Week 38

Well, this is it! My last post before I am a MOM! It's a scary reality and I can't believe the time is actually here! At last weeks appointment, things went good. My cervix is still completely closed but everything looks good with the baby. Chris tried to call the Doctor and have him induce me even earlier than my schedule induction because he was worried about the baby! They did a Biophysical ultrasound and Kylee passed with an 8 out of 8 so the Doctor has kept my scheduled time. I am so glad I am not going any earlier than that because I would certainly not be ready! I am scheduled to go in November 30th to be given Cervidil to soften my cervix up and then Tuesday morning they will start the Pitocin to start my contractions. The Doctor said Kylee should be here by Tuesday evening or night! My last day of work was Tuesday and then Wednesday we finished up running a few errands. Thursday and Friday, we enjoyed time with the families celebrating Thanksgiving! Today is Sunday and we are getting the house cleaned up and ready to go before we go in tomorrow! I am hoping to have a smooth labor, just like my entire pregnancy but due to the fact that they are inducing, its a week early, I am not dialated at all, etc... there is a higher chance I will have a C-section. We are trying to go natural (of course I will be getting an epidural) but we never know what could happen. I am just hoping that its one or the other and I dont end up laboring all day, to find out in the end I need a C-section! Please keep me and my family in your prayers as we get ready for this big adventure we are about to face tomorrow! I cant wait to meet our daughter and will be sure to post pictures soon!! Thanks for all the love and support throughout the last 9 months!

Week 37- Full Term!!

Hard to believe I am full term and Kylee can now arrive safely in this world! Where did time go? It was so slow getting this far, and then all of a sudden things started moving really fast! I had my ultrasound and Doctor's appointment on Tuesday of this week. The ultrasound showed that Kylee is 5.7 pounds and now in the 18th percentle. Her abdomen is also measuring small. Therefore, the Doctor wants to be overly cautious and induce me by 39 weeks. He is worried about the possibility of growth deficiencies. Holy cow, all of a sudden my three week deadline, has turned in to two!! It was quite a reality check! I am a little concerned but the Doctor has been very reassuring that he just wants to be on the safe side of things. I trust him and know he is going to do whats best for me and for Kylee. I thought this meant my last day of work would be December 1st and I would be induced on December 2nd. However, I have a parent that is a nurse at the hospital and she looked at the schedule for me. It turns out, the doctor has schedule me for induction on November 30th! OH my- that is only a week and half away! Suddenly, I have realized how close that is!!!!!!!! I have so much to do and so litle time! My goal this weekend is to do my Christmas shopping, buy a few baby things we need, and finish reading Babywise! I can't believe I am this close to the end! I have another Doctor's appointment on Wednesday and they are going to do the NST test. I hope everything turns out okay! I am praying that Kylee arrives healthy and ready to be a part of our family! I cant wait to meet our daughter!!

Week 35 and 36

Time is creeping up on us now! We are ready for anything at this point! Kylee's room is finished, we have washed and put away everything, had the carseats installed (by our wonderful Firemen!) and have the hospital bags packed and ready to go! The only thing I have left to do is to finish reading "BabyWise"! It's definitely getting a lot harder to move around these days- slow and steaady is the only way! Of course, with the constant interruption of going to the bathroom every 30 minutes too! The upside to that, is I managed to avoid getting all these illnesses going around since I wash my hands so often! I still have one swollen foot and cankle! The other foot decided not to swell! My feet look like they belong to two different people. LOL!

This week, the only craving I have had has been for Pomegranates! YUMMO!

My weekly Doctor's visit are going okay so far. I have not dialted at all and Kylee is still keeping active in my belly. I got a call from the Doctor's office to schedule another ultrasound for 37 weeks. I will be considered full term then, so we will see what the Doctor has to say!

Week 33 and 34

The ultrasound and Doctor's appointment went good. Kylee looks healthy at 4 lbs 7 oz and in the 32%ile. Of course, ultrasounds are not 100% accurate. If she continues to gain her half pound a week, by 40 weeks she should be around 7 lbs 7 oz. We got a few 3D ultrasound pictures again and reconfirmed for the 6th time that it is definitely a girl. The "hamburger" picture was the most clear picture we have of our baby! LOL! The Doctor said that everything looks good, but because my abdomen was measuring slightly small, he wants to make sure that Kylee is still growing properly. He wants to do another ultrasound around 37-38 weeks.

