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So yesterday was the doctors appointment and all week I have been eating and drinking and more eating. Needless to say I wanted the appointment to go flawlessly... and it did! Yea!! The urine sample was negative this time around for both keytones and bacteria. Yea. I was obviously pleased with the outcome. I got to hear the baby's heartbeat again. It is really comforting, I wish I could tune it in on my radio or something, I think I would listen to it all day if I could.

It is starting to become really real. Today was the first day I have gone to work without hiding my belly. Like I had mentioned previously I am weird and self conscious about it. I have no problem when I am home or going to the store around people I don't know, then I don't mind the looks cause really it looks like I am pregnant. I saw my shadow yesterday which was just a shock to me, it seems like it creeped up, Ha. Of course it did not we have known for months now that we are expecting it is just so visual now.

I still get the waves every now and again, when I wear pants below my belly button that pushes inward I feel like I notice it more. Its really reassuring that this baby wants to stick around.

I made our next doctors appointment and it is July 7th, seriously the months are going to fly by because even as I look at the calendar now, it seems like its just in a few weeks. We are also hoping to schedule an ultra sound before we leave the country to have some new pictures to show the family. I don't know if the doctor will do it but we will see, doesn't hurt to ask.

Other exciting news, two years ago today we closed on our very first home. It does not feel that long at all, it goes by so quickly. I really am in disbelief, we have done so much to it, and yet there is still so much to do. BAH I can't find a picture of the front to add, maybe later. It is becoming quite the little home, I can't wait to add the memories of our children to it. 

Love.

13 Weeks

Geez how time flies. We have been meaning to take our weekly pictures for some time now and we finally did it! I will remember next week to not take it at the end of the day as I look kinda messy and not as cute as I did in the AM. Plus for those who don't know, our house is not air conditioned, which I am ok with but it makes me look icky. Regardless, my belly is popping out.

There is something with my subconscious that has not fully embraced the fact that we are having a baby. I get really weird when I have to tell people, the new guy at work today asked if I had kids and I felt extremely awkward saying I was pregnant. I also get really self conscious about my stomach. I know it has popped out more than the regular but for whatever reason I just can't seem to let myself accept it. I am so excited don't get me wrong, I can't wait for Santa to get here. I am so hesitant to really truly believe it. I am sure I am not the only one to feel this way after multiple miscarriages, its just hard.

Then again has any of this really been easy....

Anyway enjoy the growing pictures, I will try to show it off a little more. I really will try.

Also some of you have been asking about email updates, well Blogger came out with just that, it is located at the bottom of the blog. I will move it as soon as I fix my header. I try not to sit at the computer all day and night so for now its at the bottom.

Some Crazy Pregnancy Symptoms:

Sleep: The newest is the inability to sleep well, my stomach seems to just want to stretch all night. It is getting bigger but it makes for an uncomfortable nights sleep.

Skin: This time around I have not broken out as bad as the first pregnancy, but my skin is like paper. Every bug bite I cant scratch or else I automatically bleed. My stomach is also getting tight so I have started the morning/ evening lotion regime.

Ears: This has been a really annoying part, I get ringing in my ears and then partial deafness for about an hour. It happened Sunday night last, but its really bothersome.

Fatigue and Sickness: Still a little tired, I don't stay up as much but BIG NEWS, I have not been sick in 8 days!

13 weeks 2 days

There’s no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves

Well I am sitting here in work, just minding my P's and Q's and I am getting these strange feelings in my lower abdomen. Its not anything painful but more wavy feelings. When we went biking the other day I was peddeling and could feel the fluid movement. I described it to a girl friend as when you hold a water baloon in between your hands and you can feel the water move. Thats exactly what it feels like to me. But as I sit here at my desk not really moving around much, this morning I was all over so this is the first time I am still, I can feel this wave in my body.

