Baby Hammie - our little ninja!

So we had the u/s yesterday and wow. That's the best way to describe it.

We were told that the spine thickness was good - normal. Which is exactly what we want. So fingers crossed that the blood work is ok as well.

We were in with the tech for quite some time. It was great to see. The baby was moving like a madman/madwoman. Bouncing and kicking. Putting his/her hands behind the head. At one point the baby did a full spin - I guess to show us every angle. Baby Hammie was actually a little ham lol. My hubby calls himself a ninja - the way he's quick at things and the way he moves...very comical. So all he kept saying yesterday is that the baby was a little ninja - picking up his father's moves LMAO.

But it was nice to see, to know that everything is still growing and moving. It puts my mind at ease. So my next DR appt is June 17. Then I have to do another round of blood work on June 23. So busy busy busy. My next u/s is only when I am 18-20 weeks. It feels like so far away! The baby's heartbeat was close to our last u/s - 168bpm. Again - normal. We like normal.

Here's a little picture of baby Hammie. The tech has put an "H" for the head, "B" for body and "L" for legs. The little white spots are the denser bones. The rest aren't as dense yet so it doesn't pick up on the u/s.

So I'm a little late...

I took some belly shots on Tuesday since I hit 12 weeks! So here is one at least.
Since I lost 49lbs my stomach and pot area were pretty much flat. Not so much anymore.
My last weigh in with Weight Watchers was back in April - 191lbs and when I weighed in at the DR's office last week, I had lost an additional 1lb. So I know it's not because I stopped Weight Watchers.
So here it is...don't laugh. The pants are too big on me - they are a pair of size 18 and I'm down to a 14 now. Well I was. My thighs are not an 18 at all anymore :) So the pants look like they are floating on me.

There are other pics but for whatever reason I am not smiling in them at all even though I am ecstatic about it all!

I'm so shocked at how big I look. Some people I know don't show until like 6 months!!! The top I am wearing is not maternity - it is a top from Reitmans. Gotta love the look that is popular right now - maternity LOL! I did buy a pair of low rise cords from Old Navy. So I have 1 pair of pants. They don't really make pants for the in between person. Only for when you are out to there!

That's OK - I will survive that's for sure. Really excited for today - we are going for the IPS screening or Nuchal(?) test. So it's another u/s of the baby. I'm hoping that everything is ok. I haven't had too many symptoms except yesterday I had cramping and nausea again. I hope that's a good sign :) I also hope they give us a print out - I would like to post a new picture of Baby Hammie.

Little by little

I am slowly starting to spread the news of the baby to friends. There are still some friends that I don't really talk to much anymore that I know I should tell...but I'm putting it off. I think it's because I'm afraid that once I tell them, something will happen and I don't want to have to back track. I don't mind with my close friends but those that are distant...
And of course, I am going to do it the cheap way and send an email. Not the best way to send an annoucement but they are distant friends.
I am going to try and have a picture taken of my new little pooch (baby belly) but it won't be pretty. I will post it either today or tomorrow.
It's my Nan's 86th birthday today and we are having a family party. It will be nice to see everyone. They all know but I haven't seen them since we annouced it.
DH is still off work with his ankle. It's nice and it sucks at the same time. It's great because he is able to fold clothes for me :) but on the other hand, it makes me not want to go to work! Oh well, I can't complain. I will have about 50 weeks off soon enough.

Another ultrasound!!!