We have finally gotten to the point where we are counting down the weeks until our baby's due date, rather than counting up! 5 more weeks! YIPPEE! I am excited and scared! I can't wait to meet our little girl, but I am nervous about labor and being responsible for a newborn! Kylee's room is finally complete, all her things are washed and we have put the cradle in our bedroom. We are using the cradle that my mom used when my sister and I were babies! We take our birth and baby class this coming weekend too! I have not packed my hospital bag quite yet and I still want to read "BabyWise". I put the reading off till last because I know I'm going to want to relax more in the next coming weeks! Work is dragging on and some days I have more energy than other days, but overall I am still feeling pretty good. My cravings haven't been too crazy. I have been back on an apple kick...applesauce, apple pie, baked apples, etc.... My ankle swelling has gone down some and my weight gain has been normal, unlike my last appointment! We now will start going to the Doctor's every week until my due date!

Week 31 and 32

I have been very blessed with an easy pregnancy but I know that next several weeks are going to be the most uncomfortable and LONG. I am now starting to experience not being able to bend over, the heart burn, backaches, exhaustion, lack of sleep and water retention! Between my two doctor appointments, which are two weeks apart, I had gained a whoppin' 6 pounds! Holy cow! A couple of days after that appointment I discovered that I have one ankle more swollen than the other and I can no longer wear most of my winter shoes! My hands are a little swollen too, so I can no longer wear my wedding rings! The Doctor didn't seem to concerned, as it is normal in pregnant women and my blood pressure is normal. At my last appointment, I was measuring a little small too, so next week I will get to have another ultrasound! I can't say that I am upset about getting to see Kylee again!

This week, we took on the challenge of completing the baby room! We put together all of Kylee's things including the stroller, car seat, swing, Boppy seat, etc.. Well, I don't know if the word "we" is appropriate here....... Chris played with the new video monitor (which is quite neat), as I put together the Boppy seat and swing! He was totally amazed by all of Kylee's things! I also washed all her clothes and put everything away. It was a bit overwhelming to get started, so I had Kim come and help me :) Thank goodness for her Organizational skills and OCD!! We also bought the rest of the things we needed before Kylee's arrival. All I have left to do is make room in the kitchen for bottles and formula and get all that cleaned and set up! Hopefully the next appointment will go well and I will get to post some ultrasound pictures!

Week 30

This has been a pretty busy and fun week! This week, we got to feel Kylee get the hiccups for the first time! It was a strange movement that we didn't recognize as one of her normal, twists or kicks, so after a few minutes we realized she had the hiccups. Very cool!

We also had our baby shower this weekend! I was pleasantly surprised on Friday afternoon by my two cousins that came in from New Jersey to surprise me just for the shower! It was so nice to see them after 6 long years! I had a lot of people that came in from out of town to help us celebrate and I am so glad that I got to see all of them! The shower was very nice! We had about 45 people attend and Kylee got spoiled rotten! Kylee got so much stuff, that we actually had to take an intermission from opening presents! I feel very blessed to have so many supportive friends and family! Now I am completely overwhelmed getting it all in the house and put away! Hopefully, I will get enough motivation this weekend to start tackling it all!

The rest of the week has been pretty routine! I have had some short lived cravings, that last about 10 minutes! Ha ha! This week, I have though about Buttersnap pretzels, ice cream, peanut butter and jelly, bologna sandwich, Doritos and baked apples! Strange, I know! I can't complain too much because these are foods I can certainly live without, but just foods I think about randomly!

Only 9 more weeks to go!!

Week 28 and 29

Things are pretty much in a steady routine now, so there is not a whole lot of new stuff going on. We got the 4D ultrasound done on Saturday afternoon. That was definitely a fun experience! We invited my mom, dad, sister and Chris' mom and dad to join us. Of course Kylee, once again, was not cooperating with us at all! She was SOUND asleep and refused to wake through the entire ultrasound. We tried everything to get her to wake up! I drank tea, ate fruit snacks, ran up and down the hall, did jumping jacks and even did a hand stand in the waiting room! Kylee remained sound asleep through it all, using my placenta as her pillow! We were very disappointed, but did manage to get a few good pictures! We know that she has nice plump lips and chubby cheeks! After leaving the ultrasound, we went to lunch with all the family and then Kylee was wide awake and started kicking like crazy. Big surprise!