I obviously looked it up to see if thats a feeling of movement and some women describe the same thing. So I guess I am starting to feel the movement. I thought it was a little early only being 13 weeks and all but wow. The more still I am the more I can feel it. It is really weird. I slept so horribly yesterday, my stomach was stretching and so uncomfortable all night, I wonder if baby had a growth spurt and that's why I can feel something. Hmm.

Anyway I will take it.

Food... Ugh

So I have been really trying to make a conscious effort to eat enough calories and drink enough water. I eat when I am hungry and apparently this has not been enough. I am down another pound this morning and I ate well yesterday.

Breakfast: cereal with milk

Snack: banana

Lunch: turkey sandwich and carrot cake for Deannas birthday which btw was delicious

Dinner: five guys fries a handfulish and a piece of white pizza from cams. Delicious!!!! I had five glasses of water too.

That seems like a pretty decent day. That's what most of my days are, but I am keeping track so the doctor will know exactly what I have been eating. I feel sick when I try to eat a bunch of food when I don't want to. I just have to be really conscious that even if I don't feel like it I have to just keep eating for my baby.

In other news I have been scouring the internet for maternity clothes cheap, I feel like its so expensive for things I may wear for a year maybe. Ugh so frustrating. My shorts from last summer still fit mow but they are definitely tighter than normal and I feel like the button pushes into my stomach and its uncomfortable. I need to get a couple belly bands, I saw a three pack on eBay for cheap.

This is when I wish I had a million dollars...

Dr. Dr. Give me the News....

I got a bad case of "I'm Concerned". Oh damn. That's not how its supposed to go. So I went to the the doctor today and brought my jar of urine with me as I have to do every time apparently. Really fun. and gross. Everything went fine, really it did. Apparently my urine sample had high levels of Ketones. Kidneystones!?! What? Ha, yea thats what I thought she was referring to but that is not the case. See below as to what I found on the baby website:

Ketones
Ketones are produced when the body starts breaking down stored or ingested fat for energy. This can happen when you're not getting enough carbohydrates (your body's usual source of energy).

If you're suffering from severe nausea and vomiting or you've lost weight, your practitioner may check your urine for ketones. If your ketone reading is high and you can't keep any food or liquid down, you may need intravenous fluids and medication. If ketones are found in combination with sugar, it could be a sign of diabetes.

Ok Ok so its not that bad. It is either one of two things, I am not eating enough (which duh, could be as I have been puking my brains out) or two a sign on diabetes to come. Now I seriously doubt the latter but then again who knows, this baby is taking anything it wants and leaving me the crap. I have been feeling better so I thought things would be cake today, bah. I was also told there was bacteria present, again read what I found on baby site:

Blood cells or bacteria
Blood cells or nitrites (produced by certain bacteria) in your urine can signal a urinary tract infection. If the dipstick test shows that you have nitrites or enzymes that indicate bacteria or blood cells in the urine, a urine sample will be sent to the lab to see whether you have a UTI.

So hmm, who knows. The doc is going to see me next Thursday to check on it again. For now I am writing down what I have been eating so I can bring it with me to discuss. I have not had much of an appetite, maybe I should post my food on here so you all can be apart of it too. Sure, why the hell not.

Breakfast: Coffee Mug full of life cereal and milk (all the bowls are dirty as I have a wicked cereal habit and a shortage of bowls)

Normally there is a morning snack of fruit or whatnot but Dr kept me later than expected.

Lunch: Buffalo Chicken Salad with Ranch from Matthews. I swear they make the best salad, I have tried these all over. Its my crack. I also had two glasses of water with lemon while there.

Mid Afternoon Snack: Rest of my salad I did not eat, another glass of water.

Dinner: TBD

I am heading home soon and hope to go on a bike ride this evening with my love. I have to have at least three more glasses of water and I really want a glass of milk so I am sure that will be with dinner. I guess that may not have been enough calories in my day so far, bah. I just don't feel like eating. I eat when I am hungry. Who knows. For now I track and drink and wait for next Thursday.

