14 Weeks

How far along? 14 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: .4 lbs
Maternity clothes? Yes!
Stretch marks? No
Sleep:  Better
Best moment this week: Hearing my sweet baby’s heart beat of 166!
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything?  Cold deli meat!  I love subway but wish I didn’t have to toast everything!
Movement: Felt an awkward “flutter” feeling…so maybe?!
Food cravings:  Anything sour…skittles….sour patch kids…lemonade!
Anything making you queasy or sick: well hot chocolate did!
Have you started to show yet: yes

Gender prediction:  Everyone is saying girl…I say who really knows???
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In- and praying it stays that way!
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy..Happy…Happy!
Looking forward to: Finding out if Baby L is a boy or girl!  (Dec. 28^th) YAY!

 

Ahhh I cannot believe I have made it this far already....Hard to think in just 6 little weeks this pregnancy will be halfway over!  I am so excited about Christmas week getting here not only for our visit with family but because we get to find out if our little babe is a boy or girl.  Apparently only a handful of people are calling boy and the rest of the world thinks girl.  I am so interested to see who is right! 

Our appointment was good this past week and I was so glad to talk to the OB about all of my breathing problems.  So glad Brent got to go with me and help emphasize how truly out of control this congestion had gotten.  After talking for a few minutes she made me a little upset.  We decided I most likely have Pregnancy Rhinitis...swelling of the mucus membranes due to excess pregnancy hormones (good for baby tough on mama).  At first she said this will most likely last the whole pregnancy...what a downer...and then Brent stepped in and said we have to do something, she literally cannot breathe and sometimes even swallow...thank you so much hubby to the rescue!  The immediate answer was NOT what I wanted to hear....she said, unfortunately there are not many drugs proven safe to help this problem and that taking sudafed more than just every now and then could harm the baby's spinal cord.  UMMM NO THANK YOU!  But my wonderful husband and I had done some researching before going to my appointment.  We had found an article by a woman diagnosed with the same severe case of rhinitis.  She had been given rhinocourt aqua to help ease the symptoms.  Immediately Brent and I both told the doctor about this and she said...well I will go research and be right back.  (Thank you google for helping! )  After she came back she told us we were right and that it is safe during pregnancy, but still she tried to say there are some side affects.  I got a sad feeling once again waiting to hear the doom....then she says you may develop a cough or dry vocal chords.  UMMM OK! GIVE ME !  I can handle a dry cough and scratchy voice but I cannot handle suffocating!  I have now been on the spray for 4 days and as of today my nose has opened up! Thank the Lord! 

 

Now that I have written about the stinky part of our appointment I can say hearing Baby L's heartbeat was amazing and gave us such a peace!  At first the doctor moved around and we didn't hear a thing...we both got a little nervous but then she moved waaaay over to my right side and out of no where there was that sweet little heartbeat!  Our baby decided to do the wiggles and move around making her follow but I loved knowing that the baby was so active.  She told us the heartbeat was 166 which made us both so happy.  At our very first appointment we got to watch the heartbeat be  measured via ultrasound and it was at 148....I was not expecting her to say 166!  Now that I have gotten to hear the heartbeat I wish I could go in every week just to listen, but watching my belly get bigger is fun too!  So for this week lots of good news! :)