Other than our exciting ultrasound, we had a quick Doctor's appointment this week, and everything continues to look good! One more week down!!!

Week 27

This week I had my glucose sugar test to make sure my blood sugar levels were normal and I was not suffering from gestational diabetes. I was told to not eat any sugar the morning of, so I was very careful to not eat anything but scrambled eggs and bacon for breakfast. I drank the orange sugar water (which wasn't as bad as I anticipated; it just tasted like flat orange soda) and had to wait an hour to get the results. During my wait, I got to hear Kylee's heartbeat on the doppler, which was 153 bpm and then saw the Doctor. Everything still looks good and I now get to visit the Doctor every two weeks. After my hour wait was up, I had my blood taken and waited for my results. What results did I get? I FAILED!! The normal levels should be between 60 and 120 and my blood sugar level was a 56. So I failed from the opposite problem of most women! I was told that I would have to come back on Friday to take the 3 hour glucose test! AHHH!! The whole time I am thinking"If I just ate a bowl of cereal for breakfast, I would've been fine!!!" I went back to work after my appointment and later that afternoon received a call from the doctor's office. Apparently, there was a miscommunication between the Doctor and nurse about my blood sugar levels. The Doctor felt like it was close enough to the norm, that I wouldn't need to come back!! YAHHH!! I am so relieved that I don't have to miss 3 hours of work on Friday to drink more sugar water!!!

Other exciting things this week is that Kylee's kick is getting stronger and stronger every day! If I lay on my side at night, Chris and I can feel her body parts moving against my stomach!! We can not identify the body parts yet, so we are not sure if the movements are actually her head, butt, feet, arms, or elbows! It is comforting to know she is so active, even if it does keep me up at night sometimes!


I have not really had any major cravings lately and have not been too emotional this week! I am still getting leg cramps, charlie horses and hip pains but the Chiropractor is helping some. I can't complain too much, I think I have been blessed with the easiest pregnancy ever. Let's hope that the last trimester and delivery go just as smooth!!

We are in the process of trying to schedule a 4D ultrasound so we can get some recent pictures of Kylee. Hopefully we will have some new pictures to post in the near future!

Week 25 and 26

Wow, where did time go? I am in the end of the second trimester already!!?!! These past two weeks have just been the same old, same old! I am getting myself back in the routine of waking up early for work and being gone all day. It's been a little harder getting up and going to work, but overall I have not been too tired and things continue to go well. I am not really having "cravings" anymore, other than just wanting either something sweet or salty. The worst thing I can complain about is that I keep waking up to horrible "Charlie Horses" in my calves! The instant pain is excruciating and takes a few minutes to go away. After it does, I still have a slight ache that takes a couple days to go away completely. I hear it only gets worse as the pregnancy continues, so I guess I better get myself prepared!!!

As we prepare Kylee's room for her big arrival, we decided it would be fun to do some home-made art work, instead of buying wall art. Chris and I spent the whole weekend making a beautiful three piece picture that matches her bedding and has her initials on them. We are quite proud of our hard work! I will post pictures after we get the pictures hung up.

That is about all that has been going on these past two weeks with my pregnancy. I have my glucose test on Monday, so I will let you know how that goes! After that appointment, I will begin going to the Doctor's every two weeks.....That's a true sign that I am getting closer to the end!!!

Week 23 and 24

Nothing really new going on this week. Kylee is kicking stronger and I am getting bigger! I have started back to work this week, which has been very exhausting! I found myself in bed at 8:45 on the first day of school :) I also had a Doctor's appointment this week and everything is still looking good. Kylee's heart rate was 153 BPM and my measurements are where they should be. I go back in September for the ever-so-exciting Glucose test! I am not looking forward to that! After my next appointment, I will start going to the Doctor's every two weeks. It's hard to believe we are that close to the third trimester! I am still experiencing some hip problems and lower back pains, which are all fairly normal with all the changes my body is going through and the added weight I am carrying. The Doctor has said if the hip pain doesn't get better, I will need to go to Physical Therapy. I decided to try the Chiropractor instead. My hip actually felt a lot better after I went to the Chiropractor. Let's just hope it continues to help! I have not had any unusual cravings or needs this week! If it wasn't for Kylee kicking and the weight gain, I wouldn't even guess I was pregnant! Maybe I should go on the TLC show, "I Didn't Know I was Pregnant". ha ha! I am still enjoying sweets, especially Zack's frozen Cheesecake yogurt with strawberries :) That's about all that's been going on in the last two weeks for the Baby Weaver Pregnancy! Only 16 weeks left!

