10 weeks....I think

10 Weeks Pregnant

I'm somewhere around 10 weeks so I thought I'd wait to post this. That baby is so ugly but it's starting to look somewhat human. I was having a bad week (last week) and was just laying around, lazy and not wanting to do anything and didn't. But around last thursday, I felt a lil burst of energy and decided to take advantage of it. Since that day I've been up and down and cleaning everything, my in laws were here this whole weekend helping Naty put up tile in the bathroom and my MIL really helped me alot. She did things like cook, help with the kids, wash dishes, sweep, clear lil messes here and there and my least favorite.....cleaned my stove! She was a big help this weekend and I felt a lot better too.

On friday I finally decided to go to the doctor for my UTI symptoms. I was having symptoms since monday but didn't want to go. Finally I had enough and sure enough, had a UTI. I was given Macrobid which is a category B drug, which made me really happy, I didn't know there was a such thing as a category B antibiotic! so I feel a lot better about taking it. Let me put it this way, it's as safe as taking tylenol so that was a sigh of relief. Although it's a safe antibiotic it did make me SICK! so sick that I wanted to go back to the urgent care. I felt like puking my guts out, I mean, my stomach was turning, my head was killing me and I felt so dizzy. I wasn't sure if I was having an allergic reaction or if it was side effects. Well, after reading the inserts the pharmacy gave me with my medicine, they were all side effects, blah. Good thing that only happened twice and so far today I haven't had trouble with it.

Also, my belly is growing, its getting hard and starting to stick out. So far, Naty and Steph had told me that I was showing already. Naty laughs at me everytime he sees my stomach cause he can't believe I'm pregnant and because he sees my stomach growing, YIKES. OOOHH and forgot to mention what MIL told me. We were sitting at the kitchen table and she blurts out, "I still can't believe you're pregnant, actually I feel like you guys are playing some joke on me and that you guys will say that you were kidding any day now, I don't think I'll believe it till I see your belly big," I just had to laugh cause I feel the same way, hahahahaha. I don't believe I'm pregnant, as much as I want to enjoy it, it's still NOT REAL! I really think I need that ultrasound to make it real. The nausea, aching boobs and laziness isn't enough to convince me ;-). But in another week I'll finally see my baby...clearly, can't wait.

Oh and that brings me to my conclusion, I have been thinking that maybe I don't want to know the sex of this baby. I think I want it to be a surprise afterall, it might be my last baby so I think I want to make this a little extra special. I know that will be SOOOOOOOOO hard but I don't know, it's just a thought, maybe I should see what Naty thinks! LOL

New Appts.

I have to wait all over again for my next ultrasound, it's scheduled for Jan. 19th at 9am and I'm just hoping they find a happy, healthy baby in there. I really want to know my REAL official due date so that I can have a real countdown to the big day. I think I'm about a week off from the date on the right of the screen but it's ok. I really didn't want a summer baby but hey, what can I do now! Pump up the AC and never leave home, I can do that.

I really need to get moving, I've been laying around not doing much. I know Naty was fustrated with me but I told him to please have patience with me and understand that this will be over in a few weeks (I'm hoping). I've heard that everything gets better in the 2nd trimester, which I really don't remember BUT I'm just thinking and praying that happens.

So, so far, tired, hungry, nauseous and tired again, that one is really beating me up.

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.

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.