Rolled back to belly!

16 weeks and she can roll both ways!!!

Nighttime

Started bedtime at 7:00.

Diaper change, lotion, tummy calm, sleep sack

Started feeding bottle at 7:14

Ate 2.5 ounces and fell asleep during sleeping.

Put in crib at 7:35.

Woke at 8:20 and took another 1.5 oz

3 1/2 Months!

I've been wanting to post a full update for a few weeks but it's been crazy!  Kylie has been changing so much, she has more wake time, but her naps have gone from short to almost non-existant.  We moved her to the crib at 11 weeks 3 days for nighttime and daytime sleep.  That's when the trouble seemed to start.  We actually had 2-3 good nights and then....BAM....night wakings increased a lot.  As of today this is what I'm seeing, but it changes all the time:

Sleeping:  ON A GOOD DAY she is getting (4) 30 minute naps in the crib.  On a bad day (today) she is sleeping on me for each nap and I wake her up when I need too.  The swing and bouny seat no longer put her to sleep.  Nighttime sleep:  We start the routine at 7:15 of changing, tummy calm, sleepsack, lotion, etc.  Then she gets a bottle (which she usually takes 5-7 oz of) then goes to sleep.  We've been trying the Pick up Put Down method of sleep training to try and get her to fall asleep more independently.  On a good night she's asleep by 8ish.  She usually goes 6 hours which usually ends up being around 1:30PM and eats 4 oz.  Then she goes back down until 4:30 or 5 and we can not get her back down so she sleeps with me until McKenzie wakes up.  I've been trying to create some "Fixed points" in her schedule in order to create some sort of a schedule.  I'm trying to wake her up at 7:15 every morning, feed her at 7:30 and give her a nap at 9 and then of course the 7:15 bedtime routine starts.

Eating:  So hard to get her to eat in the morning.  I try to get 4 oz in her at 7:30ish and then she takes another small bottle at her second feeding.  The next three bottles are usually 5 or 6 oz and the final bottle is usually 6 or 7.  On average she is taking 6 bottles a day and eating approz 26-28 ounces in 24 hours.  Approz 4-6 ounces every 3 hours.



Clothes: 3-6 or 6 months
Eating: 4-6 oz every 3 hours
Sleeping:  Approz 8-1:30 (4oz feeding) 2:00-5:00 (in bed with me) 5-7:15 - Naps: 4 naps a day, if they are in crib 15-30 minutes if they are on me approz 45-1hr
Formula: Enfamil Reguline

Laugh again!

First spontaneous laugh!

First laugh!

Laughed when tickled on 11/14/14

Crib!

Kylie slept in her crib for the first timefor 8 hours on Wednesday night 11/12/14

Slept through!

Kylie slept through the night on the day she turned 11 weeks!  8:00-7:00!!!

11 Weeks Old!

Kylie is 11 weeks old! She is growing so fast and we all love watching her! 

Here are some updates on Kylie:

She has started to make some vocalizations like cooing, but not much yet.

She is smiling more but it's hard to get one out of her!

She is still dealing with lots of gas. We give her gas drops 3-4 times a day.

Her BMs are still very liquidy, but have consistently been dark green. She has been having many diaper blow outs recently as well. I go back and forth on whether to switch the formula again. She is somewhat consistent on the number of BMs. One week it was 2 a day, then one week it was 3 a day...this week it's been 1 a day.

She loves to suck on her fists! Along with that she loves to blow bubbles and she is drooling all the time!

She is trying hard to roll the other way now! 

She is using her bumbo and sit up seat more and more. We are going to bring the jumperoo down next weekend.

Diapers: Size 1 (size 2 at night)

Clothes: o-3 and 3 months, but getting very tight, mostly lengthwise I guess she will be in 3-6/6 month clothes by the end of the month.

