Cora Mae - 3 months

You have become your own little person this month. Your smiles are constant and the giggling is often. You have gotten so big and strong. One of your favorite things to do is stick out your tongue and stand on your feet. While holding our hands of course. Sometimes I get sad about you not stating itty bitty but then I think about how much fun you are and it just makes me cherish every single day.. 

This month you celebrated your second holiday Thanksgiving. We went up to Peoria and saw all of your daddy's family. You were a little overwhelmed with the amount of people however they just think you are so special. 

In the last two weeks you are consistently sleeping 8-9 hours at night. I finally realized how tired I have been and have been cherishing the extra hours of sleep. 

You are such a good baby and your daddy and I are incredibly blessed to have you as our daughter.  We can not imagine life without you in it. 

I love you to the moon and back. 

Love,

Mama

100 faces of Cora

Dear Cora - 2 Months

Cora Girl:

This is not the first time I have said this and I know it will not be the last but you are getting so big and I wish time would just slow down. I can not believe you are two months old. I look at you everyday and thank God for you and your health. You are absolutely beautiful and completely perfect. You have such a good personality almost never crying except maybe ten min a day. This month you started smiling and it is the best thing. You love to look at people and try to imitate fish lips, sticking your tongue out and blowing bubbles. It is so fun to walk into a room and be recognized by you. Your new favorite book is the curious George puppet book. You have been an awesome sleeper sleeping on average 6-7 hours a night. What a trooper you have been while mommy has had many long Saturday meets being dragged back and forth to the pool. You love seeing the girls!! This month you experienced your first holiday Halloween. We obviously did not go trick or treating but you helped hand out some candy. 

Cora Mae you are such a blessing in our lives and I am thankful everyday for you. I love you to the moon and back forever and always!

Love,

Mama

Weight:11 pounds 2 oz

Height:23 inches

Dear Cora - 1 Month

Dear Cora, 

How to sum up the last month In words would probably take a book. Since you have been in our lives we have felt incredible joy. There is not a day that goes by that your dad and I don't look at each other and comment on how much we love you.

You are such a good baby. You eat every three hours and most nights will go a 4 hour stretch. Right now you are sleeping in your bassinet in your car seat. However you have taken many a naps in your crib and bouncy seat. Mama is already getting sad thinking about loving you to your crib at night. 

You absolutely love your baths and have fallen asleep in your bath tub with the shower running on your body a few times. I just knew you were going to be a water baby. I mean we spent the last eight weeks of my pregnancy submerged in a pool :)

You have the prettiest eyes And from the minute you were born were super alert. You have changed so much and just keep getting prettier every day. 

You love to read books. Our favorite book right now is The Little Blue Truck. Thanks Aunt Laura ) You have been to two swim meets already and the girls have loved to see you both times. At three weeks old you made a trip to Peoria to meet the rest of the Sherman and Donahue family. All your grandmas, aunts and uncles just adore you. 

You hate t be cold, I mean who can blame you and so your favorite thing is to be all swaddles up in a snuggly aiden and anais blanket. When you were first born the hospital double swaddled you ad we did that for about a week. You thought that was just heaven. 

This month has flown by and I cherish each and every day with you  my Cora girl. You are one special baby and I can not imagine life with out you.  I do not wish one second to go any faster I want time to stand still so I can enjoy even more time with you.  

I will love you forever to the moon and back. 

Love, 

Your Mama

Current Stats: 

Weight: 9lbs 14oz

Height: 21inchs

Hair Color: dark blonde but coming in lightr

Eye Coler: dark blue

Horsey Cat

Have you ever heard of a horsey cat? I had not either until little Cora Mae graced my world with her presence. The sounds she makes is a combination of a cat meow and horses neigh thus the name horsey cat. It is so funny and very entertaining. She does this sound mostly when she is sleeping and needs to stretch or is just in a odd pseudo sleep. Cora is 11 days old and I can not imagine my life without my sweet sounding horsey cat little girl. 

