10 weeks

Today, baby is the size of a kumquat! haha! I love reading all of the experts information on what is going on with baby this week! Baby is officially a fetus...and will be the rest of my pregnancy.  I'm definitely showing now...there's no denying that.  I have to wear maternity clothes to work.  My normal pants just aren't fitting anymore.  My appetite is enormous right now! Baby is definitely going through a growth spurt!  But all i'm craving right now is fruits & veggies.  Can't complain.  Here's my belly pics.  The first is the one from last week, and the comparison for this week!

9 weeks                                                                                                    

10 weeks

9 weeks!

Today, I'm officially 9 weeks.  I took another belly pic too.  The baby is the size of a grape.  My appetite has been amazingly big the past few days.  I'll eat and still be hungry.  I think the baby is going through a growth spurt.  I guess I'm going to have to start bringing snacks to work.  To date...I've lost 8lbs since my positive test. I guess I can't complain too much!

9 wk belly shot


Skyler's adjusting to us being home again.  Her asthma has flaired back up and so we have had a lot of sleepless nights the past few nights with her coughing!
Rob's back to work on his business and I can't wait for things to get going!

1 year anniversary in Vegas

Rob and I went to Vegas to celebrate our 1 year anniversary! We visited Rob's Uncle Billy and were able to see Hoover Dam.  We stayed at the Excalibur.  Even though I was sick the first two days, due to allergies, I was able to take Zyrtec to make it through to the week.  We won and we loss...but in the end, it was all worth it! I turned 8 weeks in Vegas and took a belly picture in the hotel bathroom.  We weren't very happy the first day there.  When we checked into our hotel, they told us they didn't have any King beds.  We were upgraded from a Standard room to a WideScreen TV room overlooking the pool.  It was nice, don't get me wrong, but we had two queen beds.  Not the way we wanted to spend our 1 year anniversary, but we made it work.  The huge TV helped..haha!!  Here are some pictures from our trip, including the 8 week belly shot!


Me, Rob, and Uncle Billy at Hoover Dam


The BIGGEST slot machine EVER!!


The Bellagio water show


On the Las Vegas Strip


The Excalibur where we stayed.


We've already made the decision that in 3 years we want to go back to Vegas with Skyler and the new baby.  There was SO much more we could have done, but because I was pregnant, we missed out on a lot.  So we will definitely want to take the kids and go enjoy Vegas as a family!

Skyler's 4th Birthday

  Our baby turned 4!!! I can't believe it! Her birthday was August 31st...and I can't believe it's already been 4 years since I first saw her beautiful little face.  We had a huge party at our house with all our family and friends.  Skyler got a big bounce house from her mommy and daddy for her birthday party.  Also, she got lots of gifts from her friends and our family.  Here are some pictures of her birthday party at our house!


Besides the scooter, from her Aunt Tracy, Skyler got roller skates from Aunt Anna, and a new big girl bike from Grandma and Papa!!

Also, Skyler had, on her actual birthday, a party at school in her new VPK class! Here are some photos of that!

Ultrasound #2

Today we went for our second ultrasound.  And we finally saw a baby! There is definitely only one, not two..or three haha! Rob wasn't able to go with me, so my sister Tracy and Nanny came with me.  The tech saw the baby and when she turned the screen, I instantly saw the heartbeat.  The tech told us we could hear it...and we DID! It was 120bpm.  The best sound I've ever heard.  Last week I was measuring 4 weeks with just a sac.  Today baby was measuring 6weeks 3days, only 3 days younger then my due date says.  I will be 7 weeks tomorrow.  They are not going to change my due date.  So I'm definitely due April 16th, 2010.  The tech said the baby was released from my right ovary, the ovary with the huge cyst in it.  But she said the cyst is starting to go down too....which is really good news. 

On to better things...I took my first belly pic yesterday at 6weeks5days last night.  It's mostly bloat...but there's a huge difference from morning to afternoon!



Here is our little Jelly Bean! I can't wait to meet the baby already.  The round blob with the hollow center is actually the yolk sac.  The baby looks like a jelly bean hehe!



Morning sickness has started to set in as of yesterday! Today was pretty bad...especially driving in the car.  But...I will take morning sickness over not having it anyday if it means that our Little One grows up strong and healthy!

HCG went up!!!

Last Thursday, August 20th, I had an ultrasound done. All they saw was a gestational sac..so they thought our conception date was off, so they sent me for bloodwork to make sure my HCG levels were going up.  So I went last Friday, the 21st, for my first blood draw.  I got the results Monday and it was 10,000!!!! WOW!!! I was shocked! So I got my other draw done Monday(right after I found out the results of Fridays draw).  I got the results for those yesterday.  It was over 21,000!!!! OMG!! So they more then doubled in 72 hours. We are very excited and can't wait for our ultrasound on tomorrow.  It will be our 2nd one, and hopefully this time we'll see a baby. 

We're pregnant!!!

On Monday 8/10/09, I took a pregnancy test and it was positive.  I took another one on Tuesday night and it was even MORE positive! I couldn't believe it! Rob and I are SO excited that we have made it to this point.  I went to the doctor 8/17/09 and the doctor said everything looked fine.  I am due 4/16/10 and was 5 weeks pregnant.  The OB said that I will have to get my cervix monitored (I have a weak cervix found when I was pregnant with Skyler) by a high risk doctor.  I will have to have lots of Ultrasounds...they were saying either once a week or every other week.  I had my first ultrasound done on 8/20/09 and they only saw a gestational sac.  I'm measuring smaller then they thought, so the doctors think conception happened later then we thought.  I got bloodwork done yesterday and I have to go again on Monday to make sure my HCG is rising properly...also I have to back in for an ultrsaound on Thursday 8/27/09 to check what I am measuring then.

We have all the support we need to make it through anything.  Love you all!