June Belly

Because of the IVF, our timing is a little screwy. Today is 7 months since the transfer, but I'm technically 8 months along. As if all the months/weeks calculations weren't confusing enough.
Anywhoooo, here I am.

My last appointment with Dr. Dewey was great. Not only did he tell me I looked nice in my purple shirt (and there's not even a tip jar in his office, so it had to be a genuine compliment!), but everything else was positive, positive. I'm weighing in at 141 pounds (woot woot!), he said my blood pressure is-quote-"perfect", my iron looks good, my weight gain is -quote-"ideal", and I'm measuring at 32 weeks. I'll start seeing him every two weeks now until
{drum roll, please}

JULY 17, 2009

which is when my C-section is scheduled for!!! That's next month! Holy cow!! I'm so excited!! Can you feel my excitement through my extensive use of exclamation points?!

Whew! As far as how I'm feeling, well...let's just say typing all of those exclamation points has already worn me out. I'm T-I-R-E-D. I wear out pretty easily, overdo it almost every day (though usually not intentionally), and I guess I've been having Braxton Hicks Contractions. A lot. I didn't even really know what a contraction felt like, so I asked Adam...who reminded me he is of the masculine gender and has never experienced contractions, so I asked my Mom. Let's see: worst cramps ever that spread to your back and shoot down your legs, leaving your stomach as hard as a rock?
Yup, those are them.

I've also been informed by an anonymous source (let's call her....."Mom") that I've been incredibly grumpy. Actually, that's toning it down quite a bit, "Mom's" choice of words were a lot more harsh and cutting. I didn't believe "Mom" until her accusation observation was confirmed by another tipster (let's call him....."Husband") and we all know that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established...

...I've thought a lot about it, and I've decided I have a good excuse. See, when I was pregnant with the boys, I could take a nap whenever I needed to (and I needed to a lot). Now, I get just as wiped out, but have two two-year-olds to keep alive, so no nap for me. And even when I'm NOT pregnant, no nap = grumpy Misty, so you can imagine how bad it is now. Take that, "Mom" and "Husband." Neener neener.

Wow, are you still reading this? Thanks for sticking with it. I'll conclude by letting you know that Adam and I *think* we have our little girl's name narrowed down to two we really like. We may not even decide between the two until we're at the hospital and have been properly introduced to her, but who knows. All I know is that before I was changing my mind about names on a daily (sometimes hourly) basis, but I've been thinking about these two names for almost three weeks now. That's gotta mean somethin'.
43 days to go!

The Cat's Out of the Bag

Yesterday was the big day, and now both of our families know. We thought it would be fun to tell them on Thanksgiving, so we bought shirts for AJ & Aaron that look like this:

It took both families a little while to read the shirts and then to make the connection, but it was a lot of fun, and AJ & Aaron got to be the ones to break the news. Our Ultrasound is next Wednesday, where we will get to see the heartbeat. I'm so excited!

I've been feeling pretty sick these last few weeks. Really sick to my stomach, drained of energy, and T-I-R-E-D! But it's good, because that means I'm pregnant!! I've really been trying not to complain, and have just tried to be grateful that I get to have this experience. I'm already getting a little belly, so it helps to keep me excited, even when I'm feeling sick.

When we ask AJ where the baby is, he'll pat my stomach and say "Baby! Baby!" It's so much fun.

And last night, DJ gave me my progesterone shot. He's going into nursing, so when we were talking about my shot, he was like "I'll do it." He did a good job, even though he was pretty nervous. It's fun to have both families so excited for both of us, and wanting to be involved in the IVF process. We are so blessed to have such amazing support!