First Ultrasound

(Sorry the image is awful, but I took a picture of a picture with my cell phone. I will post the actual picture once I scan it into the computer)

We had our first ultrasound and OB appointment yesterday, August 18, 2009. After waiting for 45 minutes to see the ultrasound tech, we finally got to go back! The nurse told me that she was going to check some other things first and then we would look for the baby. I didn't want to look at the screen because the last time we had an ultrasound (back in November) they never found a baby - only blood clots that used to be a baby...

So, I just stared straight at the ceiling... praying... praying... Finally, after what seemed like forever, but what was really about 1 or 2 minutes, the nurse said, "There it is!" And Jeff says, "OH MY GOSH HONEY! LOOK!!!" And there it was... our precious little baby's heart just beating away! I immediately started bawling! I don't think I have ever been so happy in my life! The tech printed out a picture for us and left the room. I held our baby's first picture in my hand and sobbed for a couple of minutes, unable to believe that this was really a little precious life growing inside of me. A life that will soon be a baby that we can hold in our arms...

Then we got to go back out into the waiting room to wait to see the doctor... we waited for an hour in the waiting room! We were then taken back into a room where they took my blood pressure. It was 138/80 - a little high on the top number, but she said if I was nervous that could affect that. So then we were told that the doctor was running late from labor and delivery, and that she would see us as soon as she got here. So, we waited... another HOUR!!!! Finally she came! She went over a bunch of things with us. She told us that the baby measured right on target for an April 11, 2010 due date! She also prescribed me 2 medications (Zofran for the day and Fenagrin - not sure how to spell it - for the night) for my never-ending nausea. She told me to take the Zofran with vitamin B6 supplement as well during the day.

After that we went to the pharmacy to fill the prescriptions. Oh... and they have one of those free blood pressure checkers, so I took my blood pressure to see if it had gone down, and it was 102/70. So I thought that was MUCH better! Anyway, we got the prescriptions filled and so far they are working miracles!!!!

What an amazing day that will never be forgotten.......

Feeling Anxious

This Tuesday, August 18th, is our first Ultrasound. Although I am feeling 100% confident about this pregnancy (due to being in bed all day talking myself out of actually throwing up...) I am still feeling anxious about the ultrasound. So, for now, all I ask if for prayers that Tuesday we see a heartbeat and all is well with our little one.

Pregnancy Scrapbook

I started working on my pregnancy scrapbook today. I am really big into scrapbooking, so I am very excited to FINALLY get to do this one! I started off with the title page. It's called, "Nine Months of Love" - and of course the "o" in "love" is a heart - cheesy, I know. lol. Then I have a page of pregnancy test pictures and the picture of Jeff and I with the pregnancy test right after we found out - yes, I purposely took these pictures so I could scrapbook them! Then I put "oh baby!" through the middle of the pictures. The next page is an hCG level chart and where my levels fit on that chart - this may sound dumb to some people, but this is a very important part of the pregnancy for me because of my previous miscarriage. Then I have a page with a picture of the first thing we bought the baby, along with the tag off the outfit. Next is a page of a printout of a Chinese Gender Predictor Chart - just to have something fun on there :) It says it's a boy, so I put, "Is it a.... BOY?" on the sides of it and then wrote up a little thing about the Chinese charts. 

So far I'm having a lot of fun with it :) 

I also want to do a page in April of things like bread, gas, egg, etc. prices so I can look back years from now and say, "wow! that would be nice again!" lol. I also want to do a page with a picture of the house we live in and the cars we drive and the animals we have so we can remember that part of this time too. Lots of ideas... can't wait to put them on paper! And of course... I couldn't have done ANY of this without the Cricut that my AMAZING family got me for Christmas :)

Second Round of Bloodwork Test Results

My first round of test results came back at 403 - very good! The second round came back today at 785 - very good still! The doctor said the numbers should nearly double every 48 hours. And they did just that :)

Rescheduled 1st Ultrasound

I broke down and called my OBGYNs office and rescheduled my first ultrasound. i was really hoping to get in on August 20th because I would be 6 weeks 4 days along and I can pretty much be certain we will see a heartbeat then. But my doctor is out that day and wants to see me after the ultrasound. So, they scheduled it for August 18th instead. So I will be 6 weeks 2 days along. I still feel much better about our chances of seeing a heartbeat at that stage than at 5 weeks 4 days like the previous appointment was supposed to be. So, our babies first pictures will be taking August 18th, at 12:30pm :) Can't wait!!!!