Sleeping: Frustrating. I'm trying to be a little more lax and go with the flow, but it's hard! I've been trying to create some sort of schedule. What I've been trying to do is make the morning naps "on-the-go" and make sure we are home by 12:30/1 each day and then her afternoon naps are all in the rock n play. I've eliminated the swing/bouncy seat for naps, which has been hard because she takes longer to fall asleep and sometimes doesn't sleep very long. She seems to have one long nap each day, usually so long I wake her around 3 -3.5 hours into it. It's been hard to get her usual 28-30 ounces a day in her with the weird napping schedule. I've been trying to help her learn to fall asleep with less sleep props, but that is proving very difficult. She loves the pacifier initially to fall asleep, but she usally spits it out and then doesn't want it or can't keep it in her mouth, so then I need to start over to calm her down and get her to sleep. VERY rarely does she go into the rock n play drowsy and fall asleep completely. Depending on our schedule she takes 3-4 naps a day...usually a 3 hour nap and 2-3 40 minute naps. At night is a challenge to go to sleep. She is either so tired at bedtime that she falls asleep before barely eating anything or is so hard to put to sleep after she eats. We are sticking with the bedtime routine but have moved it a little earlier to see if overtiredness is the cause of the difficultness. Usually we start her bedtime routine at 8 oclock, then 6 oz bottle at 8:15 and then hopefully she falls asleep by 9:30. She usually sleeps 6 hours and wakes to eat, but she has only been taking 2-4 ounces at that nighttime feeding. Last night only took 1 ounce! She usually wakes again around 5-5:30 with gas or burp and needs to be rocked back to sleep, if she wakes again I bring her in bed with me.

Feeding: 5-6 ounces every 3.5-4 hours

Formula: Enfamil Reguline

9 Weeks Old

Our little girl is two months old now and changing so much each day!  Kylie amazed us last week by rolling over from her belly to her back!  She is holding her head up pretty steady now.  Smiling more and more and blowing lots of bubbles!  She loves the tub and is spending more and more time awake during the day.  Last night she went her longest ever between feedings.  She ate at 8:15PM and then not again until 4:30AM!  She sleeps in her rock n play at night and a variety of places for napping during the day.  She is starting to reach and sometimes grab for things.  Also starting to make more noises like coos.

Kylie had her two month check up on Friday.  Here are the highlights:

• Weight:  11 lbs 6 oz (53%ile)
• Height:  23.5 in (90%ile)
• HC: 38.5cm (58%ile)

Dr. Bolton says Kylie has a mild tongue tie.  She checked it after we noticed her tongue looking heart shaped and pulled back.  Right now it's a wait and see if it will effect her speech development.

Clothes: 0-3 or 3 months - just started wearing 3 month bodysuits

Formula: Enfamil Reguline

Sleeping: Awake much more during the day. Some days she barely sleeps, others she sleeps all day.  Sleeps great in the car seat! Trying to get some sort of nap schedule started...but no success yet.  For naps she sleeps in the bouncy seat, car seat or swing.  We've started a nightly routine.  At 8:15 Kylie gets changed, bedtime lotion on, sleepsack and gas drops.  Then we rock her in our bedroom in the dark while feeding her a bottle.  She usually takes 7 oz.  She then gets put in her rock n play, but usually wakes up and needs to be rocked again before going back in. Usually about a 6-7 hour sleep stretch. Takes one bottle a night.

Nighttime Sleep:  Rock n Play
Daytime Sleep: Car seat, swing, bouncy seat

Eating: She is drinking about 28-31 ounces a day over 5-6 bottles.  About an average of 5-6 ounces every 3-4 hours. After her last bottle of the day she will usually go 6-7 hours before eating in the middle of the night.

Diapers: About 2-4 poops a day. Poop has dramatically changed in the last week and a half.  It changes between dark green, very loose, smelly to mustard color, firmer and seedy.  Many diaper explosions in the past week


Milestones: lifting her head up high, clasps hands together, smiles, rolls one way, blows bubbles

7 Weeks Old

Wow, how time flies!  Kylie is almost two months old!  She is starting to smile, she is getting her head higher and higher each day.  She even scooted off her mat the other day!  She is noticing things so much more now.  She'll stare at lights, especially the TV!  She has started to sleep one long stretch at night.  Gas seems to be bothering her more and when she's tired she'll let you know!!!  Also, this past week she has been spitting up...or more like vomiting...one-two times a day.  The pacifier is a hit or miss each day.  She'll go a fwe days without ever taking it, but then she'll use it a lot.  She has got a hold of her thumb a couple times!  Next week she'll go for her two month check up and get her shots :-(.

