Friday, October 27, 2006

15 weeks, 3 days: One of the best sounds EVER!

I went to the doctor yesterday and got to hear the heartbeat again. This time, I recorded it!!! I've been working on formatting it so I can post it to the site and here it is:

I love it!
I've only listened to it about a 50 times so far. It makes me smile everytime I hear it. The appt went well...most of it. I met with the other doc in the office (they like you to go once just to meet him) and he scolded me for putting on 15 pounds so far. I can't wait to see my doctor again. I was so upset and a little confused on what I was supposed to do since I'm still always hungry. He said I could still eat, I just had to eat better. And for the record, I don't think I eat that bad. And I have to exercise!...(I know this). It's just hard. I mean to walk on the treadmill I have, but I'm now getting about 3 to 4 headaches a week and they're not fun. They vary on the pain scale with the one I have now being up there. When are they going to pass?!

Back to the good stuff. I scheduled my big ultrasound for Thursday, November 16th! They'll make sure things are progressing like they should and we'll find out if we are having a boy or a girl! Either one is fine with us. We just want a healthy baby! I'm kind of leaning towards a girl though. New belly pics next week since I'll be 16 weeks. Can't wait to show you that 15 pounds!

Few other notes (for my reference): I ate some sauerkraut today at lunch and loved it! It was so good. And it wasn't on a hotdog or Reuben sandwich. It was all by itself. I think that's a first for me. Who knows? Before this is all over I could be a vegetable lover. That's a bold statement.

Big game this weekend. Go Gators!

Love ya!
Erika

(P.S. - Love you mom! I know you're strong and you'll be even stronger when all is said and done.)

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

15 weeks: Quick update...

It's been awhile, but nothing is really new so I guess that's why I haven't posted. This month between doc appt's has gone by a lot slower than the last. But it's almost here. Heartbeat and weigh in on Thursday morning so I'll have more to talk about then. I haven't thrown up in a while and I'm feeling a lot better. I'm still hungry all the time. I think I eat about every 4 hours, if I can make it that long! It will be interesting to see how much I weigh. I finally broke down and bought some clothes over the past week. I'm heading to Gainesville this weekend and may do some shopping while I'm there. That's always fun. The headaches are okay. I had another bad spell about a week ago, but it only lasted about two days. The small ones come here and there, but the tylenol knocks them out if I take it early enough. We're going to start cleaning out closets and reorganizing things over the next couple of weeks. I'd like to have everything ready to be painted when we find out what the sex of the baby is sometime around Thanksgiving. I can't wait!!!

I'll update more on Thursday after my appointment! -Erika

Thursday, October 12, 2006

13 weeks, 2 days: Pain in the what?

At the request of my doc, I made a Neurologist appt which was yesterday. It went well considering she couldn't do much. I've been having a lot of neck pain lately so she checked that out for me. Nothing out of the ordinary. I was told to continue using my corn bag (homemade heating pad) and ice packs for the neck pain and the headaches. She also told me to start taking vitamin B2 a.k.a Riboflavin. Studies have shown that it helps with the headaches. What do I have to lose? After telling her that I've been okay since my last 5 day headache episode, I got a headache late last night and woke up with it this morning. I took some Fiorcet and it's not too bad. I'm a little tired today so that may have something to do with it.

I think I'm almost out of the woods when it comes to the morning sickness. I've had a good past week, only feeling nauseous a few times. I'll take it! I'm still eating ALL THE TIME! Yesterday I had a ham sandwich...as my 3:00 snack! "That's a meal", I was told by someone at work. At least it's better than a candy bar or ice cream, right? Hunger is one pregnancy symptom I can deal with.

Better go for now. Talk to everyone soon!
- Erika

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

12 weeks, 1 day: Picture time!

It's been another month and time sure does fly. I can't believe it! So, it's time for the monthly belly pic. I'm posting 2 pictures today...just because.

This was at 10 weeks. Now for the big reveal...

Well, there you have it. 12 weeks. Granted, it was at night so I'm a little bigger than in the mornings . But, it's official now. I can't fit into any of my normal pants with a zipper and button. I'm done. I can only wear my normal dresses and skirts and probably not for much longer. The elastic waistband is a pregnant girl's best friend! I want to try and make it a little longer before having to completely change my wardrobe.

The morning sickness still comes and goes with some days being better than others. I haven't had a major headache in almost 2 weeks (knock on wood). Everything is really going good so I'll just leave it at that. Talk to you soon!
-Erika