Today is Day 5 of Week 14 and we were able to listen to the baby's heartbeat for the first time at the doctor's office; the sound was AMAZING! Dr. Horvath said the heartbeat sounded good and strong. Ken taped the audio of the heartbeat and made a little video of it with a previous ultrasound picture of the baby; click here for the link.
It's been a long while since I've posted on the blog. I haven't even finished posted about our Japan trip. To catch people up on what's been going on, here are a few stories.
Planning Baby: Yes, the baby was planned; it took a while for my work trips to meet-up with the right time, but it eventually happened.
BFP (Big Fat Positive): I've been getting use to the forum acronyms. Being close to a week late, I told Ken we should do the test on Saturday (this is back in April). It was either the storm or mother-nature that woke me up at 2 a.m. Friday morning. Ken doesn't remember, but I told him I was taking the test. After waiting, two distinct lines appeared and I ran into the bedroom and said, "LOOK AT THIS!" practically shoving the test in Ken's face. Ken said something to the fact that he couldn't see and finally he realized what I was showing him. We were both excited and I found it tough to get back to sleep.
First Trimester: Talk about a rough go. I think they should officially change the word "morning sickness" to "pregnancy sickness." During the first trimester, I sometimes would be sick ALL DAY LONG; yeah, no fun. Also I hate my prenatal vitamins. I've been taking them for a while before the pregnancy and sometimes they would make me sick, well during the first three months, they did a great job of making me hate food. Just this week I received the okay from Dr. Horvath to start taking gummy prenatal vitamins (I hate swallowing pills and the other vitamins had 156% DV of iron, talk about causing problems). I have also been allowed to stop taking progesterone capsules. The dosage wasn't high, 200mg per day, but they still made me feel ill.
Boy or Girl: We are not going to find out until the birth! Ken and I decided we have been waited long enough to have a baby, what is a few more months of waiting to find out the gender? What about preparation? Currently our minds are thinking of doing a underwater/ocean theme to the room for the baby. There are plenty of non-gender items to buy and I don't mind greens, yellows, or browns. For those who want to do guessing: my neighbor-friend, Amanda, says my bump currently looks low; I was extremely nauseated and tired during the first three months; and I craved and still crave Cripps Pink apples and other fruits.
The Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Incident: I won't be eating mac-&-cheese for a very long time. During the first trimester, the only way I could feel decent was to have something in my stomach at all times. Ken has been great and has cooked or retrieved anything that I thought sounded good. One night I asked him for mac-&-cheese, which of course he whipped up. Our mistake, Ken placed the whole batch in a big bowl for me to eat from and I didn't know when to stop eating. I bowed down to the porcelain god; I think Ken thought I was dying. Worst night ever.
Funny Sayings: [Disclaimer: We BOTH thought these were funny at the time.]
Me to Ken: "I'm gonna poop out a loaf of bread, cuz I have a bun in the oven!"
Me: "I think it's a boy."
Ken: "Why?"
Me: "Because now I burp and fart a lot like you do!"
Me: "Hand me my towel."
Ken: "I think you've lost your pleases."
Ken to Me: "After dealing with all your whining and complaining, taking care of a baby that constantly cries and shits its self is going to be a piece of cake."
Here is the sonogram taken on June 15th, 2011, Day 6 of Week 11:
At this visit Dr. Horvath said the visible eye-sockets make the baby look like a little owl. At the time of the ultrasound the baby was about the size of a lime. Currently, the baby is suppose to be the size of a lemon.
