to miss work and drive two hours for one lab that could be drawn just as well at my hospital. She kept on that it was vital for me to come to Atlanta since I had a history of a loss and if I did it at my hospital it would have to be run STAT. I said fine when can I come in and she said how about Wednesday at 7:45.... REALLY?!? It's so vital and STAT that I can wait two days?!? I just took the appointment because I was so frustrated with her.

After discussing with my boss missing work on Wednesday I decided to call back and hope I got a different nurse. Nope. They transferred me to the same one. I couldn't handle her again so I handed the phone to my friend and she got that nurse to fax me orders so I could have it done at work. FINALLY! It was smooth sailing from there! I had my labs drawn and results in my hand in 20 minutes. My first Beta was 60 at 12dpiui and I think that is pretty good!

Every morning after I take my pregnancy test I send Trace a picture of it and i really thought it was probably getting on his nerves, but when i sent this morning his response made me cry.