Clothes: 0-3 or 3 months - completely done with newborn clothes aside from under onesies/body suits.

Formula: Enfamil Reguline

Sleeping:  Awake much more during the day.  Some days she barely sleeps.  Perfers to sleep in someones arms, swing or car seat during the day.  Slept in her crib once.  At night she is sleeping after her bottle until about 1-2AM.  Usually about a 4-5 hour sleep stretch.

Eating:  Up and down.  Some days she starts out eating 3-4 ounces and then picks up at the end of the day with 5-6 ounces.  She is drinking about 30 ounces a day across 6-7 bottles.  About an average of 4.5 to 5 ounces every 3-4 hours.  After her last bottle of the day, which is usually between 7:30-8:30 she will usually go 5-6.5 hours before eating in the middle of the night.

Diapers:  About 3 poops a day.  Still pretty formed.  Wakes up soaked in pee every morning, haha.

Milestones:  lifting her head up high, clasps hands together, smiles

5 Weeks Old!

Wow!  Time is flying.  Kylie is 5 weeks old and life is starting to settle down.  Chris is back to work and I'm home with the kids alone now.  Kylie is growing by leaps and bounds and is doing really well.  Here are some highlights:

Eating:

• Formula swtich to Reguline was rough.  She became very gassy and the constipation seemed to get worse.  We've been on this formula for 16 days now and things are settling.  She is pooping about 3 times a day and they are softer...like playdough.  Gas has decreaed a bit.  We are combating it with gas drops with most feedings. Dr. Bolton says a little grunting and firmness is ok, so we are sticking with this formula for now.  Her eating has been up and down.  She has been fussy during the day and we are suspecting maybe shes hungrier lately.  She's been drinking about 4 oz every 3 hours.  At night she is taking approx 2 bottles of 4 oz.

Sleeping:

• For about a week Kylie has been awake much of the day.  Unfortunately she is usually fussy if awake.  On the other hand she has been sleeping 4-6 hour stretches as night.  Last night she slept 9PM-1:45AM and then 2:15AM - 7:30AM.  Taking a four ounce bottle at 1:45 and 5 oz at 7:45AM.  If she is sleeping during the day it's usually on the boppy or on me.  She needs a lot of support to sleep during the day this past week.  At night she sleeps in the rock n play and needs a lot of support to fall asleep initally.

She had her one month appointment last week.  She stats:

Weight: 9 lbs 7 oz (52.2%ile)

Height: 22" (84.3%ile)

HC: 36.5cm (44.4%ile)

Misc:  She is doing well with tummy time!  Enjoying it more and more.  She can lift her head up pretty well on her tummy and holds it steady when held sitting up.  She focuses on people when they talk closely to her.  Her eyes are still pretty crossed but better.  We think she is getting close to smiling!  She seems to be trying so hard!!!

Diapers:  Finishing up newborns!

Clothes: Mostly 0-3 but some newborns still!

Eating:  4 oz every 3-4 hours. 1-2 bottles at night
Formula: Enfamil Reguline

Sleeping:  Not much during the day unless in car or being held.  4-6 hour stretches as night.

Milestones:  Getting close to smiling!

3 Weeks Old!

Yesterday our sweet little Kylie turned 3 weeks old!  She is growing fast and changing every day!  Here are some highlights and changes from last week:

We switched formula on 9/13/14 - it was a rough start.  Lots of gas and return of constipation, even though the formula is FOR constipation!  Hoping the symptoms are due to the transition and will dissapate soon.

Sleep at night has been up and down due to formula change.  We were getting a few good stretches (4-5 hours) before.  Last night she did go 4.5 hours without a feeding.

