Maybe not

Turns out that probably wasn't morning sickness. Lukas also got sick later that day and threw up. And I haven't had any since then. Until yesterday. But once again. It seems to be another sickly bug around our house. Because I've got it coming out both ends. Sorry TMI im sure. Tony also had a few bouts as well. Hopefully this flu bug ends soon, its making me feel so weak. Other than that. Everything seems to be okay with the pregnancy so far. The only symptoms Ive had is a sore chest. Boobs have gained a little in size (woo-hoo) and but are very tender. Which makes it hard to Lukas to cuddle up to me without warning.

Morning sickness

I got my first ever bout of morning sickness this morning. Never even had it with Lukas. Not one day! I wonder what this pregnancy is going to have entail for me!
Which makes me also wonder how the labor will happen for me, since I was induced with Lukas 3 days late. What if I actually start labor at home? This will all be different for me this time around. And so far its starting out that way with puking this morning. Sorry.

Another blood test

I had another bHCG blood test drawn on Monday evening to see if it was exactly where it should be in rising with the 499 value that I had on Friday.
They are suppose to double every other day, so I figured my value would be around 1500, and it was at 1580.
That makes me happy. :)

Survey

Got this from Nicole when she was pregnant with Hudson.

Survey about your First Born-

1. Were you married at the time? yes.
2. What were your reactions? nervous, very excited.
3. How old were you? 24 when I got pregnant, 25 when I delivered.
4. How did you find out you were pregnant? I was really late for my period (4 weeks late) and kept taking pregnancy tests, but nothing, until we finally got a faint line. Turns out I must have skipped a period or had a weird cycle that month.
5. Who did you tell first? I told Tony that I had the faint line in the morning. And then at work I asked the girls about a "faint line". So they had me do another one at work too.
6. Did you want to find out the sex? I couldn't resist. I am an Ultrasound Tech!
7. Did you deliver early or late? 3 days late by induction.
8. Did you have morning sickness? Just one time and I actually vomited. But I actually think it was a bad salad from the salad bar.
9. What did you crave? anything fruity. Fruit, fruity candy, fruit juice.
10. Who irritated you the most? The dog. He ticked me off more when I was pregnant with his peeing in the house.
11. What was your first child's sex? Boy
12. How many pounds did you gain throughout the pregnancy? 40 lbs. exactly
13. Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? my actual complications that needed medical attention. My back hurt every evening, so I always used a "C" pillow to sleep with.
14. Where did you give birth? Foote Hospital
15. How many hours were you in labor? 2 hours 50 minutes.
16. Who drove you to the hospital? Tony drove.
17. Who watched? Tony, My Mom, Tony's mom Ruth, the delivery staff, and some JCC students as well.
18. Was it natural or c-section? Vaginal delivery with induction.
19. Did you take medicine to ease the pain? Demoral to try to help. (only lasted first 30 minutes)
20. How much did your child weigh? 6lbs 13oz.
21. Did your child have any complications? None
22. What did you name him/her? Lukas Anthony Howard
23. How old is your first born today? 3 years old.

Priceless!

Calendar to track menstrual cycles: $3

50 ovulation test strips from eBay: $15

T-shirt and letters from Walmart: $6

Waiting 15 months to see my son wear this shirt: Priceless

499 is my new lucky number

Change of plans here... Its Friday December 12th and I'm not going to have the surgery on Wednesday December 17th. "What?!?!" you say? Yes, thats right. Because I just found out that I am PREGNANT!!
My last period was November 4th (Election Day) and I did get a positive ovulation on Sunday November 30th. So I figured I would be starting my period this weekend, just in time to let me know of a negative pregnancy before the surgery. They were going to do a pregnancy test anyhow on the day of surgery just in case. Well today I got brave and thought I'd try it out for myself. Kind of knowing that it might not show up yet even if I was pregnant. And the results were a very faint line. Enough to see that it was a line though. And from experience, I know that a faint line IS a line, meaning positive pregnancy.
I called the doctors office to have them order a bHCG, so I could see for sure. I went and had that drawn this afternoon, but should take 3-4 hours. I just figured I would check with the lab when I get into work tonight and get the results then. So I went home.
Later in the evening, I thought I would take another pregnancy test, just to see if the first one was a fluke. Don't worry, these aren't the expensive store bought tests, these are the small dipsticks that labs and doctors offices use that I bought in bulk off ebay. Once again it did have a very faint line. So I was pretty convinced that this might actually mean I'm pregnant. Of course I knew I was still in waiting game to see what the bloodwork says.
I left for work at 7:30pm and went up to the lab to get the results.

bHCG: 499

Thats a positive pregnancy test folks. Anything greater than a 5 is pregnant.
By ultrasound we usually would expect to see a pregnancy (meaning just a gestational sac and a yolk sac) when the lab value is at least 1800. And in the 1st trimester, the bHCG will double every 2 days. So now I can't even believe that I might even see my pregnancy on ultrasound, say like Tuesday or Wednesday!!! Crazy!
So I also figured out my due date according to my LMP. The due date will be August 11, 2009 according to our charts here at work. Just in time for back to school! LOL! But thats okay. We are soo very thankful to God for making this happen without having to go through surgery. It was in his hands and in his timing all along.