Week 12 Ultrasound!!!

Wow, it was amazing!!!!

We got to see our little one do some cool tricks like jump, stretch, and slide down!! It was awesome. And yay we finally go to here the heartbeat!! This has definetly made me feel more"pregnant"! Feeling like crap for the past few months is one thing but watching your baby inside you is another! It looks like a real baby too, not just a chicken nugget anymore!

I am actually starting to see a bump on my belly too! I will hopefully post those pics soon too!

Hope everyone else is having a great week too!

Teachers = Infertiles???

Has anyone else noticed how many teachers there are that are infertiles? I used to teach Kindergarten for two years, but I quit to work for my husband's company. I REALLY miss it, but am very thankful that I have a job that is flexible, since going through IVF and now being pregnant are not very good with a tight schedule!!

Anyways back to my point - I swear that at least half of the people I follow on this blog are teachers!! Anyone else seeing the correlation? Maybe us education girls like to talk more, who knows!

Good Luck to everyone - especially since I know that you are going back to school!!

Good Luck to the non-teachers too!

My view as a Twin

This is kind of a random post!

I am an identical twin (My sister's picture is on the right side of my blog). It is awesome being a twin!! Especially since we look the same! I always thought that identical twins were so much cooler than fraternal twins, I mean come on they're identical!!!

But that was before TTC! With all the fraternal twins out there because of IVF and IUI, I find myself becoming very interested in fraternal twins.

I am only pregnant with one baby, but it could have easliy been two or even three, since we transfered two embryos. I am VERY happy with one!! I start to get overwhelmed just thinking about the lack of sleep we will have with just one baby!!!

But who knows maybe for our next try we might get twins, you never know! We have four frozen embryos that will hopefully bring us more children later on. Right now I am very content with my one little bun in my oven!!

Twins rule!! all kinds!!!

First OB appointment

Hi everyone!

Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile. I have been trying to keep up with all of you though.

Well we had our first meting with my new OB. He was really nice. I had a recommendation from a good friend, so I felt very comfortable going there. I did have another OB previous to my fertility treatments, but I hated them - and I knew several people who had bad experiences with them - needless to say I was not going to put my offspring's well-being in those hands!!!

So Sean and I went there last week. It was just a getting to know you type of visit. I did some blood work, a urine test, and filled out paperwork. Talked about how much water to drink - yikes a GALLON a day. Whew I hope there won't be any lines to the bathroom!!! What medications are safe, and of course nutrition guidelines.

All in all I kind of left saying to myself - that's it? Their recommendation was to read "What to expect when your expecting", and call if I have any questions. Other than that see you in a few weeks for an ultrasound, and an exam.

I know all you ladies told me it would be a lot different than the RE's but wow! So little monitoring!!! (at this stage anyways) Definitely something I will have to get used to.

They did seem empathetic with the fact that we conceived via IVF. They know what a big deal this baby is for us. And he told me to call at any time. I really like the fact that he will always be there.

In other news. I lost a pound and a half since before IVF. Not really surprised there since I have been queasy and eating smaller more frequent meals. I am still feeling the morning sickness, but am grateful that it is there so I know things are looking good.

I ordered 3 Bella Bands online!! They should come this week. I don't really need them just yet, but I plan on using them for all the outfits that didn't quite fit anyways!! (Marriage and fertililty treatments, and ok fast food = bigger pant size!!!)

Graduation

Well it is finally here. We have graduated from our RE. I have so many mixed emotions. I am ecstatic that our baby is doing great and I can go to a regular OB, but I am so sad to leave the place that has made me feel so safe for the past 2 years.

We got to see the baby! He/she is doing very well! We got to see the head and the arm and leg buds, and of course the beautiful heart beat! I still can't believe that this is actually happening to us.

I threw up this morning so that was a good sign telling me the ultrasound would go well!! My doc told me to finish out the Progesterone I have left and then that's it! I have an appointment next week to meet my new OB. I am pretty excited. My RE says she has heard good things about him, so that makes me fell better about moving on.

Ok First REAL Throw up

All right I spoke too soon last post. Today was my first real throw up!!! There goes my delicious sandwhich I just ate an hour before!!

Oh and I am 8 weeks pregnant today!!!

I'm Throwing Up! Yay - oh hold on here it comes again!

Well, My all day queasiness has finally turned into official Morning Sickness. I threw up yesterday morning and a little yesterday after lunch. I was lucky in the fact that the morning session was mostly water I had just drank. The lunch session was more like gagging. Gross I know.

But I take this all in stride, being sick is a good sign! I am 7 1/2 weeks along so the timing seems about right.

I will "graduate" soon from my RE. I have one more ultrasound, and then it is off to the world of normal OB's. I will be sad to go to a new doc. I LOVE my doc. But I feel like a little baby bird who needs to be pushed off a tree limb by the mama bird!!!!

I have scheduled my first appointment with my new OB in 2 weeks, who I was referred to by a friend, Thanks Cassie! I will be a member of the normal OB club soon. I hope they know that I am a former VIP!!