No Ultrasound Pics :-(

Everything did go well but no pics to share :-(

At first my doctor did a vaginal ultrasound (u/s) and he was just moving around way too much and it made me hurt. He was searching and searching and says, "well....I don't see the baby but it can be because your uterus is in an odd position or it can be a very early pregnancy," when I heard that I didn't get scared at all. Mostly cause I know I'm pregnant and I know I have something in me! I wouldn't be as gross feeling as I have been if there wasn't anything in there. So he said, "lets try the belly u/s" so right away he found the baby but the quality of the u/s machine wasn't good at all. He wasn't happy with the pictures it was taking and how Un-clear it was so instead he said he'd schedule me an ultrasound with the good equipment and the professional x-ray people. He said as of what he can see with his eyes it looks like a 7 week embryo and can see the heart beating and its in my uterus so everything is good. I really wanted to hear the heartbeat but he didn't turn the machine on so instead I have to wait till friday when they call me with another appt. to see the radiologist. I was satisfied with the appt. but Naty wasn't, LOL. He said he left work early for nothing, whatever! LOL

I also had some painful tests done down there that made me shed a tear.

So I have a feeling my EDD will be pushed back a week, so its no big deal. I'll let you know what happens next.

Pregnancy: Weeks 9-12 (Month #3)

Me on 1/2/09

You're Pregnant?

I'm glad Naty didn't react this way!

8 Weeks and the world knows!

8 Weeks Pregnant

Isn't that thing ugly?

I was so nervous to tell the family that I almost chickened out. We had my Mom, Carlos, Steph, My granny, MIL, FIL, Alex (Naty's Bro), Mayra (Alex's GF), Jesse (Naty's Bro), Bubbs and Audrey here and everyone was about to leave when Naty said, "can you guys come over here, I've gotta tell you something," so I'm scared out of my mind and nervous and his mom wasn't coming over fast enough so Naty went and grabbed her over and said, "leave that already and come over here" (she was washing dishes)LOL. So everyone comes over and Naty says, "We're gonna have another kid," and I started laughing and said, "KID??" and he said, "well a baby" and everyone was puzzled and didn't get it and then they're like, "you're pregnant?" then thats when I lost it and said, "yyyyeaaaaaahhhhh (wwwwaaaaahhhh)." I don't know why I cried but I felt stupid, hahahahaha everyone was so happy and saying, "OMG!! yayyyy" then his dad just stared at me for a long time and wouldn't say anything and then out of no where says, "I hope its twins" WTH? We just started laughing and his mom started crying. I think my mom was in shock cause she was like, "really?" and "why didn't you tell me?" I had to explain to her that I didn't tell anyone and I wanted to wait till Christmas. From there Naty called his brothers on the phone and they were really excited. Oh and forgot about the kids, Bubbs didn't believe us and Audrey was in pure denial saying, "No her's isn't and uh uh" and everyone was just laughing at her, she looked so cute! But now they're both excited and bug me all the time wanting to hear the baby, lol. I had to text everyone right there and then before they found out from anyone else, so now its all out, the world knows and it feels a tad more real. I'm hoping my feeling changes as soon as we have the first ultrasound on Wed. cause this just doesn't feel real.

I've been so bloated and my hunger is slowly going away. I can see my stomach growing and still no weight gain. I can't wait to wear my maternity pants cause I still feel too guilty to wear them, I said at 10 weeks but I might wait till 3 months (in 3.5 weeks). We'll see. Naty still isn't sure if he has to work on New Years eve so he we're not sure if he's going with me to the doctor appt. I hope he can cause I want him to hear the heartbeat with me, he has never been there with me to hear the first heartbeat so I'm hoping!! Still have slight nausea when I don't eat fast enough and still have tired spells that I give into on most days but other than that, no complaints.

So I'll be posting a picture on Wed. of our first u/s. I'm just praying theres a healthy growing baby in there.....

Still a Secret

We're still planning on telling everyone on Christmas Day. We're still not sure how but I know dh is doing it, NOT ME! We'll probably say a prayer and he'll throw it in there. Like, "thank you God for this wonderful meal and for wonderful family that we can share it with......and so on........and also, please bless the baby that is growing in Marlene's Tummy, AMEN" LOL I don't know, I'll tell dh and see what he says. I want to tell the kids before anyone else but dh doesn't think thats a good idea cause they're not good about keeping secrets, I'll be almost 8 weeks so I think its a good time. The first time I was almost 5 months when I told everyone, hahaha, my mom actually asked me and I started to cry and told her that I was (I was only 19 then). As for my pregnancy before Audrey I told everyone right away but lost that one at around 6 weeks, then got pregnant the next month with Audrey and told everyone right when I found out. So this time it's been fun being our little secret but because no one knows I think thats why I don't feel pregnant yet. But once the secret is out I'll be a little more happier.

