How far along?: 21 weeks 4 days
Total weight gain: 6 pounds
Maternity clothes: yes - since 9 weeks!
Sleep: Can't get enough - 10 hrs most nights!
Best moment of the week: BIG u/s, going from 20 weeks to 21 weeks 3 days in 20 minutes, lol.
Movement: more every day
Gender: Boy
Food cravings: yeast rolls, ceasar salad
Labor signs: no
Bell button in or out: In
What I miss most: being able to shave
What I'm looking forward to: getting through December...
Milestones: baby Harry being 1lb already!

Looking back to December 2005...

My little sisters was murdered. Ripped from her family way to soon. Stolen from the baby girl that loves her so much.

A horrible man killed her in her own home, and left her 2 year old daughter to fend for herself until she was found. (almost 2 days later). They found her body Tuesday afternoon, she could've been dead since Monday morning.

The press came out to the house... I guess it turned out to be a good thing. We had no way to contact her friends, so at least now they will see her picture and be able to make the funeral. Mom needed to be able to get her story out.

He took a sister, mother, daughter, grandaughter, friend, away from us all. I can't explain how angry I am. I can't explain how much pain I feel over losing her. We are all at a great loss.

Thank you for all the prayers/concerns.


Hug the ones you love. Say I love you. do it often, you may never get another chance......

"The baby will get a Christmas, we will get a funeral." was what mom told the reporters. It is so hard.

BRIT

Update: I still miss her like CRAZY! I get so angry sometimes, that she was taken from us! Time is supposed to heal all wounds. This wound will be an eternity...

Amnio FISH results

are back! Everything seems to be NORMAL!! He is a very LARGE healthy baby!!!

How far along?: 17 weeks 5 days
Total weight gain: 2 by home scale
Maternity clothes: yes
Sleep: Can't get enough, and the constant weird dreams./nightmares are not helping!
Best moment of the week: Graduating Nursing School!
Movement: little here and there
Gender: Boy
Food cravings: yeast rolls.
Labor signs: no
Bell button in or out: In
What I miss most: seeing my toes
What I'm looking forward to: feeling baby move regularly, a positive amnio outcome, Christmas, BIG u/s, Graduation,
Milestones: mine? Graduation from nursing school!!!!!!

Another scare...

OB just called and said our quad screening results were abnormal. The results showed a "positive" for downs syndrome. Let me first say I know this is just a screening test, and is not diagnostic. Now, that being said... We are doing amnio next week. The OB cited my age, medical conditions, and previous miscarriages as reasons (in addition to screening) that we should go ahead with the amnio. If this was our first baby, I would probably not do the amnio. However, if this baby has medical issues related to Downs, or will be in need of special care, we need to start to prepare ourselves, the other kids, and our immediate family. Please keep us in your prayers.

Almost 16 weeks!

How far along?: 15 weeks 5 days
Total weight gain: None by home scale
Maternity clothes: yes
Sleep: Can't get enough, and believe me I try!
Best moment of the week: Seeing baby again on Sono (even if it was in the ER)
Movement: little here and there
Gender: Boy
Food cravings: Tuna subway, and Christmas Tree Cakes (Little Debbie)
Labor signs: no
Bell button in or out: In
What I miss most: clothes that fit
What I'm looking forward to: feeling baby move, Thanksgiving, family holiday pics
Milestones: Baby is the size of an avacado

ER last night

So, all day yesterday I was having severe cramps. Off and on, and they got progressively worse during the day. They started during my ATI testing (@ school). They were there when I was trying to celebrate my nephew's 1st birthday, and they had gotten worse after my nap.
Amazing hubby said he agreed with OB. It was time to go to the hospital. So, off to the ER we go...
They did blood work, sono, urine, swab, and everything was normal! The sono took FOREVER! and she only let me see baby for a second @ the end! She had me scared to death! Amazing hubby couldn't even go w/me for sono :(.
Anyway, 4 1/2 hrs later, baby is GREAT!! The problem is my IBS, as usual....
I <3 my baby!!

Sis' wedding weekend

It was Great and Beautiful! We had rehearsal dinner on a catamaran, brunch on the bay, and a wedding in grandmother's garden. My sister was beyond gorgeous! it was the best time EVER!

Nt scan

It's a BOY! I can not believe it! I saw him waving his arms, kicking his feet, & showing his stuff! 4th boy, unbelievable! Went straight to Target for some blue stuff :)

Its a BOY!

Had my NT scan. The specialist swears its a boy! our 4th boy! So crazy excited!!

this week, a yr ago, and 2 yrs ago...