So May 20th was our first prenatal visit. It was great. I live in a small town and I guess they don't see too many situations like mine since the nurse/receptionist was so excited to see me. She said that she was so glad to see the referral come through from the RE. That was nice to hear!
Stepped on the scale to see the damage of not following Weight Watchers and believe it or not, I lost a pound. I will have to update my weight loss ticker lol.
We were the first appointment for Dr. E and he was another surprise. He was over the moon about us being pregnant. Hubby and I couldn't get over how genuinely excited he was for us.
So we talked about what we had seen with the RE and he said he wanted to see for himself. HUH?!? I wasn't expecting an ultrasound in his office!! So needless to say we were both giddy to have another glance at Baby Hammie. So it was a full house for this movie - myself, hubby, Dr. E, medical student sitting in and the nurse. It was a nice sight. The baby measured 11 weeks yesterday - about 3.78 cm. We saw the little heart beating like crazy - awesome. We were also able to see arms and legs. What a relief to know that everything is still moving along.
We talked for a bit afterwards and he has put in the high risk catagory for my pregnancy. He basically said that he will be monitoring me closely because of how long it took us to get to this point and also because of the PCOS, I am at a higher risk of developing high blood pressure and then of course once he found out that both my mother and grandmother had high blood pressure, he said that doesn't help either.
He basically told my hubby to pamper me. :) I know he will.
Dr.E has put my EDD at Dec 11th. So I guess we'll see :)

We have decided to do the IPS screening offered in Ontario for Downs, Trisomety 18 (?), and neural tube defects. I told the Doc, no amnio. And he agreed. But we are going to do the u/s and b/w to see if there is anything off. This way here, we can prepare ourselves if anything. The wait for the results is going to be tough, but if we don't do it, it would be even tougher.

On another note, my hubby sees a specialist today for his foot. He has an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon. I won't be able to take him but I'm sure all will be fine. He's still hobbling around with crutches. The wonderful colours are coming out now - the blues, purples and greens. I think that's a good sign - things are healing.

Interesting long weekend so far!

This weekend started out pretty bad actually. My husband has been planning to redo the roof on the garage, well actually just one side. So his brother and gf came over Friday night to help. We were getting near the end of stripping the old shingles, so my hubby decides to pick up the platform of the scaffolding and carry it to the garbage bin we ordered. It is covered with old shingles and he wants to dump it directly in. Well, doesn't he slip on the little hill and hurts his ankle. We went to the emergency room. What a fun time. I can't complain because we don't really have to wait long at all. It's a small town, so we were in and out in an hour. But the x-ray dept was closed, so we had to go back Sat. am. It took us about 2 hours on Sat to find out that nothing is broken. He is off it though and on crutches. So I am taking care of my dear hubby. Sometimes testosterone can cause a lot of problems!!!

I haven't been around much lately as all I want to do is sleep. I can't get over how tired I am. My nausea has been tapering off a little, which is fine. But the indegestion is still there in full force. It seems that I have a little baby belly. When I lost my weight, I was finally flattening out. Well I am no longer flat. My lower abdomen is popped out and firm. And of course my upper stomach is just flabby now. I have no energy to do any treadmill in the morning (or evening for that matter). I feel very bad about it. But that's OK, I will get back into it once I'm out of my 1st trimester.

I also haven't been eating very well. My cravings have been taking control. I mean no fast food, but lots of pizza and chips. VERY BAD!!!
I have my first prenatal appointment on Tuesday. I so hope we can hear the baby's heartbeat. I will freak out if we can't.

Time seems to be going fast and slow at the same time. We have so much to do and I feel like we have tons of time one day, and then the next I am in panic mode lol

Well, I'm off to lay down again. Yes - I'm tired again :)

To my dear friend...you know who you are,

Thank you so much for your support in this.

What a beautiful message!
You truly are a great friend!

Big weekend for us!

So we have decided to share the great news that we are expecting to our extended families. I'm not sure if I will let all of my friends know but at least my family. I'm very nervous about it because I'm such a worry-wart. I keep thinking what if this or what if that. But as my hubby said (and someone else mentioned) if something bad does happen we will still tell them about that too. True.
So, we have purchased a card to give to my grandmother congratulating her on a new great-grandchild. I hope she will get it lol. Once we tell her, everyone and their dog will know. My grandmother loves having the first scoop!! I'll fill you in later on how that goes. We are heading to the South Shore this morning to visit my Dad and then my Nan.
My symptoms seem to be easing up a little which is making me nervous. I don't know if it is because we are nearing the end of the first trimester or if it is something else.
I still have the tender and very heavy boobs, mild cramping, mild headaches, moddiness/irritability, frequent peeing, indegestion and I get full fast. So I think it is safe to say that Baby Hammie is still growing. My nausea is not as strong and is not happening every day. I think that's the one that scares me the most. I never thought that I would be wishing for morning sickness lol.
May 20th can't get here fast enough let me tell you. I just want to hear that heartbeat again to know that everything is still ok. Of course then when that's done, I'll be wishing for my next ultrasound lol.
Oh - hubby and I are toying with the idea of not knowing the sex of the baby. I mean if we see it, then we see it. But I don't think we are going to ask to know. We'll see how that goes :)

Coming out of the closet...

