Today we have reached 9 weeks 3 days! We have already seen so many milestones, for us, anyway! With each appointment, we go in with excitement, fear, hope, and anxiety. My doctor is amazing and will see me anytime I need to. I already have many more ultrasound pictures than most do at only 9 weeks! I have welcomed all the sickness and fatigue and have been taking short and easy days at work. Maybe we're crazy, but every time I throw up, Jordan and I grin and giggle- giddy with excitement that symptoms are still around. In fact, between week 6 and 7, I started feeling pretty good and the nausea had faded quite a bit. I got so nervous that I called the doctor and she saw me the next day, did an ultrasound, and everything was fine! I have been seeing her every 1.5-2 weeks so far. My next appointment is with the Maternal Fetal Specialist (the high risk doctor I have been referring to) and that is not until February 22! My longest wait in between appointments yet! As long as there are no reasons for concern between now and then, I am going to try not to worry myself enough to have to schedule another ultrasound! Doctor suggested we order a fetal heart doppler, so that has been ordered and we're waiting for it to arrive. I know it is too early for us to use right now, but maybe before the 22nd we will be able to hear the heart beat at home. But, I have read they can be tricky, so I am telling myself that if we don't hear the heartbeat at home, it is probably because I am using the machine wrong!
As far as sickness goes, my mornings are usually pretty good, late afternoon and evening are what get me. Also, we have learned that I get most sick when we travel. I am still trekking along with the medication plan- 400 mg Progesterone, baby aspirin, special prenatal, and Lovenox injections. We're thankful that we found out about the baby just at the end of last year, because we got one month of prescriptions on my old insurance. Thanks to more insurance changes, the price of my medication for the baby is now 6x more expensive per month than it was last year. As frustrating as the insurance part is, we don't complain- we are so happy to have a reason to buy the medication. And on the bright side- I have already reached my deductible for the year!!
I'm excited to admit that I already have a mini bump! My mother in law had found some maternity pants at Goodwill and I love them! I'm wondering why all pants aren't made this way?? At this point, I don't want anything tight touching my tummy- my mom says she was the same way.
In the midst of all the excitement, we had a some sad news last week. After 90 years, my Pawpaw passed from this life. I so badly wanted our kids to know him and Nanaw. We know that our first two babies are in paradise with Nanaw and Pawpaw, and we like to think that they've already met and are having the best time.
Since we had already taken off work 3 days for the funeral, Jordan didn't feel like he should ask off again, so I took our moms with me to the doctor appointment yesterday. An ultrasound wasn't planned, but I asked for one so they could see. It was going to be an additional charge, but I had some spotting yesterday morning, so that gave a medical "reason" for an ultrasound and I didn't have to pay any extra! I have read a lot about women on lovenox having some spotting throughout the pregnancy. I also had slight change in progesterone pills the night before, and I have been told any change in that could cause some spotting. I still don't like to see that- but was comforted to see that all was fine! While the moms were there, the baby moved for us during the ultrasound! It was so exciting to see the movement, the growth, and the development! We even got a video of the baby moving! -see below-
We have been so humbled and so blessed by all of your support and prayers. Reading the comments from so many has brought us to tears! 'Thank you' just doesn't seem like enough to say!
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