Um hi, I'm nauseated

Wow--talk about the nausea kicking in. I was hoping and praying I wouldn't get m/s...but it seems like it is around the corner. Last night I was nauseated as I was getting into bed, but decided that I would sleep it off. This AM I woke up and boy was that nausea back with me as soon as I got out of bed. Thankfully, as soon as I ate it was much better and has been manageable since I have been snacking and drinking chamomile all morning. I could honestly care less for food right now, but I just have to keep munching to keep the nausea away. Please keep your fingers crossed for me that I don't start yacking. I have only yacked 2-3 times in my entire life...

2nd ultrasound - 6 weeks

Another great visit! Today we saw the yolk sac, baby, and its little heartbeat. The u/s tech said that anything over 100 at this point is perfect. Little baby's heartbeat was at 107. She said it should be faster at my 3rd and final u/s (with the RE). Next Thursday is my last RE visit, then I get released to my OB. My 1st OB appt is on 11/14. I will be 8w1d.

The CRL of the baby measured exactly 6 weeks. I asked the u/s tech why it wasn't 6w2d since I was 5w2d last week. She said that last week was much more approximate since we were only measuring the gestational sac to determine how far along I was. So, now that we are actually measuring baby its more precise. The CRL is 3.43mm, which for 6w is perfectly average.

It was unbelievable to see the heart beating. I can't wait to see how much the baby has grown next week and how strong its little heart is beating :)

1st ultrasound - 5 weeks

It went great. Baby is measuring 5w2d. So, that's 2 days further than I had calculated. Although you can't see it in the picture, we were able to see a little bit of the yolk sac forming in the gestational sac. I get to see the baby 2 more times before I get released to the OB. Next time will be a week from today, and the final time will be 2 weeks from today. I have rescheduled my 1st OB appt to 11/14 (I'll be just past 8 weeks), rather than this Tuesday. Next week we will be looking for a heartbeat!

I'm still feeling pretty good. My boobs continue to kill me (and grow), I'm starting to bloat a little, I still have insomnia, and I get heartburn if I eat something spicy. I will take it all :) It was so amazing to see our little baby. We can't wait to see how much it'll grow by the next u/s.

Thank you!

I felt that I needed to express my gratitude in a separate post. Thank you SO much for all your warm wishes and love. I want to wish all of the aspiring mothers lots of love and hope. TTC is not an easy road to travel. You want something with your whole heart yet time and time again your dreams do not come true. I was on this road for 10 months, and while it is not as long as other's, it was definitely long enough. Those trials taught me what a gift being pregnant really is.

Every morning since I found out, I wake up feeling unbelievably happy. My heart feels so full of joy that it could burst. With this joy, I have a good amount of anxiety and fear as well. But, hey, I'm a worry wart so for me to not worry at all would be a great feat.

**4 weeks, 3 days**

Like the dork that I am, I took a belly pic at 4 weeks. I'm not bloated yet so it doesn't look like much, but I figured I might as well start chronicling my pregnancy with some visuals. While I don't have any bloat, my boobs are killing me. Now, don't get me wrong, I am not in any way, shape, or form complaining...but rather just sharing what I am experiencing. I wouldn't trade this for anything. Soooooo....I also have mild cramping here and there. It only lasts from about 1-10 minutes and then goes away. I had this the day of BFP and then I didn't start feeling the cramping again till this past Friday. My lower back hurts today as well...but I'm trying to just relax as much as possible. I definitely think that fatigue is starting to make its entrance. I slept 9.5 hours last night and could easily take a nap right now.

2nd betas are in

I just spoke with the RE nurse. Levels are at 200! More than doubled since Monday. I have my 1st u/s on the 23rd!

3 weeks and 5 days

Gosh I have such a long way to go! Yesterday was such and exhilarating and exhausting day...but it was definitely one of the happiest days of my life.

Thus far I am feeling a little tired. Yesterday I started having these weird growing pain type cramps...which eventually spread into my lower back. It was a dull, persistent, annoying-as-all-hell ache. It got stronger at the night went on, but this AM I woke up and they were gone. Of course, as soon as I got into work this morning I was googling lower back pain in early pregnancy. And there it was, all over the google, as very normal. So, I feel better. I'll mention it to the RE nurses tomorrow if it happens again but for now I am hoping they stay away!

I think I'm already having the start of food aversions. I usually love my balance bar and cup of joe (decaf, of course) in the morning. But, today I could barely eat the entire balance bar and dumped pretty much my entire cup of coffee down the drain. I wondered if I was imagining it, since I'm so early on, but figured that I doubt I would put in the effort to make an entire cup of coffee, only to just dump it down the drain.

I go in for my 2nd beta tomorrow morning and am hoping and praying that my numbers double. My 1st beta was 68.5 which the RE nurse told me was very good. According to my own research, 68.5 is great for only 11 DPO. Now lets just hope it doubles. When it does (I am not going to say if) we will tell Chris' family. He wanted to wait while I elected to tell my parents, sis, and BF yesterday. I'll have my 1st u/s late next week....I should be around 5 weeks. Not far along enough for a heartbeat, but we should be able to see a sac. We are so excited!

Oh and one more thing. When we went out to PF Chang's about 3 weeks ago, Chris got a fortune cookie that said "Your present plans are going to succeed." I immediately stuck it in my wallet and have kept it with me ever since!

I'm pregnant!

Words cannot express what this feels like. Its a mixture of being scared, blissful, and a little nauseated! I am praying so hard for a sticky baby! My EDD is June 25th, 2009!