My body must be hard at work! I'm feeling okay most of the time, but spending the rest of the time feeling tired, nauseous and bloated. Luckily, no throwing up yet though!
I've been trying to get back to a regular gym schedule. I worked out 4 times last week, but I'm anxious to get back up to 6. I still haven't felt comfortable enough to run.....sigh.....but have been doing 30-40 minutes of stair stepper followed by an hour of weight lifting. I got permission from the finance department (my amazing, yet frugal husband!) to get a better aka bigger sports bra so hopefully that will help. There's a half marathon that I'm hoping to do at the beginning of October, so I need the mileage!
In doing some reading on pregnancy, I'm finding a lot of discrepancy in the amount of food to eat. One thing I do know - I'm definitely not "eating for two". Don't a lot of Americans already eat for two? The consensus is that you don't need any extra calories during the first trimester if you're already eating a well balanced diet and are a healthy weight. That's me! Luckily, I haven't had any major cravings and have been consciously trying to eat extra healthy....with the occasional frozen yogurt or organic cookies! My motto is that if I can't pronounce all the ingredients, I shouldn't be eating it!
We're heading to Wisconsin in a couple weeks and my mother in law always has some delicious treats for us. Luckily, I can pronounce all the ingredients in her recipes....which means I can ignore the fat and calories, right?!?!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
First Ultrasound!
What an exciting morning! I must admit, I was nervous. I think I've been doing too much reading on miscarriages and woman's experiences with them....which has to stop!
Matt went with me again, the amazing husband that he is, and upon beginning the ultrasound we were immediately shown the baby, the sac, and the heartbeat! Matt reached over and grabbed my hand, as the ultrasound tech zoomed in and turned up the volume.....all I can say is WOW! Seriously....WOW! Baby Z had a solid 122/bpm heart beat, which was pretty amazing to hear. It's so surreal that this fetus with a beating heart is inside me.
The tech also did some measurements and determined me to be 6 weeks and 1 day with an estimated due date of April 17th, 2011. Sure does seem like a long way to go!!
Now that everything is going great, I'm looking forward to running more again. Yesterday, I ran a mile then had to stop (you know how it feels to have two bouncing watermelons on your chest?) and did 20 minutes on the stair stepper. It felt good to workout, but when you're used to 1 - 1 1/2 hour workouts 30 minutes feels like nothing.
Remember the girl friend I got a pedicure with on Friday? Yep - she had her baby! We're off to see the little guy tonight and congratulate our friends!
Matt went with me again, the amazing husband that he is, and upon beginning the ultrasound we were immediately shown the baby, the sac, and the heartbeat! Matt reached over and grabbed my hand, as the ultrasound tech zoomed in and turned up the volume.....all I can say is WOW! Seriously....WOW! Baby Z had a solid 122/bpm heart beat, which was pretty amazing to hear. It's so surreal that this fetus with a beating heart is inside me.
The tech also did some measurements and determined me to be 6 weeks and 1 day with an estimated due date of April 17th, 2011. Sure does seem like a long way to go!!
Now that everything is going great, I'm looking forward to running more again. Yesterday, I ran a mile then had to stop (you know how it feels to have two bouncing watermelons on your chest?) and did 20 minutes on the stair stepper. It felt good to workout, but when you're used to 1 - 1 1/2 hour workouts 30 minutes feels like nothing.
Remember the girl friend I got a pedicure with on Friday? Yep - she had her baby! We're off to see the little guy tonight and congratulate our friends!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Body Adjustments
Wow - has this been an eye opening week! I finally feel pregnant, as in I feel like I'm carrying around 2 watermelons on my chest. Sounds fun, right?! I've taken mid afternoon naps 2 days in a row - which is a big deal coming from someone who never naps and doesn't even like to nap! I'm asleep on the couch by 8:30pm. I feel a little sick to my stomach if I don't eat something small every couple hours. Growing a baby is tough work!
I've also been extremely lazy, which is definitely not like me. I've used pregnancy as an excuse this week and besides, my doctor did tell me to take it easy until several test results were back. I have my first ultrasound on Monday, and will be anxious to see that everything is okay and I can start my regular running again.
I'll tell you what's also been hard - keeping this a secret!! I went for pedicures with a girl friend who is due to give birth any day now, and boy did I want to chat and share symptoms about early pregnancy with her! Then Matt and I went to happy hour, and I think I was getting a few second glances when I was sucking down water. Let's face it, I always enjoy at least one drink when we're out to dinner or at happy hour.....so me with a water is definitely something new! Today we're headed out to go tubing down the Salt River, also a drinking event, but my excuse is that I'm the designated driver. Valid, right?!
