Holy Stretch Marks!!!!!

Well after continuously rubbing Palmer's Cocoa Butter on every part of my body... I was convinced that this will keep those pesty stretch marks away...
I went to a party and my friends asked if I was using any lotions and I told them that I do and that it has worked so far.  That same night my husband wanted to say hello to little baby and then he said "Stretch mark!"  I told him to stop kidding around then he had to take a picture of it because I didn't believe him....  It was under my belly that I didn't even see it!
This is the start of my 27th week... my belly is really tight and is very itchy.... but I just slab more cocoa butter and rub instead of scratching.... :(
The battle wounds have begun and scars are yet to be determined but it is one that I will take for this precious miracle growing in my belly....

I took my glucose test!

Cross my fingers that I passed...

I was watching what I ate in the past two days knowing that I was going to take the glucose test for gestational diabetes. Not sure if would do anything but that's just me and my thinking.

I was told that we can do this test between week 24 -28 weeks of pregnancy. I took mine at the midweek of my 24th week.

I had to drink 50 ml of this Fruit Punch drink within 5mins and wait an hour before they can take my blood... To be honest... I thought this drink was going to be awful but it was pretty good... I bit sweeter then the normanl drinks but none the less pretty good.

I got this tingling feeling afterwards though that I was on a complete sugar high!

So for you ladies going to take the test... that's what your going to expect....

Expecting my Little Prince Charming!

My Little Prince Charming is coming in August!

He's blowing bubbles!!!!

His First Foot Print!

It's A Boy!!!!

We had our Anatomy scan on March 21,2012 which was a long time coming and we found out that we are going to expect our Little Prince Charming!!!!!

He had ten fingers and toes and had a healthy beating heartbeat at 150 bpm.... The sound of the beat was so reassuring! Nothing like it.....

As far as trying to find out the cause of the lower left abdomin spasm.... they did notice that my left ovary was slightly larger and that they considered my body frame to be small.... (love them for saying that) the ovary must have pinched a nerve which caused the spasm.... I guess I'll buy that for now. I know I'm feeling better each day and know that baby boy is doing well and that is all I need to get by.... :)

A major scare

On Wed. 03.14.12 I've been having this major pressure on my lower left abdomen. The feeling was like cramping with no bleeding below the bellybutton... It almost felt like a pressure being pushed out from the inside... at points it's numbing and very very uncomfortable. I felt hot then I felt cold. I thought that I needed to eat something so I had a banana but couldn't hold that down. This would be the first throw up I have done since this pregnancy and I'm at 19 weeks and a few days. I called the doctor and my friend at work drove me there because I was in no condition to get there myself. I can not thank her enough for coming back to my office to check up on me. The pain was so excrutiating all along side my keft lower abdomen. My dr checked to see if the cervix was closed and it was and he heard the heartbeat but did not tell me what it was but said that I should go to the hospital.
My husband picked me up from the office and drove me to the hospital for an emergency check in. They stuck an IV in me gave me some meds and the pain in the lower left abdomen was getting far worse. It was like a muscle spasm of some sort that was spaced about 25 to 30 secs from each other. The doctor said that it could be many things like a round ligament pain, muscle contracting, fybroids, cyst. early contractions (but I was at only around 19 weeks....) I went in for an ultrasound to check but not just for baby. They said it was to check for something that I was so not paying attention because my mind was on the pain and baby. The scan came up fine so that was good. Baby was good too thank the heavens above!!! The heartbeat was 150 bpm. I told the Doctor when he came in that the spasms were 30 sec apart and he pulled a mini ultrasound machine in my room and saw the contractions.... He told me that it could be contractions but the cervix was closed and no bleeding.... I asked if this was a common thing that they see in the hospital and they said no. He had me stay over night and shot some pain relief in my IV fluids. I couldn't keep any food that I ate down.... What a nightmare.... Before I slept I had the nurse double check my little chickpeas heartbeat.... And it was still there but the pain still didn't go away... By morning I was much better still mnior throbbing spasms but I kept my breakfast down. So I was released. Had my pain meds filled at the pharmacy and I had to use it immediately because it came back.... the meds helped but I'm trying to not take it often.... (one... because of baby...two... because this drug is so powerful...) Hope I never get to experience this ever again.... nor will any of you.... The Cause? Still unsure.. but it's not as nearly as bad as it was on Wednesday morning... Till then ... my rest and then next week... an ultrasound to find out the sex of baby.... but I think I am 80% sure based on all of the u/s that were done on me....

Tail bone pain and pregnancy

A few days ago I had a mild pain at my tailbone area. It would be discomforting to bend/ sit in certain ways. I really didn't think much of it and thought that in a few days it would pass... Until last night. Every time I would move around in bed my tailbone was so painful and getting out of bed to make my pregnancy bathroom trips was dreadful. Today... the pain has worsened and was told that during pregnancy as the uterus grows there would be some added pressure that would possible effect that area. I just happened to be the lucky one to get that pain... I was doing research and found that it is very common in pregnancy and is also known as Coccydynia. The pregnancy tailbone pain becomes more prominent usually during the second and third trimester. This is one pain that my pregnant friends did not tell me about nor did I know that it was probably to be expected. Hoping that this pain would not last throughout this pregnancy. I would love to enjoy being a pregnant lady without this added pain. But as long as this does not effect the baby (which they said it would not) then so be it and I will fight on through.

12 week ultrasound scan!

My little Chickpea!

This was a successful trip to the hospital for the NT scan at 12 weeks for little baby. NT scan stands for Nuchal Translucency which helps to identify any risks of chromosomal defects including Downs Syndrome in a fetus. The scans are usually taken during the 11-14 weeks of pregnancy. They look for the thickness of soft tissue at the nape of the neck of the fetus. My results are half complete because I still have to go in for a blood draw so that they can compare the notes from both tests. So far the the ultrasound looks perfect! I could not tell you how relieved I was to hear just that. I was able to see the little chickpea swallow, move the tiny hands, wiggle.... It was amazing and my husband got to share the moment with me...

I heard my baby's heartbeat for the first time!

I had my normal check up the other day to make sure that my levels are where they need to be. Doctor B came in and told me that all of my blood test results came in perfect. My Progesterone is at 19.5 which is great. He then took out the Doppler machine to hear the heartbeat! I didn't know what to expect. Then he found the healthy beat of 177 beats/min :love:
The beat was so clear and was so unreal but it's there! I loved every single beat and wished I had recorded the sound to hear it over and over again. I think I'll do that at the next visit.
I also went ahead and agreed to do the Sequential screening for Down Syndrome. So I'm just waiting for the hospital to call me to make the appointment. At that time I'm hoping to have a clear ultrasound picture of my little growing bean....