Memorial Day Weekend

I am sure everyone loves a good three day weekend and ours was very enjoyable. as you would all like to know the first coat of the paint is on the stairs. I helped a little and as soon as the smell started to bug me I went and cleaned the bathtub. That I have to say is my least favorite chore to do. Hubs was great though, the did a lot of the work even though I am sure he did not want to at all.

Saturday was such a great day, we woke up late, got a bagel, I painted a little, we bought Dan a bike and went riding around the neighborhood, and topped it off with a BBQ. It was the most perfect day we have had in a while. I did not focus on the house or the cleaning or the bills. We just enjoyed each others company. It was really perfect.

So as I keep saying I have to start the weekly pictures, I keep telling the hubs and his response is always tell me when your ready and I will do it. So needless to say it is not done yet. While riding our bikes I noticed that my little bump is noticeable. Its a good thing I will be able to ride all summer with a growing belly, at some point I just won't have enough room for me and the belly on the bike. I definitely look pregnant. I was wearing a tank top while we were at the lake and I feel like even when I try to suck it in as far as possible its still there. It is the craziest thing. Its just a visual realization that there is a growing, moving baby in my belly.

I have been feeling better for the most part, Friday evening I laid on the couch most of the evening with a raging headache. We took the dog for a walk an hour later and I had eaten some food, spaghetti type with red sauce, only to get to the end of our street and feeling the need to run back to my house as quickly as possible. Needless to say it all came up, I left a surprise for Dan and Stella outside too. I must have taken pretty long, time kind of flies when your heads in a toilet, just as I was flushing for the hundredth time the bathroom window opens from the outside and Dan asks if I am OK. He also noticed my present.

Saturday and Sunday were pretty good, I ate a lot. So much so that I thought I was back to normal. HA. Kidding. This morning it was back to my normal routine. I am cranky and tired and my stomach hurts. I just had some soup on this 90 degree day. Ya know the usual.

I was however trying to figure out what our next few weekends will consist of, June seems to be a pretty slow month while July is crazy already. It seems like the summer goes so quickly, its insane.

I am thinking we will go camping one weekend, I like camping. Its inexpensive and we get to be technology free and enjoying the outdoors. Someplace not too far, with good trails and pet friendly. Maybe I will look those up tonight.

My other idea is to rent some kayaks and spend an afternoon on the water. There is this place I have passed a million times so I know where I want to go. Last summer when we went away for our one year anniversary it was heaven and we went out on the kayaks and had a blast so that is definitely on the summer to do list. I would love to own one, hint hint Santa!

I feel like the next 5 months are going to fly by. 

Music, Sweet Sweet Music

So I am sitting here on this ridiculously hot day avoiding studying for my series exam... er starting to study. It's just too hot and my little super star Sophie and I are texting back and forth. Hubs is not home yet and my friend Kristi asked me to help design some things for her son's birthday party. She is a doll, I would do anything for her.

I am working on her project and doing some research on baby materials... those posts to come. I can't give it all away now. The real reason for this post is because I have an on-going request to all those who read this.

When we found out we were pregnant the first time last June, we were over the moon and I created a playlist for my baby. I have not played it since, and here we are again; so over the moon and so thrilled that we have been blessed again. So I play on... it is my favorite playlist, there are songs that make me cry and songs I sing at the top of my lungs. There are the oldies and the hit songs, the slow and the upbeat.

Our baby will be able to hear garbled noise soon and I want to sing and dance as much as I can. I might as well being I am hogging all the baby time :)

So dear friends if you have any songs you think should be added to the play list, I will be sure to give you credit.


Here are some pictures from the lilac fest, you can see the little bump there kinda. It was babies first concert in-utero. We were sweaty hot messes but enjoy.  The lilac fest is one of the best things Rochester has, I love that we have two lilac bushes at our house. The one we planted last year for our wedding anniversary so beautifully bloomed this year. Awww like our love ♥