A Cute Baby??

Had my second doctor's appointment today at 8:45. After sitting in the room for close to an hour, my doctor finally came in (she had an emergency surgery this morning) and I had a list of questions to ask her.

She squeezed that jelly stuff on my belly and let me hear the heartbeat (so amazing!!!!!!!). She said that the heart rate was 150 which is high (but normal). She said that could possibly mean that the baby is a girl because they tend to have higher heart rates but of course we won't know till we have the big sonogram in about 20 weeks (sooooooo long to wait, lol!).

After I got to hear the heartbeat she showed me the baby on the monitor again. The first thing she said when she saw the baby on the monitor was, "What a cute baby!!". (When I told Vicki that she said she laughed and said the doctor knew I would eat that up :) This time the baby was moving all around - last visit the baby was just kinda hanging out and not moving much. (When I told dad that he said “it’s like a little Lacey in there!”) All the movement may explain my morning/afternoon/evening sickness.

She said the baby is now about 5 cm and is much bigger then she/he was last time. (Four weeks ago the baby was 1 cm). I could see an eye and legs. So much cooler on the monitor…when she prints the photo it seems so blurry (although this time it really makes sense that the pic would be blurry with the baby dancing around like crazy). But I have an updated photo of the baby to show off now :)

It was so amazing to see the baby in there moving around. It will be really awesome to feel the baby moving inside of me...but the little tike is too teeny right now.

I gained one pound (which the doctor kind of scoffed at) but that is how much she told me to gain last time I was in. She said she was surprised that I didn't lose any since I have been sick. I am not sure how much I am supposed to gain right now…eventually it will be a pound a week (sounds hard to do!! But I guess it will be easier to gain if I stop being sick!). I really need to start exercising! I have been so lazy for the last couple of months! I guess women who work out quite a bit have to eat a lot to make up for the calories that they are burning. (I went walking with Brad tonight, yay! Except I am so out of shape and pathetic that by the time I got back home my legs were all red and itchy and burning because of a lack of oxygen...I also returned with blisters on both my feet - a far cry from my "in shape" days! lol I'm falling apart!).

They got all my blood and urine test results back from the last appointment and I don't have any sexually transmitted diseases (duh, coulda told her that before she sent it off but, alas, she must test for it anyway these days), I am not anemic, and my thyroid is fine. Oh, and my blood type is A+ (I had no clue what my blood type was)…So all my tests results were good. :)

I am still sad that if I have a question when my doctor’s office is not open (they are only open M-Th 8:00-3:00 & F 8:00-11:00) I can only call the hospital and they basically tell me to come into the ER. They don’t answer any questions or direct you to the doctor on call until you’re 20 weeks pregnant (sad!!). 9 more weeks till they really consider me pregnant…

I have another appointment in four weeks (I go back August 8th).

All around, I felt much better with the way the appointment went this time...my first appointment I didn't ask very many questions because I was pretty clueless. I feel better informed this round.

So, that about sums up my second doctor’s appointment. A really exciting day!! :)

BVOTD: "Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD. Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart." Psalm 119:1-2

Pregnant Lacey =

incredibly lazy Lacey...thus, the lack of blog updates. I have been reading my emails and checking my favorite blogs and reading my comments (thank you for all the wonderful comments! They mean a lot to me!!) but I have not been able to convince myself to update my blog...I also have not been able to convince myself to scrapbook. I am just so lazy after work that I come home, lay on the sofa and watch tv for a bit, and then head straight to bed.

Pregnant Lacey also = incredibly blessed Lacey. I have a little human growing inside of me. How cool is that?! I also have the best hubby in the world. Now, I always knew that Brad was basically the best boy in the world but I didn't know just how true that was until I became pregnant and even more needy than usual. I have been taking showers at night because sometimes when I shower in the morning I feel sicker...well, I hate showering at night because, like I said above, I am incredibly lazy and would rather just not...another thing I hate about having to shower at night is that my hair is wet when I go to bed. Well, having the wonderful husband that I have, I asked Brad one night if he would dry my hair for me while I laid on the bed. Of course, he obliged. Yes, I realize that I have an extra dose of diva-ness lately but I think I deserve it right now. :) Vicki will tell you that I am way too spoiled but I simply tell her that it just shows her that she needs to set her sights high when she picks a boy.

Waking up feeling ill really kind of stinks. For a while, I threw up every four days like clockwork but messed up my record yesterday morning and this morning. Some days baby just doesn't want to hold stuff down...

Strangely enough, my sweet tooth has pretty much gone out the window (a good thing). Before I got pregnant, I was all about the sweets. Multiple times a day I would eat sweet stuff. Now, not so much. It is really hard to eat healthy. Along with the sweet tooth, I was also a junk food junkie. I am finding it hard to eat well because I never really have in my whole life. I didn't eat a ton, but what I did eat was usually terrible for me. This whole drinking a lot of milk thing is a little strange too.

One more stinky part of pregnancy...the terrible acne. It is much worse then it was before I went on Accutane to help get rid of my acne problems. Stinkin' hormones. On top of that, I can't use my normal skin lotion or scrub because it has salicylic acid which is not good for pregnant women to use (who knew?). I'm really hoping it will clear up a bit soon.

My nails are growing like crazy...that is cool...usually my thumb nails are really short...

I really am having a hard time getting over the laziness. I am 11 weeks right now and had my 11 week checkup today. I am hoping that by the time we head to Peru for a mission trip/visit to see Mel, that I will feel much better since I will be in my second trimester.

Despite all the sickness, I am really excited about growing a wee one. I am really anxious to find out if it is a boy or a girl. Julie A. bought us the cutest onezies you have ever seen...one in pink and one in white with silver rhinestone crosses on them. Can't do without the baby bling! :) The pink outfit is definitely for a girl but I can put my boy in the white one! :) Yay for cute baby clothes!!!!
Julie M. says that we can do better then "Peanut" for the baby nickname...anyone have any ideas?? :)

BVOTD: "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer." Psalm 19:14 NIV

Surprise!

We're having a baby!!!! :)


See our little baby??? He/she is the size of a peanut but I got to see the heartbeat on the monitor! I went to the doctor on Monday and my doctor said I am right at 7 weeks with a due date of January 24th.

This is part of the reason that I have been MIA from my blog...I have been feeling sick and tired all the time!! I have a hard time getting myself to do anything after work!!

God is good and we are so happy!!! I am freaking about a bit while Brad is cool as a cucumber... :)

Life is going to be very different in a few short months!!!

BVOTD: "Every good and perfect gift is from above..." James 1:17a NIV