14 Weeks

Here is a picture from Friday nights event at the Mint Museum Uptown. This was for American Furniture Rentals networker. Our company was one of the sponsors of the event and we had a nice time!

I feel like the weeks go by so fast and then it's time for me to post again. Lenny and I went to my OB's office last week and got some great news.  A few weeks ago I had an ultra sound and blood work taken to see what the chances were for Down Syndrome and Trisomy 18. They don't give you a "positive" or "negative" - they just tell you what your "chances" are.  This is a test that you are welcome to decline, which a lot of people do - but my "planning" self wanted the test just to be prepared. Let me tell you, no matter how healthy you are - these kinds of tests are scary. Even if you have no family history of this - it's a long week waiting for the results. You just want so much for everything to be okay and for your child to be healthy. Which leads me to our appointment! We went in and I took such a sigh of relief when the Dr. said that everything looked perfect. Our screening "risks" for both tests came back as 1 in 10,000 chance.  Thank you, Lord, for answered prayers!

I went to an hour & a half prenatal yoga class this week. I hadn't been in almost a month due to schedule conflicts and it was so nice getting back in to it. I think I might have pushed myself a little too hard because I was sore for about 4 days afterwards. But it was still nice going. I also talked to the instructor about a stuffy nose problem I have developed. My nose is either running or I can't breathe due to stuffiness. It's very strange.  She gave me some helpful tips, but one night this week I woke up around 2am and one nostril was clogged. I did some breathing exercises. I got out of bed and got some water. I did some yoga moves. Nothing. Finally I had to go into our "man cave" and lay, essentially, sitting up. Maybe the change of scenery helped because it un-clogged within the hour.

I got a packet from my OB about the hospital. It's really exciting looking through everything and doing the pre-registration form. It tells you about the rooms and classes you can take and all the services during your stay and afterwards you can take advantage of. There are so many classes to choose from... for example: Childbirth Preparation, Introduction to Breastfeeding, Dads 411, Preparing to Parent a Baby, Increasing Comfort in Labor: tips, techniques and tools (shouldn't this class fall under childbirth preparation?), Childbirth Refresher (for those moms who forgot about it the first go round), and Infant CPR & Safety (this is what our doctor recommended and Lenny reassured me he is CPR certified... still thinking about signing up), and many many more...

No real cravings or anything crazy this week. I did put on a pair of pants I wear to work a lot and could only button one of two buttons and the zipper was about 3/4 the way up. It might be time to put them away. I showed Lenny and he said "Well honey, it's not going to get any better" and he's totally right. It's hard for me because I don't fluctuate a whole lot as far as weight goes. This is a whole new experience for me. Right now, I know (and am so happy) that we are pregnant - but I still can't feel the baby. So right now it just feels like I'm gaining weight. I feel like the girl who doesn't look pregnant but looks like she's gained a few pounds. I know a lot of women go through this so that's why I'm posting it. Trust me - I am so thankful to be blessed with this pregnancy and I know gaining weight is part of the process. I totally accept that - I've just never not been able to button my pants before. That is essentially all I'm trying to say. This was a very "new" thing to experience this week :)

Our little bean this week is almost 4" long. He/she can grimace, frown, pee pee, suck it's thumb and is the size of a lemon. Big week!!
Our next ultra sound is in 4 weeks I believe. At this point, we could find out if we are having a boy or a girl but we aren't going to find out. I think this appointment will be the most "tempting". But we just want and care to know if our baby is healthy and growing, the most important part. Lenny and I pray every day for the baby and we said this week that we really need to start saying thank you prayers because, truly, everything has been so amazing so far. I worry so much (about ... everything), so, as an emotional person who worries a lot - I absolutely feel blessed that our baby is doing as great as he/she should be. Way to go little bean! We love you.

Until next week!
xoxo,
Sara