8 1/2 week bump...

Bloat, whatever you want to call it!
Here is it with all of its glory! I took these pics at work for the GP Mamas post. Sorry for the bad lighting and the weird colors!lol It is taken with my cell phone, and I am no expert!
I can't believe in one more day I will be 9 weeks.:) It is flying by, and at the same time its dragging if that makes sense. I am getting really motivated to clean out our guestbedroom and get to work on the nursury. I figured by the time we got everything cleaned out and organized, plus painting and getting furniture...it will be time to decorate for sure!! This is what I love so far, and its pretty gender neutral.:)Keep in mind we live on a farm and I absolutely love chickens and cows!lol

Belly pic!

Ta Da! My first official full length belly/bump/bloat pic!! Woo hoo! You must excuse the no makeup, hair up thing...this was after a long day of work!!lol When I look at this pic sometimes I cant even believe its really me! Its nuts!:) I cant wait to see how my belly makes progress! Maybe next time we can get a more glamourous pic!;)

First ultrasound!

Yesterday was one of the best days ever! We finally got to see our baby and the heartbeat it was truly amazing and I will never forget it as long as I live. I cried like a baby, I just couldn't help. It was not the ::sniff,sniff:: cry, it was the trying to get air cry, the good cry.lol My husband shed a tear and so did one of the nurses. I think all my emotions just came out at once that it was really real and this is really happening! The heart beat reminded me of a fire fly..it just lights up on the screen, pumping away. It amazing that this little baby is growing inside of me and is a part of me. :) The heartbeat was about 130bpm. Our next u/s is Apr 3rd and I will be 9 weeks and 4 days!

Bloating belly...:)

Can we say bloat?? Anyone..anyone? I know some of you are thinking WTH she is only almost 7 weeks that can not be, well...it is what it is. I really do think that most of the bloat is from the Prometrium I am still on. I never in a million years thought I would be wearing belly bands and maternity pants at 7 weeks, but oh well!!:) I am still proud of it all. I am eating better than I ever have in my whole life so I know its not unecessary weight gain...so thats good. I am going to get DH to take a full body shot pic when he gets home just so I can see the progression as we go.:)

What a blessing!

"The embryo is the size of a lentil this week. If you could see inside yourself, you'd find the fetus has an oversized head in proportion to its body. The embryo's facial features are forming with dark spots where the eyes are, openings where the nostrils will be, and pits to mark the ears."


We are almost at the 6 week mark!! I couldnt be more excited! I have to admitt I was a little nervous yesterday at my third Beta appointment. I was so anxious to hear what my numbers we doing and if everything is ok.
(Woohoo it went from 144, 328, to 2,828!!!)

We are so in love with our little bean it is not even funny...I couldnt imagine myself without him/her. Not everyone enjoys watching the development of the baby but everyday I can't wait to get my email from babycenter so it can tell me what my baby is doing. It's amazing to think that my body is actually going through this..its truly a blessing. My doctor is out of town all of next week, when we were going to have our first ultrasound so we have to wait until March 19th! It will be worth it because I will be a little over 7 weeks almost 8 weeks! We can't wait to see the heartbeat, I know that will just blow my mind.:)

I am still in shock!..:)

Its all starting to sink in now. I went to a baby shower today and it was so sureal! This is the first time I was so happy inside...my heart just melted to think that I will be in that position one day. Its just an amazing feeling. This past week has truly been the best week of my life. I really have to sit back and count all of my blessings and think about how good God has been to us. I will continue to pray for this baby ever chance I get. I am so attached to him/her already.:)

I told my husband today...Isnt it crazy that I have a human being growing inside of me? I said it might not be that big yet, but the symptoms let me know its all real. I am so exhausted througout the day and I know its because my body is working over time to get where it needs to be.:) Like I told someone the other day, I would rather have every symptom of being pregnant than none because they are just small reminders of what is going on with my body and the baby.
My husband's grandad is big into making anything with wood, and I mean anything. He called us yesterday allllll excited about building us a crib and changing table and he sent me any email with all the plans and such. It really made me tear up to know that he is going to put his heart and soul into something that we will have forever and be able to hand down to our children and so on. I cant wait to see the finished project!

Everyone during this whole week has just been awesome. Not only have my friends been awesome but my family is just over the moon excited for us.:) My friend already got me a maternity shirt and some pregnancy books which are soo cute and my BFPB-Alma sent me a whole cute onsie set, with a bib, blanket and everything with a cute little duck on it and a very sweet card!! Our first baby clothing!! Thank you so much again from the bottom of our hearts.

BFP!! OMG!

This has been the best day of my life by far! I just feel like I am in a dream and I will wake up any minute...someone pinch me...no, not really I dont want to ever wake up. I woke up this morning and I looked in the cabinet and thought what the heck..why not test one more good time. I POAS and then just sat it on the counter, I walked out for about 2 or 3 minutes. I came back in and didnt even have my glasses on(I am blind as a bat) and I saw a line right when I walked in the bathroom!! I was like holy crap, this cant be! I looked at it harder and the more clearer it became, this is it, the moment I have been waiting for. I had to literally pick my jaw up off the floor. I started to cry, I was shaking, my thoughts were a mile a minute. A part of me wanted to call everyone in the universe that knew and just scream! I knew it was early, it was 6:30AM and I called my husband, I knew I couldnt wait. He was in a meeting....AHHHH! I called literally 5 times, I am such a spaz!lol He called me back and he said he just knew! He was so excited and I cant wait to see him tonight.:)

Miracles do happen!! Just when I was so down in the dumps and I thought it was a far off dream to see a BFP, it happened. Gosh, I hope this is true...please stick baby, stick..I am so proud of my little follicles I saw all those times on the u/s!! Now I can say to my baby one day- "I saw you when you were just a little follicle!" LOL

I took another test this afternoon and it is even darker than this morning's test, its slowly starting to feel real. I have my first b/w appointment Wednesday morning at 8AM and I will be there bright and early.:) With bells on.lol My next appt. after that is Friday at 8AM to see if my numbers double(or maybe triple) ::fingers crossed::

I am beyond excited and I cant wait to go home to my husband tonight!