14 Weeks

Today Jordon and I went to the OB and found are we are indeed officially 14 weeks pregnant. Although they thought my uterus felt like I was 2 weeks behind, the baby was measuring perfectly on time for 14 weeks pregnant (actually a little bigger!) so we kept the same due date: July 28th!

Having an ultrasound was an amazing experience. First, the little fellow looked just like a baby, and we could see all sorts of details from his little feet to his little fingers. And oh yes, it is a BOY! She asked if we wanted to know what it was if she could see, and a few minutes later she said "How would you feel about a little boy?" Obviously we were ecstatic. I really could not care less what it was, but I know Jordon wanted a little boy as the oldest, so I was so happy that he was happy. The baby was also moving around like CRAZY! It was so amazing to watch.

We could also see details like his femur (it was 1 cm long! how little!), and the different hemispheres of his brain. It is just amazing what technology can do! And we found out our little boy is 4 oz. right now! So tiny and yet we could still see his man-parts haha!

We also found out the placenta is anterior, meaning that it is in a good position and isn't covering up the cervix (meaning it would be blocking the exit for my little man, meaning I'd need a c-section). Everything looked good! I am very excited that the baby is looking and growing healthy anddd that we don't have to reverse two weeks in our baby countdown!

As for the pictures above: The first one is of his head and belly.... I can already tell he is handsome and looks just like Jordon and I haha! The second is of his whole body, and you can see his little leg sticking up.

Please continue to keep us and Jordon Tyler Jr. in your prayers!

13 Weeks

Officially 13 weeks preggers today and actually blogging on time this week! Jordon and I visited our OB yesterday and heard the baby's heart beat! I keep accidentally telling people we heard the baby's "heart rate"... oh the constantly-working mind of an exercise physiologist ;-) Anyway, it was very exciting because it was one more step to us really believing we are pregnant and not that I've been struck down with the flu for the last 2 months. She also said she heard the baby move (our ears weren't quite talented enough to catch that, but we trust her!), which she said was a very good sign our baby is healthy and that our risk of miscarriage dropped from 30% to 2-3%!

She also felt my pelvic bones and assured me that I have child bearing hips (well an 8ish lb or less child) so that was reassuring! We're going in for an ultrasound next week because she said my uterus was feeling a little on the small size (so we may have the due date a little off), but we're pumped because we'll actually get to SEE our little bundle of joy! But if I post next week and I'm back to 12 weeks, you'll have to forgive our earlier due date miscalculation.

I'm feeling much, much better each day. I've been feeling less nauseous (although still pretty particular about what I eat haha) and a lot less tired during the day (except yesterday when I went to bed at 7pm!). I thank God for the second trimester!

12 Weeks

So Thursday officially marked my 12th week of pregnancy, meaning that in one week I will be out of my first trimester! And the baby is just growing and growing, and is about the size of a large plum now :-) It is just crazy how things like this occur.... I don't know how anyone can not believe in God after going through pregnancy. It is just amazing how methodically and quickly a human can develop and grow.

Things are definitely getting better on the sickness front. Once my cold ended, I wad the happiest woman alive! Plus the nausea is subsiding. I get a little nauseous in the morning after I eat breakfast and I get nauseous in the evening before bed, but all together it is much less than it was earlier, so I won't complain. Plus, I feel like once all the nausea is gone, I'll be terrified that something is wrong, so I don't mind it right now.

The fatigue is also subsiding, although it may just be because I've been far too busy this week to notice my tired-ness. It does feel good to get up and out of the house too. I think I'm about ready to get back into running some too... I'll just have to start off slow.

Jordon and I are going to the OB on Thursday, so we are excited to get things checked over and get the update on our little-bundle-of-joy-to-be! And we cannot wait to find out the sex, although we have another 8 weeks or so to go before that big day! I'm kind of getting a girl-vibe from my belly, but then again, I was pretty convinced it'd be a boy a few weeks ago. So we will just have to wait and see.

Keep us in our prayers and we'll keep you updated!

11 Weeks

Eleven weeks down, twenty-nine to go. sigh. Too long! The worst thing about pregnancy this week has been this awful cold that has me miserable! One New Year's Day I woke up with a scratchy throat, which then progressed to sore throat with a side of headache. The next day we added some stuffy nose into the mix which made sleeping awful. Because my nose was so stuffy, I'd wake up multiple times during the night because I was breathing through my mouth, making my throat dry and even more sore. So for the next few days my sore throat would not cease because my nose is more stuffed than a Thanksgiving Day turkey. And then, to top it off, yesterday I started to have chest congestion and it feels like there is a 2 pound weight on my chest, which doesn't seem like a lot, but who wants a weight on their chest while they sleep? This all leads me to the fact that here I am, at 3am, awake because I am just too darn uncomfortable to sleep and I know the moment I fall asleep I will wake up with an awful sore throat.

What makes it all worse is that I can't take anything for it. Boy what I wouldn't give for 2 NyQuil gelcaps. My OB said I could take Sudafed, but I've read things that caution pregnant women, especially in the first trimester, from taking it because it constricts you blood vessels (thus potentially restricting blood flow to Baby Robinson). Plus, almost all cold medicines are "Category C" medicines meaning that they may pose a risk to the baby, but if the benefits outweigh the risks, the mother should take them. Well, does my stuffy nose, sore throat, and lack of sleep outweigh the risk of potentially compromising my baby's blood flow? Talk about learning to sacrifice ;-)

On a lighter note, my nausea has definitely been subsiding. I am still nauseous sporadically during the day, more so at night because that has always been the worse. However, I am not tossing my cookies any longer, which is wonderful because I can now eat dinner without the knowledge that it will be coming up within the next hour. I'm hoping by the end of my first trimester I will be free of the poorly-named "morning sickness." And then I can finally get back to all of my normal activities (what I wouldn't give for a nice half hour run sans throwing up!).

And the further along I get, the more real the pregnancy has started to feel. I know it will feel even more real when my baby "pooch" finally transforms into a baby "bump" but I settle for the time being. Jordon and I are so excited to find out the sex of the baby, but we still have 9 more weeks before that. We're thinking it's a boy, as are so many people we've talked to, however my mother says since everyone thinks it will be a boy, it will end up being a girl. So we'll just have to wait and see who's "mother's intuition" will be correct!