She has more awake time during the day, she seems to have most of her awake time in the evening.


Diapers: Newborn
Clothes: Newborn
Formula:Enfamil Reguline
Eating: Between 21 and 25 oz per day, Approx 10 bottles per day, Approx 2 oz every 2.5 hours

2 weeks 2 days old

Kylie is 17 days old!  She had her two week check up today.  Here are the highlights:

Weight: 8 lbs 15 oz
Height: 21.5 inches

Due to on going issues with constipation we were advised to change formulas by Dr. Bolton.  Of course all day Kylie has had good poops, so we may wait a few more days before trying Enfamil Reguline.

A little diaper rash was noted, but everything else looked good!

Kylie is still sleeping most of the day with a few increased "awake" periods.

Diapers: Newborn
Clothes: Newborn
Formula:Similac Advance
Eating: Approx 2 oz every 2 hours, at night she is more like every 1 1/2 hours.  Some 3 oz bottles during the day.

Happy Birthday Kylie Elyse Clough!

SHE'S HERE!!!!!!!!

Kylie Elyse Clough was born on August 24, 2014 at 2:59PM.  She weighed in at 8 pounds 12 ounces and 20.5 inches long.  Here's how it went down:

I woke up on August 24th about 2:15AM with a strange pain in my back.  I got up to pee and then laid back down.  I fell asleep for about another 20-30 minutes until I was awoken again by back pain.

I laid awake in bed and stated noting the time I felt the back pain.  I record 2:38, 2:55, 3:08, 3:15, 3:48.  At this point, I felt like what I was feeling was contractions.  I had had back labor with McKenzie and some of them were feeling similar to her labor.  I woke Chris up at 3:45 and told him I was feeling contractions.

I continued to note the time of the pains: 3:52, 4:05, 4:38, 5:09, 5:39, 7:00, 7:50.  The interval was very inconsistent, but the pains were definitely not going away.  I ended up texting Tracy and Mom at 4ish and had them on alert.  Then I ended up telling them to come over around 4:30.  I was nervous the labor would suddenly turn intense and fast and I wanted someone there for McKenzie.

When Mom and Tracy arrived I walked and bounced on the exercise ball.  It seemed the contractions were slowing down.  Mom and Tracy ended up falling asleep, so Chris and I went back to bed.  I feel asleep for a short time before the pains woke me again.  I decided to call the practice at 8AM.

A midwife from Harvard Vanguard called me back very quickly.  I told her the contractions weren't that consistent but they were getting worse and about 7-9 minutes apart.  To my surprise she told me to come in to the hospital.

So I threw a few more things into my hospital bag, woke up Tracy and Mom and then decided I needed a kiss from McKenzie before I left.  So I woke her up too!  Then we were off to the hospital. We left Wrentham at 8:30AM. Thank goodness it was a weekend because we were on the road right at rush hour.  We got to Newton-Wellesley in about 25 minutes.  We arrived about 9:05AM.  When I got up to maternity I filled out paperwork and headed back to antenatal.  I waited with another couple for about 10 minutes until a nurse came back and told me she was going to hook me up to a monitor to see what the contractions were doing.  This was about 9:45AM.  We watched Honey I Shrunk the Kids while we sat there.  I had quite a few contractions and was hoping they would "admit" me as soon as the nurse got back.  Unfortunately when she FINALLY got back (everything seemed so slow!!!) she said the monitor hadn't picked up any contractions!!!!!!!!  She then said we'd just wait for the doctor to come and talk to me.  The doctor was coming to see me because the midwife had just been bombarded with women in labor.  I don't remember her name, but she was so nice and I remember thinking I would have been happy having her for my delivery.  The doctor came in to tlak to me and ask me a bunch of questions that I was trying to rush through.  Then she said when she got back they would move me to a bed to check me.  Again, this seemed to be so long!  

