No, no. I didn't fall off the face of the Earth, but it sure has felt like that. The last few weeks have been pretty rough. It seems that pretty much as soon as I hit 5 weeks, so did a little thing called morning sickness. And let me tell you...there is no such thing as it just happening in the morning. Not in my case anyway. I am sick morning, noon, evening, and even in the middle of the night. Oh joy. But I know with those many waves of nausea and puking in the sinks and shower (sorry for the graphic details), that two little beanies are continuing to grow. And wow are they growing.
We went in for our final ultrasound with the Fertility Center and with Dr. S! It was a bitter sweet appointment. I have been going to this office for blood draws and ultrasounds every week or two since just about March. Crazy to think, it's finally time to move on. Milestones I tell ya!
We went in on 9w6d. Dr. S was very sympathetic for my continued ralphing over the past few weeks, shall we say, and just kept telling me to drink LOTS of water and keep taking the medication to help kick it down a notch. And for the most part, the meds have seemed to help. There are some days that I can take it, and low and behold, it does nothing. But mostly it kicks in and is a life saver. I have fortunately been making it through my days at school. Luckily, no running out on any of my classes. I think I mentally force myself to hold back. But some days as soon as the last bell rings, I am making a run for it. Just have to say, I am grateful to be right across the hall from the bathroom!
So, back to our last appointment. It went well. Dr. S told us, and I quote, we have "some bruisers growing!" What does that mean exactly?! Well, it means that even just at a mere 10 weeks along, we have some huge babies growing. Just the thing to make this already nervous pregnant chick a little more scared. =) He said they are doing wonderful. What was really amazing and really got to me and the hubby was how much they were moving. I think it was something both of us needed to see, but boy did it catch us both off guard. They both were moving so much, Dr. S was having a hard time getting measurements. In the picture below, you can kind of tell that Baby B was moving as the picture was taken. Ah, already workin' the camera!
9w6d along
Apparently, they are now the size of prunes. It is so funny to see how they base the measurements on food on thebump.com. Speaking of food, I am slowly but surely getting a little more food down every day...depending on the day. At 8 weeks along, I did my weekly weigh in on our home scale. It became evident that all the sickness and no eating was not a good thing. I have dropped 15lbs since I became pregnant. Trust me, I am not worrying too much. I am sure once my appetite and love of food returns, I will easily and quickly put that 15 lbs on plus some.
So, as for now, we just continue to take it week by week. We are excited to have "graduated" from the fertility center and move on to our OB/GYN. I am grateful my doctor actually takes on multiples and high risk pregnancies. We have our first appointment on Wednesday. We are looking forward to it. Now, we just look forward to every Saturday and another week down (and I keep saying little prayers that the morning sickness is working its way out of my system). I am hoping that as most people say, I will lose the sick feeling and start to get more energy. With that, maybe I'll even get back into blogging more than once in a blue moon! I hope everyone is well and say again, thanks for all the love and support we continue to receive. And I'll be in touch with more milestones soon!!!
Have a great rest of the weekend all!
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