2nd Trimester Here I Come!! :)

The past two weeks seem to have flown by!! The last time I wrote on here I was just hitting 11 weeks and now I am 14 weeks tomorrow!! I have some updates so I will share those with you now!


We had our doctor's appointment at 11 weeks and 6 days. They tried to find the heartbeat with the Doppler but after a minute or two they couldn't find it so we did an ultrasound to make sure that everything was okay. I was pretty excited we were going to get to see our little one again! The doctor showed Cody the screen first and I have to say I was a little overwhelmed with emotion watching Cody look at the screen. I am definitely falling more and more in love with him everyday, and watching him get excited about this little blessing in our life has made me love him even more! Our little bundle of joy is looking great though! Still growing slightly ahead of schedule, and heart still beating!


After our appointment we went to the zoo! It was nice just to get out, walk, and enjoy all the animals! The lion part of the new exhibit was open so we got to check them out, and we even bought our baby their first stuffed animal! It's a little stuffed wolf! We figured we would go with something a little more gender neutral since we don't know what our baby is yet!!


Speaking of not knowing what our baby is yet we found out at our last appointment that our doctor is going to do a gender check at 16 weeks for us! I can't wait! Our next appointment is June 6th so hopefully we will know that morning if we will have a son or a daughter! I would love to hear your guys' guesses!! We won't be announcing the gender until Father's day though so you all will have to wait a little longer! :)


If it helps I will tell you some of my symptoms! My skin hasn't been too terrible I have had a few breakouts but it hasn't been bad at all! I have craved a lot of pastries, Taco Bell, and fruit. I had a handful of nauseous days but for the most part have been feeling pretty good. Last but not least the Chinese and Mayan predictors have both predicted girl!


Cody and I are kind of hoping for a boy but of course we would me more than happy with a little princess too! All in all we are just excited to know so get your guesses in you have a 50/50 chance of being right! ;) I will try to do better with updating! It's been crazy the past few weeks with Mother's day and all of that! I wanted to write a mother's day post but it never happened. :( So just in case you were wondering Cody made me breakfast in bed and I got a few maternity clothes for mother's day!


Here is our ultrasound picture from our last appointment! :) Baby has gotten so big since the first ultrasound and I can't wait to see them in 2 and a half weeks! Thanks for all of your support throughout our journey! Thanks for your thoughts, prayers, and kind words! Look for my next update hopefully (no promises) next week! :)

  

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10 week update! :)

So if you haven't caught on yet I am actually 11 weeks today, but I this blog post is all about reflection on the past week! :) I feel like I have had more energy during the day lately... but I still crash out around 8:30-9pm. This whole weekend I don't think I stayed up past 9 once!


I have started getting heartburn which is not the best but I haven't been as nauseous so that's definitely a positive!! I am now starving more often than not which has been hard because I sit at the front desk all day and if I don't have snacks I am kind of stuck unless I can find  someone to cover me while I go raid the snack drawer! Even the ride home (takes about an hour) is rough! By the time I get home I feel like I have been fasting all day and trust me I have NOT!


One thing I am starting to notice more and more is my dry skin!! I am so itchy unless I put lotion on a couple times a day! Before I was pregnant I wasn't very good at keeping my skin moisturized because I didn't really notice if I did or didn't but now, if I don't put lotion on I know it!! :) That's about all that's new here! Next week's blog should be fun because we have a Dr. appointment and we will hopefully get to hear the heartbeat! As long as everything is alright next week we will also start taking weekly update photos! I will post those on here along with my weekly updates!


A lot of people keep asking me what I hope we are having (boy or girl) and I have to say I honestly don't know! One minute I think I want a little girl and the next I think about how fun a boy would be! I am excited for either gender and am looking forward to doing all of the cute girly outfits and bows, or the superhero themed nursery we have planned if it's a boy! I know some of my family has strong opinions of what they want my baby to be but I just want them to be happy and healthy as they join our little family! I do want to ask though if everyone else out there had a hard time picking boy names? We have had a heck of a time trying to find boy names we love but I think I finally found one I love (Cody is still thinking about it).


