Morning sickness is FINALLY letting up

..but has been replaced with severe pelvic pain. That's ok.. I can deal with that better than throwing up 5 times a day and feeling like I'm about to explode from gas and bloating. I cannot wait to be into my 2nd trimester in less than a week. I love being pregnant, but the first 13 weeks have kicked my ass. I want to start feeling better. Took a belly picture last night. I'm starting to actually show a bit. It's not just fat I can suck in now.. it actually sticks out and is hard. Awwww.

Taken last night @ exactly 13 weeks.

12 Week Mark

Today I hit 12 weeks which to me has been a huge milestone. The chance of miscarrying drops considerably at this point. I'll still worry of course until I deliver, and then for the next 40 years.. but I feel like I've made it past the first hurdle. I'm not sure when the second trimester begins?? It seems to vary from either 12 weeks to 14 weeks from numerous sites and books I've been reading. My next doctor's appointment is scheduled for March 12th. No ultrasound from my understanding, just a general check-up unless there's reason to suspect something's wrong.

I think the nausea may FINALLY be letting up, but it's been replaced by extremely painful gas. I'll be glad to get into the second trimester and (hopefully) begin to feel a bit better and regain some energy.

Aww.. take care little one.

Pictures

Aww.. it looks like daddy

First Appointment

I had my first dr's appointment yesterday. They did quite a bit, including an internal exam and an ultrasound - the ultrasound I wasn't at all expecting. Both the doctor and the tech said everything looked fine. The baby measured right at 11-12 weeks, so they haven't even adjusted my estimated due date. I got to hear its heartbeat and see it moving around a LOT in the image on the monitor.

Haha.. I was surprised to discover they don't do ultrasounds anymore like how you see them done on TV, with the gel on the stomach. It's a vaginal ultrasound with very very cold gel. So here are the few pictures from yesterday. :) (It definitely has Sean's forehead)

11 Weeks

Today I'm 11 weeks (still estimated, as I haven't been to the doctor's. - I go Monday to have them confirm a due date and have a better idea of exactly how far along I am.)

I think that's probably right on within maybe a day though. I'm having most of the pregnant lady symptoms and have had a pretty rough time so far. Espectially earlier this week. I think I might've also had a stomach flu on top of the regular morning sickness??? Haha, nasty combination. So far the worst aspect for me has been the gas. I did NOT expect that. Everyone tells you of the nausea, so that's expected; but what usually has me doubled over in pain is the gas, starting late in the afternoon and continuing on until I go to bed every day. It's unbearable, and there's really no remedy as most of them contain charcoal in some form which is an absolute no during pregnancy. I hope this stage passes soon. I only have one more week to go of my first trimester and by the start of the 2nd, a lot of the worst symptoms should be easing.

Aside from that.. Sean had an interview for a visa at the American Embassy in London about a week back, spent the entire day driving to and from and waiting for hours on end to be seen for 15 minutes only to be told he didn't have the right visa application. So.... they told him his employer had to be the ones to apply on his behalf. It's been handed over to the company's legal team and hopefully they can sort something out. It's fuckin irritating that it's THIS difficult for someone who actually has a proper talent and reason to be here and has had ties with the U.S. going back now a decade to get into the country.

I'm depending on him being here to help out both financially and with the baby. I can't and don't want to do this on my own, having to work full-time as well. I don't know what I'll do if he's denied a visa.

If he IS able to come here, he and I will probably wind up moving into my mom's house and she'll take this apartment. We need the space and it makes more sense than paying almost nearly as much for a tiny shit apartment. And.. my mom's work is literally downstairs from my apartment. She'd be able to more easily afford this and commute time would be less than a minute walking distance. I need him here though to help get her house sorted out.

Alright, done and feel like I just typed a bunch of stupid crap.