{baby update was typed up Wednesday, July 9, 2014}
1. How Far Along? 6-ish weeks
2. Due Date? March 9, 2015 -- This is what I'm sticking to. The first day of my last period was May 20, 2014 & my cycles had been 35 days instead of 28 for whatever reason for the last couple months. I know for a fact that I got pregnant when the condom broke on June 16th. Making conception somewhere within 24 hours of that. So, March 9th or the 10th if conception waited 24ish hours. If the doctor still goes off of my last period, the due date would then be February 24, 2015. I give birth early {John was 11 days early, Ellie was 4 days early}, so theres still a chance the baby will be born end of February instead of March. We'll just have to wait & see though.
3. Do you know the gender? Not finding out this time :) I think, just from my intuition, that it's a girl. Nathan thinks boy or twin boys. Yes, he thinks its twins this time. ha. He really has no idea what he's saying when he says that. I don't think he's really thought what it would be like to DOUBLE the number of kids in one fell swoop. Anyways, just for fun, I like to look at the Chinese gender prediction charts after finding out I'm pregnant. It takes your age at conception & the month you conceived & somehow predicts the gender from that. It was right both times with John & Ellie. It says g i r l this time too. We obviously don't care one way or the other & are so excited for the added suspense of waiting until the baby's birth to know!
4. Baby Names? We do have a girl name picked out, boys are tough for us! I'm half Italian & wanted to pass some of that heritage along, the kids are a quarter Italian after all... still a decent chunk lol.
John & Ellie both have Italian &/or family names too.
- John {Nathan's older brother's name. He died in 2005 in Iraq. So it's in honor of him}
-Anthony {The name of my dad and my great-grandpa Cifelli}
-Eleanor {Nathan just liked this name. The Italian spelling is Eleonore/Eleonora}
-Josie {Short for Josephine, which was the name of my great-grandma Cifelli}
So, for a girl we've chosen Emilia Caroline, pronounced Ehm-ill-ee-ah. This is the Italian spelling & pronunciation of Amelia. I'm not sure where Caroline came from lol. We both just liked it & thought it flowed really well with Emilia. Nathan wants her nickname to be Mia. I like Lia or Emmi for a nickname though. I wouldn't mind Mia, but our last name starts with an "M".... I'm weird about alliteration when it comes to names.
5. Size of the baby? About the size of an orange seed.
6. Weight gain/loss? Down 13 lbs. I haven't had an appetite at all.
7. Maternity Clothes? Nah.
8. Any stretch marks? Nope. Just old marks from previous pregnancies.
9. How's the sleep? Not too good. I have insomnia pretty bad already. I'm exhausted during the day. Not a good combo with an active 2 year old boy & a curious 1 year old girl!
10. Best moment this week? The long weekend. It was fun to spend 4 days together as a family and with friends too.
11. Missing anything? energy. clear skin. not choking on stomach acid.
12. Baby Movements? lol no.
13. Any cravings? No not really. I don't have an appetite at all. If I do happen to get hungry I want ice cold water & something spicy.
14. What makes you sick or queasy? Just nausea so far, thankfully. Hoping to avoid the whole Hyperemesis Gravidarum scene this time. I usually feel nauseous after I make myself eat something or smell anything strong scented, garlic & dirty diapers are the main culprits.
15. What pregnancy symptoms are there?
-fatigue
-insomnia
-forgetfulness
-acid reflux
-super sonic smelling powers
-frequenting the bathroom a lot at night
-no appetite
-sore chest
-crazy mood swings
-migraines. probably from not eating enough & increasing hormones.
16. Any labor signs? no
17. Your mood is...? Cranky lol. I'm really moody. Poor Nathan... & kids.
18. Looking forward to? Tomorrow, my first ob appointment :)
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So, today is Friday, July 11th. I had my OB appointment yesterday afternoon at 15:10 {3:10pm}. About 10ish minutes before I had to leave I was texting my mom telling her that I felt really anxious about it for some reason; I wasn't aware of anything to be anxious about so this was weird.
{please excuse the crappy iPad snap shot}
This is the ultrasound picture that I walked away with yesterday. Allow me to explain...
The big red circle is roughly outlining blood {all the solid black color}. This means I have bleeding within my uterus. So far it's nothing to be concerned about. I haven't been bleeding outwardly. The OB said that sometimes this happens in early pregnancy.
So, the other circle, the aqua one is outlining what appears to be a second sac with what looks to be a little bean shaped fetal pole. Yes, that's right. Two babies possibly. She said it was too early for her to feel comfortable confirming a twin pregnancy because she couldn't see or hear heartbeats. This sounds scary, but it's not. Typically you don't see or hear a heartbeat until you're closer to 8 weeks. As of yesterday I was 5 weeks & 3 days, which lines up perfectly to what I spoke of above about conceiving when the condom broke on June 16th. So, I'm scheduled for another appointment with the OB on July 16th, which is next Wednesday.
I am seriously nervous!! Nervous about why there looks to be a lot of blood. Nervous about TWINS, OH MY GOODNESS! I shouldn't really be surprised if it is in fact a twin pregnancy because multiples run on my mom's side naturally. Twins & Triplets- identical. Not sure if the twins are or not as it's two of my maternal grandma's siblings that I haven't met.
Nathan is pretty pleased with himself for "knowing". I told him it wasn't confirmed & not to get his hopes up. Maybe it's just another spot of blood?
Well, that's all I know. I'm just praying & trusting that everything will go accordingly regardless of whether or not it's a singleton pregnancy or a twin pregnancy.
The only thing I can think is....
nothing is coincidence... everything happens for a very real reason. just trust.
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