The Cold...

This cold has made me an emotional wreck. The coughing is so intense my abs are sore. It's hard to breathe with my nose congestion. I just had about enough of it and broke down. I went crying to my bedroom and laid in bed sobbing like a baby. My husband comes in to check on me and holds me in his arms. The little jerk is laughing and holding me, while I'm crying my eyes out. He just got back from Wal-Mart and bought me the Vicks Warm Steam Vaporizer. I'm praying that it'll help ease my symptoms. Oh, how wish I could have Nyquil! I'm exhuasted from the lack of sleep becuase of this presistant cough that keeps me up all night. There was one moment that made me smile. I was sitting on the couch lounging around and baby Jacob had made himself comfortable right on the edge of my tummy. I laid back and felt pressure towards the right side of my belly button. As I looked down I could see this side was literally popping up. This big lump just sticking out of my right tummy! I just laid there admiring it and within seconds he slowly made his way back down into my stomach. I absolutely love moments like these :)

                                                                     I am so in love with him!

24 weeks and dealing with hormones.

I have been on an emotional roller coaster today. I was angry, annoyed, pissed, irritated and sad. My husband came home to me crying. HA. I was watching Bill and Giuliana's process of IVF and started to bawl like a baby. He walked into the living room, saw me and started laughing. He's used to my emotional craziness. My students had been sneezing and coughing all last week, and all attempts of staying as far away as possible didn't work. I caught the cold L And it SUCKS! My only regrets after coughing and sneezing so much, is not practicing my kegels. I've changed underwear 3 times today! Good thing the hubs washed clothes yesterday! I'm on my 24th week and on my viability week, woohoo! It's reassuring to know that if baby Jacob were to be born this week, there would be a good possibility of him surviving outside my womb. Hold on little man, you make sure you make your entrance into this world when you’re fully developed and healthy. Mommy loves you! Oh yea .. Daddy loves u more! ( <---haha had to keep that in, my husband just had to write that in)

How far along?: 24 weeks, my viability week!! Yipee!
How big is baby?: between 9-11 inches and about 1.1-1.3 lbs.
Weight gain?: None L I have not gain a single pound. I was a little worried about this, but Dr. told me that as long as the baby is growing we nothing to worry about. I’m  guessing since I’ve cut back on soda I have manage to lose my weight and the baby weight has even me out.
Stretch marks?: Yes L and I see new ones coming.
Maternity clothes?:  Oh yea! Luckily I can wear school logo t-shirts to work, but those are starting to fit a bit snug.
Sleep?: Not much really, constantly turning from side to side looking for a comfy spot.
Best moment this week?:  at 16 weeks I 1^st felt the baby kick and they have been getting very more noticeable. He is so active, I love it!
Food cravings?: I’ve been craving frozen yogurt with strawberries and raspberries, mmmhmmm.
Gender?: Boy!!
Movement?: Lots of it!
Belly button?: Very in, no where near an outie.
What I miss?: Sleeping through the night without waking up, wine and soda.
Labor signs?: None and too soon to have any!
What I'm looking forward to?: Getting our gift registry ready.

I'm Pregnant!

Well 23 weeks pregnant that is. Our pregnancy was completely unexpected. We would have at least one scare a month, but then came July and I was certain that I was. The 2nd line on the first pregnancy test that I took was very vague and almost transparent. I took yet another one the following day and once again, you could barely even see it. I knew I was pregnant, I could just feel it. Sometimes it's so hard to read my hubby's emotions, it's so annoying. He just had a smile on his face while I yelled "Ooh eeem geee, we're gonna be parents!" I remember I had cramping and bleeding that night, I was terrified that it could possibly be a miscarriage. To my relief it turned out to be implantation bleeding. Silly me, took a pregnancy test every week until my first OB appointment at 6 weeks. I just needed some kind of reassurance that I was still pregnant. Seeing our baby's heart flicker on the screen made my heart burst with a tremendous amount of love towards this little human being growing inside me. I do feel a little guilty about my 1st trimester, I bitched about every symptom. I was nauseas 24/7 and I loathed it. I remember thinking "How could women say that pregnancy is a wonderful thing, I absolutely hate it." I hated everything about it, except for one thing, my baby growing inside me. I completely feel the opposite now, I LOVE being pregnant! At 18 weeks, we found out that our little peanut was a boy!! The look on my husbands face was, as they say, priceless. He had a grin on his face from ear to ear as I cried for the first time. We are going to have a son! A little mini-hubby. A momma's boy. Turns out that I have low-lying placenta, which freaked me out when I was told. I was put on pelvic rest, no sex, no lifting anything heavy and to take it very easy. I am being positive and optimistic that my placenta will move up by our next ultrasound at about 30 weeks. That pretty much sums it up. I really wish I had started this blog from the beginning, so that I could have captured every moment as it happened.  Eeeeeeeeek! I absolutely CANNOT wait until the day I get to hold baby Jacob Christian in my arms.

First preggo test.

                                                          Second test the very next day.

                                                                Third test a week later.

                                     Final test 2 weeks later.... Yup, took a few to convince me!