16 Weeks- Glucose Test

Well- I had my 16 week appointment (that means we are four weeks away from our big Ultrasound!!!!!). The test, well, it didn't go well. I tried my best to stay positive about the test, but I knew from my pregnancy with Ruthie that the super sweet drink doesn't go well for me. I arrived at the appointment right on time and began "chugging" the drink. With the first sip, I knew this wasn't going to be fun. It started burning my throat as I continued to drink. About 1/3 into the drink, I knew I wasn't going to finish. No sooner did I ask the nurse for some water that I ran into the bathroom and threw-up all the juice I had "chugged" so far :( It was awful. To make matters worse, when I flushed the toilet, it overflowed and made a huge mess on the floor. (So embarrassing!!) Boo! Of course, the nurse told me to go ahead and shut the door and being disoriented, I shut the door with me inside the bathroom (oh boy!) The nurse said "ah honey, why don't you come out" ... whoops! Of course, why would I stay in an overflowing bathroom?? Oh, I don't know why I do the things that I do sometimes!! Well- atleast I got a great story out of a not so fun experience!! hehe :)
So now what? I went up to my doctors appointment (and I hated my doctor today) !! He was sooo cold and quick to send me away. He listened to the heartbeat for no longer than 10 seconds and then sent me on my way. He was trying to schedule me another appointment today to drink the liquid, but I declined and said he was going to have to find me another option- I'm not doing it again!! Not today!! Hopefully- not ever!! As I discussed with another doctor, I may have to prick my finger a few times to check my sugar levels, but I'm waiting to hear back from the nurse to find out what route they want to take.
The good news?!?! I am 4 weeks away from my ultrasound to see my little boy or girl! I am sooo excited. Jon and I are still struggling with if we are going to find out or not- I'm still leaning towards a strong no and I think Jon is now starting to lean in the same direction. I thought it might be fun to have them take a picture and give it to us to try and figure out- but we'll see.

Any guesses?? It's time for your first round of guesses!!

15 Weeks... growing baby

15 Weeks

What an amazingly different pregnancy this has been- many ups and downs like the first time around, but soooo different. Although, I have lots of days that I complain I'm sooo nauseous and have been constipated for the last 15 weeks, things are really going well and relatively, a lot smoother. I am finally getting over the morning sickness and starting to be able to sit down and eat with everyone at the dinner table!

Some wonderful news- at an early 14 weeks I felt little babe move for two- 3 minute spans!! It was sooo exciting. I thought maybe I was just making up this movement, but yesterday (15 weeks now) my nurse was doing a check-up and as we were listening to the heartbeat... about every few seconds you'd here this loud noise as the baby did a flip in my belly and then more loud and beautiful heartbeats!! It was sooo amazing to hear. At one point, Ruthie came over to me and snuggled by my face. She was aware of the noise, but when I told her the sound was the baby- she climbed up by my face and let me know... SHE was my baby! :)

Monday is my ICKY doctors appt where I have to drink the yucky sugar drink and get pricked by several needles (Oh joy!!) Then we are 4 weeks away from our BIG ultrasound that Jon and i are both sooooo excited for!! Yay!

2nd Trimester!!!

2nd Trimester

20 Months
2 Happy Parents


2nd Trimester- I never thought this day would come and now, I'm already a few days into the 2nd (and my personal favorite) trimester!! I am completely off of Zofran (and have been now for two weeks) and although I'm still nauseous and having trouble eating, I'm feeling so much better than I did even a week ago! I had my 12 week doctors appt yesterday. I, of course, was pretty excited for another doctors appt. I love being affirmed that the pregnancy is going well. We waited for Jonathan to join us before listening to the heart beat. Ruthie sat quietly on his lap as our doctor began to search. To our discomfort, the doctor couldn't find one. She told us not to panic (easier said than done) and said that sometimes, depending on the placement of the baby, it can be impossible for the Doppler to pick it up. She took us over to an ultrasound room and did a quick ultrasound to take away any panic and/or fear. Instantly, I saw our beautiful little baby and quickly saw his/her rapid heartbeat. :) The baby is absolutely beautiful. A little person inside me. We watched as he/she waved at us, did some flips, and touched his/her face. All very wonderful to see!! I left the doctors feeling on top of the world knowing that things were going very well. It wasn't until later on last evening that Jon and I were able to talk at all about the morning and it was then brought up that OH NO!! We're in trouble... at 12 weeks- our baby was already moving all over the place... we have another Ruthie non-stop mover in there!! :) :) :)

