So Far So Good!

Well, tomorrow marks 8 weeks for us. So far, I have been feeling better than I expected to. Just extremely sleepy and my bewbies hurt. Other than that, smooth sailing. I will say the past few days I have been having waves of nausea and have felt the need to worship the porcelain God a time or two, but nothing really to write home about.

Saturday night we purchased our first big baby purchase!! We bought our Travel System and I hate to brag but we got one heckofa good deal!!! We took a trip up to Erie with my parents and dined at the Olive Garden (which I have been craving since January) then headed over to Babies R Us. We had a 15% off coupon for Travel Systems!! Bonus! We also had Verizon rebates from getting our new cell phones. Double Bonus. Dan also decided that he wanted to use his birthday money towards the baby (which was really sweet of him) and after we added all that in we got a $250 value for...drum roll please......$5.49 out of our pocket!!!! Wahoo!!! We got the Graco Quattro Tour Travel System - Nouvelle Pattern. And yes, it is already put together.

Baby Bedding

I was at my parents house tonight looking at the Pottery Barn Kids magazine and I found our girls bedding. I thought it was cute but not over the top. Once I decided it was the one I looked to see what it was called so I could look it up online and show Dan and guess what it's called? Sophie, which is our pick for a girl!!! It is pictured above. If it is a boy we are of course going with an airplane theme and have not yet narrowed the choices down. There are three that we really like. Since I can't figure out how to put the pictures where I want them it is above the girls bedding.

7 Weeks!!!

Welp, we made it to 7 weeks!! What a great week it has been so far. Here is the weekly survey!

How far along: 7 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: Holding strong!

Maternity clothes: Nope, not yet.

Stretch marks: No new ones.

Sleep: Not getting enough!!!

Best moment this week: Going to the dr. and getting this blessing confirmed.

Movement: Yep, but nothing I can feel

Food cravings: Fruit!!

Food aversions: This just in ham!!

Gender: I still don't know!! My mom is convinced it is a girl because she thinks Dan would be wonderful with a little girl and God will give him that blessing. Against my better judgement I told my "real" dad (biological) that we were having a baby even though I have not talked to him in eons (3 years really) and he also said it is a girl because, he just knows this stuff and has been 5 for 5.

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out: Innie

What I miss: A full night of sleep!!

What I am looking forward to: Our ultrasound on April 6th

Weekly Wisdom: Not really wisdom, but relax, this is for real and it is time to enjoy!

Milestones: Getting my beta's back and know thing IS for real (as if the 5 pregnancy tests weren't proof enough)

Appointment Update

We had our first appointment yesterday. It went really well. We went in and met with the PA in her office and went over our medical history. Then she took us over to the exam room and did my early exam. Of course that was never fun and has left me with some spotting but that is normal so I am not freaking out. Then she let me get dressed and came back in to answer all our questions and go over everything we needed to be aware of. She gave us a bag of goodies I still need to look through. She also told us our due date is November 11th. It took awhile to sink in but that is 11/11 (make a wish)!!!! Great due date! So I was only a day off not bad, we are a day closer to meeting our little monkey. She told me that I had to go upstairs for blood work and she was telling me everything they were checking. I was surprised that they were not going to do a blood test confirming pregnancy and asked if they could do one anyways just so I could have a piece of mind. She obliged and ordered a beta test. We ventured upstairs and the girls know me pretty well by now, after all they have seen me twice a month for the past 10 months. They promised results in a hour for me. My beta came back 11,000!!! According to google it needed to be between 1,000-50,000 to be pregnant!!! Go me!!!

We go back April 6th for our first ultrasound. I can't wait to see our little one and hear the heartbeat!!! Our next appointment is April 20th.

Tomorrow I will be 7 weeks!!! Time is flying!

6 Weeks!!!!

Today marks 6 weeks!! It still doesn't feel real to me that we are pregnant. I am so ready for Monday so we can go to the Dr.

As mentioned, each week I will complete the survey below.

How far along: 6 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: Holding strong!

Maternity clothes: Nope, not yet.

Stretch marks: No new ones.

Sleep: My new best friend!!!

Best moment this week: Knowing our Dr. appointment is right around the corner.

Movement: Nope, little early for that

Food cravings: None. Although I did indulge in 19,283,466,786 Shamrocks

Food aversions: None yet

Gender: I really don't have an inkling at all!!!

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out: Innie

What I miss: Caffeine

What I am looking forward to: 23rd, our Dr appointment.

Weekly Wisdom: It is okay to go to bed at 8:30pm.

Milestones: Making it to 6 weeks!!!

Longest.Week.Ever!

The wait to go to the Dr next week is killing me. I just want to hear "Your pregnant" from a professional before it can really sink in. Monday seems like a lifetime away.

Today I am 5 weeks 5 days pregnant. So far the only sign I feel is extreme exhaustion. Sunday, I went to bed at 8:45, something I NEVER do. I have also been cramping off and on every day. Of course that makes me worry but I am trying to put any negative out of mind. I think if I was puking my guts out I would feel better about this whole thing. I love this baby so much already. So does Dan, he tells the little monkey goodnight and good morning every day and tells it how much he loves it. He is so cute and I can't wait to see him with our little monkey.

