Baby furniture

All I have to say is God is good. A friend of mine that I worked with at NIH is giving me her crib and changing table! God knows that I am broke and can't afford to buy the "big" baby stuff, so he sent Yuliya to me! She sent me an email yesterday saying that she is giving me the changing table and some baby clothes. I wrote back and told her thank you because I was trying to figure out how I was gonna buy those things and she said I could have the crib too!

There are still good hearted people out there!

Monday

I went to see my VA doctor today and I have lost 8 lbs since Jan 26th and my blood pressure has gone down tremendously! My doctor was so happy!!!!

They did an EKG on me this morning and it came back normal so that is good news too.

Baby boy!

I found out yesterday that my little sister (age 22) is having a baby boy (Deshawyne Aaron Stewart)! She is due August 15-19! She wanted a boy so I am happy that is what she is getting!

25 March 09

I went to the doctor this morning and she increased my synthroid from 175 mg to 200 mg. She is hopeful this will do it. I have to see her again on April 28th, then only a few more times during the pregnancy.

The baby could come out with a thyroid problem as well, so that is why she is trying to get me straight now.

Nothing else going on, just ready for the weather to get warm!

24 March 09

The endocrinologist called me yesterday to let me know that my thyroid levels are still out of wack. I have to go see her tomorrow at 9:15. I'm guessing they will increase my medication again.

I actually got a compliment today from a co-worker. She said she couldn't even tell I was pregnant! Woo-hoo. I guess losing weight makes it hard to tell if I'm pregnant or not. All I know is that I put on a pair of pants today for work that I couldn't fit before I got pregnant, and they fit now! Strange, very strange.

19 March 09

Good morning! I am feeling so much better. The vomitting is GONE and the nausea is down to a minimum. Woo-hoo. I actually feel like a normal person again.

I had my monthly OB visit yesterday. I saw a new doc (Dr. Bienkowski). He was pretty cool. He looked through my file and made fun of it because it is already big and I'm only 12 weeks into the pregnancy! lol But anyway, this visit was boring cause all we did was listen to the baby's heart beat. Not that that isn't cool, but I hear the heart beat when I go see the Perinatalogist. He wants me back in 4 weeks.

Oh yeah, he wants me to get an EKG. I think it's because of my high blood pressure. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about.

IT'S THE WEEKEND.....................

17 March 09

I went to see the Perinatalogist yesterday. The purpose of this visit was to see if the baby has specific chromosomal abnormalities including Down's Syndrome Trisomy-21 and Trisomy-18. The good news is that it is 99% probable that the baby doesn't. I still have a 1 in 240 chance though.

The doc wants me to come back in 3 weeks to check my cervix and make sure it isn't "shortening". Instead of performing a cervical cerclage (sewing the cervix shut), they just want to monitor it. That's fine by me! lol

And of course they did another ultrasound. I got to see the baby's stomach and bladder. How cool! Now I know this picture looks freaky, but it's my baby's profile (forehead, nose, mouth, chin)

16 Mar 09

Nothing exciting to report. The weather here in Frederick sucks! It's been raining and cold.

The good news is that I am 12 weeks (3 months) now and I'm super excited because it seems the nausea and vomitting are calming down ALOT! Woo-hoo!!!!!!

I have a doc appt with the Perinatologist tomorrow. I think they are checking for genetic abnormalities. That is kinda scary because what if they find something? Being pregnant is stressful enough, but knowing that your unborn child has something genetically wrong is even more stressful.

I will make sure I pray before I go to bed tonite. I would appreciate if whoever reads this, that you pray for my baby too.

9 Mar 09

The weather was just perfect this past weekend! It was in the 70's and felt good to be outside in it. Jordyn's girl scout cookie sales went great on Saturday. We made over $300 in only 3 hours! Woo-hoo. Here is a picture of her troop. (Kayle, Imani, JORDYN, Alexis and Sammie)




Other than my continous vomitting, nothing else to report about the pregnancy.

6 Mar 09

Nothing exciting to report. I was doing pretty good with keeping food down until last nite. But I am feeling better, so I am thankful for that.

The weather is getting warmer and it is supposed to be in the 70's tomorrow! Woo-hoo. My girl scout troop is selling cookies tomorrow, so that should be fun!

2 March 09

It is snowing something fierce out! Schools are closed and I barely made it to work.

I had an appointment with an endocrinologist. She increased my medication and also informed me that hypthyroidism could affect the baby. That's not good.

So not only do I have to see my OB each month, I have to see the perinatologist and endocrinologist each month! What is going on? I've heard of high risk, but gosh!