Week 19

Still feeling really good. Lately, I've been feeling almost as tired as I did in the first trimester...wanting to go to bed almost as soon as we get home. So I'm just trying to take it easy and get lots of rest.

Baby squirt is moving around a lot more now, or at least, I feel it a lot more then I did. Ultrasound is scheduled for July 13th, so we'll learn if everything is developing as it should.

I'm almost at the half way point, and that is scary if I think about it for too long. It's going by so fast and before we know it, baby will be here and we'll be parents. Responsible for another human being. This is going to require a whole lot of faith in God and his goodness. It's comforting to know that God already knows what this child looks like, personality, needs, and has all his days planned out.

Week 18 Midwife Visit

Just got back from the midwife. Everything is looking good. Baby Walck's heartbeat was 150, so about what it has been. While Leslie was listening, we heard the baby kick, and then the heartbeat got really quiet. He had moved away from the doppler :) We hadn't noticed that before. Now he's getting big enough to move around and kick.

Ultrasound should be on July 13th or 15th. Leslie will let me know once she schedules it for us at the hospital.

Week 17

So...I'm thinking that I might be feeling the baby move. But, I'm not positive yet :) So that's been pretty exciting. And I'm in maternity pants pretty much all the time now, unless I'm at home...then I'm wearing my comfy pjs.

We got the back room almost finished now. The carpets all pulled up, and the walls are painted. We just have to decide if we are going to do a second coat. We are both sick of painting, and it looks good the way it is right now, so I don't know what we'll do. We're tired of having the desk and computer and work table and bookshelf and everything else in the rest of the house. Makes the house feel so small! I don't know waht we are going to do with all of that stuff when baby gets here.

16 Weeks

Little one is the size of an avocado this week.

http://www.babycenter.com/slideshow-baby-size

I'm definately getting bigger. I had to break out the maternity pants on Monday. My other pants are getting too uncomfortable. But, I only have one pair, so I need to go shopping for more things to wear to work. I have sweats and stuff I can wear around the house, but I think they'd frown upon that here at work. 

I caught a cold this weekend, so I've been feeling a little miserable. I'm not taking anything for it really. Just drinking lots of fluids, and taking some Emergen-C knock off for lots of vitamin C. But, someone that I just had in a class told me to get some ginger, slice it up and boil it with some honey and drink it. I think I'll stop at the store on the way home and get some. 

I've been to the chiro twice since Friday and I'm going again today. When I went the first time, he said I had some issues with my sacroiliac joints which is what was causing my back pain when I laid on my side. I'm glad I went early since I've heard that can get really painful later during pregnancy if left untreated. I went back on Monday and am going today just to make sure that everything is adjusted properly. Once he's satisfied that everything is where it is supposed to be, I"ll see him once a month until closer to the birth, and then I'll be going more often. He's specially trained to work on pregnant women, so I'm really glad about going. I think it'll help a lot with positioning. (It's also helping me pay my deductible so that insurance will pay for the birth).

I can't believe I'm 16 weeks already. Just another month and I'll be halfway there. And sometime during those next few weeks, I'll hopefully start feeling the baby move. That's so amazing to think about. Time is flying, and soon enough it'll be Thanksgiving and time for baby to be here :)

15 Weeks

I'm almost 16 weeks already, which seems crazy. Most days, I don't even feel pregnant yet. I'm still feeling really good, though I'm starting to get sore. Bending over is starting to hurt and I have to be careful about moving to quickly if I've been sitting for a while. I have my first chiro appointment today. I'm hoping he can adjust my back so that it doesn't hurt when I'm sleeping anymore. It's also supposed to be really good for you throughout your pregnancy to help with positioning the baby so that they are in a good position for the birth. 

Still working on getting insurance to cover everything, but I actually have a name and direct number to call this time, instead of calling the general line and getting transferred 5 times. 

Next midwife appointment is June 23rd, and I'll be 18 weeks then. We'll schedule an ultrasound at that appointment, for when I'm about 20 weeks or so. 

I've been trying to eat healthier, including more dark leafy greens in my diet. I've been eating a lot of spinach salads with veggies piled in. I'm also drinking a tea that the midwife gave me. It's super yummy, hot or cold. 

