Just about 15 weeks along...

9/24 doctors appointment

I guess I shouldn't say "dr appointment" because for now, I just see the midwives. All went well today though! All of my blood work came back normal, and she was happy with my blood pressure and everything. I got to hear the heart beat today! Took her all of about 3 seconds to find it, then that lovely lub dub greeted me. Heart rate was going strong at 150bpm...she said anywhere between 125 and 175 is good...I said I can handle being right in the middle! Overall, she was very happy with how things are progressing...which made me very happy!
The next regular appointment is October 22nd, and 2 weeks after that we'll schedule the 20 week ultrasound...that's the gender predictor one!
Feeling better overall...still pretty tired, but not as much. Nausea has pretty much gone away. I still have a few foods I can't go near, but I'm slowly getting my appetite back too, which makes me happy.
I'll try to take some pictures soon and post the "bump"...if you want to call it that...I just feel very fat right about now! :):)

HUGS!

1 down, 2 to go

So today marks the end of the first trimester/beginning of the second trimester. Woo-hoo! So far, so good (as far as I know!). I go back to the doctor 9/24, and plan on asking when I'll be having another ultrasound. I got some bloodwork done yesterday (she took 7 vials!), so I should get the results of that when I go back. Most of my pants don't fit anymore, yet I'm still down almost 9 pounds...so odd how that works out. I don't feel as if I'm "showing" yet, but I know that will come in all good time.
Short update for today...time to get stuff ready for a big yard sale next week. Gotta get rid of some of this old junk!
~Kristen

So...this is my first shot at the whole blog thing, so be patient with me. :) I decided to create this blog because I have a lot of distant friends/relatives that will now be able to follow our journey through this website. I will try to update it as often as I can, especially when we learn more about our "Special K."
I think to begin with, I'll go back to the start of everything. Brent and I actually found out that I was pregnant on July 10th. So for those of you that just very recently found out, don't feel bad! We told next to no one until after the first ultrasound (see pics above). At that appointment, all was looking great. Baby had a strong heart beat of 162 bpm, and it was just dancing around like crazy! Yesterday marked the 12 week mark, so one more week and I'm out of the first trimester. Honestly though, I can't complain. I haven't gotten sick (knock on wood), the nausea, although annoying at times, was bearable, and I've just been extremely tired lately. Other than that though, I've been feeling pretty good.
I don't have another ultrasound scheduled just yet, but I do have another dr appointment on September 24th. We are well on our way to March 23, 2010!!
Here's a bit of interesting information for you. With a due date of March 23, that puts me 3 days before I turn 29 (on the 26th). My mom had me 1 day before she turned 29. So yes, my birthday is the 26th, my mom's is the 27th, and I have several friends and relatives who all have birthdays during that same week. Gotta love March!
I guess that's about it for now. I'll update as often as I can, so check back often! As time progresses, I will put the ever famous "belly" pics up as well...not much to show yet, although stretchy pants have become my best friends!

Love to all,
Kristen