I NEED one of these

I've actually have always wanted to Moby Wrap. They are way more comfortable than those other contraptions. I actually know this because I've used one of those other carriers when I have carried around my friend's baby (yes I have carried my friend's baby around Target a time or two). Let me tell you each time we've used it, it took us at least five minutes to even figure out how it's supposed to go, then which snap goes where. Sure it's gonna take some practice to learn the different ways to tie the wrap, but I will get the hang of it.


But anyway, I really want a Moby Wrap. I just love that there are many different ways to use it.


Uh... Hi. Can we say mom jeans? haha!




Any comments, reviews, or anything I should know about the Moby Wrap? Let me know!

Weekly Update

This week has been better. I think (for now at least) my migranes have gone away ::knock on wood:::. However, this week they were replaced with heartburn/acid reflux. I think a little of both. I've never had either in my life, so I didn't know what it was. I felt like I had to puke stomach acid and it was just stuck in the bottom of my throat. That's what it felt like. Started last Sunday. Actually, probably before that. Sunday I actually made myself throw up, cause I felt like I just wanted to get it over with and feel better. Well, it didn't make me feel any better, and then it continued pretty much non stop. It was Tuesday when a lightbulb went off and I said to Husband, "Maybe this is heartburn? It feels worse when I eat." I looked it up, and yep. It was heartburn. It was getting so bad that I couldn't sleep! So I got some Tums and those things kicked it in the ass and it's been gone ever since. If I feel it coming on I just pop a couple Tums and it goes away.

Since then I've been feeling human again, thank God. We'll see what week 14 has in store for me!

How far along? 13wks 6d

Total Weight Gain? Down two pounds

Maternity Clothes? I'm in maternity pants full time now, maternity shirts are still too big.

Stretch Marks? no new ones

Sleep? waking up 3 times a night to pee. Also, I've been waking up anywhere from 3 to 5AM and I'm just wide awake and cannot go back to sleep.

Best Moment This Week? hearing heartbeat at doctor!

Movement? Nothing I can feel, yet. But we heard the baby kick a couple times while listening to the heartbeat!

Food Cravings? hmmm... not really anything in paticular, just more hungry now.

Gender? don't know yet :(

Labor signs? no effing thank you!

Belly Button? Innie

What I Miss? nothing really

What I Am Looking Forward To? July 20th!! That's when we find out the sex. I literally cannot wait. I may die of anxiety by then.

Weekly Wisdom? Chewing gum for heartburn really does work! And Tums too.

Milestones? Other than the fact that I'm still pregnant and our baby is still thriving and growing, nothing really this week.

NT Scan

About a week and a half ago we went in for our scheduled NT Ultrasound Scan. It was pretty cool. I honestly wasn't even that worried. I think for the first time in a long time I actually wasn't worried about anything pregnancy related... weird. The baby was being a little stinker. She/he was so cozy and was sleeping. Didn't want to move so we could get see the spot behind the neck that we needed to see. So we poked at it (God I can't wait to stop calling it an "it") for about fourty minutes until it finally flipped and we got what we needed.

Anywho everything looked great. I got my bloodwork results back last week and they came out "negative" is what my nurse said. I was expecting a ratio, so I'm not sure. Whatever. I'll ask my doc tomorrow at my appointment.

I meant to update last week but I've been feeling like death. Migranes. In the Emergency room for dehydration. More migranes. I read that you might get headaches but shit! This is awful. I still feel awful. Last Sunday (meaning, not yesterday but a week ago) I got a mild headache. I just brushed it off thinking it'd go away. Well it didn't. It got progressively worse throughout the week and by Wednesday night I could feel a migrane coming on. Thursday I woke up feeling like I got ran over by a freakin semi! I had THE worst migrane ever, super dizzy and nauseous because of those two. I was puking. I felt so awful I called my nurse right away. She called me back and told me I should go into the ER cause it sounds like I could be dehydrated. I didn't want to so I waited it out maybe an hour to see if I started feeling any better after taking some Tylonol. I didn't, so I told Husband it's time to go to the hospital. Ugh. I went, got some IV and pain meds, they took a ton of blood and ran urine tests. Everything came back fine. Even got to hear the baby's heartbeat on their piece of crap doppler! It was good at 172. They sent me home with some pain meds and I went on my way. I'm still not feeling good but soooo much better than Thursday. Hell, even much better than Saturday. I was in so much pain again Saturday that I actually called Husband and my mom crying. This is honestly worse than ANY morning sickness I experienced.

Anyway, here are the Ultrasound pics. While waiting for the baby to flip the tech took some 3-D ones too! So awesome!

Because I have nothing else to blog about

I'm trying not to be one of those chicks that posts about nothing but their pregnancy (of course, unless, it's a pregnancy blog), but I don't have anything else to talk about. So... here's my weekly update incase you care.