We babysat for our friends Kim and Tyler on Saturday night. They have a 5 week old son Carter. He was the best! He did like Dan a little more than he liked me, well until the end of the night when Dan got peed on changing his diaper. LOL. That was his first diaper changing experience. Oh well, at least he knows what to expect.

5 Weeks Today!!

Today is the 5 week mark!! Only 35 weeks to go til we meet our little bundle of joy!! I am so excited but so nervous. I am trying my best to stay positive and just enjoy being pregnant but until we go to the Dr. it will not feel real!! We have names picked out. Sophie Ann if it is a girl and Logan Daniel if it is a boy!! This is the best feeling in the world, planning out the next few months and including a baby, our baby in those plans. Pretty amazing. We really thank God for this blessing!!!

Every week I will post this survey, because, well I want to.

How far along: 5 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: Down 3 pounds

Maternity clothes: Nope, not yet.

Stretch marks: Ugh, nothing that wasn't there before.

Sleep: I need some!!!

Best moment this week: Telling our parents!!!

Movement: Nope, little early for that

Food cravings: None.

Food aversions: None yet

Gender: Not sure

Labor Signs: Hopefully we have a long while for those

Belly Button in or out: Innie

What I miss: Caffeine

What I am looking forward to: 23rd, our dr appointment.

Weekly Wisdom: Relax and enjoy

Milestones: Making it to 5 weeks!!!

Telling The Parents

Well, as mentioned in my previous blog we told the parents on Sunday. We had Dan's mom and my parents, brother and his girlfriend over for Dan's birthday dinner. That morning we told Kyle, my brother our news. We wanted to include him in our little plan. We had set our new video camera on the window seat in the dining room and told Kyle to ask if he could play with it after dinner. We put a dvd in it so he could record the news. He did awesome!!!

Last year we had bought grandparent picture frames and we typed up a little note from the baby and put it in the frame. The note just said; Hi Nana (or Papa in my step-dads frame) I can't wait to meet you. I will be making my big debut around November 12th, 2009. Love, Baby Welms. We wrapped them up and gave them right before having delicious apple pie.

The reactions were priceless. They screamed, jumped, cried and gave lots of hugs. It was exactly like I hoped it would be!!! YAY!!!!

We originally said we wanted to keep the news hush hush and only tell select family and friends until I go to the dr. but things don't always go as planned and more and more people are finding out. What can you do?

My first appointment is scheduled for March 23rd at 2:15. It feels like a lifetime away. A week and a half. Geesh. Again, what can you do!!

Guess What??

Now I must start this blog by saying if you read this and I know you in real life and you have a big mouth, PLEASE STOP READING!!!! This is your warning :)

Well, apparently, we are HAVING A BABY!!!!! Oh my gosh!! It finally happened! 22 months of trying and we are finally going to be parents. We tested Friday morning and afternoon, Saturday morning and afternoon and again this morning. All said PREGNANT!! I am calling the Dr. tomorrow for confirmation. We are seriously on cloud 9! Our estimated due date I figured is November 12th. Right before Thanksgiving.

We told our families today. The reaction was the best!! I knew they would be excited but they definitely were ten times more excited than I thought they would be. I will post a separate blog devoted to telling them. Stay tuned.


Baby,

We love you little one. Settle in and get cozy. We can't wait to meet you in a few short months. You are truly a blessing and we thank God for you every minute. So many people love you already. Your daddy has nicknamed you "monkey" until we know what you are. He doesn't want to call you the wrong sex and you have gender issues when you come out.

Love,
Mommy

I Had High Hopes For Spring Break!!

I was planning on having a very productive spring break. I wanted to deep clean the whole house, get ahead with my school work, go visit my Grandma in the nursing home, catch up with some old friends. Do you think any of that happened?? Nope, not one of those things got checked off my to-do list. Thanks to the stinking flu!! It kicked me on my butt!!! Tuesday through yesterday was spent on the couch!!!

Doctor Update

Well, I was suppose to go to the OB yesterday for my ultrasound and appointment but I was lucky enough to catch the stomach flu and spent most of Tuesday evening and all day Wednesday in the bathroom. Not the way I wanted to lose the 5 pounds I lost. Still not feeling up to par but I am working on it. Anyways, we rescheduled our appointment for today. As usual, everything looks good. Ovaries took to the meds like champs. We have a game plan in action. I called to make an appointment in Pittsburgh at MaGee's and will schedule it if the lady ever calls me back. In the meantime since it will probably take a little while to get in we are doing one more month of the Clomid. Of course this is all if we are not pregnant this month. I am hoping that I will have to cancel our consoltation in the Burgh and in November we will be welcoming baby Welms into our family. For now, we wait. Will AF show or is this really our month?

Spring Break

The title Spring Break is a total oxy-moron in Western Pa. It is far from Spring. We are talking 13 degree temps. I think they could have come up with a better suited title.

Anyways, I am taking the break for what it's worth this week. Enjoying some much needed downtime and getting our house back into shape. Dan took Thursday off which is my day off from work and we are going to spend the day together. I am really looking forward to getting stuff done around the house together and just spend time together.

I go to the dr. tomorrow for my ultrasound. It will be day 28. My hopes are still very high but every day that passes I lose a little hope. Check back tomorrow for an update!!