Merry Christmas to Me!

On Christmas day we hit 12 weeks! I can't believe I've made it this far! The best present I received this year was hearing LO's HB on the doppler Christmas morning. I'm getting so excited about this baby! It's getting more and more real with each passing week. We might actually have a baby July!

Here is my three month bump picture from Sunday. (We're obviously holiday themed!)

I'm starring to get a tiny bump. I know it isn't all bloat because it hasn't gone away since about week 7. KJ says it's most obvious when I'm laying down.

KJ and I went out after Christmas shopping today. We got about 10 rolls of wrapping paper, 10 packs of holiday paper plates, napkins, cards, and gift tags all for 1/2 price. I love a good sale! We also found some other things on sale: My very first purchase for LO!

We went to Target and I tried on some maternity jeans. They were still pretty big on me so I think I'm going to wait another month and revisit them. I picked up a BeBand instead. My regular jeans are getting tight, but I'm not sure how much I'm going to like it. I bought the small/medium size because by the sizing chart that's what I should be. I tried it on tonight, though, and it seems really tight. I guess I'll just have to wear it around and see how I like it.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Lots of Love,
KJsbabe

One Year Ago Today

One year ago today my world came crashing down around me. It was our second pg and I should have been 10w6d. KJ and I went in for an u/s and found our LO was gone. Heartbroken doesn't even begin to describe how I felt. I was so angry and upset that this had happened to us again. What did we do to deserve this? At that point I didn't know if I would ever heal from the pain I felt. I remember sitting on the couch that night doing shots of vodka so I would just stop feeling...

Today, though, surprisingly has been a good day. I woke up this morning and decided to give the doppler another go. I had got it in the mail on Monday and wasn't able to hear LO's HB that night and got pretty discouraged. The PgAL ladies told me to put it away for a couple days and try again later. So, that's what I did. With in five minuets of trying this morning I had found it! "Squish, squish, squish, squish, squish, squish" Best sound ever!! It was a very different sound than my own HB (I had gotten pretty good at finding that!) which was a slow "squish, squish... squish, squish... squish, squish".

Hearing LO's HB has made all the difference. I was prepared to have a really down day. Just knowing, though, that today of all days, my baby has a HB, it's the most wonderful and comforting thing I could ask for. I'm tearing up as I wright this! Geez these pg hormones! This LO might have a shot after all...

I will always love and miss my lost LO's, but today, I'm ok. Finally!

Here comes the sun, and I say, it's alright...

Lots of Love,
KJsbabe

And I don't have Chicken Pox!

Woo hoo!

To recap the saga: when we started IF testing at the beginning of October my doctor tested me for chicken pox, as a routine thing they check for. It came up positive, even though I didn't have any symptoms. I had it rechecked a few weeks later and it came up positive a second time. Shortly after that I found out I was pg again and then it became a whole new ball game. Chicken pox while pg can be all kinds of bad (birth defects and other scary complications). I saw an infectious diseases doctor at the beginning of November who didn't spiciaze in pg women. She basically told me, "Well you're pg now so I can't do anything for you!". I had it check a third time a couple weeks ago and I'm still postitive...

Well, long story short I saw a MFM doctor today at McGee Women's Hospital. She was very nice and said that the test my OB was using (testing for IgM) is notorious for getting false positives. She consulted with a different infectious diseases doctor who specializes in pg women (also at McGee) and they went over all of my labs in depth. They're both very confident I've been getting false positives and do not have chicken pox! Yay!

It feels so good to get this resolved and not have to worry about it any more!

Since KJ and I had taken the whole day off work, we decided to make our time in the city worth while and went to Ikea. Love! We browsed the baby section and saw so many things I want to get! If we have a boy we're planning on a jungle themed nursery and if it's a girl we'll do a garden theme. They have these big canopy-like leafs that I just love!



We also looked at the cribs and dresser/ changing table combos. Our future nursery is a pretty small room, so non-bulky and duel purpose pieces are a must. It seems like all the cribs at Target and BRU are these huge tanker things. I mean, I definitely want something sturdy, but I feel like you can still have that without all the bulk. That's why I like the Ikea ones. It doesn't look like there's much to them, but they feel really sturdy and durable.

Hensvik crib


(I can't believe I'm debating about cribs! I'm only 9 weeks! Crazy girl KJ's coming out again!)

Lots of Love,
KJsbabe