22 Weeks- Her name is... Kylee Marie Weaver!

The baby has taken up Kick Boxing this week! Holy cow! All of a sudden this week, I have really been able to feel the baby kicking and moving all day long. The other night, I was laying on the couch at Chris' parents house when I was actually able to see my shirt move from her kicking! It was amazing! The next night, she started a kicking frenzy again while I was in bed...... Chris and I spent about 30 minutes just watching and feeling her kick. It is so cool that Chris gets to really see her movements now! She is most active around 10 in the morning and 10 at night, although it could also be that its when I am least active (and awake) so I just am more aware of her movements!

This week we also got our baby furniture! I think we ordered the heaviest furniture that Babies R Us had available! It was some heavy stuff! Don't worry- I didn't lift any of it! We got the furniture all set up, but the baby's room still doesn't look like a baby room yet, other than the crib. While it looks beautiful, it is definitely still a work in progress.......

Our last bit of news this week is we FINALLY decided on a name!!! We are going to name our daughter "Kylee Marie Weaver"! I am very excited that Chris and I finally agreed on a name!!

It has been a busy week this week, but other than those few bits of news things just continue to move along smoothly. My cravings have not been bad this week, where I have been craving just one thing and had to have it. Instead, I have just been craving sweets after I eat my meals. Other than that, all is well and another week has come and gone!

Week 21

Another week has come and gone and we are halfway through the second trimester already! I can't believe it! Our baby girl is kicking like crazy and for the first time the other night, Chris got to feel her kick! It was a really neat experience! He has only gotten to feel her a couple of times, but I am now feeling her several times throughout the day. It certainly makes things seem more real!! Not much else has gone on this week other than the baby kicking. I am still feeling great and my belly is growing bigger every day! We don't have another Doctor's appointment until August 17th. Hopefully things will just keep continuing to go smoothly............................

Week 20

This week, we had another ultrasound to finish getting the pictures that Baby Weaver wouldn't cooperate for two weeks ago. This time, she was much more cooperative and we got some more great pics to add to our collection! She is moving around a lot and her mouth seems to be moving a lot too! Is this a sign that she's gonna be like me and talk a lot???? Uh oh!

We also tackled registering this week. We started at Target, but after we got set up in the computer system, their scanners weren't working so we didn't get to actually "register" for anything. Then on Friday, we went to Babies R' Us to register. It was quite a fun and overwhelming experience. Chris was so particular about the stroller and car seat that he spent about 45 minutes testing them all out, before deciding on anything! After that, he was done! He said "okay, let's go home!" I got him through a few more isles of stuff, and then he sat in the rocking chair and watched me do the rest! After we finished at Babies R' Us, we went to have dinner. At dinner, Chris said "You know, it doesn't really matter when a guy goes to register because he doesn't know what the baby needs and doesn't get anything he wants!" Ha ha! I guess I allowed his input, but my choices always won! While we are not anywhere near done with the registry, we did at least get through some of the big stuff. Kim and I are going back next week to hopefully finish registering for everything.

As for me this week, everything is still going good. I am sleeping better at night and my cravings haven't been anything crazy. I notice what I am in the "mood" for when I am grocery shopping because I tend to come out with just one or two types of food. This week was Chocolate and Fruit! I am feeling the baby kick and move more and more every day. It's a really cool experience! Oh, and how could I forget? I am officially half way through my pregnancy! 20 weeks down and 20 more to go!!!!!!! I can't believe I am 20 weeks already! It will be here before we know it!

Week 19

Wow! Another week has come and gone! This week I am beginning to feel the baby moving! I usually can feel her moving in the mornings while I'm sitting in bed or after dinner, if I am sitting real still. It is a very light movement, and I sometimes even mistake my stomach growling for the baby kicking! Ha ha! I can't wait until her movements are strong enough for Chris to start feeling too!

