4w2d PREGNANT!!!!!

Taking more from the control line (4w2d, 16dpo)! It s a little hard to see it happening in pictures, but definitely evident in person!!!!!  Gracyn told Mommy this morning first thing when she woke up, pointing to Mommy's belly (Mommy had not even talked about the baby yet today) "That baby is big and strong like Gracyn"  I wish I could post this to Gracyn's blog, but toooooo many close friends and relatives read that one.....Right now, she is only telling the immediate family!  It is sad how miscarriages from the past rob you of the joy and confidence in early pregnancy!  

4w1d- HPT AHOLIC!!!!

Yes Mommy is a HPTaholic !!!!  Haha!   The first picture shows a 24 hour progression since 8dpo.  The second picture is another 12 hour comparison.....You can see the pregnancy line stealing color from the control line!!!!!!

2nd BETA 4w0d

The second beta number is...... 4w0d- 298!!!!!!  Doubling time 39.3 hours from 3w5d - 128!!!!!  WOOT, WOOT!!!!  The OB is so pleased that she does not have to do a 3rd Beta!!!!  First OB appointment is next Wednesday....Mommy will be 5w0d then! 

4w0d

Just as Mommy was bragging about not being sick during this pregnancy, her luck changed!  Tonight at dinner, the chillie didn't settle well!  It came back up fast and furious!  YUCK! The only cute thing about this episode was your little 2 year old sister!  Gracyn patted MOMMY'S back and said, " You sick Mommy? (Patting back)....Awe, you feel better....."  PRECIOUS!

3w6d (13dpo) - 12 HOUR COMPARISONS!

OMG is an understatement!  These two HPTs are from today, 3w6d (13dpo) just 12 hours apart!  

FIRST BETA!!!!

A 24 hour comparison!!!!!!  The test dated 12/8/14 was the first Beta draw at 3w5d (12dpo) was 128!!!!  WOOT WOOT!!!!!

3w6d- (13dpo)

Missed period is not until tomorrow!  Looks like things are progressing nicely!!!! WOOT WOOT!   The first picture is comparing 3w4d to 3w6d for a 48 hour comparison... The next picture is a 24 hour comparison! Nice strong lines for being days before a missed period!!!!!

3w5d (12dpo)

3w4d (11 dpo)

The first picture is 48 hours, the second picture is a 24 hour timespan!  Since the HCG levels seem to be rising appropriately, Mommy has decided to do a blood draw tomorrow!

3w3d- 10 dpo

48 hours later!  Looks like a healthy pregnancy!  Prayers continue. .... Mommy is going to wait on a blood draw until Wednesday, when you are 4w0d!!!!  She started her progesterone 3x per day, baby aspirin, and has been on prenatals and extra folic acid since ttc. She has her usual dizziness, blurred vision and bloating from the progesterone....but her boobs are more firm and she is already constipated!! She was neausous earlier, but also extremely hungry at the same time.....almost to the point of being shaky! 

GUESS WHAT!!!!!! (8 DPO)

On Monday (6dpo) Mommy felt twinges...Implantation?????  Thursday  December 4th, your Mommy sent me this belated Birthday gift!!!! That faint line is 8 dpo, which is 3w1d pregnant!!!!!  

OVULATION! (CD 16-17)

Tracking ovulation!  Calendar days 16, 17, and 18..... Let the baby dance begin!!!!! (November 26, 2014)..... If all goes as planned, this little one will have it's first Thanksgiving tomorrow!  haha)

FOLLOW UP OB VISIT

Our hearts are slowly healing after the 2nd miscarriage.  Caitlin had a follow up OB visit.  The pathology testing ruled out her blood disorder as the cause.  It also ruled out chromosome issues.  The OB said it was a "normal" miscarriage where something just didn't line up in the development of the fetus!  We hang on to the fact that she can get pregnant and the fact that they can make a healthy baby    (Beautiful Gracyn, who will be TWO in a few weeks!).  PRAYERS continue!

HEAVY HEARTS!

We lost the heartbeat! The baby stopped growing at 8w2d. We are NUMB!

9 WEEKS PREGNANT!

Dear Baby Thompson,

We took a sneak peek at you last Tuesday at an optional ultrasound place that is close by.  My how you have grown!  You are still measuring 5 to 6 days behind, but you are growing right on track each week with a healthy heartbeat. Your heart was a beautiful flutter of 156!  Sometime this week you end the embryonic stage and enter the fetal period! WOW! You will measure about an Inch long, the size of a medium green olive or grape. Soon your head will straighten out and will be more fully developed, Your ears will be much more prominent and some new organs (the liver, spleen and gallbladder) will be forming.  As your muscles develop, we should see more spontaneous movement at the next elective ultrasound on Tuesday!  We can't wait to hear your heartbeat and movements on the home doppler.  Mommy was able to hear your big sister around 10 weeks pregnant.  Since you are growing behind schedule, it may be closer to 11 weeks or so with you.....Time will tell!  

As for Mommy, her belly really popped this week!  She still has all of the normal pregnancy symptoms, but I think she is turning the corner from projectile vomiting to just being nauseous!   The main food aversion is hamburger!  Now that is doable! Yay!

Love you!

9w0d- MOMMY's VIEW!

This is Mommy's 9 week pregnant belly from her view! The belly has popped much sooner with this pregnany....plus Mommy still has a progesterone bloat going on!  Soooo dang cute!