Cora Mae Sherman

Cora's Birth Story

The story starts out really Last Saturday September 7th.  I was just one day past due and was feeling like I was going to be pregnant forever. We spent the day in the pool because I think it was 90 some degrees outside and I was at this point swollen like a balloon.  I had zero contractions that day and had no thought that she would come out any time soon. 

I started getting a headache that afternoon and had taken Tylenol. The reason this wasimportant was   because for the last four weeks my blood pressure had been borderline with  protein in my urine and I was supposed to be watching headaches that lasted longer than a couple hours that did not go away with Tylenol.  Anyhow, Luke and I went to a movie by ourselves and I was pretty miserable the entire time. When we got home around 10:30 I told Luke I was headed straight to bed.  I probably only slept a hour because my migraine was so bad. Around three o clock I was so miserable from my head pain that I start worrying about why it had not gone away and I decided to call the on call advisory nurse. After a twenty minute phone call she advised that I come in to get checked out. 

I walked downstairs and woke Luke up to tell him how sorry I was  but we were needing to head to the hospital to get monitored but we were more than likely not staying and would be returning home later that day . We arrived at Carle around 4:30 and they hooked me up and had me pee in a cup. It was determined a couple hours later that it was in my best interest to stay and have our baby bc the risk of preeclampsia just kept increasing. I was so thrilled to be able to stay. 

Around six thirty am they came in to start my iv and give me some Demerol and nausea medicine for my headache. I was so dehydrated that it took two hours seven pricks and four nurses to finely get a iv started. It ended up way up in my arm and was really really painful. 

Around this time i finely decide its time to call my mom Kim and let her know that they would be inducing me but because I had not progressed at all from my appointment it could be a 18 to 36 hour process.  The nurses were basically telling me that I was probably not going to deliver until Monday. In the meantime Erica got to the hospital they started my pit and I spent until about noon slightly uncomfortable from the contractions but mostly more miserable with my migraine. 

Around twelve  thirty the contractions picked up and really started to hurt. It felt like a combination of a vice grip around your waist, stabbing pain in the vagina and broken back. They started coming every three minutes and after awhile I was ready for an epidural. 

Mr. wonderful came around two o'clock and I started feeling so much better. However after a little while I realized the epidural did not take all the way because I could still feel a lot on my right side. At four o'clock the midwife came in checked my and I had gone from a three to a nine and so she broke my water. The anestologist came back in and fixed my epidural and and the plan was to start pushing around 6pm. I was to rest up until then. 

Long story short I pushed for two hours and forty minutes. Cora was sunny side up and sort of crooked. It was the hardest thing I had ever done. There were times when I thought I would not have been able to continue and she was not going to come out. Thankfully I had an incredible

Support system. Cora was born at 8:40 pm on September 8th weighing 8lbs 4oz and was 20.5 inches long. 

Seeing her for the first time was one of the best moments of my life. Watching my husband hold her for the first time was magical. We are so incredibly blessed and madly in love with this tiny girl. It has now been nine days and she has truly changed our life for the better. 

Fully Cooked

Today is September 6th 2013 and Cora is now officially fully cooked. It has been exactly 38 weeks since i underwent my second round of IUIs and injectables. I have been looking towards this day as some magical day that would bring us out sweet baby. Funny how the day has approached with actual dread due to the fact that once it passes I have begun to realize that tomorrow I will have to start answering people's questions of " when are you due" by saying oh I am overdue. 

The last few weeks have been brutal with the random comments from strangers and insistent questions form everyone we know. Don't get me wrong it is so sweet that everyone is thinking and praying for us but it is hard to everyday have to say the same thing. Nothing is happening and I don't know when it will. Funny how i thought it was just me being asked but Luke is getting just as many questions and i know it is exhausting on him as well. He is just as nervous and curious and in anticipation as everyone else. i am really praying that my hormones can stay in check the next few days to weeks if little missy decides to keep on cooking. I am trying to smile and stay same when asked questions I have no answer to :) 

We are beyond excited, a little nervous and just plain ready for Cora to get here. We can't wait to be a family of three and figure out how to be parents, I can not wait to see what she looks like and hold her for the first time. Heck I am so excited to be able to be a baby hog with my very own baby I may not put her down for days and not share :)

So Cora girl as today is your due date would you please decide you are as excited about meeting us as we are you?  