I am no longer allowed to sleep on my stomach, so I invested in the Snoogle Body pillow (thanks to the recommendation from Tiffany and Daniel) and that has been a lifesaver! Without the body pillow, I can't sleep all night because my hips begin to hurt from sleeping on my side! This week, we are also thinking hard about baby names! We have narrowed down to two potential girl names: Kylie Marie Weaver or Alyssa "Allie" Marie Weaver. While we love both names.....I like Kylie better and Chris like Alyssa better, so we can't come to a decision! I am pretty sure we won't be making a decision anytime soon! It's such a permanent thing and we want to make sure were are 100% before making a final decision on our baby's name that she will have to keep the rest of her life!

Next week, we will be going to the doctor's for another ultrasound, since Baby Weaver did cooperate fully at our last appointment. I will post pictures as soon as we get some! I can't wait to see a picture of our baby again!!

Week 18- It's a GIRL!!

This week has been full of anticipation and anxiety as we were going to finally find out the sex of the baby! We had our big ultrasound appointment on Thursday, July 9th at 1:30! Time was passing so slowly on Thursday! My sister, Kristen, joined us for this appointment too. We made the ultrasound technician wait to tell us if it was a boy or a girl until Kristen got there and then when she finally arrived we found out it was a GIRL! We got to see some really cool 3D pictures of the baby and even got to see her yawning on the screen! SO COOL! Although, our baby girl was not at all shy about showing us she was indeed a girl, she was not cooperating for the technician to get all the pictures they needed. The baby would not flip over so that she could get pictures of her heart. The ultrasound technician had me rolling from side to side, pushing on my stomach and eventually doing jumping jacks and hopping up and down! I had to do all these things with my shirt up because I had lotion on my belly and I had a paper blanket stuffed into my pants! It was quite entertaining to Kristen and Chris, I am sure! The baby won the fight and now I have to go back in two weeks for another ultrasound to hopefully complete the pictures! I can't say I am sad that I have to have another ultrasound!

Other News this week: A couple days after my ultrasound, I discoverd yet another rash on my stomach! I think I actually had a reaction to the lotion they used during the ultrasound! The rash was only where they do the ultrasound. AHH! Luckily, this rash was not as bad as the Cocoa Butter rash and it went away quickly! That's about all the crazy stuff this week, other than cravings! This week's craving was Smores Poptarts! Yeah baby! I look forward to this upcoming week, as my pregnant cousin, Amanda (due October 31st with a girl too) and her family are coming in town for the week and staying with us! I talked Amanda in to doing prenatal yoga with me. Let's see how attempt #2 of Yoga goes for me!

Week 17

We finally had a Doctor's appointment Monday morning at 10:00 am. We spent more time waiting, than we actually did with the Doctor! We got to hear the heartbeat again on the Doppler and it was now at 157 beats per minute. The Doctor said everything looks good and everything is where is should be. I had some blood work done too, for part of the first trimester screening and that came back clear as well. It seems like this week I am starting to get a "baby bump". Every morning I wake up and feel like I got bigger! Most of my clothes don't fit anymore and I am not quite in maternity clothes! Kind of an awkward stage!

I decided that I wanted to try to take a Prenatal yoga class this week. Let me start by saying, I am not one that works out on a regular basis. I go for walks and stuff but do not have a clue how to use any of the equipment at the gym and even though I have had a gym membership for two years, I have only been twice! When I walked in to the Yoga place, everyone looked way further along in their pregnancy than me so I started to feel like maybe I started too early. I realized later that I wasn't the only one in the beginning of the second trimester. Yoga was fun but I am not a very coordinated person! These girls that were 8 months pregnant were doing awesome and I couldn't even balance on one leg without wobbling! I must say, however, as uncoordinated as I was, I felt good and relaxed when I left. I might even try again and hope that next time I don't look like quite as big of a fool as I did this time!

That's about all that's gone on this week! We are getting very excited about our upcoming ultrasound on Thursday! Only one more week until we find out if Baby Weaver is a Prince or a Princess!

