Laker_Girl
Mrs. Big Dick McGee
Okay so we've known for what seems like forever and my Facebook friends from here now know but it's time the good people of TK know that....
THE FIRST EVER TK BABY IS ON THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We can't believe it either and yes, it was incredibly fast but it's coming and we are beyond excited.
I'm going to keep you all updated on the goings on so you can experience the joy of this 40 week ride.
So right now I'm 9 weeks and 2 days. We found out on October 22nd after I had a particularly funky day. I made an appointment with my doctor right away and of course he confirmed the peanut was in there.
A week later I had some spotting, can you say panic? So we rushed to the doctor the next morning and he told us that no bleeding is normal and I was threatening miscarriage. I was terrified but my doc ordered a blood test to check my Beta levels and I called my best friend whose husband is a sonogram technician to see if he could sneak me in. Luckily I got a sonogram that night and I got to see and hear the little baby's heartbeat. I was relieved and then later relieved to find out my Beta levels were where they should be and then even MORE relieved when the spotting stopped. On the downside, no lovin' for BDM and me for another 3 weeks.
Yesterday I went for my second prenatal appointment and all is going well. The doctor couldn't hear the baby's heartbeat with a doppler yet but he said that wasn't unusual. All but one of my blood tests came back normal but I did find out that I'm a carrier of Cystic Fibrosis so now BDM has to be tested. If BDM is a carrier there's only a 25% chance that our baby will have Cystic Fibrosis and if BDM is not a carrier there's no chance the baby will have Cystic Fibrosis but there's still a 25% chance that the baby will be a carrier. All in all I'm optimistic, I think things are going to be fine.
How do I feel you ask? Like absolute hell 24/7. I'm tired, emotional, my boobs are HUGE and in the way and super tender to boot. I'm nauseous from the minute I get up until about 4 in the afternoon and I have an aversion to poultry, Thanksgiving should be fun. I don't have any strong cravings but I'm loving my fruits and veggies, the more the better but to be honest the veggies make me crazy gassy, SO FUN! Everyone tells me all of the bad stuff will pass soon so I'm really looking forward to that.
How is BDM's son dealing with this? GREAT! He can't wait. He's decided he wants a baby sister and I will do my best to deliver him one (I want him to have a baby sister too). Try and remember that we have custody of BDM junior and I am with him all day long so he and I are thick as thieves. He slips up and calls me mom every now and then, it's so precious.
So that's it. I'll have BDM post a sonogram picture when we're done moving into our new house (Friday W00t!).
Feel free to ask any questions you may have and I will be keeping you updated right through the delivery!
Ps. I'm due on our one year wedding anniversary, June 28, 2010.
THE FIRST EVER TK BABY IS ON THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We can't believe it either and yes, it was incredibly fast but it's coming and we are beyond excited.
I'm going to keep you all updated on the goings on so you can experience the joy of this 40 week ride.
So right now I'm 9 weeks and 2 days. We found out on October 22nd after I had a particularly funky day. I made an appointment with my doctor right away and of course he confirmed the peanut was in there.
A week later I had some spotting, can you say panic? So we rushed to the doctor the next morning and he told us that no bleeding is normal and I was threatening miscarriage. I was terrified but my doc ordered a blood test to check my Beta levels and I called my best friend whose husband is a sonogram technician to see if he could sneak me in. Luckily I got a sonogram that night and I got to see and hear the little baby's heartbeat. I was relieved and then later relieved to find out my Beta levels were where they should be and then even MORE relieved when the spotting stopped. On the downside, no lovin' for BDM and me for another 3 weeks.
Yesterday I went for my second prenatal appointment and all is going well. The doctor couldn't hear the baby's heartbeat with a doppler yet but he said that wasn't unusual. All but one of my blood tests came back normal but I did find out that I'm a carrier of Cystic Fibrosis so now BDM has to be tested. If BDM is a carrier there's only a 25% chance that our baby will have Cystic Fibrosis and if BDM is not a carrier there's no chance the baby will have Cystic Fibrosis but there's still a 25% chance that the baby will be a carrier. All in all I'm optimistic, I think things are going to be fine.
How do I feel you ask? Like absolute hell 24/7. I'm tired, emotional, my boobs are HUGE and in the way and super tender to boot. I'm nauseous from the minute I get up until about 4 in the afternoon and I have an aversion to poultry, Thanksgiving should be fun. I don't have any strong cravings but I'm loving my fruits and veggies, the more the better but to be honest the veggies make me crazy gassy, SO FUN! Everyone tells me all of the bad stuff will pass soon so I'm really looking forward to that.
How is BDM's son dealing with this? GREAT! He can't wait. He's decided he wants a baby sister and I will do my best to deliver him one (I want him to have a baby sister too). Try and remember that we have custody of BDM junior and I am with him all day long so he and I are thick as thieves. He slips up and calls me mom every now and then, it's so precious.
So that's it. I'll have BDM post a sonogram picture when we're done moving into our new house (Friday W00t!).
Feel free to ask any questions you may have and I will be keeping you updated right through the delivery!
Ps. I'm due on our one year wedding anniversary, June 28, 2010.
