Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Bouncing Prune!

Got to see our wiggle worm today! Baby was bending and bouncing around in there!  I don't know why but I was not expecting to see movement already and holy cow that baby is sooo much bigger than the last time! Heartbeat is 178 and is roughly the size of a prune. So strong and looking good. Dr. Garas cleared me for exercise and other fun activities I haven't been able to do since before the embryo transfer because of the intrauterine clot. It looks a lot smaller now. It has "organized" itself well and should cause no problems. It has been somewhat of a shadow over this pregnancy as I am always looking for spotting every time I use the bathroom (which is all the time!). 
The last two weeks I have been absolutely exhausted. Chad had his heart surgery and is recovering slowly but surely. I didn't think it stressed me too much but Sunday I got a migraine. Haven't had one in so many years and it really slammed my body on breaks. Hoping it isn't recurring. So glad that the heart surgery is behind Chad. He could tell an immediate difference which was reassuring. His doctor seemed very pleased with how will he did and is confident that the accessory is destroyed. That means Chad is officially just like the rest of us. 
As for now I'm looking forward to the end of this first sleepy trimester. Still trying to take each day captive and be thankful in each moment though I am anticipating being out of the danger zone. I'm starting to get a little bump. Can't suck it in anymore and actually got called out about it at work last week. A coworker said she could just tell cuz I never have a belly. Haha. It's mostly bloat but my uterus is now the size of a grapefruit and my belly is really hard. I'm excited about all the changes my body is going through and so looking forward to feeling that wiggle worm wiggle wiggle wiggle in a month or so.