16 DAYS

Not going to lie the last month of this pregnancy has been brutal. I do not sleep anymore because my indigestion is so bad and when I have a day relief from that then I am up anyway because I have to pee every hour. My poor husband has been a trooper. He has become an incredibly light sleeper and so he is awake each time I am as well. Supposedly I have started snoring so bad that sometimes he has been going downstairs to the other bed because I sound like a train.

 

I feel like a beached whale literally and all of my maternity clothes seriously do not fit. How do you grow out of maternity clothes you ask well I am not sure either but I have. The swelling has started to get out of hand. The only thing that makes it feel better is heading over to my parents pool and floating for hours. I am really lucky to be able to do this because I know a lot don't have this luxury.

 

Swimming started last week and I think we are going to have a pretty good team. I have been slightly overwhelmed at the amount of things that will have to happen this year with a new baby so I am trying to remind myself to take it one day at a time and it should all work out.

 

Now on to the best part. Even though I would say that I am officially miserable and exhausted I woke up this morning realizing that our baby is due in 16 DAYS. I can not believe it. 16 days does not seem that long so please friends pray for no more than that. Here is a list of  16 things I am most looking forward to Cora being here.

• Holding her for the first time
• Seeing my husband hold her for the first time
• Figuring out who she looks like
• Snuggles on the couch
• Introducing her to family and friends and Bentley
• Indigestion be gone
• Sleeping on my tummy
• Removing this basketball under my stomach
• Wearing normal clothes - I know this could be awhile but still
• Taking walks in her stroller
• Dressing her up in her many outfits she has acquired
• Washing those baby clothes
• Giving her baths and smelling that really good baby smell
• Reading her books
• Nursing
• Becoming a family of three

I know there are a ton more but thinking about these things keeps the end in sight. At the end of the day all the puking, swelling, indigestion, non sleeping, gaining way to much weight has totally been worth it. We have wanted this baby for a long time and she was not easy to get so even when I am grouchy and just want her out I am reminded how blessed I am to have been given this gift. God is Good.

Cora's Nursury

Cora's nursury is now totally done. There are a few more items completed even from these pictures but I thought this gives a pretty good description of what the room looks like. Here is the skinny on where I got everything for the room. 

ROCKER: Is from Restoration Hardware Baby and boy do I love it. I  know what you are thinking white is going to get so dirty but actually it is a slipcover and made out of outdoor fabric and so it is very durable and will be easy to slip off and wash. 

ROUND OTTOMAN & RUG:  TJ Maxx and I have had both items for at least two years. 

BABY ANIMAL PRINTS: Tiny Animal Prints and the frames from Hobby Lobby. I first saw these prints at RH Baby and they were selling teh framed prints for $175.00 a piece. I did a little research and found you could just order the prints direct. My total cost per framed picture was around $30.00 instead of $175.00 per frame. 

MIRROR: Is a mirror that I have had even when I lived in my parents house.

CURTAINS: Target. They were the perfect pale pink to match my bedding.

 CRIB & BEDDING: Restoration Hardware Baby. I really splurged on these items but it was so worth it I could not be more happy with the colors and quality. (Note: If you are purchasing a bumper from RH Baby please ask me about mine. I did have to make some modifications to this.)

I love walking in her room  sitting in the rocker, looking around the room and smelling all the clean clothes that I have washed. The official countdown is on because I will be 37 weeks pregnant on Thursday and yes I am starting to feel every bit pregnant. 

Still here..

Can't believe that I have been such a bad blogger. I thought once I got pregnant that I would make sure to do a good job documenting this pregnancy. I have done a terrible job. So much has gone on in the last ten or so weeks its crazy. Beginning June 1st I began only working part time at Davis-Houk, swim lessons started, all about baby classes are in full swing, I have had one baby shower, Cora's Nursury is in a disastrous state of projects and organization and I have gotten huge. 

