Toothbrush and Sinus

Well, every morning I now gag on my toothbrush. It is the most horrible feeling, ever.
I think I can attribute that to the fact I have post nasal drip because of my allergies- YUCK.

That is all for now! :)

A thump at 15 weeks?

Yesterday, April 20th around 5:45pm- I swear I felt a thump in my lower abdomen. Then again just before 6pm I felt another a little over from where the first one was...
gas or baby, never felt that before!

Today I registered for the August 14 birthing class at Sherman Hospital- it's an all day thing- but way better than having to go one day after work for 6 weeks.

This hospital is sooo nice... it actually looks like a mall.
It is right off of 90 in Elgin at the Randall Road exit, so very easy for the fam and friends that want to come visit.

That's all for today... 5 days until we close on the house!

April 17th visit, 915am

2nd baby visit went well. We met Dr. Epstein- they were so behind so we didn't get seen until almost 1015am. The doc said the pain in the left side of my stomach was my slowed bowel movements (i know, tmi) so I was feeling irritation. Whatever, never had that before so I was worried.
Still couldn't hear baby Mershon in the Doppler- well Josh and I couldn't so we had another ultrasound. Baby doubled in size and was moving around like crazy. Heart was beating nice and bright.

We found out on this visit that my uterus is tilted back so that's why it is a little harder to hear the heartbeat, but by week 20, it should be straighted out. The doctor joked and said I need to fix that because ultrasounds are expensive. I said I would.

We hurried home from the appointment to get ready for the wedding in Milwaukee. I curled my hair, painted my toenails and got to wear my cute little peacock colored dress. I was already tired and it was only noon! Josh looked very nice, too! I dont even think we took pictures of us all dolled up! been since the wedding we've dressed up. yikes.

around 1030pm we left the wedding. I headed to the restroom and came out panicked after I discovered something disturbing. I called the doctor right away and he put me on bedrest for Sunday- I hope that does the trick. The doctor just said it should taper off and if it doesnt, then he'd meet us at the hospital. Said it could be a placenta tear and it should heal on its own. Fingers crossed. I am really glad we saw the baby that morning, otherwise I am not sure what I'd do. Just praying, now.

Pregnancy Journal Entry

Just so I don't forget down the road what types of side-effects I had while pregnant, I thought I would jot them down.

Heartburn (immediately)
Bloat (immediately)
Headaches at the beginning
Loss of appetite- always feel full
I get really thirsty
hot flashes
The smell of veggies, especially cooked-ruins my day
Same goes for fish
No morning sickness
My stomachaches I had before pregnancy are nearly non-existent
My vision went bad (worse than it was)
ACNE, like middle-school
I have mellowed out a little-probably for a very good reason
I was extremely tired for the first 14 weeks... and counting-we shall see.
Love cheetos and diet orange crush- delish!
two words: Chocolate Milk!
around 14 weeks, my stomach started actually feeling hard and I could physically feel where baby was.
Still haven't completely picked out names- I hope we get another ultrasound Saturday just to see if we could see if the baby is a boy or girl!

I will add more about me as the pregnancy progresses.

The first Baby Mershon Blog

Josh and I had our first appointment on March 27, 2010-He was able to stay in the room for everything... E V E R Y T H I N G, right down to the dozen vials of blood they had to draw. The ob reminded me so much of John Stamos, which is hilarious. The baby measured almost 11 weeks. The doc said everything looks good- we could not hear the heartbeat, so we got to do an ultrasound- which was awesome! The baby was wiggling and squiggling- his/her heart was flashing nice and bright, too. The estimated due date is October 18, 2010- one year and 8 days after our 1 year wedding anniversary-what a year! We have our next appointment April 17th and will keep you updated!

Love DeAnn & Josh.