All my blood work came back normal and the rest of the appt was pretty much a blur. I have a doctors appt today with my hematologist. I should mention, he's leaving the practice in a few months... so he won't be present when Baby Stube #2 comes into this world. yay for me!
In four weeks- I take my first of two diabetic tests (oh yay!) I'm already nauseous just thinking about that disgusting drink. Seriously, they can't just give us a candy bar and send us on our way!! Geez! Other than that, we are 8 weeks away from our big ultrasound. The one we COULD find out what we're having... but I'm pretty sure I don't want to find out. :) Jon does though... so we'll see!!

20 Months!!- My little baby girl is a little lady!! She's growing up way to fast. She is a smart little one too!! I posted a video of her saying her ABC's by way of flashcards. She knows them just as well out of order... and gets excited when she hits Q and a lot of times will begin to sing "Q R S T U V W X Y Z now I know my ABC's Now Sing Me" :) It's just too cute!

She also has the vocabulary of a three year old. She still mumbles and rambles a bit- but when she has something to say or a point to get across, she has no problem making it. Though we have noticed, most words are missing the first letter: so... duck is uck, milk is ilk :) too cute! But seriously, this girl can talk! The other evening, I was laying on the couch when Ruthie got home. She ran down to see me. Pulled out about 5 dvds, placed them right in front of me on the floor, and then stood on them. She looked at me straight in the face and said "mommy, I stand of them" I looked at her and said "Ruthie, don't stand on them" and she looked back at me and said "No mommy, I stand on them!" How do you not crack up after that!!

Ruthie has had an exciting month. She spent two weeks away from home. We celebrated her cousins 1st birthday and also his baptism. While hanging out with the family in Philly, we got to take Ruthie on her first trip to the zoo. She loved it, but we'll have to go again when it's not so hot. Both mommy and Ruthie were sooooo hot!! We also had a big pool party which Ruthie absolutely LOVED!! She LOVES the pool and the water!! We had a great time with all the family. It was a wonderful weekend.
After the weekend in Philly, we drove down to Boone area, North Carolina. We stayed in a beautiful cabin on top of the mountain. The scene was beautiful. Ruthie loved running around the porch. I was sick for the majority of the time we were there, but Ruthie had a wonderful time with her daddy, Opa, and Gaga!! She also had her very own HUGE bathtub with jets and lots and lots of bubbles! She loved her bath time!! After a week away in the mountains, we headed over to New Bern, North Carolina. We had a fabulous vacation. We spent every evening at "Opa's Pool" Ruthie loved it and asked for it every chance she had. We also spent one evening at the beach, and again, the ocean was Ruthie's GIANT pool!! She had no fear! Ran right into the water without a care in the world. Salt water splashed in her face and mouth and she could care less. She loved it! We also built sandcastles in the sand and had a fabulous time. Jon and I worked on our creation while Ruthie worked on destroying it!! :) Too fun!! We are now settling back into our daily routine. Taking our time though. Going through our normal routine, Ruthie followed me into the bathroom and jumped on the scale... WATCH OUT... she's 29 lbs!! I took Ruthie to her pool yesterday after her nap (and all my doctors appts) and we plan to do it again today with daddy! It's been cloudy here the last few days, but Ruthie could care less. She loves the pool!

Here's to another fantastic month and the start of a wonderful HEALTHY trimester!!