I am having a baby....

GIRL!!!, I am so excited!
I had already bought tons of baby girl clothes(I couldn't resist), but kept everything in bags in case I had to return them. Luckily I don't. During the u/s baby girl was upside down and laying on her head most of the time. She also had the hiccups. So cute!
Here are some pics
the lady who did the u/s put them in a little picture book, I didn't feel like taking them out before taking a picture of the u/s pics, so they are a little glossy.

2nd Trimester YAY

Had another u/s the other day and baby was moving all over at this one. I had to drink 34 oz of water before this appointment. I was sitting in the waiting room for about an hour. So of course I had to really go to the bathroom. Anyways, it says on the u/s pic 14w4d, that is a big growth in just 8 days since my last u/s when baby was only measuring 2 days ahead. I was only 12w6d at this u/s and yesterday I entered the second trimester. YAY!

For the past week, my lower abdomen has been very sore. Like when you have a cyst about to burst. Very painful when I have a full bladder. So mornings have been tough trying to walk to the bathroom after I wake up. My doctor says it's round ligament pain, but from what I've read rlp is a sharp pain you get when you move real fast a certain way. So it doesn't sound like the pain and soreness I have been having is that, but I don't know. I did have my urine tested to see if I have a UTI, I dont though. It's more sore on my right side where my pelvic bone is.

On another note, I have not been drinking enough water at all. I have been only drinking half the water in a water bottle per day, because it just makes me sick. I'm trying to drink more though. I am very sensitive to smells. I hate the smell of vanilla candles and well just scented candles. Makes me very nauseated.

Here's baby's face


and Here's his/her facial profile

2nd Trimester...

What week does everyone consider second trimester? 12 weeks, 13 weeks, or 14 weeks? there are some websites that have it for different weeks. It's confusing!

I had an NT scan today

I'm glad I asked about this late last week, because my doctor forgot to schedule it. I thought the u/s that I'm having next week was for that. I guess that one is just an extra u/s. It went great. I think baby is a little like me already(lazy), lol!
He/she would not move(most likely sleeping), and the u/s lady had to keep shaking my belly. He/she was in the wrong position and would not budge for a while. She was able to get baby to start moving a little though. Baby is measuring 12w1d and I'm 11w5d today(3 days ahead). Heartbeat was 157bpm and she said everything was normal, which is great! Now I just have to do another blood draw in the second trimester. I'll do that when I get my thyroid levels rechecked in a few weeks. I really just did the NT scan to get an extra look at the baby. : )

here he/she is


On a side note, this morning sickness(I mean all day sickness) is kicking my butt. I'm almost scared to eat or drink anything, because it makes me feel so much worse. Juice and water makes it worse, except for soda which I'm trying to not drink at all. I need to start doing my 30min walks per day again, that's the only thing that seems to help. Other than that I get fuller faster when I eat. Which annoys me a little as I like to eat(well use to, lol). The good thing about this I guess is that I know baby is doing good. Cant wait to find out gender so that I can go baby clothes shopping.

Baby names...

I know it's early, but here are some of the names I like so far
I love boy names for girls, but I just don't know. Boy names are a little hard for me to pick out.

Girl names- Kendall, Tori, Colbie, Sydnee, Niki, Jade, Sienna(this will probaby be the middle name), and Chloe

Boy names- Cole, Kaleb

I know I'm going to keep changing the name and go back and forth on this. Once I finally decide on the name, I think I'll keep it a secret from my family until the birth, because I know once I tell my mom she's going to keep using it and I'm just really going to get tired of the name and want to change it again. lol

As for the baby's gender, I have no feelings on the gender. I really thought I would, but I don't. I'm going to guess girl though. I did do the baby physic reading when TTC. I had gotten a reading from Cheri 2 years ago, but she had told me she saw August(for either birth month, conceive month, or month I find out in) and that it would be a girl(and that she would fall over in her chair if she was wrong). Well I found out in August. So we'll see of she's right with gender.

Had appointment today

It went well! At my last visit 2 weeks ago, I had gained about 3 pounds. At this visit, I lost the 3 pounds. Which I'm happy about. I had started this pregnancy overweight. So I dont want to gain that much. I cant eat much anyway. I get fuller quicker and if I eat a lot I feel sick. Today I had an intern practice on me. Me and my mom(she likes to come to all my visits) could tell he was nervous, lol!
He said I could take folic acid for now, but then try to start my prenatals again at 12 weeks. I think I'm just going to switch the prenatals.
He tried to hear my baby's heartbeat with the Doppler, but since he wasn't pushing hard on my abdomen with the Doppler(just very lightly) and my uterus is still behind pubic bone, he couldn't get the heartbeat. So the doctor helped him do an u/s. I got to see the baby and the heat flickering away. It was great! My mom refers to the baby as the bump since we dont know if the baby is a he/she. I should know in 5 weeks though. Cant wait!!. I have another u/s in 3 weeks. Hopefully I'll have some pics to post then and of course the gender u/s at 15 weeks(Holloween).

So far...

Pregnancy has been going great! I found my baby's heartbeat at 8.5 Weeks with my home Doppler. It was amazing!! I've been trying to find it about everyday since, but I couldn't find it at 9 weeks and 9.2 weeks at all and I looked for an hour 3-4 times. I could only find mine. It was very frustrating! I did find it again today. Baby was in a different spot then he/she was in 2 days ago. Hear rate has been in the high 170s each time. I have been really sick for almost 2 weeks. I thought it was all day morning sickness, but then my Mom told me that her friend said it might be my prenatal vitamins. So last night I didn't take it and I have felt fine all day. I think it was my prenatal. I think I'm either going to switch my prenatal or just take a folic acid and a multivitamin. I'll just ask the doctor. I have an appointment on Wednesday, I'm hoping I'll get an u/s.