Starting to look at baby equipment, and it's so overwhelming. So many choices. I really want to try to get good quality things that will last for a while, and especially things that aren't really BIG. WE have a small house, and not a lot of room for extras. I want to limit the amount of big furniture and big toys that come in. Baby doesn't need much for the first few months, and I'd like to keep it that way. So we're trying to find things that will have mulitple functions, or that will fit into smaller spaces.

Week 8 pic

My pants are getting tight already, and it is hard to button them. Very uncomfortable as well. I'm definitely noticing a difference, but I doubt anyone else would at the moment.

Still feeling great, going out for a girl's night tonight with some ladies from work. Should be fun.

Insurance

So I spoke with our insurance today, trying to get an in-network exception for the midwife. It was really easy this morning, I was on the phone for only 13 minutes, and got an authorization code covering Leslie. I was so excited, I didn't think to ask any more questions. But as soon as I got off the phone, I remembered some things I needed to ask, so I called back later, and found out that it wasn't that easy.

The authorization code they gave me only covers office visits and "treatment", whatever that means. So I need to call Leslie (or maybe her insurance billing company) and have them call the insurance company to give them the exact things that Leslie will be billing them for, such as the delivery and anything else. Hopefully, since I already have an authorization code for her, they'll be able to easily add on all this other stuff. 

I was prepared to have to fight them for it this morning, and was pretty amazed that I got an authorization code so quickly. Too bad it wasn't exactly what I needed.

Oh, and I found out that Nathan and I have separate deductibles. We both have to meet our separate deductible for the year. Nathan has already met his, and I have barely put a dent in mine. So we will have to pay that, and then insurance will cover 80% after that. So it looks like we'll be paying a little for this birth, but definately much less then if we were having a hospital birth.

Week 7

So, if it's at all possible, I'm feeling even more tired today then I have been. And I also noticed something weird this past week. I'm losing a lot of hair! It's not falling out in clumps or anything, but whenever I comb my hair, a bunch comes out! I'm shedding almost as much as the dog :)

I've been craving some shrimp for a few days, so we went to Red Lobster for supper last night and I got shrimp linguini alfredo. It was so good, hit the spot.

Oh, and we scheduled our first prenatal appointment for April 28th at 1pm. I'm excited, I'll be at 10 weeks then, and the midwife said we should be able to hear the heartbeat :) I can't wait! I'm supposed to call the insurance company before then and try to get it all worked out to have Leslie (midwife) covered as an in-network provider. Hopefully, we'll be able to do that without having to jump through a lot of hoops.

6 Weeks

This is my 6 week belly picture. I've decided I want to take one every week. I'm feeling really good for the most part, just really tired. No morning sickness or anything like that. Though, for the past couple of days, I haven't been sleeping really well. I keep waking up around 4 or 5, and can't fall back to sleep after that. I also caught a cold this week, so that makes me even more tired. I left work early yesterday because I really didn't feel good. I basically just slept the whole day, and I feel a lot better today.

Nathan and I met with the midwife Tuesday night and it went really well! I liked her a lot, and I'm pretty sure that's what we are going to do. We're just going to talk about it a little bit more and make sure of our decision before we call her back.

It's been hard going to work every day. I find it really hard to concentrate, and I just don't want to be here any more. I want to try to work as long as possible, but I think that's going to be harder then I had originally thought. I also can't wait for school to be over. I am taking one class right now that is requiring a lot of me, and I'm struggling with it already, and it's only the 3 week of class. But I need this class to graduate, so I'll just have to push through it.

Pregnant?!

This weekend, DH and I found out we are expecting! We are so excited :) I feel like I've been waiting for this for a long time now. 

I am only about 4 weeks along, so it's still really early (my due date is Novemeber 23rd). Only symptom I have so far is just tiredness. I don't want to get up in the morning at all. Around 3 in the afternoon I could really use a nap, which is hard to do when you're at work, and then once we get home, I don't want to do much of anything except sleep. I'm hoping this won't last too long because it makes it really hard to get any kind of homework done. Thankfully I only have 2 classes to finish! 

I've also been really disctrated lately...for good reasons :) I have a really hard time concentrating on anything at work, or homework for that matter. Hopefully once this news sinks in a little more, concentrating will be a little easier.