Traveling

I do not recommend traveling while pregnant.  The plane ride to my parents and the drive to the airport and the return flight were torture! I was so sick! I did have a nice time seeing my mom, sisters and nephews, but traveling was rough (and I came back with a sore throat).

I am looking forward to being on house arrest bed rest for awhile.  Mr. H. was nice enough to go get me a Nintendo Wii to play during my confinement this time. I think I may be a video game champion by the time this baby arrives!

The bad news is that after being off for four days, I have to work all week next week. :(  I also need to start getting back to eating "better". Judging by the groceries Mr. H. bought this week, that may be a little hard. :/

We Saw a Heart Beat!

My ultrasound today was successful! We were able to see the babies heart beating! Honestly it was really hard to see since the ultrasound was trans-abdominal, but we did see it.  The baby is so tiny. Since we didn't get a great picture, they gave us a certificate to come back in two weeks!  I will of course have the ultrasound at my doctors office then but will of course take a second ultrasound!

I have to say that even though the ultrasound place was further from our house than the one we went to see Charlie it was much nicer and the woman who performed the ultrasound was great!  As long as everything goes well we will be going back.  Our repeat visits to this place are now 10% off now!  For some reason this is starting to feel even more real now!

Anxiety

I didn't insist on an ultrasound at my first OB appointment and now I am really regretting it.  I hope to feel a little more confident about this pregnancy once we see a heartbeat.  Mr. H and I decided to go for an elective ultrasound on Saturday.  I feel much better waiting for Saturday than waiting until November 30th to see the heartbeat.  I am sure some of you ladies remember how terrible a two week wait is! What was I thinking?

5 weeks ...

I saw this on another blogs and decided to use it.

How Far Along: I am 5 weeks!  242 days to go.

Size of baby: The baby is the size of an apple seed or .13 inches long. All major organs are starting to form!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: even so far.

Maternity Clothes: I am taking Lovenox shots in my abdomen every day and have a lot of bruising so I have started wearing maternity clothes so that the bruises don't get squeezed all day!

Gender: 10 or 11 more weeks until we will find out.

Movement:  It is too early to feel the baby.  I was 13 or 14 weeks along before I felt Charlie.

Sleep: I sleep all time.  I am lucky to stay awake until 8 or 9. 

What I miss: Eating raw eggs. I made brownies on Saturday and almost ate some of the raw dough until I realized there were raw eggs in it.  I also miss being able to bend over and not have my stomach hurt from all the bruising the Lovenox shots have caused.

Cravings: I am so hungry for Caesar Salad this week but I can't figure out if raw eggs are in the dressing you buy at the store, so I haven't been eating it.  Otherwise, I have been eating sandwiches after heating up the deli meat to kill the bacteria.

Symptoms: Nausea, tired, sore breasts, frequent urination. 

Best Moment this week: Seeing the baby!

Worst Moment this week: Crying because we didn't have bread for French Toast, like actual tears.

Other news: Work has been so busy and we are getting ready to travel for Thanksgiving. it is going to be an interesting trip with all the needles I need for my medications.  It is also the first time we will be traveling with Charlie's ashes.  I feel terrible leaving him home though.

Still Pregnant!

My third beta was this morning. The results came back at 678! So the number is doubling every 35 hours. That seems kind of quick to me (and betabase).  We get to see our little gestational sac on Monday (Nov. 14)! I have also scheduled an OB appt for the 15th because Mr. H. and I are going out of town for Thanksgiving. I am cautiously optimistic that we will end up with a baby we can take home from the hospital this time. I am keeping my fingers and toes crossed though.

On top of all of this exciting baby news, Mr. H. is taking a job interview in NY.  Lets just say we don't live in NY and the firm I work for does not have an office in NY. *sigh*

Second Beta

I had my second beta today! It almost tripled, it went from 21 to 62!!! Mr. H was of course excited too.  Because I had a chemical pregnancy last month, the doctor wants to check the level again on Wednesday (November 9th).

I hope to have my ultrasound before we go away for Thanksgiving.  I don't think I will be able to see the OB before Thanksgiving, but hopefully the week after! It is really important to get to the high risk doctor by 10 weeks and I need to see the OB to get the referral. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a healthy pregnancy this time!

Houston We Are Having A Baby

or at least a positive beta test.  I am 11dpo today and my beta was 21.  I go back on Friday for a second beta. I hope it doubles! We are keeping our fingers and toes crossed!