Can't believe that in about ten weeks Luke and I get to meet this little girl. She has been moving like crazy and it is so fun now because Luke gets to feel her all the time. We have had a bunch of convos trying to picture what she will look like and how big she will be. Funny thing is I can not even guess who or what she will look like. 

 

Here is a picture of the Cora belly at almost 30 weeks. Cant believe that I am going to keep on growing. I feel huge!!

Picture Update

I have been a terrible blogger and I hopefully can get back on the bandwagon but until I do here are a few bump pictures.

17 WEEKS w/ Kacey

18 WEEKS

20 WEEKS

IT's A......

GIRL

We had a wonderful party last night more pictures to come. Today we are thanking God for this sweet babe and more importantly for Jesus raising from the dead. He Is Alive!!

16 weeks(As of 3/22/13)

How far along: 
16 Weeks - Baby is the size of avacado

About this week: 

I really cant sleep on my stomach anymore. The times that I have rolled onto my stomach during the night my body wakes me up and I feeling sick. What has stressed me out is how many times I have woken up on my back. One of my books told me that at 15 weeks to stop sleeping on you back but I seem to wake up that way a lot. I have been told that as you get bigger that you will get woken up if you roll to your back so I am hoping that is the case. I have started trying to sleep with a pillow in front and in back of me to prevent this. Good thing we have a California King bed because I am sure I am hogging a lot of space. My belly has gotten huge!!! Seriously it is the craziest thing to grow a human. Your body starts growing and changing in places and ways you can not imagine. My sweet sweet husband has been super gracious and I love him for the encouragement when I feel gross.

Symptoms: 

Still pretty nausea some days and if it is not nausea then it is the indigestion and overall feeling of just having an off stomach. It seems that by about 9:30 at night no matter if I have had a nap or not I am ready for bed bc I feel so crummy. Mornings tend to be the best. I have noticed that I am starting to get some of my energy back. I was able to clean for a whole two hours on Saturday and that was after having worked for three at my sisters new house.

Food Aversions: 
Nope. I really crave everything but just have to be careful what I eat. 

Weight Gain:
Well I weigh 138lbs which is 11 pounds up from IUI day. I was hoping to not gain any weight for just a couple more weeks so I can stay on track but I guess I will need to start really monitoring my food intake. No diets of course but just eating smart healthy food. All I can say is once I reach that 140 mark I think I will be a basket case for a day.

Best moment of the week:
Each day is a huge blessing and I am thankful that we are this far along and everything seems perfect. 

What I am looking forward to:
Gender reveal party and hopefully feeling Shermbaby start to kick real soon!

Don't forget to vote on what you think baby is. Stats as of 3/25/13

Team Pink: (9)
Stephanie
Kim(Mom)
Chantelle
Brenda
Kelli
Seredy
Debbie
Amy 
Hannah

Team Blue: (11)
Luke
Erica
Brad(Dad)
Nanny
Meghan
Aunt Rita
Becky
Morgan
Aunt Beth 
Erin 
Dale

How about a funny...

My grandma Mary had the best stories to tell. Most of the time they were about her and something she did that was really embarrassing or silly. When we were younger we would always say to her             "grandma please tell me another funny" . I have had many funnies in my life and so in honor of my grandma here is a little "funny"  that happened to me.  

A few weeks ago in the midst of my puking extravaganza that I seemed to be on I woke up in the middle of the night and knew I was going to be sick. I ran into our bathroom and for some reason could not make it to the toilet so I decided the sink was the next best thing. In the midst of the constant puking I saw blood and freaked out. Realizing that not only was I having a hard time stopping the puking but I was having a bloody nose at the same time. In the midst of the craziness I  must have been gripping the pedestal sink so hard that I ripped it away from the wall causing the caulking to completely rip away. Here I am standing in the bathroom head over the sink puking with a bloody nose crying while gripping the wobbly sink. Poor Luke comes in the bathroom to try to help and I am trying to wave him away from the crime scene. Instead he held my hair, rubbed my back and helped me gain control and clean up. If that is not a good hubby I am not sure what is. Now I just need to get the sink fixed :)

Team Blue or Team Pink?

