10 Week Super Fast Update

Work is super busy today and I always forget to blog at home. I thought I would quickly type out an update of this past week since Jensen had his 2 year old appt with Dr. O and I had my 10 week appt.

Jensen is doing well! Dr. O said he is right where he needs to be in terms of development. Jensen is in the 25th percentile for height and weight. He weighs 26.6 pounds and I believe was a little shy of 3 feet I believe. Somewhere around 34 inches I believe? I forgot already and it has only been a few days! He got a ton of shots and screamed like crazy. He wouldn't stop crying until we got outside. Poor baby. Nothing was making him happy. After shots he said "mean" and I asked if he was mad and he said YES! His shots made his legs sore and gave him a low grade fever for about 48 hours but he is just fine. He was already playing the same day like nothing happened.

My 10 week appt with Dr. B was yesterday (Thursday 1/23). Nothing new to report really. These early appointments are very basic. He went over my labs from my first appointment which everything came back as it should. I heard babies heart beat and that was it. Very simple! He was running late already first thing in the morning, but otherwise I think I was in the room for less than 15 minutes. At least these are fast appointments so I can get to work and not miss too much time.

GREAT NEWS! My employer rolled out a new maternity plan for 2014 and it will be well underway once I have this baby. 2 great things for me - 1. I get a free double electric breast pump thanks to ObamaCare. 2. I get 3 weeks paid maternity leave from CHG at 100% of my pay! That means if I want to take the full 12 weeks then I only need to find PTO/EIB for 9 weeks. I have been trying to play around with the calendar and my calculator to figure out how it is going to work. I think I will be able to easily take 11 full weeks at 100% of my pay. Much better than when I had Jensen. I only got paid for aboug 10 weeks and most of that was at 60% of my pay - short term disability. Now I don't even have to pay for short term disability if I need it now or in the future because my company pays for that too. Huge benefits upgrade for 2014 and just in time.

One piece of very bad news though - Dakota is really sick. She has been in heart failure for several months now. We have been doing a million tests and paying for 5 different medications that are costing a small fortune. December was a good month and the medicines all seemed to be working. She was playing and wasn't coughing, etc. Now, it is back and with a vengence. We have tried other medicines, uping dosages, etc. and nothing is working. The vet called me on Monday to tell me there is nothing else we can try. Corey and I have decided to keep her on all of the medicine until we decide that none of us can take it anymore and that she is suffering in one way or another. We just picked up a few months of medicine and spent $400! Eek! She can't play much without gasping for air, so I feel her quality of life is already declining. Corey and I will have to decide what our plan will be and what will be the final straw for us. For now we are just trying to keep her happy.

Announcement and 9 weeks

So, I had a friend (Courtney) make a cute shirt for Jensen two days before Christmas as a way to announce that I was pregnant and that Jensen was going to be big brother. I saw a cute design on Etsy, but sometimes I can't get myself to pay for that stuff! I contacted Courtney and she got it done just in time! I think it turned out really cute. I had him wear it on Christmas at my mom's house (immediate family already knew) and I took pictures. I figured once I was a little further along I would post the picture online. Well, I hit 9 weeks (today) and on Sunday I gave in and posted the picture on Facebook. All of my friends and family seemed very excited for us and loved the cute little boy making the announcement. This isn't the best picture, but it I still find it really cute.

 

 

I am finally starting to feel a bit better. There have been a few really bad days, but I am definitely not as sick as I was with the bug and I am not as sick as I was when I was pregnant with Jensen either. I threw up every day with Jensen and so far with this baby I have only thrown up 2-3 times and I had that bug then. I have a feeling that I am just going to stay feeling nauseated and crummy until my first trimester is up. I have no energy and could just close my eyes at any time during the day and fall asleep. I slept from 8pm until 6:30am last night and I am still ready for more sleep at 9:30 in the morning! Creating and growing a human life is literally exhausting!

 

 

I am getting so excited for my trip to Puerto Rico with my mom in March. I just had her order me a pair of coral colored capris yesterday. She said with the humidity I am not going to want to wear denim jeans. What a great excuse to go shopping! I am probably going to pull out all of my old maternity clothes this weekend and see what I want to wear again. I actually loved my maternity clothes and I am happy to wear all of them again. Most of them were just solid colors tops so they are still in style. I am sure I will buy a few outfits for the trip and then just use those as my new clothes for this pregnancy. If I go shopping it will be for essentials for this baby. I need to be better about my money this time around!

 

Okay - gotta get back to work. Figured I would just do a quick post. Can't believe I am already 9 weeks today! Next doctors appt is next Thursday and I am so excited. I can't wait to hear and see baby!

Signs you are pregnant

Of course from the obvious I have had a few things happen in the past few days that I have wanted to say outloud or on Facebook but I haven't announced my pregnancy to the world yet, so I will put them here.

