I knew it was coming..... Morning sickness hit hard and heavy about a week ago. Saw Dr Lamar on March 28th and everything looked great. Got to see the baby's heartbeat and my official due date is November 20th. I had already lost 3-4 lbs, so he put me on meds for nausea. They help a little, but I have good days and bad (and today is bad!) And it's not just morning sickness, it's all day sickness. I'm so hungry and thirsty all the time, but get 3 bites into my food and can't eat any more. Everything has a funny/metallic taste, including saltine crackers! Keep in mind.... I'm not complaining! The sicker I am means my hormone levels are higher and all is good with Baby Keeter!
Poor Kori just doesn't understand why I'm sick and sleeping all the time. She follows me to the bathroom most of the time and she even asked me if "Momma spit her baby out in the potty".
We see Dr. Lamar again on April 18th for another regular check up, but for now everything is great.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Waiting on the other shoe to drop.....
Don't worry.... Everything is fine. When I say I'm waiting on the other shoe to drop, I'm speaking of the morning sickness. As most of you know, with Kori, I threw up every day, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week for the entire 9 months. I'm only about 5 weeks now, and with Kori it didn't hit till about 7 weeks, so I feel like I probably have another 1-2 good weeks left in me.
Last Thursday, I had my hormone level drawn. My hcg level was 107. That doesn't mean much until you know how this hormone thing works.... The actual number itself doesn't mean much other than more than 25 is a definite positive pregnancy. In a healthy pregnancy that is progressing normally, that number should double at least every 48-72 hours. If it doesn't, that's almost a sure sign of miscarriage. I had my level redrawn on Monday (so 96 hours later). My doctor said he'd be ok with at least 300, but he'd rather see around 400. Well, my level was 660!!! It was such a relief to see that number. I was so scared to see something bad, I made Tommy go to the lab with me to get the results. He thinks I'm crazy this pregnancy! With Kori, we had waited forever and when I found out we were finally pregnant, I just took it for granted that everything was going to be fine. This time, we tried for a year and a half and I'm so nervous something bad is going to happen. I'm trying not to stress myself out too much because I know that's not good either, but it's so hard to relax this time.
We have also had many, many, MANY people tell us they felt like we were going to have twins this time. I have also had 2 friends tell me that they had dreams recently that I had twins. I know that Tommy and I could handle twins, but I really hope there is just one in there! There are twins on both sides of our family, so the possibility is there. We did not do any fertility drugs this time around, so that makes me feel a little better. We have waited so long, we will take whatever God gives us, but still praying for 1!!!
I have my 1st doctor's appointment on March 28th so all my questions will be answered then. Thank you to everyone for your prayers. We are so happy to be adding to our family and will keep everyone updated as often as possible.
Last Thursday, I had my hormone level drawn. My hcg level was 107. That doesn't mean much until you know how this hormone thing works.... The actual number itself doesn't mean much other than more than 25 is a definite positive pregnancy. In a healthy pregnancy that is progressing normally, that number should double at least every 48-72 hours. If it doesn't, that's almost a sure sign of miscarriage. I had my level redrawn on Monday (so 96 hours later). My doctor said he'd be ok with at least 300, but he'd rather see around 400. Well, my level was 660!!! It was such a relief to see that number. I was so scared to see something bad, I made Tommy go to the lab with me to get the results. He thinks I'm crazy this pregnancy! With Kori, we had waited forever and when I found out we were finally pregnant, I just took it for granted that everything was going to be fine. This time, we tried for a year and a half and I'm so nervous something bad is going to happen. I'm trying not to stress myself out too much because I know that's not good either, but it's so hard to relax this time.
We have also had many, many, MANY people tell us they felt like we were going to have twins this time. I have also had 2 friends tell me that they had dreams recently that I had twins. I know that Tommy and I could handle twins, but I really hope there is just one in there! There are twins on both sides of our family, so the possibility is there. We did not do any fertility drugs this time around, so that makes me feel a little better. We have waited so long, we will take whatever God gives us, but still praying for 1!!!
I have my 1st doctor's appointment on March 28th so all my questions will be answered then. Thank you to everyone for your prayers. We are so happy to be adding to our family and will keep everyone updated as often as possible.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Holy Cow! Baby #2?
Ok... so this is my 1st blog attempt, so be patient. I thought this might be a good way for my family/friends to keep up with the Keeter family since we are always on the go.
As most of you know, Tommy and I will celebrate our 12th anniversary in July. We waited before starting a family because we are very busy people and we wanted to have fun before we settled into family life. When we decided to go ahead and try for a baby, we had a very long road ahead of us. One of pills, shots, surgeries, procedure after procedure, and still no luck. We gave up and a year later, we got the surprise of our lives and that is how Kori made her entrance into our lives. She is almost 3 years old now and is the center of our lives. When Kori was about a year old, we decided to go ahead and try for #2. I had a very tough pregnancy and recovery, so I didn't want to wait too long. Wanted to have one more and be done. We didn't try anything aggressive, but instead, just let things happen. Yesterday, after a year and a half of trying, the rabbit died! I took 3 tests just to be sure and yes, all positive. I have not seen my doctor yet so we don't know any details. I should be due in the 1st half of November (YAY!!! I'll be off work for all the holidays this year!!!)
We will give you more details as we know them, but we are super excited and are still trying to let all this sink in. In the words Tommy "I am really happy, but I think I'm gonna puke!"
As most of you know, Tommy and I will celebrate our 12th anniversary in July. We waited before starting a family because we are very busy people and we wanted to have fun before we settled into family life. When we decided to go ahead and try for a baby, we had a very long road ahead of us. One of pills, shots, surgeries, procedure after procedure, and still no luck. We gave up and a year later, we got the surprise of our lives and that is how Kori made her entrance into our lives. She is almost 3 years old now and is the center of our lives. When Kori was about a year old, we decided to go ahead and try for #2. I had a very tough pregnancy and recovery, so I didn't want to wait too long. Wanted to have one more and be done. We didn't try anything aggressive, but instead, just let things happen. Yesterday, after a year and a half of trying, the rabbit died! I took 3 tests just to be sure and yes, all positive. I have not seen my doctor yet so we don't know any details. I should be due in the 1st half of November (YAY!!! I'll be off work for all the holidays this year!!!)
We will give you more details as we know them, but we are super excited and are still trying to let all this sink in. In the words Tommy "I am really happy, but I think I'm gonna puke!"
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