At about 10:30AM I finally got into a bed and the doctor checked me and I was 4-5cm dialated, 80% effaced and -3 station.  She wanted me to walk around while they got things ordered up for my epidural, but I couldn't walk!  Every time I tried to move I'd get a horrible contraction.  I asked for the epidural asap.  I laid back in bed after I called the nurse and she started doing paperwork and drawing blood labs and getting the IV nurse in to start an IV.  This is when nurses switched over and so that process had to be done as well.  I wanted to scream LETS MOVE IT PEOPLE!  EVERYONE was so nice this time around though, so I tried to stay calm.  Just before noon I finally was wheeled into a labor and delivery room.  At 12:15 the anethesiologist arrived and was very quick and great at inserting the epidural.  I started feeling relief very quickly.  Unfortuantely as I progressed and the contractions got worse, I could start to feel them again.  I up'd my own meds two-three times and then they called the anethesiologist back to give me a boost which finally helped.  I then got checked again (I only got checked twice in the whole labor) and I was 10 cm and 100% effaced but baby was still a little high and my water hadn't broken.  The midwife debated whether to break my water or not.  Finally at 2:40 she decided to break my water.  At 2:45 I started pushing.  I did somewhere between 4 and 8 pushes.  After the first push they could already see her head!!!  Then at 2:59PM Kylie Elyse Clough was born and immediately put on my chest. She still had the sac around her! She was pretty blue and slow to cry.  They let her stay for a minute and delayed cord clamping, but then decided she needed some more intervention to get her to start crying.  They got one cry out of her on my chest then took her to the warmer for a little oxygen.  Once her color was better she came back to me and we snuggled until being wheeled to post pardum.  We spent two nights in the hospital and came home on August 26th!

37 Weeks 2 Days

Wow. 3 weeks until my due date. It's amazing how fast it goes! Today I had my 37 week appointment. Liz is on vacation so I saw Dr. Diaz. Here are some highlights:

BP: 112/62
Kylie's Heartbeat: 145
Weight Stats:
 +2 lbs since last visit 2 weeks ago
 +31 lbs for entire pregnancy
 +21 lbs over pre-pregnancy weight

Group B Strep Test was negative! Dr. Diaz said she believe I probably have a small separation in my pubic bone cartilidge because of the amount of pain I'm feeling. It's getting very difficult to roll over in bed and even walk. She said it's probably due to baby's head so low. Hopefully it doesn't get any worse. She also indicated that she thinks I'm heading toward delivering another 9 lb baby....hmmmmm, not the greatest of news lol. I will go back to see her next Monday at 38 weeks.

36 Weeks 3 Days

Well here we are 3.5 weeks away from my due date!  We are back from vacation and are in full baby mode.  We are anxiously awaiting Kylie's arrival while gearing up our cars, home and hearts!  On Monday I had my 36 week appointment.  Here are some highlights:


BP: 104/66
Kylie's Heartbeat: 130s
Fundal Height 36 - i think she always just says "right on"
Weight Stats:
 +3 lbs since last visit 2 weeks ago
 +29 lbs for entire pregnancy
 +19 lbs over pre-pregnancy weight

I was screened for Group B Strep and will hopefully get results tomorrow. Liz is on vacation until the 1st, so I'll be seeing Dr. Diaz until then. I have been having approx 2 uncomfortable contractions a day and walking has become very difficult!

33 Weeks 6 Days

Tomorrow I'll be 34 weeks!  Our vacation to Maine starts tomorrow and we are all very excited to get away for a few days!  Today I had my 34 week OB appt with Liz...


BP: 102/80
Kylie's Heartbeat: 140s
Fundal Height 34
Weight Stats:
 +1.5 lbs since last visit 2 weeks ago
 +26 lbs for entire pregnancy
 +16 lbs over pre-pregnancy weight

Next visit I'll get screened for Group B Strep and I will be just about FULL TERM!

