Second trimester

14 weeks

I finally made it out of my first trimester!! The medicine I am taking seems to be working. However, I have noticed that if I don't eat every 2 hours, I am nauseous. This is especially bad in the mornings. I have been extremely tired the passed 2 weeks (as you can see in the picture). I have a doctor's appointment on April 8th ad I will update you on the new developments. I'm sure I have gained some weight back (again, as you can see in the picture) and I hope to start taking my prenatal vitamins again. They had been making me extremely sick, so I stopped taking them. Here is a picture of my little baby bump at 14 weeks. I am feeling better, so most likely there will be more updates and pictures now. :)

Also, I wanted to mention that ever since we gave Tony's dad, Ronnie, the BIG news, he has significantly cut back on smoking. He is on his way to being a non smoker!!! Both him and Gena decided to quit smoking so they could have the baby over at their house!! This is great news and we are very proud of them!!

Back to the Doctor

As I said in the last post, my doctor did not check the baby at my last visit. It was a bit shocking because I have been so sick and I thought for sure she would want to make sure things were good with the baby. I was really upset about this and everyone kept telling me that it was not normal and that she should have at least listen to the heartbeat. So, I called her today and she got me in. Good thing I work at the hospital :)
I went over and they did a sonogram to see the heartbeat to make me and my family feel better.
She apologized that she did not do this during my original appointment. She said she got so caught up in my weight loss and trying to get me healthy that it just slipped her mind. She knew the baby was healthy and had no concerns about it, just concerns with me! I feel much better now that I saw the heartbeat and know the baby is doing well!

I started my new medication tonight, so I will keep you updated on if it works or not. Let's pray that it does!!

Our 2nd Appointment

As most of you know, I have had a pretty rough 2 months with morning sickness. The morning sickness is not just in the mornings, it lasts all day. I am usually sick 3-4 days out of the week. Now, when I say sick, I mean sick! I have not been able to keep any food or liquids down. When I am able to, it is a very small amount. This is why I decided to go to the docoor today instead of Friday when my appointment was originally scheduled. When I went into the doctor on my first visit, I weighed 121 lbs. Today I weighed 114 lbs. I lost 7 lbs. :( I have also lost a lot of muscle mass. My legs and arms are getting really small and I still have no baby bump. The docotor answered all of my questions and assured me that the baby is doing fine. She did not check the baby's heartbeat, which was a bit of a bummer, but she was more concerned with getting me healthy and gaining weight. She gave me another perscription. This is the third one. If this does not work, she is going to admit me into the hospital. I am very dehydrated and am not keeping enough food down. So, needless to say, I hope this medicine works and I am over this morning sickness in the next couple of weeks! My next appointment is Wednesday April 8th.