16 weeks pregnant...

First let me sum up my first trimester....

YAY......HEARTBEAT......CAN'T EAT SHIT.....HATE MY FAVORITE FOODS.....QUEASINESS....DOCTOR'S VISIT.....E.R. VISITS.....BLOOD....ER VISITS......

yeaaaaa so pretty much sucked except for the fact that I bought a doppler and can listen to Baby Matthews to ensure he/she is doing well.

now the second trimester thus far

FEELING GREAT....BABY BUMP....WAIT IM SICK!.....WISDOM TOOTH PULLED ARGH!!!.....IM THROWIN UP EVERYWHERE.....BLEH....BLEH...BLEH...

In 17 days we will find out the gender. Im excited to debunk all the bullshit myths of acne and lots of morning sickness denoting a certain gender. Im just ready to say HE or SHE with confidence. Ive felt some fluttering. Awesome and creepy at the same time. Its like a goldfish flopping around in my stomach. But i know its a baby. Here are some pics of my progress.

Oh yea and ive lost 14 lbs. geesh this baby is taking all my calories! But i aint mad atcha!

13 weeks

15weeks

Our new love...

written: 2/24/15

Me and Torin found out we were pregnant on December 31st, our 3 year anniversary with our first child. I am now 11 weeks and 5 days and next Tuesday Ill finally be able to tell my parents. They are coming in town from Florida and I was determined to tell them in person. I believe every mom should be told in person. We will finally tell Torin's parents too. This is all so exciting. Torin and I have always talked about having a family of 3 or 4... id like 5 and we have started, We got pregnant right away on the first try. The pregnancy has not been easy. I was bogged down with nausea from weeks 4-10. This is the first week I haven't experienced it. It got so bad I had to take Zofran for a week. I am still currently working full time and even though I have a very sedentary job, it is taxing. I have a stressful job and at the end of week 9 I experienced spotting. I went straight to GBMC Labor and Delivery department and had my second ultrasound (I had my first at 7 weeks, I saw a strong heartbeat and a picture of a blob haha). After a vaginal exam it was ruled that they couldn't find where the bleeding was coming from. During the ultrasound my baby showed a strong heartbeat and was doing good. The nurse practitioner sent me back to work. 7 days later after a day of no blood I got up and a gush of blood came out like the beginning of a period. I thought I was miscarrying. But I slept on it and called my doctor the next day who told me to go back to Labor and Delivery. Another exam was done I only had that one gush of blood and spotting when I wiped after that. Again they couldn't see where the blood was coming from and it wasn't a lot. Another ultrasound showed again a heartbeat of 176bpm and I saw my baby's large head and its arm for the first time. This time they sent me home with strict bed rest for 5 days. This brings me to today, 11 weeks and 5 days. Not out of the woods yet and accepting the fact that I am the 1 in every 4 woman who bleeds and trying not to stress. Our baby is due 9/11/15, what a dubious day for some will be the most joyous day ever for me and my now fiance' (he proposed on MLK day right after our first sonogram. it was so special and perfect). I cant wait to meet my baby, I think its a boy. My baby boy. I cant wait to be forever changed because he looks at me and I look at him and we have a conversation with our souls. I cant wait to have him between me and my fiance as we take our first dance as newlyweds at our wedding in December. I cant wait for my mom to meet her first grandchild. I can't wait to know he is healthy and whole and mine. I cant wait to meet my love.