Wiggle Worm

I just have to say that I had a follow up ultrasound today because the fertility clinic wanted to follow up on the ER's stuff. So...I went in at 2:00 today and the baby must have been asleep because as soon as the Doctor got in there with the probe and got a little bit close to that baby it started to wiggle around like crazy!!!
It was SO weird to see that baby dancing around like crazy and not being able to feel it. Everything looked perfect again today and we are blessed that things have turned out so wonderfully. Seeing that baby actually moving around inside of me of it's own will (in a very irritated manner) made everything seem SO much more real and like this really IS happening!
On the way home I had a thought....I wonder if skinny girls can feel their babies earlier then fat girls? I'll never know unless I magically become thin and then have another baby. Oh well - my baby is warmly insulated with lots of softness to snuggle in.
Have a great day everyone!
Becky

Scary Weekend!!!

Well, I can say that I am very excited to be sitting in my house right now. We've had a bit of a scary weekend. Yesterday about 5:30 I went to the bathroom and passed something (I'm an expert at miscarriage so I thought I had a good idea of what it was). Mike quickly took me to the ER where they were confused because I had no bleeding, no cramping, just this passed piece of tissue.
After several hours and an ultrasound we still had nothing - the ultrasound was "incunclusive" (I think the Dr. running it was an idiot - hence the inconclusive outcome). They kept me overnight for observation (yet didn't admit me so I spent the night in the very loud ER on a gurney!), and then did another Ultrasound today with a real ultrasound technition. Her conclusion - Baby looked perfect measured at 9 weeks 5 days - which is exactly where it should be today. This was still confusing because what did I pass? Well - this was the final answer. Herterotopic Pregnancy - which means there were two babies, the one we've been watching in my uterus who is coming along perfectly and another that attached itself to an ovary and likely stopped growing very early on, this is what I passed.
What a stressful day it's been. I am ever so thankful that our little shrimp is safe and secure and things worked out for the best.
I need to take a nap now - 20 hours in the ER, no sleep and nothing to eat or drink for 18 of those hours makes for a VERY cranky Becky.
Oh and Dad - the baby now has a heartbeat of 167 beats per minute - if your theory about the sex that girls have heart beats above 140 BPM is correct then get ready for ANOTHER grand daughter!
Becky

A little shrimp

Our ultrasound yesterday went great!! As you can see we are the very proud parents of what appears to be a quickly growing shrimp. The baby measured 9 weeks and 2 days even though we were only 8 weeks and 6 days - so it's growing nicely! it had a heart beat of 140 bpm and the Dr. was very pleased with it's growth and said everything looked absolutely perfect!! I stay at this fertility clinic until the
20th when I have my last ultrasound there and then we get to "graduate" to the regular Ob/Gyn clinic and I have another ultrasound on the 30th.
Remember 2 pregnancies ago when I bought that "itelligender" thing that's supposed to tell the gender from pee in a cup? Well, I can take it next week so I'll keep you all posted!
We appreciate all the prayers and good thoughts keep them coming, they're working!!

Wrong date

No I lied - the due date is not Aug 19th (must have mixed that up with today) The real due date is Aug. 11th!

Christmas Miracle

Well, you won't believe it. After disappointing test results and low hormones in the beginning something has sprung into action. Perhaps it was all those scary rides at Disneyland a few weeks ago?
I went to the Dr. for an ultrasound yesterday (expecting the worst news of course) and there before my very own eyes was a little baby bean with a super fast heartbeat pumping strong!!
We've NEVER had a heartbeat in any previous pregnancies so this is a huge success for us and if we can just get through the next 6 weeks then we will be out of that scary time and hopefully on our way to finally becoming parents!
The Doctor gave me a due date of August 19th - YAY!!!

Blood Test results

Well.....not the greatest. last time I was pregnant my first results were 45 today they were only 31 - which is still a positive result, but not optimal. So...I'm disappointed - the nurse who gave me the results was less then helpful as she just kept saying, well - it could mean miscarraige. I wanted to yell at her YES I KNOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME TO ME!!!
So - here we go again. I can't help but feel like I'm being punished for something - I get one or two miscarraiges, but more than that really shouldn't happen to anyone. It's like being handed a Christmas present and just as your about to open it having it yanked away. Life can sometimes really suck!
Becky

Waiting......

We wait, blood tests this morning - all come back fine except the one we wait for, they don't e-mail those results. I have to call in the morning - I know from all the pee pee tests that I'm pregnant - what I don't know is if the hormones are good this time.
I will go to bed and try to dream of high HCG and high Progesterone levels.
The waiting......it's almost unbearable.