Not as far along as we thought

Written on July 01, 2015

Today I am 7 wks 4 days

I had my second OB appointment on June 23rd that Wade was able to go to!  All my test results came back great and my levels are higher than normal (I really have no idea what that means), and I am not at risk for anything like gestational diabetes.  I do not have to take anything extra, other than my prenatal vitamin.  After the test results overview we went to see the little beans heartbeat!  It turns out I am not as far along as we thought, which means we have a new due date: February 13, 2015.

I couldn't believe at 6 weeks, 3 days a heartbeat was visible.  Unbelievable.  I was a bit sad, I'm sorry to admit, to find out I was not as far along as we originally thought because I want to be 10-12 weeks along so that I know everything is okay.  But after thinking about it, I found it a blessing to re-live week 6.  I'm sure once this kid reaches 5 years old I'm going to want another week 6.  I know this pregnancy will go by fast but for now it feels like it's taking forever.

Monday I went for a 3.7 mile jog that took a good 45-50mins, today I got up early and went to the gym before work, and tomorrow after work I have a gym date with my sister.  Exercise is the best way for me to feel good.  Again, I don't really feel sick, I just feel like I'm going to fall asleep for hours if I sit down.  Working out helps that feeling go away and the good feeling lasts all day long.

Wade and I decided that if this bean is a boy, we will do a Peter Pan/Neverland themed mobile/nursery section of our huge room.

current weight: 158
cravings: water water water!  And ice-cream.. but that might be a residual non-pregnancy craving.
symptoms: I'm going to say, situational nausea?  Okay, two things happened over the weekend that would normally never give me this type of response.  I pinched my thumb in my keys and almost threw up.  THEN I saw the most horrible video on Facebook showing a dogs leash getting stuck in an elevator door...  That's all I'm going to say but it made me sick for almost an hour.  I never felt so nauseous.  Today I felt carsick for 30 minutes and got really excited to experience a true pregnancy symptom! 
picture: pre bump still