How far along? 11 weeks 3 days

Total Weight Gain? I weighed myself at home and it looks like I'm actually down a pound or two. I go to the doctor on the 22nd so we'll see for sure then.

Maternity Clothes? I'm in the icky in between stage right now, where I don't fit into any of my clothes, but maternity clothes are still too big. Actually I bought a pair of pants and they fit great. Very comfy. But the shirts are still way too big. Hmph!

Stretch Marks? no new ones

Sleep? starting to get a little uncomfortable, but nothing I can't handle. I need to kick at least one dog out of the bed, I think. I have noticed I've been waking up about 3 times a night to pee though.

Best Moment This Week? NT ultrasound today. That's another post with pictures coming up. I need to scan them first.

Movement? Nothing I can feel, yet.

Food Cravings? hmmm... not really anything in paticular. My morning sickness is almost gone so I'm not as picky as I was before. still a little picky but not as bad.

Gender? too early but the u/s tech said by looking at it today he THINKS it's going to be a girl! Too early obviously to know for sure but he said he thinks it's like a 60% chance of being a girl. We shall see...

Labor signs? no effing thank you!

Belly Button? Innie

What I Miss? Working out. It came to a hault when I got that BFP because I was scared and tired, and feeling like shit. I'm feeling better and have much more energy now, so I'm slowly starting to work out again. I rented a prenatal workout DVD and am swimming. I've yet to step foot in the gym, but hey a 40 minute DVD probably works better anyway!

What I Am Looking Forward To? I want my belly to "pop" already and I cannot wait to find out the sex!

Weekly Wisdom? I'm not all that wise, yet.

Milestones? I'll be 12 weeks Monday! I think it's pretty safe to say that we're in the clear!! WOOO HOOO! ::does happy dance:::

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Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.

She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.

Goal #74... Check!

71. Get pregnant.

Yep! I am pregnant... again. But this time around things are going great! I'm 9weeks now and everything's good! I just had a doctor's appointment yesterday and my little Lucky Charm's heart is still beating and it's still growing. So I'm finally starting to believe that I'm staying pregnant this time. I know we're not in the clear yet, but we're getting there. Next stop... NT Scan. It's worrysome of course, but I heard it's a pretty cool ultrasound.

How far along? 9 weeks 2 days

Total Weight Gain? well if we're not counting the 20lbs I gained while TTC ( the whole being pregnant, not pregnant, pregnant again, not pregnant again thing really messed with my hormones and I gained a good 20lbs. :( ) However, I have not gained any weight with this pregnancy so far. So yay for that!

Maternity Clothes? none. I have a belly band I wear with my jeans, but that's about it.

Stretch Marks? I've noticed a couple new ones on my sides but again that's from the 20lb weight gain. They were there since the last pregnancy.

Sleep? it's all I do right now. Better do it while I can, right?!

Best Moment This Week? Seeing my little wiggle worm move while doing the ultrasound. It was kicking and flipping away for me! SOOOOO COOL!!!

Movement? Nothing I can feel.

Food Cravings? anything fresh and healthy. Sandwiches mostly.

Gender? too early but a psychic told Husband we're having a boy. And we probably will considering I really want a girl.

Labor signs? no thank you

Belly Button? Still in. I doubt it will ever pop out. It's pretty deep.

What I Miss? having energy and not constantly feeling like I'm going to vomit.

What I Am Looking Forward To? Hmmm... everything! Getting a real bump and not this little one/bloat that I still have going on. Still looks like (is) a spare tire.

Weekly Wisdom? I'm not all that wise, yet.

Milestones? heartbeat, seeing it wiggle around.

Here are my u/s pics so far. Sorry for the horrible quality. I don't have a scanner so I basically took a picture of them with my phone.


7wks4d. Houston we have a heartbeat!!



9wks - "Flipper" is all head.

I've Been Tagged!

So there's this fun little game going around and I was tagged by Jaye. By the way, my blog hates Jaye's blog. I've added her to my sidebar three times now and it never shows up there. I blame it on Wordpress. Maybe Blogger and Wordpress are total enemies and that's why my blog refuses to show Jaye's blog? It's a conspiracy!

1) Go to your photo files, select the 8th photo folder

2) Select the 8th photo in that folder

3) Post that photo along with the story behind it

4) Then challenge 8 blogging friends to do the same!



Ok so I cheated a little bit. But did you really want to see a picture of a bunch of groomsmen who other than one (being my cousin) that I don't even know? This is my brother and his beautiful wife at their wedding. They got married out in Fountain Hills and it was absolutely gorgeous!

I'm tagging...

Patty

Christie

Jenni

Kirstin

Jen

Ok, so that's not 8 people but good enough.

I Want To Play 99 Things

Stealing this from Mya and Jamie

Instructions: Copy the list and bold the things you've done.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a thunder and lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen the Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar on sushi!
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating fish!
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee


Wow... I really need to do some traveling!