Hellllloooooo Week NINE!!

So week nine came with a bang...or shall I say a Shot, in the rear!  The blood test to measure the hormone levels came back on Thursday and were too low.  What this translates to is supplemental progesterone shots in the tush for another week and another level to be drawn next week.  Progesterone is a very important hormone to make sure the baby sticks in place and makes itself at home. 

On a more exciting note, we got to meet our new OB/GYN, Dr Kurian.  Let us just say up front, we LOVE her!  She's very open, caring and crazy smart.  We found that I have yet another bladder infection. Dr Kurian said it's not too concerning and is caused by the hormone making my bladder too relaxed.  We were VERY excited to find that because the doctor is a little OCD (not that we mind), she wanted to do her OWN sonogram. WHOO HOOO! SO, here for your viewing pleasure, we present our dancing baby bean... watch close at the beginning and toward the end as the baby shows you it's new muscles are strong enough for her/him to move it's arms and legs!!

A Bean With A Beat!

The official sound a heart makes is "lub-dub".  Not so sure about THAT. What we CAN tell you is that it's the most AMAZING sound a parent can hear and it's music to our ears.  We had our eight week sonogram today.  The baby is officially 7 weeks and 6 days and measures from head to rump as eight weeks two days (maintaining its over achiever status). The fertility doctor is very happy with all the sonogram findings and we will graduate to a regular OB doctor next week. We are very excited to be graduating as it means our dreams are coming true but we are sad to see our fertility doctor and her amazing team of nurses go.

Our plans for next week are for blood work to measure hormone levels to see if we can stop doing the daily shots(and man won't my bottom be happy then!) and our appointment to interview our new OB doctor.  Thank you all for your continued prayers and we look foward to the next update. 

Here is the baby - hopefully this will work(make sure your sound is on!)
and FYI- if you click the group of arrows in the lower right corner, the video will display full screen to better see the little bean with a beat

And the verdict IS.....

A singleton (that means one).  One perfect little bean.   Measured 0.55cm from crown to rump (about the size of a blueberry) and has the heart rate of 121 little beats per minute!  Our gestational age is officially 6 weeks 1 day however, it measured 6 weeks 2 days (overachiever already)!  We actually got to hear the little heart beating which was a huge surprise.  We cried.  We are SO amazingly excited.

I'm feeling SO much better with some antibiotics on board.  The frequent trips to the potty have been cut in half (for a little while anyway).  The doctor has ordered a special wristband to help control the "all day sickness."

We are definitely relieved that the little bean has been able to already endure a blizzard, treacherous road conditions, and a yucky bladder infection. 

Our next appointment is in two weeks.  We will keep you posted.  More pictures to follow...

Heigh Hoooooooo!



Charlotte's song which woke me this morning...."Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho.  Off to the doctor we go. Is it one or two? We wish we knew. Heigh-ho, Heigh-hoHeigh-ho!Off to the doctor we go!"
What an imaganiative better half I have. LOL!!

HELLOOOOO week Six!

Well this week has been more eventful than we had anticipated.  We've decided that morning sickness is DEFINITELY a misnomer! How about ALL DAY LONG sickness???  We'll take it though. Charlotte has been a trooper with multiple trips to the store for crackers and ginger ale.  We had to brave the rough road conditions to see our general doctor.  Looks like some of the symptoms that were originally thought to be pregnancy related, weren't.  According to Dr. Dick, I have a very unhappy bladder. No worries, Super duper, baby safe, antibiotic is here to save the day!! Did I mention that Charlotte's got some MAD driving skills?!?  To say the road conditions here are rough would be an under statement!
Thank goodness she does, cause tomorrow, BEAN COUNT!!  Hopefully the clinic will stay open and the roads clear up even with the predicted snow fall coming tonight and into tomorrow.  We will post what we know as soon as we know.  Thanks again to all for all the love and support.  Stay safe, stay warm and we love you.

Waiting for the next step

Well, here we are waiting for the next step, something they call the "bean" count.  Now don't ask me why they call them "beans" as I haven't a clue!  All we know is that we are so freaking excited to get to listen/see the heartbeat(s) this Friday!  So that means we'll know how many we are expecting, um yes you read right, how many; it's possible it could be twins.  As soon as we know you can bet you all will know.  The wait for it all is like pulling your fingernails off; excruciating!  We are so happy for all your support on this journey we are on!