I was watching the People's Choice Awards last night and I wasn't jealous of all those getting to meet the celebrities.... I got jealous when it was 10pm at night, the awards were over, they showed backstage.... and they were eating FROSTYS! Yes, Frostys from Wendys. I wanted one so bad I think I might have shed a few tears.

Oh and then there is going from having the major stomach flu (throw up and diarrhea for 6+ days straight) and then going to wanting to eat everything in site. My mind goes like this:
I want a bagel, oh wait- I want watermelon! Yes, watermelon! Oh wait, the bagel still sounds good. French fries!?
Yep, I ate a bagel this morning, I am currently eating watermelon (it is only 10:30am) and I am already thinking about lunch! Eating often makes me feel less sick.

Yes, I am finally getting my appetite back, but I am trying to take it easy. I ate yesterday which probably means I am going to go from diarrhea to constipated because my body hates me. At least I have an appetite and can drink water (with lemon)! Now to finish my watermelon and then water with metamucil haha!

I will have to add more funny things later but I gotta get back to work. Glad to actually be here and feel half normal again!

8 week - Raspberry

Today marks 8 weeks and I feel like death! The past 7 days I have been down with the stomach flu and haven't done much except visit the bathroom. Thursday night (1/2) I started feeling sick and went to bed before dinner. Friday I woke up feeling a bit better, but left work at 10am I felt so sick. I didn't leave my room from Friday until Sunday. I don't even think I showered. I felt miserable. Monday I stayed home from work and logged in for a few hours. Tuesday I went to work for almost 4 hours but couldn't take it anymore. That was last night... I finally gave in yesterday and called Dr. B. He said I could take immodium and just about anything else OTC that I felt I needed. Being dehydrated was too risky for me and baby. I felt awful again around 5pm and finally gave in and took some medicine. Went to bed without dinner again (nor much food all day) and finally woke up feeling a bit better. I have managed to eat some oatmeal and a few pieces of watermelon. I am starting to feel sick again and it is only 10:30am. Hopefully I can make it all day!

The morning sickness isn't getting much better either. I have thrown up a few times but I think it is from the flu and not the pregnancy. It is hard to tell though. The Diclegis that Dr. B has me taking seems to work better than Zofran still and doesn't seem to have many (or no) side effects. I still feel nauseous all the time, but not throwing up every day like I did with Jensen. Hopefully by 13 or 14 weeks I feel better. 5 weeks to go. I can do this!

Not much else is new. Corey just started another school semester on Monday so this week has been intense for him. He works (almost) full-time and has a huge school load. Hopefully he gets a good system down after the first few weeks and it calms him down a little. Being this sick and tired isn't and it is worse when I feel like I am on my own.

Christmas and 6 week appointment

Christmas was nice, but I am glad it is over! The stress of the holidays is something I probably should learn to handle a little better. It was so nice taking some time off work to have 5 days home with my family. We really didn't do much but spend time together. No rushing to get anywhere - on Saturday after Christmas I stayed in pajamas all day! We took down Christmas decorations already and it is nice to have the space back in our family room where the tree goes. Jensen always gets so many toys for his birthday and Christmas we have no idea where to put any of it!

I got spoiled this year! Tons of gifts cards including Visa, Amazon, and the spa (from Corey). Silhouette stuff for cutting vinyl (business is still going pretty well), clothes, makeup, and my mom said she will take me to buy a few maternity outfits to have for Puerto Rico!

Today is New Year's Eve and I am at work for 4 hours and then enjoying the rest of the day home with Jensen. Tonight we are going to Zack and Jackie's house and Jensen will stay overnight with my mom. We are going to do dinner over there and just hang out. The boys will be partying while us girls will be "moms".

I am still feeling very nauseous all the time. The new medicine I got, Diclegis, has been working, but not as well as I hoped. I am supposed to take that medicine 3x a day but on an empty stomach. It is hard to have an empty stomach when you are pregnant and when you are sick so you are supposed on snack a lot. Water is my worst enemy right now. I am trying to drink it, but makes me feel worse. I have been adding peach ice tea Crystal Lite and that seems to help a bit. Not eating a lot and having a hard time snacking like I should. There is about 1 time a day that I feel really hungry and actually eat a good meal. Otherwise I mostly just stick to the 3 meals a day and have small portions. No weight gain yet! 7 weeks tomorrow!