We are officially in the countdown to our gender reveal party on the 30th. I am getting so excited I can hardly stand it. One of the things we are doing is have everyone wear the color they think the baby is to the party. So to pass some time from now until  the 30th I thought it would be fun to have everyone vote.  Just respond Team Blue or Team Pink and I will keep the stats and update them over the next week and a half on the blog. Just in case you needed a picture to guess here is our last sonogram picture from our 12 weeks scan. 

Team Pink: 

Stephanie 

Team Blue:

Luke

15 WEEKS(As of 3/15/13)

How far along: 
15 Weeks - Baby is the size of

About this week: 

I am starting to feel better in the nausea department. It seems that I will have a few good days to every bad one that I have. I feel like this week my belly has grown. It is to the point now where I have had a few people comment on seeing my baby bump. I also started looking at cribs I am pretty sure I know which one that I want but I have been scouring the internet making sure I don't change my mind. I am super excited to order it. It is crazy to think that we only have 25 more weeks left. I am sure it is going to go super super fast.

Symptoms: 

Tiredness, Bad Cold that has lingered for two weeks, indigestion

Food Aversions: 
I don't really have aversions to food but i do have a few that make me quite sick. I can not eat pizza, pasta with red sauce, chili or anything to spicy. I am super careful on hamburger and any type of beef. I have been sticking to mostly chicken and pork b/c I have not had any problems with those things lately.

Weight Gain:
Can you believe it I am still holding strong at 8LBS. If I can do this for just a little bit longer then I think I will be golden. I really need to start walking again because I am afraid that I have lost all muscle. Hurry up warm weather I really need you.

Best moment of the week:
I was able to wear a pair of non maternity jeans. I think that now that the bloating seems to have subsided a bit and the baby has moved up over my pelvis I can wear normal pants again  I will say maternity jeans are really comfortable but there was something about putting a pair of your old jeans on and being able to button them that did not make me feel as large as I have been feeling. 

What I am looking forward to:
Our Gender reveal party on the 30th. I have been wavering a lot about what I think this baby is but at the end of the day I am still thinking girl.

A blurry not great picture. My goal is starting next week to start taking decent pics. 

12 WEEKS

How far along: 
12 Weeks - Baby is the size of a Plum

About this week: 

A couple of days ago I gave in and wore my maternity pants. The next day I wore regular pants with my belly band and was miserable so it is back to the maternity pants for sure. It is super hard to find maternity jeans in Champaign-Urbana. I tried all the stores that sell jeans and I did find two pairs that fit but with my long legs and no hips it was a challenge. I will do a post in the coming weeks on what I liked and where I found what I have so far.  My sweet friend Margo gave me some stickers that you can put right on your t-shirt that say 12 weeks, 16 weeks ect. I am going to start this week.

Symptoms: 

Bloat, Nausea, Heartburn/Indigestion,trouble sleeping at night and the most crazy one is my sniffer. I seriously can smell something a mile away and most things have been giving me a gag reflex. I used to love the smell of my wall flowers at home but I had to take that down and opening the fridge or any fridge about does me in. I told Laura today this must be how dogs feel. Except they like all smells :)

Food Aversions: 
Really depends on the day. Most things just do not sound very good. I was eating an English muffin almost everyday and this week that has had to stop because I cant even swallow a bite.

Weight Gain:
Decided not to weigh myself today. It just makes me feel panicky and depressed. I am still not eating a ton and really dont eat sweets bc they do not seem appealing so I know that whatever I am gaining has to be my body adjusting to the baby and not because I eat to much.

Best moment of the week:
Hitting 12 weeks. This has been my first goal from the beginning. I feel like I can finally breath a little and that  this is really going to happen. 

What I am looking forward to:
We have a ultrasound on Monday and I am so so excited for this. These really help put your mind at ease each time you see the baby. And I think the baby is going to look so so different.

