17 weeks

16 week belly shot

16 weeks-first belly shot

My angel baby

It's so hard to believe that this sweet boy will be four years old in less than a month. I am so proud and honored to be his mommy. He is so kind and sweet and loving...sometimes a stinker but he's so awesome for the most part.

it's moving

the past couple of nights, i thought i could feel the baby moving but then quickly thought that maybe it was just gas...because i must admit, i have been quite the gaseous creature these days...but today I drank a 20oz bottle of diet coke...i had to...i mean HAD TO...or work was NOT going to get accomplished...so after i downed the bottle, i knew FOR SURE it was definitely the baby moving, kicking, squirming, cracked out thanks to the caffeine.  such a comforting feeling to feel the baby moving. 

14 weeks with baby #2

here is our ultrasound pic at 10 weeks.  i forgot to post about my appt.  sorry.  blame it on pregnancy brain.  :)  my appt last month was pretty uneventful besides getting to see our precious kumquat on screen and seeing the little heart beating along.  we didn't hear the heart beat at that appt because it was too early.  i do have to say i was a little disappointed that we didn't get good ultrasound pictures...well, not as good as we did with graham.  but oh well.  at least there is a baby in there.  :)

i mentioned in my last post that i will see my endocrinologist ever four weeks.  when i saw her in july, she upped my synthroid dosage to .88mc. 

today, i had another appt with my endocrinologist and she upped my dosage to 100mc ONLY ON THE WEEKENDS.  during the week, i will continue taking .88mc.  i hope this isn't a continuing trend.  last month when i started taking .88, i felt REALLY bad for two weeks.  constant nausea.  hopefully it wont be so bad since i will only be taking 100mc on sat and sun. 

after my endo appt today, i went to my ob appt.  i got to hear the heartbeat.  YAY!!  the fetal heart rate was 155.  baby has a strong and LOUD heart beat so that calmed my nerves quite a bit.  i have been so nervous this entire pregnancy.  i guess because this time i am going through it with thyroid disease and that makes me a bit uneasy.  but as long as my endocrinologist and i stay on top of things, everything should be alright. 

let me just say right now that if i was as sick as i am now when i was pregnant with graham, he would be an only child.  ha. we are so thankful for the blessing that the Lord has given us but MAN, HAS IT BEEN ROUGH.  constant nausea, migraines like you wouldn't believe, severe constipation.  my oh my.  and i'm already having back pain. this child is already testing me. 

well, that's all i have for now. 

my next appt is aug. 30 and at that appt, my ob's nurse will schedule our ultrasound with radiology so we can find out the gender. 

everyone says girl....what do you think?

Baby Neipling #2

we are FINALLY having another baby!!! i say FINALLY because that is how it feels after trying for almost a year.  i know i know, it's really not that long compared to many others that have tried way longer but it seems like forever when so much heartache and many tears have been shed to FINALLY get us here.  

we couldn't be more excited!

Graham already calls it his "baby sister".  He said the other day that when she has a princess bed, he will sleep in it with her when she gets scared.  how sweet is he?!?
today marks Week 7.
i was waiting for my cycle to rear her head so i could start clomid but that never happened. 

so i was relieved that i wouldn't have to worry about multiples until chad's aunt reminded me that there are a lot of multiples in their family and since they say it skips generations, it's chad's turn.  thanks, sheri!  ha!

this pregnancy has been completely different so far.

i have been so sick, it's not even funny.  the mornings are the worst.  but it's all worth it and i wouldn't trade it for the world. 

Here is a timeline so i will have it documented:

Baby Neipling #2 timeline and thoughts

April 24th, 2012 – Yearly appt with Dr. Hubach

April 26th, 2012 – Started period

May 16th, 2012 – Lab work done on 21st day of cycle…progesterone level at 6.5. Hubach wrote Rx for Clomid…never had to start it, thank goodness

June 1st, 2012 – two positive pregnancy tests...soooo...May 11th, 2012 – possible conception date…possibly conceived on Mother’s day??  What an awesome Mother's Day!Monday, June 4th, 2012 – Went to Dr. Hubach’s office for blood work. She went ahead and put me on prometrium since my progesterone level was low only a few weeks ago. Because my progesterone level is low, the lining of my uterus is thin and may not be able to hold the baby. I take 100mg of prometrium in the morning and 200mg at night during the 1st trimester at least. She prescribed Zofran for nausea as needed. little did i know at the time, i was going to need it A LOT.





Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 – Went to see Dr. Hamid (my endocrinologist for my thyroid disease) for blood work as well as for an appt. She said I will see her every 4 weeks but to come in 1-2 days before appt to have lab done so she will have my results at every appt. My Synthroid dosage will change often because I do not produce thyroid for the baby and the baby needs thyroid for proper development, especially brain development.


Tuesday, June 5th, 2012 – 5:20pm – Julie from Dr. Hubach’s office called and said that my blood work came back really great and my progesterone is at 14.5 so I do not need to take prometrium. YAY!!! AWESOME AWESOME NEWS!!!

Thursday, June 7th, 2012 - Dr. Hamid called and said my thyroid level is normal and to continue with .075mc of Synthroid.

how could i forget???

GRAHAM IS COMPLETELY POTTY TRAINED!!! I mean, DUH!! Doesn't that picture say it all??

when i was gone to hot springs for my conference in may, mom kept graham for the week and when he came back, he was no longer wearing diapers!! WOOO HOOO!!! he even poops in the toilet now too. and he's been good about waking up at night and using the potty. we are super proud parents!