My 6 week appointment with Dr. B was last Friday (2 days after Christmas). Everything seemed to go just fine. He did an ultrasound and you could see a small sac, but that was it. It was too early to really see anything. I go back the 3rd week of January for my 10 week checkup. Dr. Brown estimates a due date of August 20th. Dr. B did talk about having a c-section for my delivery, but I want to do some research on VBACs and see what I find. I was worned about your uterus rupturing during labor after you have had a c-section and it sounds terrifying. I just need to have all the info before I make a decision. Dr. B isn't pushing me to make a decision and isn't rushing me which is nice. I would love to have a vaginal birth for the sack of my health and healing. It will be so hard to take care of a 2 year old and a newborn after major surgery!

Baby #2

Okay, here we go again!
I found out on Thursday, December 12th that I was pregnant again. It shouldn't come as a surprise as we planned this, but it happened in 3 months this time (versus 6 with Jensen). I was thinking we would just get baby ready (be off birth control and get on track) and get pregnant once I came back from Puerto Rico.

Tomorrow will mark week 5 and I am already BEYOND nauseous nearly all day. The differences I have already experienced:
I found out sooner since my boobs hurt so bad. I knew the week prior!
I am already feeling sick and have since the weekend (pretty much when I found out). With Jensen I was sick at exactly five and a half weeks.
I haven't thrown up yet and with the first I started throwing up as soon as I started feeling sick.
I feel the bloat/tire feeling around my belly already. My jeans already feel tight!

I am starting at a heavier weight (about 6 pounds) and hoping to gain less this pregnancy then I did with Jensen. I technically gained over 30 pounds with Jensen but in the last month I was losing weight and at delivery I had gained 28. I haven't been very active lately with the weather change (the high is in the 20s) but I am hoping to pick it back up and only gain 25-30 pounds again.

I am already peeing (what feels like) every 30 minutes. I am also having to get up in the night already! Holy cow - how things start much faster this time!

My first doctors appointment is next Friday, 2 days after Christmas, and I will be 6 weeks. Hoping to hear the heartbeat, but I will be happy with anything that early on. I am sure I will go back a few weeks later for the heartbeat if we can't hear it next week.

I will post more later. Back to work!

2013 In Review

I feel awful that I have not posted ANYTHING since Easter! Time just moves too quickly in our house and days turn to months.....
I figured the best way to do this is a year in review (from Easter) and post a few of my favorite pictures.

*Corey started school at Weber State in May for Computer Science. His first two semesters are now complete. His first semester he got a 4.0! I am so proud of him!
*Jensen said "mama" for the first time on November 20th. Holy cow - FINALLY! I am no longer "this"
*Jensen turned 2 on October 6th and we threw a pretty fun Sesame Street party at our house. Aunt Susan and Aunt Sheila flew in again to celebrate.
*I started doing nails again out of our house in October and that has kept me fairly busy. In the meantime I started my own nail decal business and have done 2 vendor shows and created an Etsy site that has been fairly successful so far.
*Still working at CHG/CompHealth and love it. February will mark 6 years back. I sitll carpool with my mama a lot, which I absolutely love. I love seeing my mom nearly every day.
*Corey is still working for his dad while he is in school. They have been really busy these past few months which has been really nice. Corey would probably prefer it to be slower with full-time school though.
*Jensen is as busy as ever - he has picked up a lot of new words and talks more now that he is 2. He loves being forward-facing in the carseat. He is still a picky eater and loves sugar. We try to get him to eat more foods though and only gets a piece of candy a day.
*Jensen loves dinosaurs, Spongebob, watching movies, playing outside (on days that permit it), going on walks as a family, and having me read stories to him.
*I tried potty training him a few months ago without success, but hopefully we can try again soon
*We did a lot of hiking as a family this year and I completed 3-4 5k races with Jensen in his jogging stroller.
*Corey and I went to a concert at Usana that he really wanted to see (My Morning Jacket)
*My mom and I went to Bruno Mars!
*My mom celebrated her 20 year anniversary with CHG in August and qualified to go to President's Club in 2014 to Puerto Rico. Guess what??? She is taking me as her guest! Tickets have already been booked!
*My in-laws are amazing and my mother-in-law still watches Jensen 5 days a week. This past Aug/Sept Aunt Eileen started watching Jensen on Wednesdays at our house which has been really nice.

I JUST FOUND OUT I AM PREGNANT! Baby #2 is due August 22nd, 2014!

 

 

Year in review for pictures:

 

 4th of July with the in-laws

 Concert with my cute hubby at USANA

 Jensen was a monster for Halloween

 Jensen turned 2 on Sesame Street

 A portion of my crazy, fun team

 Jensen and mama both sick and came in to work. Jensen calling Gma

 One of our many hikes. This was my favorite

 Thanksgiving Point 5k (went with Silvana)

 Ovarian Cancer 3k with My mama (Anja and girls too)

 Jensen took private swimming classes and hated them (but he was so good at it)

 Mother's Day. I sure am proud to be his mama

 One of the many craft projects this past summer

Another hike and showing my company's #3 symbol (for a contest)