OK. I have been putting this off long enough. I must announce that I am pregnant.
FINALLY!
My hubby and I are still cautiously excited.
We haven't really told anyone yet other than immediate families and one of my very good friends. We have been too afraid to say it. Almost as if we would jinx it. But, my very good friend reminded me that I should be enjoying this time. (thank you)
So... I will. I'll start by blogging about it first :)
So here's the story about what's been happening.
We had decided to POAS back on April 13th. And it came back positive. We were both in shock and disbelief. After peeing on who knows how many sticks over the years, it was a complete surprise. I had a few odd symptoms like sore teeth and sore boobs, which I never have, but I didn't really suspect that we were preggers. I called the RE who had us come in on April 15th to do a blood test and they called us back the very same day to confirm it! Hubby and I were very happy to know because the suspense would have drove us insane.
We announced it to my Dad and his Mom on the 13th of April. And then announced it to his Dad and brothers on April 26th.
The RE kept my same appointment for May 1st, making it an OB u/s.
I've been experiencing lotsa different symptoms which is OK because it let's me know that Baby Hammie is still doing his/her thing. TMI coming up!! I've had nausea, insomnia, cramps, and gas. I have also been exhausted like crazy and have had very sore boobs. But I am not complaining at all.
The u/s on May 1st was amazing. We were both in awe of what we saw. I will post a pic of the print out but it's very hard to see. We were able to see the heartbeat and hear it - amazing!
On Thurs. May 1st, the baby measured 7 weeks and 6 days and his/her heartbeat was 167 beats per minute. The doctor was very happy with this. So much so, that I have been released to my regular OB. Our first prenatal appointment is May 20th. Can't wait. I just want to hear the heartbeat again to be sure all is OK.
Oh and our due date is December 12th. An early Christmas present :)
That's the scoop with me.
Here's the u/s pic. The baby's head is on the right side. The arms and legs are just buds atm and hard to see.

Just another day

So we have been moving things around in the house. We are going to be putting some floating floors in the bedrooms downstairs, so the computer room has been moved upstairs to the loft area/my hobby area. It's not too bad though.
We are looking into several updates for the house this year although, not sure how much of it we can afford. The wind storm we had in January ripped several shingles off the roof, so that has to be redone. Hubby likes the idea of putting tin up since we are in a wind tunnel area. He also wants to put up siding around the house. Right now, it is clap board - not nice. The gentleman who owned the house before us has never painted it, so it looks like a hillbilly house. Ok - not as bad, but I don't like it. So I guess we'll see. We also want to change the windows in the basement and the porch. I think only part of our plans will be completed this year, but thats fine. The house is a long term project.
We didn't get any outside work done because of the weather. And I didn't do any real cooking yesterday. I'm really slacking in the whole cooking thing lately. I am also supposed to be using the treadmill at this very moment but am just not feeling it. Yes it is 5:10am. I'm such a slacker. I will however do my arm weights at lunch today at work so at least there's something lol. I'm just so tired. All I want to do is relax and veg. Hubby has a new nickname for me - Lazy bones.
Nice.

Will the nice weather ever stay? I have kept clothes from when I lived out west, which is a long time ago and I actually fit into them now lol. I mean some of it is not stylish at all (was it ever?!), but some of it is general clothing and I need the nice weather to be able to wear them. I don't want to go out and buy a new wardrobe when I have bits of one already. The weather just has to cooperate. Until that time, I am wearing clothes that are way too big for me and I look like an arse.