First Ultrasound Appt.

My OBGYN's office called yesterday (August 6th) to schedule my first ultrasound. She said that the doctor wants to see me next week for the ultrasound. I scheduled the appointment for Thursday, August 13th. However, the more I think about it, the more I want to change that appointment to the following week. If I have an ultrasound done on the 13th, I will only be 5 weeks and 4 days along. However, if I wait for the following week on Thursday I will be 6 weeks 4 days along. In the 5th week, the baby does not yet have a detectable heartbeat. But in the 6th week, it does! So... I think that even though I know in my mind and in my heart that it would be practically impossible to see a heartbeat next week, if we go through with the ultrasound I will still be disappointed with not seeing a heartbeat. BUT... if we wait one more week and get to see one, I will be overjoyed, comforted, and at ease in my mind and heart. So, I think I am going to call today and reschedule my ultrasound for the following week if they will let me.

1st hCG level Results

I went to the doctor yesterday, August 4, 2009 and she drew blood for hCG levels and progesterone levels. She called with the results today and said the hCG and progesterone levels were PERFECT!!!!!! The hCG level was at 403, and for being 4 weeks along it should be between 5 and 426. So I would say 403 is perfect :) I go back on Friday, August 7, 2009 to get the levels rechecked to make sure they are doubling like they should be. Oh... and I forgot to ask for the exact number of my progesterone level, but she said that they were both perfect, so no worries :)

First Doctor's Appointment!

That's us - the happy parents :)

Today, August 4, 2009 I went to my family doctor and she confirmed the pregnancy!!!! She did a pregnancy test with my urine like I did at home and said that they have to wait 5 minutes for the test results. She came in a few seconds later and said that the result showed that I am pregnant immediately so there is no question! She also drew blood to test my hCG and my progesterone levels to make sure the levels are good. If the progesterone is low, it can be a sign of miscarriage... BUT, the good thing is that since I am 4 weeks 2 days along today they can put me on progesterone supplements and get the levels up safely to maintain a healthy pregnancy until my body produces progesterone on it's own. 

My doctor told me that she is sure things will go beautifully this time around because the chance of miscarriage has significantly declined now since I have had one already! 

Also, the doctor confirmed my due date of April 11, 2010! Happy Easter baby :)

I will get the blood test results back tomorrow and I will update then :)

Baby Freeman

Jeff and I have been trying for a baby again since our miscarriage on November 16, 2008. We were starting to get very discouraged, as it had been so many months and still had no baby. So, we decided to be very proactive and get an Ovulation Predictor Kit. Basically, you pee on a stick and when you are ovulating (which is when an egg is released and ready for fertilization) that way you have the best chances of getting pregnant. So, we used one of these in July and on July 19th we received our positive ovulation strip! And I think you can figure out what happened next.... because WE'RE PREGNANT!!! I wish we had tried that sooner, but I can't help but think this is how it was all supposed to happen! Now, we get to become parents 6 weeks after we become an aunt and uncle! God definitely has a plan for everything... and I believe my miscarriage was a part of this plan now so that our child and Ben and Megan's child can grow up together!

We got our positive pregnancy test August 1, 2009. I didn't quite believe it when I saw it because it was pretty faint. So I woke poor Jeff up and asked him to look at it. In the bright lights of the bathroom through blurry eyes he said he definitely saw it. So, that afternoon we went out and bought another brand of pregnancy tests and took another test at 5:30pm and the line was MUCH darker! Then, I took another Sunday morning just for reassurance :) It's true! We're having a baby!!!!!!!!