I've also been extremely lazy, which is definitely not like me. I've used pregnancy as an excuse this week and besides, my doctor did tell me to take it easy until several test results were back. I have my first ultrasound on Monday, and will be anxious to see that everything is okay and I can start my regular running again.
I'll tell you what's also been hard - keeping this a secret!! I went for pedicures with a girl friend who is due to give birth any day now, and boy did I want to chat and share symptoms about early pregnancy with her! Then Matt and I went to happy hour, and I think I was getting a few second glances when I was sucking down water. Let's face it, I always enjoy at least one drink when we're out to dinner or at happy hour.....so me with a water is definitely something new! Today we're headed out to go tubing down the Salt River, also a drinking event, but my excuse is that I'm the designated driver. Valid, right?!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Say WHAT?!?!
Matt and I got married in December 2009, and knew we'd want to start thinking about children soon after. Let's face it, I wasn't getting any younger - and approaching the big 3-0! We had an amazing honeymoon trip planned in June, and thought this would be the perfect time to start "trying". What does that even mean anyway? Well June came and went, and a trip to the OB/GYN confirmed that my late period must be due to the time changes and traveling. Bummer. Here comes July, when I decided to take control and step up the "trying". I peed on ovulation sticks to find that right time, only for that right time to come when Matt was in Kodiak, Alaska! Luckily, he was able to get on an early flight home and the rest is history......!!!!!
In the beginning of August I experienced a few days of what I thought was my period, but when it wasn't like a normal cycle I took a pregnancy test and saw a faint POSITIVE! I called my doctor's office, concerned that I was going through an early chemical pregnancy, and was told if the spotting doesn't continue and I still get a positive test to come in on Monday August 9th. Monday morning came, I got another big fat positive, and headed to the doctor's office with my wonderful husband.
The doctor was concerned about the early bleeding and on top of wanting me to stop running, he ordered a blood test of my hcg (the pregnancy hormone) that day. On the following day, I learned my levels were at 391 - a great start! Unfortunately, I had to return on Wednesday to test the levels again to ensure they were doubling every 48 hours. I got the blood test and headed to Michigan to see the fam - hoping we'd have good news to share! On Friday, after lots of nervous waiting, I got the call to learn my levels were at 808!! That night, we shared the good news with my parents, aunt and 2 sisters....and the reaction was priceless. Absolutely priceless.
My doctor still wanted to check on my hcg levels, so after my return from Michigan I went back for a blood test on Monday the 16th. The results were in today.......hcg level was 7,524! We are officially having a baby due in the middle of April!!
It's early and I'm in shock about what's going on inside my body. I'm comforted by the fact that Matt and I are believers in science, and if something were to happen to the embryo it's because it wasn't developing properly. We can only trust in my body, nature, and my health. The human body is an amazing thing!
In the beginning of August I experienced a few days of what I thought was my period, but when it wasn't like a normal cycle I took a pregnancy test and saw a faint POSITIVE! I called my doctor's office, concerned that I was going through an early chemical pregnancy, and was told if the spotting doesn't continue and I still get a positive test to come in on Monday August 9th. Monday morning came, I got another big fat positive, and headed to the doctor's office with my wonderful husband.
The doctor was concerned about the early bleeding and on top of wanting me to stop running, he ordered a blood test of my hcg (the pregnancy hormone) that day. On the following day, I learned my levels were at 391 - a great start! Unfortunately, I had to return on Wednesday to test the levels again to ensure they were doubling every 48 hours. I got the blood test and headed to Michigan to see the fam - hoping we'd have good news to share! On Friday, after lots of nervous waiting, I got the call to learn my levels were at 808!! That night, we shared the good news with my parents, aunt and 2 sisters....and the reaction was priceless. Absolutely priceless.
My doctor still wanted to check on my hcg levels, so after my return from Michigan I went back for a blood test on Monday the 16th. The results were in today.......hcg level was 7,524! We are officially having a baby due in the middle of April!!
It's early and I'm in shock about what's going on inside my body. I'm comforted by the fact that Matt and I are believers in science, and if something were to happen to the embryo it's because it wasn't developing properly. We can only trust in my body, nature, and my health. The human body is an amazing thing!
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