16 Weeks!!

Well, we made it another two weeks! They have gone by pretty slowly though :( Not much has changed with me. My belly is getting bigger, it has grown another 3/4 inches in the past two weeks. Matt says he can tell, but I don't think it will look much bigger in a picture yet. Still no weight gain though, I am almost to my pre-pregnancy weigh though!
Matt and I went to Babies R Us over the weekend to register. I know it is early but people are wanting to buy us things so we thought we would get the list together so they can! It was soo much fun, I didn't feel great for the whole trip but it was still fun. Matt was scanning everything....he had the most fun in the clothes. This child will be well dressed! He still doesn't have a name....it has been a topic of discussion everyday. We really like the name Lucas (Luke) and that is his temporary name. If we find something we like better than we will change it. But every name I look at I don't like better than Luke!
We had a doctor appointment with an ultrasound yesterday. All is well with him...he is getting so big! I am amazed at his size on the ultrasound :) They didn't do much with the ultrasound but check my cervical length, but they did manage to get this one picture...

He says hi!!
The doctor also started me on a medicine called Procardia to take for contractions (which I am having more and more of every day). They hurt and my belly gets soo hard. I don't like it. Thankfully, they aren't doing anything to my cervix, which is good. They just really annoy me and wake me up at night. This medicine should help. I took my first dose today...it doesn't make me feel all that great and I have noticed a slight decrease in the intensity and frequency of the contractions. I hope it gets better with more doses!

Also, for the first time today..I am now officially positive...that I felt him move! I have felt things for the last few days but wasn't sure if it was him or not. I am sure today....he gave me a good kick and has done it a couple more times since! I love it!!!!!
I have another appointment next week and will post if anything changes!!

NEWS!!! 14 Weeks!!!

14 weeks....wow. I am still amazed every day by this little bean growing in my belly. Bedrest is going well, I am starting to get pretty lonely. Matt is working soo much and we really only see each other in bed when we are sleeping so that is tough. I love when I get visits from friends and family!

I ended up in triage at the hospital again last week because my cramps were getting soo much worse and it was concerning me. They had me come in and checked my cervix, it was closed and firm per MD (that is good). So we just continued with what we were doing...

I am amazed at my body changes lately. The pregnancy journal that I bought has me measure my waist every week and keep track of it (along with my weight)...while I have gained no weight since getting pregnant (still 2 lbs down) my waist size has grown...in fact it grew 1.5 inches in a week!!! Wow! I decided it was time to post some belly pics. Below is the most recent picture of me with a lemon (a friend of mine from nursing school did this with her pregnancy...you take you picture with the fruit/veggie that is the same size as your baby at that point). I am getting there!

Today, I had a scheduled appointment to check on my bleed and my cervix and my cysts. They started the ultrasound and Matt and I immediately saw "something". I asked the ultrasound lady to check that area, when she asked if we wanted to know and we said yes, she said "I already saw it, its a BOY" Matt and I were floored!!! We were for sure thinking it was a girl! But, none the less our baby has a penis and had no problems showing it off....

I still have one cysts that seems to be hanging on in there...but getting smaller. I still have the bleed, but again getting smaller. So.....bedrest resumes! At least for another two weeks. Also, they are going to watch my cervical lengths a little closer (today's was great) because I feel like I am contracting all the time and they want to make sure that my cervix remains sealed shut! Here are some more additional pictures of our little BOY!!!!

Will update soon!!!!