32 Weeks 6 Days

Wow!  Can't believe we've reached 32 weeks and Baby Kylie will be here in less than two months!  I had my 32 week appointment on Monday 7/14/14.  Here are the stats:

BP: 116/68
Kylie's Heartbeat: 140s
Fundal Height 32
Weight Stats:
 +.5 lbs since last visit 2 weeks ago
 +24.5 lbs for entire pregnancy
 +14.5 lbs over pre-pregnancy weight

We also went to Goldenview Ultrasound at 32 Weeks 0 days and THEN AGAIN at 32 Weeks 6 Days because Kylie wanted to hide behind her hand the first time.  We did get to see her yawn MANY times and suck her thumb for quite a while!  She also sucked on the umbilical cord and rubbed her head on my placenta.  She was quite active, although she did start the session sleeping the first time.  The second time she hid behind the placenta.  Overall, both times were positive experiences and we felt very blessed to be able to see Kylie in 4D!

Next Saturday we will be heading to Maine for our last family vacation as a family of 3!

30 Weeks 4 Days

On Monday I had my 30 week OB appointment and it was quick and painless, which was nice because McKenzie was with me!

Liz told me my blood work showed I'm slightly anemic, so she suggested I start iron pills.

I then had my regular OB appointment which consisted of:

BP: 110/64
Kylie's Heartbeat: 140s
Fundal Height 30
Weight Stats:
+3 lbs since last visit 2 weeks ago
+24 lbs for entire pregnancy
+14 lbs over pre-pregnancy weight

Just over two months until we get to meet our new little one!

29 Weeks 1 Day

On Monday I had my 28 week OB appointment and it was quite eventful!  I started by having to drink another glucose drink for the second gestational diabetes test.  I then had my regular OB appointment which consisted of:


BP: 104/70
Kylie's Heartbeat: 140s
Fundal Height 28
Weight Stats: +3 lbs since last visit 2 weeks ago
 +22 lbs for entire pregnancy
 +11 lbs over pre-pregnancy weight

After the regular stuff I received my tDap shot and then went to the lab to get my blood drawn.  Finally, I came back to get my Rhogam shot and was finally on my way!

I received the results the next day and am SO HAPPY to say I passed the glucose test again!  Blood work showed slight anemia so I'll be starting iron supplements.

I can't believe it's under 80 days until my due date!!

26 Weeks 3 Days

Yesterday's OB appointment marked the first of the every two weeks appointments.  We also were able to attend the Meet the Midwifes presentation at the hospital and schedule our 3D/4D ultrasound and siblings class for July!

BP:  104/60
Kylie's Heartbeat: 140s
Fundal Height 26
Weight Stats:  +2.5 lbs since last visit 4 weeks ago
                         +18 lbs for entire pregnancy
                          +8 lbs over pre-pregnancy weight

95 Days until My Due Date!!

22 Weeks 3 Days

HALF WAY THROUGH!!

We are very excited to be half way through the pregnancy now!  This means we are that much closer to meeting our new daughter!!

On Monday I had a return OB visit which included a glucose tolerance test.  I had to do this test early because McKenzie was over 9 lbs and my past tests were so borderline.  The results came back today and I passed by 6 points.  With McKenzie I failed by one point on the one hour test.  So I won't have to do the three hour at this point, but I do have to repeat the one hour glucose test at 28 weeks.  Other highlights from the visit include:

BP:  110/70

Kylie's Heartbeat: 140s

Fundal Height 23

Weight Stats:  +7.5lbs since last visit 4 weeks ago

                         +15 lbs for entire pregnancy

                          +5 lbs over pre-pregnancy weight

Next visit is in 4 weeks AND THEN we will start visits every two weeks until mid August when I will go every week!

18 Weeks 4 Days

On Tuesday we had our fetal ultrasound and our monthly OB visit!  It was very exciting to see our baby girl so big now and to hear that everything looked good!

We have now decided, for sure, that our baby girl's name will be....

Kylie Elyse Clough

As for the OB visit, that also went well.  Here are some highlights:

BP:  110/62

Weight:  I've gained 2 pounds since last visit, but -4 lbs for the whole pregnancy so far.  Pretty much I need to gain 4 pounds to reach my pre-pregnancy weight.

Baby's heart rate was 148bpm!

