We got to hear the baby's heartbeat!

Weight: 215 (-3)

Can't find anything wrong with me... That's the good news!

I was fever free when I woke up this morning, and again at the dr's office. Doc told me to push fluids, and rest. Didn't do GREAT with either this afternoon, but rested a lot this evening once I finally got home. I have been doing pretty well with fluids, and I am going to try harder.

The doctor said if the fever comes back to call and let him know and they will start running more tests, but for now we will just dismiss it. I am just glad he got to look me over and we got to hear Bullet's beautiful heartbeat! Here's to staying fever free!

Baby Fever?

Here's how today went:

I had a 100 temp when i woke up - but felt fine otherwise, so I went to work. About 11:30, I decided to have the training room check me again. The head football trainer took my temp and it was 101.5 The trainer told me since I am PG and it is that high, I need to see a doctor. So, I put a call in to my Dr. All they would give me was the phone nurse, so I left a message. I was giving her 30 minutes to call back before I called again.

The nurse called me back about 20 minutes after I called. She asked if I had any other symptoms (no) and how long I had been feeling this way (What way? I have a fever - feel fine. LOL!) I told her my story again. She said, take 2 Tylenol and drink more water. Which did remind me I had been abnormally thirsty this weekend... She also said she would talk to my Doctor, and if he had any other questions or suggestions he or she would call me back.

That was about 11:30. Took the Tylenol, and went to lunch with Britt at 12:30. I was feeling better. Until 3:30 when the pills wore off and I was hot again! UGH! I was about to take more pills when another nurse called me a few minutes after 4. My doctor wants to see me tomorrow morning at 10:30. She said if I was feeling bad tonight to go to the ER. I have had a pretty relaxing evening - sat on my butt from the time we got home at 5:45 until I got up to come here about 5 minutes ago! LOL! Not too shabby.

So, I am feeling a bit warm now. I will take my temp when I go back to our room. But, I still feel normal other than that! Britt reminded me at lunch that Lara had a little mystery fever this weekend, too, so it may just be something going around here...

I will write again after I go to the Doc tomorrow. I am glad he wants to see me - that will reassure ALL of us!

Oh - and have I mentioned I have had about 5 nosebleeds in the last 2 weeks? 2 this past Saturday! One at 5:30 in the morning (so much for sleeping in - and Emma woke us up at 6:40 on Sunday! UGH) then another one about 11:30 while playing Candy Land with Emma and Lara! ARGH! If it's not one thing, it's another!

Twizzlers

So, I guess I had my first craving! LOL! For some reason, earlier this morning I decided I wanted - scratch that - NEEDED some strawberry Twizzlers. So, at lunch, I went and got some. Ate the whole bag! Dang Pregnancy Cravings...

Baby Kicks

So cool! I have been feeling a few twinges and pokes here and there, but nothing consistent or completely recognizable. The other day after the Doc was rough with me finding the heartbeat with the Doppler, then the u/s tech pushed that thing on me FOREVER, I felt him move some that afternoon, but nothing since then. But last night, Britt and I were walking through Lowe’s – looking at ceiling fans (20 days of over 100 degree temperatures will do that to you!). I FELT IT! It was big, and exactly what I felt the first few times the girls moved. I called out to Britt, and he put his hand on my belly, and SWORE he felt something, too! It was SO COOL! I love that feeling!

And, I felt it again tonight a few minutes ago when I sat down to type this. Baby Jake must have known I was talking about him! :)

Appointment – 14 weeks 2 days

BP: 122/76 Weight – 218 (+7)


Britt and I took the whole morning off from work. We had to go to the elementary school and complete Emma and Lara’s Pre-Kindergarten enrollment early this morning, then off to our Doctor’s appointment. We were a few minutes early, and every thing happened rather quickly! By the time I was done peeing in the cup, the nurse was already calling me back! She weighed me, took my BP, and asked about concerns. Then we waited a few minutes for the Doctor.

Once the doctor came in, he looked me over, then got the Doppler out to listen for the baby’s heartbeat. It was HARD to find! Baby Bullet is all the way over on my left side – almost under my pelvic bone! He was pressing HARD with that little wand thing. OUCH! But, we got to hear the miraculous sound of a baby’s heartbeat – OUR baby’s heartbeat!

After that, we talked about my swelling, then the doctor started talking about an appointment in 4 weeks. Thanks to my attentive and aggressive husband, we got some more answers. Britt reminded him about the hernia we were concerned about, and asked if we needed to check on that. The doctor’s face lit up like a light bulb, and he said that he wanted to take a look at that – TODAY if possible as he was leaving town tomorrow! So, he filled out the sono form, and walked us to the front. He saw the tech just standing in the hall and asked her what she was doing. She said nothing right that moment, so we were all whisked into the room!

Once we got all settled, the tech took a look at the baby. Things are PERFECT! That hernia problem has resolved itself! We were THRILLED! Once the Doc was satisfied with what he saw around the baby’s belly button and abdomen, he left. Well, the tech decided since we were in there, she would go ahead and take some measurements. So, she looked the baby over, listened to the heartbeat – 162 bpm, BTW – and just generally checked the baby out. Then, she asked us if we were going to find out the sex. Britt had asked earlier in the session how far along we had to be to be able to tell - and she had said 18 or 19 weeks. But when she asked if we were going to find out, he said yes, and I said “I think so.” She said she had asked because she thought she could tell us today. We were both so excited and said YES! Please tell us! LOL! I think she had already seen what she was about to show us on the screen. The pic in the post below shows what we saw. His “package.” IT’S A BOY!!!!! And she was kinda funny about how BIG it was! Britt, of course, was SO PROUD of his boy! LOL!

So, we got a few pictures (link), and we were off to spread our good news! We go back in 4 weeks for another appointment, and the BIG sonogram – DVD and everything! YAY!

WOW!

It's a BOY!!!!!

More to come...

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SWELL

Things are going pretty well pregnancy wise. Fully into the 2nd trimester now and feeling a lot more energy and a lot less nausea. I am VERY happy about both of those things! I have had a few small bouts of nausea, and I am still tried, but it’s NOTHING like before.

Now, I do have this swelling issue that is not so much fun! Every evening, my feet and ankles swell. A lot. It is so bad some nights that the bottoms of my feet tingle and my calves just hurt. I don’t remember ever being like this with the girls! Definitely something I want to ask my doctor about next week!

I did have an interesting early morning today, though. I woke up about 4:45 to pee, and never really went back to sleep. I finally woke Britt up about 5:45. I had pain in my stomach. Not like cramps or anything, and we finally decided it was indigestion. GREAT! I didn’t have to deal with that until the 3rd tri last time! WAH! But, sitting up, some Tums, some water, and some TIME and I was feeling much better! That reminds me, I need to go out and buy more Tums…

Found out yesterday that my brother and sister-in-law are expecting a GIRL, so now the push is on for ours to be a boy!  Time will tell…