Happy Fetus Day!

According to one website, today is the day the baby is no longer an embryo, and is called a fetus. Woohooo! One more milestone passed!

friendly tapping and weight gain

You are not going to believe this. I'm not sure if I do. But I feel tapping from my central pelvis. There is somebody down there tapp...

I moved up my due date one day

I was hoping I could do this. Originally, the ovulation stick went positive late on Sunday night. I had ovulation type pains starting Sund...

4th and final ultrasound with RE

Today was my last day seeing my reproductive endocrinologist. Now I graduate to seeing only the obstetrician. The ultrasound was so FUN! ...

A couple of stories

Yesterday was a bad day for food. I was SO hungry. Then everytime I went into the kitchen, there was a horrible smell. I couldn't eat...

Belly Shot 8.5 weeks

Feeling a little bloated this afternoon.

Perfect ultrasound #3

Today's stats are sac=31mm, emb=19mm, and yolk sac=4.3mm. Yay! Perfect! Since baby was 11.6mm last week, add 1mm per day and 7 days l...

Coming full circle

The hilarious part is the punchline. My new appointment is already in my cell phone calendar. It was the first appointment set up by my OB...

More stress and confusion

Here's what I found out today. My RE wanted me to get the CVS, so I called his guy, Dr. Porto in Orange. He apparently does a lot of C...

Birthday bouncer party

Yesterday was fun. We had a big party for my 8-y-o boy. I got the biggest bouncer I possibly could fit into the yard. It might have been ...

Another perfect ultrasound

I had the presence of mind to jot down notes during the ultrasound today, so here are the statistics. Heartbeat was "over 120" an...

My new bella band arrived

I am so excited to wear my jeans again. The size 6 jeans are now 3 inches from closing at the top. The bella band is going great holding t...

Today's belly pic

I definitely didn't want to take any belly pics before seeing a heartbeat. But I think it is OK now. I have to enjoy every day, right?...

I'm losing weight

I'm not trying to lose weight, of course, but I think what has happened is that my tastebuds find that a lot of foods taste bad. And th...

Perfect ultrasound

The ultrasound turned out great. Baby measured 3mm, just right for dates. The sac was the perfect size. The yolk sac was great. The hear...

Perfect blood test results

My beta hcg came back today at 16,694! The progesterone was 20.26. I know I said that I would call on Monday, but then I decided it was be...

Hopefully my last hpt pic

Here is one last pic. I wanted to take another test to assure myself that the hcg is not fading away. 5 more days and I call the doctor...