7 Week Ultrasound

This day couldn't come soon enough! Finally, I get to see proof that there is something growing in there. My regular OB was on vacation so I had an appointment with the nurse practitioner. I think she knew how badly I wanted to see the little creature growing inside me, so she immediately performed the ultrasound. It is so amazing that something that tiny can already have eyes and a beating heart! I cried when I heard that everything looked great and I was able to see the heart beating. What a huge relief! The baby measured .72 cm. So tiny and precious!

First ultrasound at 7 weeks

Tahoe

Went to Tahoe for a few days. The weather was beautiful and we did some hiking. We saw a bear! First the bear was high up in a tree so we figured we'd just keep an eye on it because we were fishing about 100 yards away. And then about 30 min. later we hear this huge splash and a groan and I was freaking out because the bear decided to jump into the lake about 20 feet away from us. There are tons of trees, so we couldn't see anything until the bear was swimming in the water! So then the bear saw us and ran back up the hill a bit and stopped and started sniffing at us. We decided it was time to go, right after we took a few pictures. My heart was beating, because it was a cub and I was afraid the mom was going to show up any minute.

Putting things into perspective

Well, you know how a situation can put something back into perspective? Had that a few hours ago and I'm trying to be less irritable. I got a call from my mom telling me that my grandma is in the hospital. She is OK now, but they were worried because they couldn't wake her up this morning. She was breathing but unresponsive. She is in advanced stages of Alzheimer's and my grandpa stays at my mom and her sister's houses a lot to get help. He was up this weekend, so it happened at my aunt's house. They are running tests, but it's happened to Rick's dad (who's at about the same stage of Alzheimer's as well) and it was dehydration, so I have a feeling it was that too. Anyhow, she's responsive now and as back to normal as one can be with that horrible disease. So with my emotions in overdrive these days, I completely lost it and was an absolute wreck and Rick came to my rescue. It was cute because he was upset that I was so upset in my "condition". I think it finally clicked for him that I am hormonal. It's especially difficult for this to happen to my grandma today because this is the day my dad passed away 9 years ago. It's just kind of a hard day for my mom already, and to have her mom in the hospital has brought a lot of her emotions back.
It's also been a day of reflection for me. I found out I was pregnant on my dad's birthday and my due date is April 17, which means I could actually have the baby on my mom's birthday. How cool would that be? I guess it's finally sinking in that this baby might stick around for good.

Irritability and me

They say you get mood swings when you are pregnant. I had my first (of hopefully not many) today. I am completely irritated about everything.

No sign of my "friend"

Well today would have been the day my period arrived and there's no sign. No cramps, just some pulling and more stretching. I am really hungry right now and all the time. I crave spicy foods and carbs. I'm not craving any sweets or anything, but I did overindulge in some pancakes this morning and I ate way too many. Ughh, too full.

Time to tell Mom

Going up to see my Mom to tell her the great news!

S-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g

I feel some pulls and twinges and it makes me nervous that I'm going to start my period. This is around the time that I would start and I will be so relieved when I get past this time with no period. I have a few milestones to pass before I feel comfortable enough to admit I have a little blastocyst (ball of cells) growing inside me. First step is to pass the week that I would have my period, second step is to pass the day I miscarried the last time, and third step is to make it to my 7 week OB appointment and actually see the little bean.

Wake up call 2:30 AM

For the last few days I have been waking up at 2:30 AM and can't go back to sleep for an hour or so. I usually sleep the whole night through so this is something I'm not used to. I think it's because a) I have to get up and go pee, and b) I am having some really bizarre dreams.

Finally, the second line we've been waiting for!

This is the best birthday present I could have ever imagined. I think Rick had a hunch something might be up when the night before I had said a few weird things. We went to Victoria's Bakery to get my favorite dessert, cheesecake. After that, we went to La Toscana for dinner and Trevor and Karyne joined us which was a nice surprise! Well, I was in my "no drink zone" since I knew I had ovulated...but it was my birthday so I decided to milk a glass of wine. I took one sip of the wine and it just didn't taste right. Rick tried it and said it was good. Weird. I was also very tired at dinner and just wanted to get home and eat my cheesecake. I was pretty adamant about that cheesecake, but it got too late, so we just went to bed. I had a hard time sleeping that night, unbeknownst to me that this will be a trend to come.
The next morning was Sunday and we usually hang out in bed for a while and talk. Well Rick mentioned that I should take a pregnancy test. That got me excited and nervous because I don't think he's ever been the assertive one in that department. I did some calculations in my head and told him that this would be the first day that I may actually get a (+) test if I tested with the First Response Early Response test, which of course I already had stocked in the bathroom. So I took it and it was this barely there shadow of a line. I literally had to disect the test to look closer. Rick couldn't see the line but I knew it was there. So we decided to try to keep sane and take another test the next morning, just to confirm. And the next day it was no mistake, I was pregnant!!

Test on 8/05/07


















And because I seriously doubt you see that line, even with the arrow pointing to it...here's a picture of the one I took to confirm the next day and then 1 week later, the obvious double line confirmation.