11 Weeks(As of 2/15/13)

How far along: 
11 Weeks - baby is the size of a lime

About this week: 

Last week I got to meet one of the six midwives. She was super sweet and I am ready glad that I chose to go this route. Over the rest of my pregnancy I will meet with each of the midwives at least twice so when the time comes to have the baby I should be comfortable with all of them.

Symptoms: 

Nausea & Vomiting hit like a tidal wave about 3 weeks ago

Food Aversions: 
Everything :(

Weight Gain:
I weighed myself last night on my scale fully clothed at 133 so up 6 pounds since IUI.

Best moment of the week:
Getting a prescription for Zofran to help with the vomiting. I have actually not puked in 5 days which is just awesome. 

What I am looking forward to:
Our next sonogram which is a week from today on the 25th. I am sure baby will look so much different. I am also looking forward to getting out of the first trimester. Everyone says the second trimester is awesome so here is to hoping. 

8 WEEKS(as of 1/22/13)

How far along: 
8 WEEKS - Baby is the size of a Raspberry

About this week: 

It was my birthday this week and it was just great. I got to celebrate with all my family on multiple days. The day of my birthday baby woke me up with a date to puke my guts out in the toilet. Aside from that I was showered with gifts, flowers, balloons and tons of Happy Birthdays. Sometimes I dread getting older but not this year because turning 27 means I will get to become a mom for the very first time.

Symptoms: 

Nausea, Nausea and more Nausea with a side of puke. This really kicked my butt this week. I am throwing it out there that I am a huge wimp and when t

Food Aversions: 
Yogurt and leftovers. Mostly just smells. Food really does no

Weight Gain:
I am down a few pounds from a couple of weeks ago. I really packed on the pounds during our cruise. I am officially 133.8 so that is about 5  pounds. I am hoping that this crazy weight gain is from my progesterone suppositories, the holiday's and cruise. My goal is to continue to eat healthy  start walking again and not gain any more weight for the next 5 weeks. 

Best moment of the week:
I received 4 cards in the mail from family and friends who are so excited about us having this baby. 

What I am looking forward to:
2nd Ultrasound on Feb 4th

7 Weeks - There is a baby in there!!! (as of 1/14/13)

How far along: 

7 WEEKS - Baby is the size of a Blueberry

About this week: 

I feel great! It was so exciting to see our little "sunny" as Luke calls it on the ultrasound. When they showed us what the baby looked like he thought it looked like a sunny side egg so I guess the nickname may just stick. We took a video while we were at the ultrasound and I will post it. It is pretty dark but will be a definite keepsake. The heartbeat was perfect at 152bpm so right now everything is perfect and baby just needs to keep on growing.

Symptoms: 

Waking up every two hours to use the restroom, Nausea in the morning when I wake and anytime my stomach gets empty. Good news is as long as a I eat I am good to go.

Food Aversions: 

Nope not all all probably the opposite. 

Weight Gain:

We are going to skip this one for today. We got back from our cruise on Saturday the 19th and lets just say I put on my normal cruise weight gain. At my appointment on the 21st I was up quite a few pounds so I am going to forget about the number and work on eating healthy next week and weigh in then,

Best moment of the week:
Seeing our little baby with the heartbeat  on the ultrasound at 7weeks 3 days. Due Date is September 6th 2013. 

What I am looking forward to:
February 4th for our next ultrasound and hopefully seeing little arm and leg buds. Also I get to stop the progesterone suppositories on Feb 8th when I will be officially 10 weeks.

6 WEEKS(as of 1/10/13)

How far along: 

6 WEEKS - Baby is the size of a Sweet Pea

About this week: 

Bought (2) belly bands at Target. They are really a life saver because now my jeans are not as uncomfortable at work. 

Symptoms: 

Extreme tiredness, nausea in the middle of the night, waking up every two hours(I guess this just starts preparing you for when you have your babe)

Food Aversions: 

No aversions but I really just want to eat shrimp all the time.

