Let me explain that title, I have a myspace and a blog, I blogged last fall when I was pregnant I wrote about my excitement and how I felt, things I did, I tried to make it memorable. I miscarried though. I was sad of course and I think I took a short break from blogging. My husband and I did see that pregnancy as hopeful though, we had never gotten that far and we've been trying to start our family for over a decade give or take.
So I haven't blogged since the beginning of this year. I guess I didn't have much to say in January and February. I should have had plenty to say starting in late February we found out at the end of the month that I was pregnant again. I may have been guarded after last fall though. We hit a real comfort zone though with an OB appointment at 6 weeks where we had an early ultrasound, we saw the heartbeat. That was wonderful. I was still taking life cautiously though I had a few worries and was off my feet now and then taking it easy. I had my second OB appointment at 8 weeks and that was the first real traditional doctors visit full blood work up and another ultrasound. I teared up during that ultrasound, overjoyed, we heard the heartbeat for the first time and the growth was right on track.
I had another appointment at 12 weeks that's the first visit I had with no ultrasound, being a first timer I did not know what to expect throughout the pregnancy so I asked this time around and was told the next would be around 20 weeks. That and guidelines our doctor had given us gave me two mile markers to look forward to. The first I reached the end of April/early May that was reaching 14 weeks, and solidly moving into the second trimester. The second mile marker, the 20-ish week ultrasound was yesterday. I am 19 weeks and a few days so it was just a few days early but it was wonderful. Seeing our baby, seeing it move, the heart beating (and yes hearing it too) all so wonderful. I couldn't be happier. I laughed when the ultrasound tech positioned the ultrasound to show the babies little feet, of course laughing moved things around but she centered up on it again and I just held a smile. We did want to find out the sex of the baby and were so happy he cooperated, yes we are having a baby boy! We are very happy, now we can't wait to meet our son in November.
I can't believe how happy I am and how good I feel for the most part right now. Being happy can make just about anything bearable. I do have some heartburn, occasionally feel ligaments stretching, my allergies and some extra mucus have made it harder to have a good phone conversation now and then, and I had no idea that being pregnant might affect my gag reflex, but all in all I am happy and the doctor says that things are progressing nicely and we are doing well. Who could ask for more?
I hope my husband is enjoying this too he is so sweet to me. For instance when I don't feel tip top he makes sure we have good groceries and eat well. I have not asked for any weird cravings yet in the middle of the night nor had to wake him for any crazy reasons. He works hard to take care of us and I want him to have his sleep too. When he is off work though he does seem to cater to my tastes and whims, yesterday after our OB appt. we wound up driving into Tampa (nearly an hour drive) just for Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls. That was the closest one to us, we did enjoy shopping a little around the mall and had a nice lunch, but the whole trip was really so we could pick up those sweet sticky rolls. We were full so we got a pack to go and let me tell you it tasted so good yesterday afternoon. That's not the sort of splurge I intend to indulge in too often, I am trying to eat right and do the best I can to be my healthiest and give this little boy a healthy start in his life. So far we are doing a very good job of that I think and the doctor hasn't said anything to the contrary.
I couldn't be happier right now.
