Thus begins the first trimester! I couldn't wait to tell our parents and a few close friends! It was hard not to tell the world, but we of course wanted to be cautious. And with good reason. We had a little miscarriage scare at about 7 weeks. It was so horrible. I have a whole new respect and sadness for parents who experience miscarriages. They're MUCH more devastating than I imagined. However, thankfully, it was only a scare, or a "threatened" miscarriage, in scary medical terms. The little peanut somehow was able to hang in there! Baby went from a heart rate of 108 on Monday, 2/20 to a much more stable 157 on Thursday, 2/23. What a huge relief!! The doctor said that we will likely never know what caused this, but we are just thankful that little baby is still swimming!
And so we continue counting the weeks until the next doctor appointment appointment. Counting down the weeks until we can share our little secret. We decided to wait until Easter, when we will be able to tell the rest of the family and then our friends too!
Yes, I know you can't really tell any changes in these pics, but it is sure fun documenting on the chalkboard!
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| Adios, fairly-flat stomach! |
How far along? 5 weeks
Maternity clothes? No way
Sleep: Like a baby, except when I have to get up to pee.
Best moment this week: Picked a doc and made my first MD appt! March 1st! Also took my first belly pics!
Miss Anything? Nope
Movement: Nope
Food cravings: Nope
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Gender: Waaay to early for that
Labor Signs: No. Again, quite a bit on the early side here!
Symptoms: Tired all the time!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Though I've been extra emotional this week. (Almost started crying when I was thinking about how bored the dog must have been when I was out running errands for a few hours. Huh??? That's so not like me!)
Looking forward to: Telling my dad and Andy's parents about the baby this week! Hoping they can keep a secret!
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| 6 Weeks: 2/8/2012 |
