Week 4 – Wow! What a
surprise! We found out we were expecting
you the day after Mother’s Day (5/13), and I couldn’t have been more giddy with
excitement. Your brother took a long
time to come, and we were hoping to be blessed with you sooner than later, but
neither of us thought you’d come so quickly, and boy are we glad you did!
Week 5 – The secret had to be spilled a little sooner than
we would have liked… we are going to the Outer Banks with the Elston family
next week, and they will know something is up if I’m not sharing in the adult
festivities and avoiding the hot tub.
So, we told Aunt Amanda, Gram and Pop in anticipation of the vacation.
Week 6 – OBX – We spent this week (5/25-6/1) in North
Carolina and it was a very nice break from work and our usual routine. It also gave me a little bit of a chance to
relax with the extra help from Gram, Pop and Aunt Amanda with Andrew. I was very tired and had a few bouts of not
feeling so hot, but otherwise it was a great week.
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| Can you tell I'm pregnant yet? |
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| How about here? What's Pop's excuse? :) |
Week 7 – I’ve been feeling very, very tired. Part of that is due to recovering from our
long travel back from NC, but I definitely don’t remember being this tired with
Andrew. Daddy keeps reminding me that
the first time around I could sleep when I wanted to, and Andrew doesn’t
exactly let me take naps! J
Week 8:
June 11th - First doctor’s visit and first time
seeing you! Daddy and I met with our new
doctor in California today, and we both really liked her and the office. Dr. Salata is super nice and fairly young,
but seems very knowledgeable. (Your
father liked her because she laughed at his jokes and was impressed by his degree.) We did an ultrasound and saw your tiny little
body and flashing heart beat – you looked like a gummy bear! It was the doctor’s first time using their
brand new ultrasound machine – so you were her first baby on that machine! They gave us a little care package and sent
us on our way with my blood work papers and a referral to see you again at 13
weeks. We can’t wait!
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| The two plus signs are measuring head to "tail" of the baby. |
June 13th – Dr. Salata called with news that my
thyroid is hypoactive – meaning I am not producing enough of a certain
hormone. Although this is an easy fix of
a daily pill, it was scary getting the call that she had to talk to me about my
blood work. She referred me to an
Endocrinologist, and I will need to get blood work done every month to make
sure my levels are okay, but its all worth it if it means you are healthy! (This also explains why I was soooo tired!)
Week 9 – If you can believe it, I already pulled out my
maternity clothes to find pants that fit better! They say that with second babies, your belly
pops sooner… I just didn’t expect it this soon!
June 20th – I met my new Endocrinologist today –
Dr. Kaur. She was very nice, but did
scare me a little because she gave me the actual numbers of my thyroid levels…
and I didn’t really ask what they meant or just how bad the numbers are. Apparently, the hormone should be within
2-2.5 range, and mine was at 4.7. She
ordered more blood tests to see if I was getting another Free Form hormone that
would help counteract the levels of this one and said she’d see me every month
to test my levels and make sure no adjustments to my medication are
needed. So, after my blood test, I of
course, went home and Googled… bad idea.
I called Dr. Salata the next day and left her a message saying I was
concerned and hoped to chat with her, and she called me back within an
hour. She was very reassuring and told
me that she has had women with levels at 25, so 4.7 is not a big deal. She also told me that she sees this quite
frequently and all of the bad things I was reading were for women with uncontrolled
thyroid issues. Later that same day, Dr.
Kaur called and said my blood work showed I was getting the other hormone, and
my levels are already back to 2.8 since being on the medication. What a relief! I already feel less tired and weak too, so
this is good news!
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| The Endocrinologist had an ultrasound machine in her office... I was so hoping it meant another chance to see you, but no such luck. |
Week 10 – So much for feeling less tired and weak - I had a 24
hour stomach bug this week! I was so
healthy with Andrew, that I’m really thrown off by these issues and just can’t
wait to hear your heart beating and see you on the ultrasound again.
Week 11 (July 2nd - 8th) – You are the size of an apricot this week! Although my belly is getting so big, I’m sure
I could convince someone that you are at least an avocado, if not a grapefruit! I’ve actually had cravings for food with you,
which I really don’t remember having with your brother… but let’s just say your
Dad is lucky that we live so far from the grocery store, I think he’d be making
frequent stops! The first 9 weeks I
lived on Goldfish, cheese curls and lots of junk food! Now, I am finding that I crave junk less, but
do get very specific ideas of what sounds really good at that exact moment… last
night was pizza (specifically Italian Delights Pepperoni Pizza from
Doylestown), other times its watermelon, popsicles, or cupcakes. Ok, maybe it’s not any less junk food... no wonder I'm popping already!
Week 12 - July 9th – You are the size of
a lime this week! I saw Dr. Salata this week for my 12 Week
Check-up, and got to hear your heartbeat!
We could hear both of our heartbeats at the same time – mine slow and
steady, yours fast and strong. We then
found a place to hear yours where mine wasn’t interfering, and she said you
were well within the normal range (which is quite a range, and no, she didn’t
give me a specific number) and sounded great…. I couldn’t agree more!