Weight Gain:

3lb - YIKES - I finally weighed myself and seriously freaked our. I am hoping this has to do with the crazy amount of fluid I am retaining. Any advise on how to not be on a diet but also not gain 3lbs in two weeks. At a rate of 3lbs in 2 weeks I will have gained a total of 54 Pounds by the end of this pregnancy  This is not going to happen!! I am determined that if I am just having 1 baby I will not gain more than 25 pounds. Guess I need to get my expanding rear back to the gym..

Best moment of the week:
Surpassing the 6 week milestone of when I miscarried during my last pregnancy

What I am looking forward to:
Seeing if we have one or two babies at our ultrasound. 

5 Weeks(as of 1/3/13)

How far along: 

5 WEEKS - Baby is the size of a Appleseed

About this week: 

I have been extremely tired. Over the weekend I had all these gran ideas about cleaning out my closets, doing laundry, starting a sewing project and a bunch of other things. I did absolutely none of these things. Seriously I think I slept/lounged most of the weekend. The good news is usually it really bothers me to be so unproductive but right now it really does not. We bought a baby names book. It is supposed to have 100,001 names inside it. It is slightly overwhelming if you think about naming your child. A name is huge. Even though it is really early and we have 35 weeks left to decide upon a name we are going to need every day of that because Luke is impossible in this category. 

Symptoms: 

I really feel great just tired peeing a lot and sore boobs but nothing that is terrible. I have been thankful every day I wake up feeling good. I have had a few headaches but nothing like I usually get so that is a blessing.

Food Aversions: 

None yet

Weight Gain:

Probably - I guess I should have put this in the symptom category because I am eating all the time. I need to get this figured out ASAP. We are going on a cruise next week and I am going to really have to 

Best moment of the week:
Being Pregnant

What I am looking forward to:
My Ultrasound on the 21st and our cruise. 

4 WEEKS(as of 12/27/12)

How far along: 

4 WEEKS - Baby is the size of an Orange Seed

About this week: 

We found out we were pregnant on December 27th two days after Christmas. I woke up early that morning to take a test because I was going to have to go in for my blood beta test. After my last IUI I really could not handle being told over the phone that the blood test was negative. I took two tests that morning both with the same brand and they were very very faint. I woke up Luke to ask him if he saw the line. I got my blood test back that morning at 11:30 and my Beta for 13 dpo was a 62.9. The P.A. told me  that looked great and to come back on Monday for more blood work. On Monday I went in for my second round of tests and my beta came back at 384 which was way more than double. My progesterone looked great as well the only thing that was not perfect was my thyroid. It had increased and so she upped my thyroid meds. Good news is because of everything looking great I do not have to go back for any more blood work for at least 4 weeks. She also scheduled my 6 week which will really be  7 weeks and 3 days, because we will be gone on vacation, ultrasound for January 21st. I am beyond excited for this appointment. 

Symptoms: 

Tiredness, having to pee a lot more and waking up every night to use the restroom, bloating, mild cramps and my boobs have gotten very sore. 

Food Aversions: 

None yet :)

Weight Gain:

Non yet but I was surprised because I have ate a ton in the last week. I guess I need to get this figured out. 

Best moment of the week:

Finding out that after 20 months trying to conceive with a miscarriage in July of 2011, multiple meds, shots, surgery and IUI's we are pregnant again!!

What I am looking forward to:

Starting to take bump pictures and my first ultrasound on Jan 21st and making this post blog public. 

IT ALL BECAME SO WORTH IT.....

After 20 months, 1 miscarriage, 2, IUI's, 1 Laporoscpy,  ovulation sticks, temp charting, hundreds of pills/shots, countless doctor appointments, thousands of dollars and many tears it all became so worth it because....

WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!!

Today I am 10 weeks pregnant and this picture was taken on Monday. Baby was not wanting to cooperate very well and this was the best picture we could get. You can see part of the head its two arms and two legs. We were able to see it wiggling all around which was really cool and also very weird at the same time. Needless to say we are very excited that Shermbaby will be here sooner than we know it. 

 Over the last 5 weeks I have been blogging but not publishing my weekly updates. I really wanted to have something to remember each step of the way. I will be posting those over the next few days even though they are kind of boring.