All in all I am so excited for this little one to get here and for all of the milestones we will hit before and after they arrive!! It's a crazy feeling to go through so many tears during our infertility struggles and going from feeling like it would never happen, to being pregnant and knowing that all that time you spent sad and doubting God, he was just waiting for the right time to send the miracle you have been waiting for! I feel like this is such a magical time in our lives and I am trying to soak it all in!!


Thank you for all of your support and to those of you who are still sticking with me even if my life isn't terribly exciting! See you all next week!

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9 week update... and other randomness!

So I am actually 10 weeks and 1 day today! I do want to let you all know how this past week has been though! It's been basically the same! :) I have had a little bit of nausea but it hasn't been too bad, and haven't had any new cravings or aversions. I did have a couple of rough nights sleep wise but I think it was just because I had a lot on my mind! Nothing bad or stressful mind you just mostly daydreaming! :)


There has been one little stressor lately though and that has been what we are going to do when this little one gets here! I have been thinking so much about my work situation and daycare and those types of things.  I would like to start out by saying I love my job. I love the environment and the people and what I do... but I don't love the commute! My hubby and I only have one car which works for us. I take the frontrunner and don't mind it at all... that is until I think about being a mom.


I am usually gone for about 12 hours a day which is not to big of a deal right now but I don't think I can handle being away from my little one for that many hours a day. I have been waiting to be a mom for so long (and I am realizing that waiting for my baby to get here is even harder than waiting to get pregnant,) so I just want to be with my baby as much as I can!!


Did anyone else struggle with this and what did you decide to do? I love advice!!  I am trying not to stress and just remember that everything will work out, and everything happens for a reason but sometimes it creeps up on me!


On the more positive side I have a Dr. appointment in 12 days!! I can't wait to go in again and I am hoping we will get to hear the little cutie's heartbeat!! I am going to try to record it so I can listen to it over and over again!  I have been considering purchasing an at home Doppler but haven't decided if it is a good idea or not! I don't want to do anything to hurt this little one and I don't want to cause stress if I am unable to find the heartbeat. So thoughts? Should I save my 50 bucks and use it for diapers?


Also shout out to Katie who made a comment on my last blog! I will definitely have to hit you up and talking pregnancy experiences! :) It's nice to have people you know who are going through this miracle too! I am so excited for you too, you and your hubby are so cute together and I know you will make great parents!


So there you go the random thoughts of a pregnant lady! :) I hope you all have a wonderful week and I already am having some new symptoms in week 10 so please come back next week! I promise I will try to be more interesting lol once we know the gender we can start working on the nursery and I will be asking you all for feedback so get ready for that! Also get ready because probably beginning of June I will start asking for gender predictions! We are going to make a big deal about the gender reveal and I would love all of you to tell me your guess and be a part of it! :) Thanks for all your love and support! See you next time!

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8 week update!!

So I am actually 9 weeks now but I wanted to tell you how week 8 went! Last week was the toughest in the pregnancy so far! I threw up twice and had lots of dry heaving moments (T-M-I) I know, and have been a lot more nauseous. I have also been getting some headaches! They haven't been bad though and I have really wanted to refrain from taking any drugs! Through all of this though I know I am still a very lucky pregnant girl!
I think that it has been a good thing that i have been experiencing nausea because a lot of my other symptoms haven't been as apparent lately. To me the nausea is a little sign saying don't worry I'm still in here! I have been on www.babycenter.com a lot which has been helpful and hurtful! On the plus side I have been calmed down a lot on that site by all the women who have been talking about what they are going through, but there is another side too! I don't think I will get on there very often because a lot of the women on there are very negative. I have read some comments that make me sit back and think why are these women being so mean!  I want to surround myself with positive people and thoughts, so I don't think that is the place for me! 
There isn't much more to say about week 8. I had a new craving this week! I was at work eating my lunch when this guy walked by with an orange, so now I have been eating oranges every day! I still have an aversion to chocolate which is crazy because I love chocolate!! Cody and I think this baby is crazy because it doesn't like chocolate! Both of her/his parents love it so we are hoping little Talbot changes their mind! I also still have an aversion to peanuts, which is a little sad but I can live without them!
Overall I am feeling pretty good! Sleeping a lot, but trying to be a little more active so I don't pack on the pounds! I just hope this weather starts staying nice so that I can get a walk in every day!! Oh speaking of pounds I have gained 2 pounds since I found out a was pregnant. I will try to do better at updating! I think I will try to do a weekly update every week so next week I will let you know how week 9 was! I need to start taking belly pictures too so I can post those as well! Lots of fun stuff coming up!
If you are a mom let me know when you found out the sex of your baby! I am hoping my Dr. will do it earlier than 20 weeks but I guess we will see! See ya next time and thanks for reading! Still can't get my ultrasound picture to post so I will continue to work on that!!