Nausea and fatigue are definitely MUCH better.  Fatigue is worse than nausea now.  I still take a short nap daily.  I'm having some pelvic pain and discomfort and a weird fluttering below my right rib cage.  Breast pain and discomfort comes and goes as well.

I can finally feel baby move and quite a bit now too!

Starting next month I'll be going to the doctor's every two weeks!!!!!!

FOUR MONTHS!

We've reached four months in our nine month journey to meet our new addition!

A lot has happened since last post!  Here are some details:

• Nausea has almost completely dissipated.
• Fatigue is also letting up.
• I've started to feel some weak kicks!
• I had an appointment at 14 weeks where we finally heard baby's heartbeat - 150bpm!
• Blood Pressure is 112/68
• Weight is -9 lbs since start of pregnancy.
• Our next OB is April 7th which also is the day of our fetal survey ultrasound!

In other exciting news we are 98% sure this will be our new daughter's name:

Kylie Elyse Clough

It was a difficult decision, we had so many we loved.  McKenzie is not happy with the chose.  She is very firm on naming her baby sister Belle.

168 days until we get to meet our little one!

Second Trimester!

Tomorrow will mark the first day of my second trimester!  I a lot has happened since my last post, but I've been so tired and nauseous and haven't gotten around to write about it.  So let's take it back...

February 4th - I had my blood drawn for the cell free/panorama testing for chromosomal disorders.  Nothing too exciting, other than it really hurt afterward!  They told me they were running slow and to expect a phone call in about 14 business days with results and baby's gender!

February 14th - Valentine's Day!  We had our second OB visit and first with the Dr.  Dr Diaz went over my blood work  which all came back good and then attempted to hear baby's heartbeat with dopplar and was unsuccessful.  Because of the miscarriage and the tears forming in my eyes Dr. Diaz was nice enough to roll in the ultrasound machine and show me the heartbeat to ensure baby was still going strong.  It was a great picture and we even saw baby kick!  I had additional blood drawn for Rubella and Chicken Pox titer.

Appointment Stats:  Have lost 10 pounds since becoming pregnant, BP: 104/62

February 16th - We announced to the world (via Facebook of course) we were expecting our second child.  Here is how we did it:

February 21st - I get a MyHealth message from the doctor saying the cell free testing was back and I was given a "negative" result and that if I'd like to know baby's gender to please call the office.  Well after a couple attempts we heard back and the nurse informed us we were having a ... GIRL!

February 23rd - We announced to the world (again that means Facebook) that Baby Clough was a girl.  Many...MANY...people were routing for a boy.  Sorry guys!  Maybe baby 3 :-)  Here is how we announced:  GENDER REVEAL

Here's to a happy and healthy 2nd trimester!!!!!!!!!!

9 Weeks!

9 weeks here we are!  We had our first prenatal appointment and we are squinting in the distance to see the second trimester!

This week we met with Liz, our midwife, for our first appointment.

Highlights:

• Weight:  7 lbs lost
• Blood Pressure: 110/68
• Early ultrasound let us see baby's heartbeat!
• We elected to do cell free testing for chromosomal disorders
• Blood work done - all looks good

Symptoms:

• Good 'ol nausea is still alive and kicking - worst time of day:  3:30-7
• Fatigue!  Still taking a nap everyday
• Pelvic/hip/leg pain

Week 9 Info:

Your new resident is nearly an inch long — about the size of a grape — and weighs just a fraction of an ounce. She's starting to look more and more human. Her essential body parts are accounted for, though they'll go through plenty of fine-tuning in the coming months. Other changes abound: Your baby's heart finishes dividing into four chambers, and the valves start to form — as do her tiny teeth. The embryonic "tail" is completely gone. Your baby's organs, muscles, and nerves are kicking into gear. The external sex organs are there but won't be distinguishable as male or female for another few weeks. Her eyes are fully formed, but her eyelids are fused shut and won't open until 27 weeks. She has tiny earlobes, and her mouth, nose, and nostrils are more distinct. The placenta is developed enough now to take over most of the critical job of producing hormones. Now that your baby's basic physiology is in place, she's poised for rapid weight gain.