With my first pregnancy I started showing at 20ish weeks and with my second I showed around 12 weeks well this time I have a feeling it will be around 10 weeks since I'm already busting out of my pants and am losing weight so I know its not just weight thats making me not fit in my jeans. So last night Naty took me to old navy and I found my exact size and they were on clearance for 4.99! what a bargain, lol. I love deals. I probably won't wear them till I'm 2.5 months (in 2 weeks), till then I'll keep squeezing on the jeans and most of my tops will still fit me till around 4 months then I'll have to upgrade the wardrobe. Anyway, Naty went out on a Jack in the Box run for me cause I've been sick and haven't ate since the morning so I wanted to go all out for dinner, hahahaha. I'm starving....gulp

7 Weeks

7 Weeks Pregnant

Tomorrow I hit 7 weeks, this is already going too fast. I'm having a hard time with food, I want to eat everything in sight and I still managed to lose 1 lb. I wish this happened when I wasn't pregnant. I don't like the way I'm eating at all, all homemade food sounds gross to me and all I want is fast food which is NOT good. Naty hasn't noticed but he told me yesterday to take it easy when he seen my protruding stomach. I can't suck in my gut anymore so its just there, all out in the wild. I know I'll start to show at 12ish weeks. My gut will start to fill in and get hard, that happened with Audrey. Once I hit 12 weeks I'll start looking for maternity pants so that I'm not squeezing into my jeans. I have some big tops that I can still wear but the pants are going to be my major problem.

I've been getting nauseous off and on, nothing sticks so thats good. I notice that I get sick when I let too much time pass between meals. I still haven't came up with a good meal plan so once I'm done with my last final that is going to be priority! I'm gonna plan a 1800 calorie diabetic diet and stick to it like I did when I was pregnant with Audrey.

Ok, I better get back to studying. I've been trying to post a funny video from youtube and I can't get it on her, its a girl telling her husband that she's pregnant and he flips out, LOL Anyway, see you soon.

1 AM

Wow, its super late, or early. I've been studying all day and just finished my paper. Tomorrow is my first final (I have 2) and then 2 more to go after that. I've been up and Naty wouldn't leave my side, he said he needs me in bed to snuggle, LOL. Poor guy, he works so hard and he's also suffering with me through this (finals, that is). He told me to come to bed like a million times and I keep ignoring him, hahahaha.

Ok, so today I woke up sore in my upper back thigh area. I started to think about what I did on sunday and then I remembered that I was holding Audrey in church, I think she's offically hit the TOO BIG mark for me. She's turning 5 on saturday and she's so tiny so I thought I was still ok holding her but now that I'm pregnant I've gotta stop. So I couldn't stand the pain anymore so I took a tylenol (boooooo!) and it took most of the pain away. I just couldn't walk or get up fast enough so that really messed me up.

I took a short break during studying and went to eat dinner with Naty at shakey's. We left the kids at my mom's since she had just made them dinner so I told her that I'd pick them up after. Audrey has been telling me weird things about being pregnant. She keeps asking if I have a baby in there and I just say,
ME: "I don't know, do you want a baby?
HER: YES
ME: then ask God to send us a healthy baby"
HER: Ok mommy

my little angel, too cute. As for Bubbs he listens to everything we say and says, "mommy does that mean ur pregnant" I try to ignore him and change the subject cause I don't like lying to him. I do the same to him and ask him if he would want a baby bro/sis and he says yes and I also tell him to pray to God to send us a happy and healthy baby. I keep wanting to spill the beans, this is getting so hard. I almost felt like telling my mom the other night that I had to hang up with her. But then again it feels good to have a little secret between Naty and I. In 8 days, the world will know, hahahahaha.

Oh and I got a lil sick today too. I got rid of it with water. I was starting up with the queasiness and I noticed it happens when I let more than 2.5 hours pass between meals. So no more of that. I was supposed to work on my menu today but instead I'll wait till tomorrow when my finals are out of my head! wish me luck.

It hit me

6 Weeks Pregnant

I am now 6 weeks and 2 days and had my first nausea episode. No barfing but very queasy. Naty went to buy us food case I had no energy and was studying and wrapping presents. Well as soon as I ate I felt a lot better, I haven't been 100% on my diet so I've gotta plan that out cause I am NOT going to gain a lot of weight. I gained a little with Audrey and my stomach was the only thing to expand so I was very happy with that.

I plan on only gaining the 15 lbs. that I should gain, if I gain less I know it wouldn't hurt but nothing over that.

This weekend I ate alot cause we made tamales at MIL's house. I could NOT stop eating so it's all about working hard from this point on. I also don't want to see a gain for my first appt. on Dec. 31st. so no more messing up!

Also, the cramps mostly went away but I felt a couple of flutters that could have been my uterus moving but it made me jump. I know it means the uterus is moving and expanding so that is why it's painful.

A little scared

I was cramping last night and was just thinking, "is this it?" I told Naty to pray that nothing bad would happen and he said he would. I woke up in the morning cramp free and feeling good now. It's a scary feeling because I don't remember cramping from my other pregnancies. I keep reading that it's normal but it had been days since I last cramped. I just kept going to the bathroom thinking I would see blood. I have also been really stressed out with the last of school, I have finals next week and I was told by the nurse to take it easy. That means I've gotta start studying now so that I'm not rushing last minute and trying to cram the night before, now that would make me really stressed.