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First Dr. appointment update!

Sorry this is a little late! I had my first Dr. appointment for baby Talbot on April 1st and have meaning to blog about it ever since but I have been soooo tired!!  I apologize for making those of you who have been wondering how it went wait!!


So we went to the Dr. and he talked to us, asked us questions, told us what they were going to do that day, peed in a cup, got blood drawn, and then the exciting part, we got to see our baby! I was so glad he was doing an ultrasound on our first visit because I have been anxious to make sure the baby was in the right spot and growing how it should be!


So far everything looks great! We got to see the heartbeat, and found out that we were right on for our due date! The Dr.'s office did call the next day though and let me know that I had a U.T.I so now I am on some antibiotics for that! I am hoping I don't get those frequently during this pregnancy, I have heard that sometimes that happens but I guess that is better than some other calls I could have received!


We also got some fun free gifts from my Dr. like formula, coupons, and prenatal vitamins. I was so excited about that it made me feel like a mom!  The carries were really cute too and maybe I will post some photos of the things they gave me in the next blog!


We scheduled my next appointment for May 5th, and at that point I will be 11 weeks and 6 days!  I am so excited for that appointment, hopefully we will get to hear our little baby's heartbeat!!  It feels like it's forever away but I think it will go quickly! This month is a pretty busy but fun one so that will help!


So I also wanted to do a little update! Today I am 7 weeks and 3 days along, I am always exhausted, and I have had a little nausea.  The only cravings I have really had are French fries, and I have had a few aversions! I have had aversions to peanuts, milk, and hamburgers.  I have been sleeping pretty good at night, I usually get up once to use the restroom. I can't wait to start showing, and I am looking forward to the 2nd trimester when I am not so tired... I am halfway there! All in all I just love this little baby growing inside of me and keep praying everything keeps going this well! Thanks for reading my little update I think I will try to do them every week! I tried to attach my ultrasound picture but it would let me so I will try next time! Until then...

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Symptoms

I have had quite a few people asking me if I am having any symptoms yet so I thought that I would write a short little blog post and give you the details!! So if you don't want to know stop reading now haha. :)

So far I have not had any "morning sickness" but I hear that starts around week 6 for most women so we will see if I start enjoying that perk! I have had a few brief moments where I have felt a little nauseous but so far it has only been when I am in the car, and I have experienced car sickness in the past.  I am really hoping I don't have to deal with being nauseous though because I ride the frontrunner every morning and throwing up on there would not be fun!! :(

Another symptom I have been having is fatigue! I am tired all the time and by about 2:00pm everyday I just want to take a nap! Cody has been amazing though and has been keeping the house clean so when I get home I just get to relax! I am seriously so lucky to have such a great husband who has been working so hard to make sure that I don't have to.