8w4d ULTRASOUND

Despite spotting light pink a few days ago.....Baby Thompson continues to show appropriate growth each week measuring 7w5d with a strong HB 156!  We saw the brain, spine, arm/leg buds and the amniotic fluid, which means the kidneys are functioning!!!  It is amazing the difference from last week to this week!  A true miracle in the making!!!

8w1d- CRAVINGS!

Guess who just got out of bed at 10 pm to make waffles! Haha!

8 WEEKS PREGNANT!

Dear Baby Thompson,

Mommy is 8 weeks pregnant with you!  Wow time is flying by.  Your big sister is keeping us busy!  Mommy continues to have all the normal pregnancy symptoms....for example, when she brushes her teeth, she has a hard time not puking.  Her gag reflex is in full force.  Little Miss Gracyn is sooooo concerned for Mommy and keeps asking "Mommy OK?"  Mommy is doing great aside from the sickness and extreme fatigue!  This week she went out and bought maternity dress pants for work.  During the last pregnancy, she was able to wear scrubs to work, but now is in more of an administrative nursing position!  These new pants allow her to breathe!  Her non pregnancy pants were just too uncomfortable ....even unbuttoned!

As for you, we will know more at the next ultrasound on Tuesday evening.....will you continue on your normal growth pattern of about a week behind schedule, or will you start to show a growth spurt?  We continued to be reassured that this is a healthy pregnancy since you've had a strong heartbeat since 5w6d, with appropriate growth since!  On the next ultra sound we hope to see arm and leg buds.....hopefully more! You should be between the size of a blueberry or maybe even closer to the size of a raspberry!  Sometime this week, you will measure about a 1/2 inch from crown to rump.  This week, your lips, nose and eyelids will form and soon your tail will disappear!  We hope to see your heart beating in the 150's or more as you spontaneously start to wiggle!

We love you!!!!

FIRST BABY GIFT!

ULTRASOUND COMPARISONS!

Ultrasounds 8 days later.....on left baby is measuring 5w6d with HB of 105 and the ultrasound on the right shows our baby measuring 6w5d with a strong HB of 130!!!!  GROW BABY GROW!!!!

7w4d- SPOTTING AND ULTRASOUND

Caitlin woke up to more light pink spotting today.  After a few wipes, it was completely gone.  Que the freak out!......an ultrasound was set for the evening to check for peace of mind.  This made for a VERY long day and to top it off, Caitlin couldn't shake her morning sickness.  After lunch she said she vomited so fast and hard that it spewed out of her nose and when it the toilet water, she got slashed!!!!   YUCK!!!!  On the way to the ultrasound I was confident the little bean was fine because Mommy was soooo sick.  We made a few pit stops to and from the ultrasound place.  Baby bean is growing right on schedule ....still measuring 5-6 days behind....at 6w5d with a nice strong heartbeat of 130!!! The tech is not concerned about the measurement since appropriate growth and a strong heartbeat are present!!!!  I know the dates concern Caitlin, but I keep reminding her that if the ultrasound techs and OB are not concerned, then she shouldn't be concerned.  She needs to let go of her anxiety and enjoy the pregnancy!  Hard to do after experiencing a miscarriage with the last pregnancy!  Little Miss Gracyn kept saying that she wanted to see the baby in Mommy's belly (she knew we were going to the ultrasound place). Tooooo cute!

7w2d- SICK!

Wow, Caitlin is far more sick during this pregnancy.  Week 7 has started off challenging in the morning sickness department.  Often Caitlin is VERY hungry, but keeping the food down is another thing!  After she pukes, she feels much better....but having vomit spew out of her nose is making for trying times.  Caitlin says it feels like something has invaded her body!  (Ummm, yep!) Another symptom that she noticed today was lactating boobs!  That didn't happen until she was about 7 months pregnant with Gracyn!  Maybe it is due to the fact that she breastfed Gracyn and her boobs just know what to do this time?  Who knows!  At least all these symptoms are signs that the pregnany is progressing nicely!  And.....it's been a week since the last spotting episode! :-)

7 WEEKS PREGNANT!!!!

Dear Baby Thompson,

Do you know that Mommy and Daddy have already picked names for you?  If you are a boy, you will be named Emerson James (after your late grandfather on your Mommy's side of the family).  If you are a girl you will be named Emersyn Mae (after your Great Grandmother on your Daddy's side of the family).  Either way you will be nicknamed Em!

Mommy had a roller coaster of a week with you, spotting, whacky HCG numbers and emotions.  The ER doc said she had a SCH (bleed), the elective ultrasound tech believes you were a twin and the second baby didn't stick...the bleed was a second sac!  The OB ultrasound tech said the vanishing twin syndrome made sense with all of the evidence (hcg, and bleed), but found no evidence in the uterus.  meaning all has resolved....We will never really know the truth, but I am leaning towards the twin theory!  Bittersweet theory, but we are lucky to have one healthy baby with a strong heartbeat!!!!

Mommy has all of the usual pregnancy symptoms....Heightened sense of smell, sore breasts, bloated belly, heavy feeling in her uterus, some cramps, constipation or diarrhea, tons of nausea and vomiting several times a week, plus extreme tiredness....especially after lunch!  She just wants to sleep, but with a toddler at home....that's impossible!  But taking care of Gracyn is helping the days pass quickly!!!!

As for you, you are the size of a blueberry! Your intestines are developing, the chambers in your heart are forming and your brain is expanding!!!!  Your eyes, ear buds, arms and leg buds are forming!  You also have an appendix and pancreas!  SIMPLY AMAZING!  A MIRACLE!

We love you!

BIG SISTER!