Next week we have the cell free testing and our second prenatal appt with the Doctor!

7 Weeks!

We've reached 7 weeks in the pregnancy and look forward to our first appointment next week!

Symptoms:

• Nausea - still taking B6 2x daily - total weight lost: 7 lbs
• Fatigue
• Sore breasts

Baby in week 7:

The big news this week: Hands and feet are emerging from developing arms and legs — although they look more like paddles at this point than the tiny, pudgy extremities you're daydreaming about holding and tickling. Technically, your baby is still considered an embryo and has something of a small tail, which is an extension of her tailbone. The tail will disappear within a few weeks, but that's the only thing getting smaller. Your baby has doubled in size since last week and now measures half an inch long, about the size of a blueberry.

If you could see inside your womb, you'd spot eyelid folds partially covering her peepers, which already have some color, as well as the tip of her nose and tiny veins beneath parchment-thin skin. Both hemispheres of your baby's brain are growing, and her liver is churning out red blood cells until her bone marrow forms and takes over this role. She also has an appendix and a pancreas, which will eventually produce the hormone insulin to aid in digestion. A loop in your baby's growing intestines is bulging into her umbilical cord, which now has distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from her tiny body.

6 Weeks!

We've reach 6 weeks and were happy to announce to our immediate family the news last night!

Symptoms:
Mainly just fatigue and nausea.  They are both so intense I haven't noticed much of anything else.

I've lost 6 lbs since I found out I was pregnant.  I am taking B6 3x a day to help with nausea.

Your Baby in Week 6 of Pregnancy

You might be coping with full-blown pregnancy symptoms (sorry), but there's plenty of good news too. Your baby's jaw, cheeks, chin, eyes, ears, and nose are beginning to form what will eventually become one adorable face. In addition, her kidneys, liver, and lungs are developing, and her heart is now beating 80 times a minute (and getting faster every day). All this and she's still no bigger than the length of a nail head (about a quarter of an inch) from crown to rump!

15 days until our FIRST appointment!!

5 Weeks

Feeling excited to be 5 weeks!  Chris and I are still the only ones who know...which is impressive for me!

Symptoms:

• bouts of nausea started yesterday.
• 3 lbs lost since I found out I was pregnant.
• Fatigue (having to take naps)
• achy legs and hips
• Pelvic aches/pain
• headaches

Week 5 Information:  

This is another important week in the development of your baby as the construction of the heart and the central nervous system will now begin. It is amazing how only in these first few weeks your baby has transformed from a single fertilised egg to an embryo with arms and legs already beginning to form. Last week your baby resembled a tadpole and now the tiny stems where the arms and legs will grow are already visible. As big as a grain or rice, around 2mm the baby is now visible to the naked eye. 

An ultrasound scan can now already distinguish between the head and the tailbone and the spine will start developing. The tiny heart will begin to beat around this time, very slowly and carefully. 

23 days until our first OB appointment!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year friends and family!  Although 2013 proved to be a tough year for our family we are looking forward to 2014 in hopes of bringing baby #2 into our family.

Christmas Day - I took a home pregnancy test and thought maybe, just maybe there was a second line, but I wasn't convinced.

Saturday Dec 28th - Took another HPT and saw a "somewhat" darker line, but you really had to squint and I still wasn't convinced.

Sunday Dec 29th - Took a DIGITAL HPT

And there it is!  Yup I'm pregnant!  Surreal!

We are very excited and praying for a happy and healthy nine months.

I am 4 weeks 4 days pregnant with an estimated due date on September 6, 2014.

Symptoms:

• headache
• fatigue
• heart palpitations
• achy legs
• dizziness
• acne breakout

Upcoming appointments

• January 27th - Liz (midwife) First OB
• February 14th - Dr. Diaz (doctor) First DR OB

We are planning a surprise reveal for immediate family only on January 11th when I will be exactly 6 weeks!