I have had a bit of cramping but no worries no bleeding! At first that made me a little nervous but I have had a few friends who have said they experienced it too so that has helped me relax.  I am not proud to say I also googled it! That made me feel a little better too because the general consensus online is that it's just stretching and as long as there is no bleeding I am okay! :)

The other day Cody woke up in the middle of the night to me snacking, but that has only happened once. I have definitely had an increase in appetite so I keep lots of snacks around! I try to keep it healthy but every once in a while go for something not as good for me! I have noticed I have an aversion to meat for the moment. Cody and I spent 5 minutes in the pasta isle the other day because I couldn't decide on a sauce and the one with meatballs sounded disgusting! I usually love meat so I am hoping that will go away quickly!

The last two symptoms are pretty normal! I have been running to the bathroom a lot more often and have been a little more emotional!! I have had a couple of anger outbursts (don't worry not at anyone really), and I had a weird emotional moment when I started crying at the Let It Go song being sung by this guy who can do a whole bunch of different Disney character voices. Don't ask me why... I'm pregnant! Haha

On a more serious note I never thought I would be able to say those words. I have been waiting for 3 years to be tired, throw up, and have emotional meltdowns! I am not saying that it is all fun, but this is what I have been dreaming of. I feel so blessed for the opportunity to be a mother, and feel so lucky that my Father in Heaven has given me this chance! If any of you have advice, questions, or whatever, please feel free to comment, message me whatever you feel comfortable with! I am open to it all! Thanks for taking this journey with Cody and I! I feel blessed to have so many people interested in our story! I will update again soon, and we have our first Dr. appointment on April 1st, so I will definitely let you all know how it goes! :)

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Surgery?

Happy Saturday!!

As most of you know I was supposed to go into surgery yesterday at 1:30. They called me Thursday afternoon and told me I actually didn't need to come in until 2:15 so I was pretty bummed! I was not excited to fast that long but I was still excited to just get it over with!! On Friday morning I was just being a little lazy and taking my time getting ready since I had all day, but then the surgery center called... They said that the surgeries were going really quick and that Dr. Meek was very ahead of schedule. Then they asked if I could come in asap I told them I would be there in about half an hour and ran to take a quick shower before we headed out!

Half an hour later we arrived at Davis Surgical Center and got all checked in! We didn't have to wait long before a cute M.A took us back! She took my BP and my weight, asked a few questions, and told us they were going to do another pregnancy test just to make sure I wasn't pregnant.

After I gave them a sample I went to change into my gown and hat and all of that and climbed onto the bed.  Cody and I were talking for a few minutes when Dr. Meek asked if he could come in! When he came in he asked how long it had been since I had my last period. I told him I was on day like 32 of my cycle and my period hadn't started. Dr. Meek gave us a smile and told us we were pregnant and that we wouldn't be getting surgery today.

I immediately started bawling! I couldn't believe it!!!! This is the day we had waited for! 2 1/2 years we had spent trying to make this dream come true and it was finally happening!! I was getting dressed when the M.A asked if I was decent! She came in and told me she had the two positive pregnancy test and would take a picture of us if we wanted her to, so we got a few pictures and left the surgical center on cloud nine!! :)

Today I am still just so happy! Every little symptom of pregnancy I have had has almost brought me to tears I can't believe that it is finally our turn to be parents!  I feel so incredibly blessed and have been thanking my father above constantly this past 24 hours! We aren't very far along, probably only about 4 weeks if we count from my last period so we are still cautiously optimistic, but very excited and thinking positive thoughts!!


We decided that since everyone knew that we were going in for surgery we would announce our good news pretty quick! We didn't want to lie, and since you have all been so supportive and amazing I wanted to share our story with you all! Thanks for reading this blog and I will be continuing my blog with pregnancy updates and all other things involving pregnancy!

To all you amazing women out there still fighting for motherhood I am praying for you! I hope you all know that your Heavenly Father loves you and is aware of your heartache. Turn to him and he will help lift you up! Even if motherhood is not your fight he is there for you! I know so many amazing women out there who are waiting for marriage, motherhood, friendship, and so many other things. Hold on!! Your time will come and if you stay close to the Lord he will guide you to your happiness. He will make you stronger, and he will carry you when you are too tired to walk! I have been there and know that he is the reason I am where I am today! I love you all!

Love,

Bree and baby!

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