Week 15-16

School is out and I finally got my classroom packed up so I could officially start summer break. I spent a few days Spring Cleaning and organizing the house. I cleaned out the closet of the guest room that is downstairs, as that will become the baby's room. We are anxiously awaiting our next Doctor's appointment which will be on Monday! We haven't had an appointment in a month! I am still feeling great and have had no morning sickness. I have had some wierd cravings but they are mostly all short lived ones. I have been addicted to popsicles and then had cravings for pepperoni, Doritoes, fruit, strawberry milk and Pad Thai! Thank goodness, I was able to talk Chris in to taking me for Pad Thai that night! Not too much going on this week!

Week 14

I can't believe how quick the first trimester came and went! I still don't "feel" pregnant! I decided to tell my class this week since school is out next week and the gossip has begun to spread around school. I emailed all the parents and told them first. I wanted to give parents the chance to tell their kids, if they were more comfortable talking to them, in case "where do babies come from?" type of questions came up. It was tricky deciding how to tell a first grader since they dont really understand the concept of pregnancy! On Friday morning, I sat down my class as we shared our usual morning of "good news". I could tell the kids that already knew because they had these smiles on their face like "I know what you are about to tell!!". I told the kids that when they came back next year, I wanted them to come back to visit me and when they came by, my belly would be a lot bigger because I am going to have a baby! They all were soo cute with their excitement and surprised faces! The girls were way more excited about it than the boys. I showed the kids the ultrasound pictures and answered some of their questions like "so is that why Mrs. Gray was trying to make you fat and bring you all that food?" and "How does the baby get nutrients from what you eat?". Very curious little minds! I was amazed at seeing pregnancy through the mind of a 7 year old! After that day, I began to find that some of the girls in my class were so excited that they couldnt help but to "pet" my belly and make comments like "oh yeah, Mrs. Weaver I can tell your belly is growing!" They even came up with long lists of baby names and voted on their favorites! I must say that this is an amazing group of genuine kids!

I was glad to see the end of the school year finally arrive, but it is always bittersweet! I will miss these kids and have to start all over next year, but look forward to a fun-filled and busy summer and we begin to get ready for a baby!

Week 10-13 and First Trimester Screening

As far as the first trimester goes, I have been very very fortunate to have had no morning sickness, just a couple of times where I got a little nauseas! I did however, begin using Palmer's Cocoa Butter for Stretch Marks and ended up having a terrible allergic reaction to it! I broke out in a rash on my entire stomach and legs that took two weeks to go away! I took benedryl to help with the rash and forgot that it makes you drowsy! I took it right before doing open house for my sister during the Parade of Homes. Needless to say, when my mom stopped by to check on me, I was passed out on the couch! Oops- I guess I dont make the best realtor, since I was sleeping on the job! I haven't start to get a "bump" yet, but my clothes are starting to get a big snug. I have, however, noticed some changes in my mood! I could be a bit irrational and emotional sometimes, like when.......
Chris had started working out and starting a crazy new "lots of meat" diet. He told me he was going to go to the gym one night. I looked at him and cried as I said " you are trying to get all buff and I am about to get fat!!" Of course later, I could look back and laugh about how silly I was being but at the moment, I was still taking in all the changes that were about to happen to us!


Chris and I debated over doing the first trimester screening because so many people end up with "False positives" but we decided to go ahead and do it. I knew that the screening would help Chris sleep at night knowing that our baby is healthy. I was soo nervous the night before the appointment that I, once again, started crying! The next day I went to the doctor's office and Chris met me there. While I was sitting there, in walked my mom! Chris knew how nervous I was, so he asked my mom to come too! This time, the ultrasound looked much more like a baby, than a bean! We saw legs, arms, fingers, a nose, a spine, brain...everything! Baby Weaver has all the baby parts and looks good! The baby's heart rate this time is 168 beats per minute. We asked the ultrasound technician if she could tell yet if it was a boy or a girl. She said that "it looked like a girl" and she showed us how the genetalia forms differently for a girl or a boy. We were both in total shock, as we truly thought, without a doubt, it would be a boy! It's still a little early to be 100% positive its a girl. We are not convinced yet and will find out for sure at our next ultrasound on July 9th!