My First Appointment

This appt. wasn't with a doctor but with a nurse that had me fill out a million and one forms and give 7 tubes of blood, 2 containers of pee, a arm full of reading material and my new prenatal vitamins. It honestly went very well and it got me pretty excited for what's to come.

My first ultrasound and doctor appt. will be on Dec. 31st at 1:20 pm, so that means Naty can go with me since that's a holiday for him! yayy!! (I didn't know they were open on New Year's Eve) They are going to do a vag ultrasound and we'll get to hear the heartbeat too!

Then my 2nd ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby is on March 3, at 8:45am. I'm thinking of changing that cause that is super early but then its 3 months away and I'll probably won't be able to sleep anyway.
The kids are starting to ask questions cause Naty and I say something and then one will ask, "does that mean that you're gonna have a baby?" and we just look at each other and laugh. They are gonna be so happy when they find out! I'm thinking of getting them big brother and big sister t-shirts to wear and that is how the family will find out, still not sure but I'll come up with something!

My first prenatal vitamin that I just took.

No Symptoms

Ever since I found out I was really pregnant I haven't had any symptoms. The tender boobs and cramps have gone away. I did get a little emotional today but who wouldn't when they're fustrated! So far so good, hoping the morning sickness stays away. I keep forgetting that I'm pregnant. Naty was supposed to move the treadmill for me so that I could put the tree there instead and he wouldn't budge so I started to move it on my own and then I remembered I couldn't be doing that. This is gonna be hard, I'm so used to getting the job done by myself and now I have to depend on him for all the "men" stuff.

I have a little confession......I went shopping already. I know I know! its too soon but I couldn't resist. I told Naty that this child is gonna be a thrift store baby. He thought it was a good idea and there's just been so many times that I've gone to the thrift store and I see new things. I got about 12 onesies ranging from .13-.99 cents and Pj's at .55-1.89 all look pretty brand new and mostly yellow since I don't know the sex obviously. I did go off on a whim and got 2 boy sleepers cause they were so cute! I'm know I'm not in the "safe zone" but hey, what's wrong with thinking positive! Naty still doesn't know that I went, he'll probably laugh at me so I'm gonna keep that to myself. I was so excited that I cut all the tags off and threw them in the washer (can you say HOT water?) but its ok, they grow out of the stuff so fast and that is why everything looked so new.

But so far so good. I have my first set up appointment tomorrow. I guess they do labs,give me all my ultrasound dates, talk to a dietician and give me all my reading material, so no medical stuff yet. The nurse is trying to get me in earlier cause she said she didn't want me to wait till January so I'm waiting for her to give me a call back.

I can't wait to tell everyone! hahahahaha I'll be 2 months when I share the news.

P.S. See the lil dog PJ and the elephant one? well those are the boy ones I was talking about. Believe me! if its a girl, she'll be sporting them so no waste here! :-) As you can see they're carters, gerber, children's place, all good brands for very cheap, don't fall for that, "it has to be new" or "eeww it was worn already" NO NO NO! Believe me, we have the means to buy everything new but WHY? WHY? when these clothes were hardly worn and they're practically brand new, think about it ;-).

Thrift Store Costs: $17
If it were Brand New: $83
and this was with sale prices, I was being generous and I didn't use name brand prices like children's place, I used what gerber onesies would cost in a 3pk, and sleepers at $5 each when you know they can be up $10 each, it just depends.

A BIG surprise!

Once I was late I knew something was up so I took test after test and they all kept coming back negative. Then I had cramps, aching boobs, headaches, sick and not getting better and thought I HAVE to be pregnant because this is not normal. So finally on 12/5/08 I got my first faint line, then another and another. I got really excited then I said, nah these are too faint. I should be getting a strong line since I should be further along. So on the next day 12/6/08 I tested again and got the same faint line, it still didn't make me feel good so I went the whole weekend feeling unsure. So come monday I get to the doctor's office and what happens! POSITIVE, I'm definately pregnant.

According to my LMP I should be due on August 6, 2009, so that makes me 5 weeks pregnant, but we'll see. Hopefully its a later date cause I know it'll be super hot in August, yuck! I have my first "set-up" appointment this Wed. at 1pm so I'll be talking with a nurse, dietician, getting lab work, and getting all my reading material.

No one in our family knows yet! I've told online friends and two distant friends but no one close in my family or no close friends yet. We're hoping to break the news on Christmas Eve. That is going to be so hard.

As for Naty he just smiled and laughed, in the beginning he was in denial but once I showed him the pink slip he changed, lol. I know he'll love this baby just like he loves the others so I have no worries. He just doesn't want me giving up on my dreams which I won't! this is actually making me want to better myself even more!

So here I'll talk about everything that has to do with my pregnancy starting here till the end. Hopefully I'll have a beautiful healthy baby in the next 8 months. WOW! is this really happening?