I miscarried @ 8wks Nov 07. 3 weeks before our wedding in Vegas. Then, last year I miscarried @ 9 weeks. Yes, almost a year to the day. Last year was horrific. 2 ER visits, then hemmoraging @ home, emergency D&C @ hospital the next day...
Here I am pregnant again. It is the 1st week in November, again...
13weeks and 2 days, today. I have had a RAGING headache since Sunday, have been running a low grade fever, and vomiting. Now on a diet of bread :( Have ER clinical today (12hrs in a hospital following a nurse). I hate school! I want to be done.
Scared. Want to think positively, but so many memories.

Halloween Weekend

Wow, it's going to be a crazy weekend! Tonight we have a football practice, baseball game, and Big one is going to go stay with a friend that lives out of town tonight (they are coming tomorrow for the weekend). Tomorrow Amazing hubby is going to pick up princess (about 4 hrs round trip), we have a football game, a Harvest Fest @ the elementary school for little one, and a Halloween party tomorrow night. Sunday is Cowboys football, and the 4hr round trip to take princess home(middle one and I).
THEN! next week I have my NT screening on Wednesday, test on Thursday, fly to island on Friday, sis' wedding on Sat, fly home Sun, SLEEP....
O MY, all of this while being 13weeks prego!

12 weeks

Went in to my appt with middle one. He was so over it. Bored. Whatever. He actually smiled when he heard the heartbeat, but don't tell anyone, he's too cool for that. Heartrate was 160 today. Everything seems fine! Scheduled my NT scan. The 4th, 3 days before my sis' wedding (destination wedding!). Maybe we'll know the sex??
How far along?: 12 weeks
Total weight gain: I just got back to my pre-pregnancy weight
Maternity clothes: yes :(
Sleep: Can't get enough
Best moment of the week: Hearing the heartbeat (160)
Movement: Not yet
Gender: maybe @ NTscreening next week
Food cravings: nothing. maybe milk or cheese
Labor signs: No way jose
Bell button in or out: In
What I miss most: Dr Pepper
What I'm looking forward to: finding out the sex, feeling the baby move,
Weekly wisdom:
Milestones: Baby is size of a Plum :)

Taco Bueno

Yeah, so I love Taco Bueno's party bean burritos. Well, not as much after last night...
I was down to the last bite when a wave of nausea overtook me. I tried to pull over quickly to spit out the bite, but as I pulled over middle one and little one broke out in laughter! I was throwing up on my truck & they are laughing hysterically!!
story of my life....

Typical Saturday...

Little one has football @ 1:30. Middle one has a baseball game @ 7:00 (which he has to attend even though he has a broken thumb). My sister's bachelorette is this evening. Hubby has to help a friend repair an apt floor ruined by puppy. Hubby has to find a suit for the wedding 2 weeks away. I have to pick up my bridesmaid dress and pray it fits. And all I want to do is sleep and vomit. Gonna be a great day....

BFP

I've made it to 11 weeks 4 days! After miscarrying Nov 07 & Nov 08 I never thought we would ever be here.
I want to know the sex so bad! It better be a girl, or he's grounded!

8 weeks

8 weeks as of yesterday! I am so excited I can't think about anything else! Especially after being 5 wks into my cycle, starting progesterone to start period, and then testing positive 8 days later. Dr said I was not ovulating, wouldn't get preg, and would probably need fertility drugs next yr. Sure surprised him!


I worry CONSTANTLY (angel baby 2 years in a row Nov -9wks, Nov -5wks). So November scares me to death... Both were while on birth control pill, so this is TOTALLY different. But, I am still scared.

Harry is excited too, which is hilarious because the day he walked in our room and found the 2 BFP's he didn't even acknowledge them. He thought maybe they were from before, and that I was cleaning out the closet. (Who keeps urine for a year after a miscarriage?? not me!) We constantly joke about names - his 1st suggestions were Bella jr - after our yorkie poo, and Quint. Obviously if it is a boy he will be #5, so quint might just be a nickname. However, recently he's thrown out lovely suggestions like Thor, Hercules, Maximus, etc...

M/S is all day long, nose bleeds, diarrhea, BLOATING, and allergies from h#ll....loving every minute of it. Often think this little one is out to get me, but as long as it gets here safe and sound it's all worth it.

Loving my DH, my 4 kids, and my rasberry on the way.

Brit

We saw the heart beat today! We are getting CRAZY excited! 6 wks 1 day. Already we are thinking of girl names...(if it is a boy he will be the 5th).
I want a girl!
He wants a boy!
Either way we will both be happy!

BFP

We're Pregnant!
Went to the Doctor on the 20th. He said I had stopped ovulating, would probably not be able to get pregnant again without fertility drugs, etc... Started Progesterone on the 20th, BIG FAT POSITIVE on the 28th! Showed him! Guess it truly is meant to be!!
Left the tests in our room for my hubby to find. He looked right at them, however; he thought they were from last year (miscarriage). I actually had to explain to him that we were pregnant!!!
He kinda looked like he'd been hit by a truck, but he was excited :)