After we had another good ultrasound, I began telling people at work. Starting with my boss, of course! He was quite hysterical in his reaction too! I kept telling him I needed to meet with him but it would only take a few minutes. After several days of not being able to meet, I walked in to his office and said "I just want to let you know before you hear from someone else or in case I have to miss any work because of appointments, but I am pregnant!" He looked at me with a few seconds pause and then said "Oh, Oh....Well, congratulations!" Ha ha! I have not told my student or parents yet!

The Very Beginning....Week 1-9

Where do I start? Lets start from the very beginning. Chris and I got married on March 29, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. After being married 6 months, we decided we wanted to start trying to grow our family and just see what happened. We thought it would be easy! After several months of unsuccessful attempts, we realized that I wasn't ovulating. We made an appointment at the infertility specialist in February 2009. The doctor decided to put me on a small dose of clomid to see if that would work. I took the clomid and went back for my blood work on day 21. The numbers came in at 11. As the internet is my worst nightmare, I found that anything below 15 was not a good number, even though the nurse said anything over 10 is good. I figured it was another month of not getting pregnant for us. I was not having regular cycles, so I took a pregnancy test to see if I needed to take Provera again to get regulated. On April 4Th, at 5:30 in the morning, to my surprise the test was positive! I about fell off the toilet in shock!! I was in such shock that it didn't even cross my mind that I should tell my husband in a special way that we were PREGNANT! I ran into the bedroom and yelled in his year, as he was asleep "Babe! I'm pregnant!!" I think he thought the house was on fire! It took a few minutes to register and then he finally realized that it was true. That morning, I took two other test just to confirm that it was really true and indeed it was!

TELLING THE FAMILY:
After we got past the initial shock, we wanted to tell the family right away. My parents and Chris' parents both were bugging us for grandkids! I went shopping with Kim and bought some bibs that said "I love grandma" and "I love Grandpa" and "When Mommy says No, ask Grandma". Chris and I were supposed to go to a dinner party with my parents later that afternoon, so instead of meeting them there, we asked them to pick us up. My mom was confused by us asking, but they agreed to pick us up anyway. When we got in the car, Chris told my parents we got them a thank you gift. My mom opened the bag and saw the bib that said "When Mommy says no, ask Grandma". She looked at me and said "What are you trying to say?' with a big smile on her face. I told her to look further in the bag and she dug in like a kid with a candy jar! She pulled out the pregnancy test and started shouting with excitement! My dad threw his car in park in the middle of the street and said "its about time!!" We laughed, because we have only been married a year! Then we told my mom she had to keep it a secret, because I had not told my sister yet. I think that was the hardest night of my mom's life, but she managed to keep in quiet (for that night atleast!).
We ended up leaving the party early so we could go to Lexington to tell Chris' parents. We told them we had something to give to them that couldnt wait! When we walked in, we gave Chris' mom the bag and she didnt even take the bib out of the bag before she said "Oh my goodness, you're pregnant!!"
The next day was my sister's birthday and she did not know yet! So after she was good and tipsy from her birthday and everyone had left, we told her the good news. She was soo excited to find out that she was going to be aunt and could finally have a baby in the family to play with that she can give back at night! The other thing that excited her was that "I was going to get fat, while she is getting skinny!!"
While we did tell all our close friends and family, we were not ready to spill the news to everyone yet..... Everyone did good keeping it a secret for the most part, everyone that is, but my mother and father! My mom would go to a party and tell everyone but the person I didnt want to know and then she would say "but shhhhhh!! dont say anything"!! My dad would come around and say "You're going to kill me but I accidentally told...." Oh well!

THE FIRST APPOINTMENTS:
I had a Doctor's appointment on Tuesday, April 7th to confirm that I was pregnant and sure enough the blood test was positive too. Then we had our first real appointment at 7 1/2 weeks! We had an ultrasound to check to make sure everything was okay. That was the first time we heard the heart beat and it sank in that "I am realy pregnant and there is a baby growing inside me now!" It was the most unforgettable experience hearing the heartbeat for the first time, even though the picture just looked like a peanut with a heart inside! Our little bean's heart beat was 180 Beats per minute! Everything looked good and we had the first picture of Baby Weaver!
At 9 weeks, I had another check up and we heard the heart beat on the doppler for the first time which was 130 Beats per minute. I thought this was low, but then the nurse said that it is typical for heart beat to be extremely high at 7-8 weeks, then low at 9-10 and then it levels off after that. Everything looked good again!