Counting Down Until Dec. 14!

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Carli at 6 weeks

Monday was a full day for us. We had two medical appointments for hubby (had to go to the hospital for a sonogram on his heart.) You know, the kind they put you to sleep for because they shove something down your throat? Not something I would want to do, that is for sure! Either way, everything came out just fine and his heart is in great shape! That is good news! Then we had a follow up appointment with his family doctor. His doctor and my OBGYN (from my last pregnancy) are in the same practice.

I stopped by Dr. Z’s and before I even made my appointment I asked suspiciously, “Does Dr. Z do vbacs?” The verdict came back that yes, he does – but he only delivers at W.P. Hospital. Well, I don’t WANT to deliver at W.P. Hospital. They keep your baby away from you after a c-section while you’re in recovery. But anyway – I guess worse comes to worse, I’ll just show up at A. Hospital because supposedly they have a really good baby center there (better than W.P – blah). W.P is just a baby factory.

But anyway.

My appointment with Dr. Z is on December 14th at 1:30pm and following that, at 2pm is my first ultrasound. I should be about 7 or so weeks by then so we should see some defininate baby sack. I’ve included in this post a picture of Carli’s ultrasound at 6 weeks, which was at the hospital. With Carli I had pretty bad morning sickness to the point where I was at the hospital at least 4 or 5 times for IV fluids (if I remember correctly). I am pretty sure by this point in my pregnancy with Carli I was already feeling pretty crummy but so far I’ve been feeling pretty good. I am hoping (knock on wood, here there and everywhere) that my morning sickness is not NEARLY as bad as it was last time. So far, just have bits of dizziness (enough to have to close my eyes) and fatigue but it’s been pretty managable. Even so, with all my friends saying “You just wait..” It’s making me nervous. But I am putting it out into the Universe, “I will be OKAY this time and it won’t be nearly as bad as last time!” So.. THERE!

Everyone keeps asking if I know what I am having yet, and the answer is no. With Carli, I knew right away. From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I knew in my heart I was having a girl. This time, I just have no clue. No clue at all. I don’t even really care. But truth is, it sure would be a lot easier if we had another girl. We have a ton of girl stuff already.. and I would love to have two girls close in age. That would be ideal. My Mom said she thinks I am having a girl, and my best friend Blair, agrees.. so who is to know?

Yesterday we went to H&M and bought me a pair of maternity jean capris. (Don’t judge for getting them so early). Forrest said he wanted to butcher my current pair of jeans but yet didn’t want to buy any I would only wear for a few months before needing new pairs.. so we just skipped the whole step and went ahead and got a maternity pair. I am so amazed by how comfy they are. They have a roll down panel that feels of a soft stretch jersey. Below it looks like regular jeans with belt buckle hoops and everything. You can’t even tell they are maternity pants if it wasn’t for the belly panel thing-a-ma-bob.

Then today we went to Motherhood Maternity while we were at the mall and I got another pair of jeans (full length) because they were on sale.  So now I have two pairs of jeans that I can wear for months and months (even fit in them postpartum). So it was well worth giving up my beloved pair of ugly jeans. (You did me well old friend.. but it was time to go!)

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