Is it Wednesday yet?

9 days down, 5 to go.

Sorry I haven't been posting lately.  I can't seem to focus on much...  I've been watching movies and reading a lot to keep me preoccupied.

Nothing new here...  Pretty boring.  Just the way we like it!

Take Care!

~Sam

Second Post of the Night

Merry Christmas!!!  The kids are playing right now!  I think they are very happy with the gifts they have gotten already!  Shawn and I are watching the best Christmas movie of all time.  Christmas Vacation.  Right now Clark Griswold's feet just fell through the ceiling onto Rusty's bed.

Is it sad that we spend a lot of the movie quoting lines before they happen?

"We checked all the lights, didn't we Russ?"  "Yeah, sure."  Hahaha.

Shawn is my Clark Griswold.   He puts up our Christmas lights every year!  Thanks honey!  Sadly though, I have witnessed Shawn kicking Santa here as well.  Shawn's temper reminds me so much of Clark Griswold's temper.

Take care everyone!  We wish you a very Merry Christmas!!!

~Sam

More Hope!

http://www.squidoo.com/IVFMisdiagnosedMiscarriage

I pray this is us!  Here are small parts of the article:

What your Doctor may not know about your pregnancy after IVF

Because of the growing number of women who realize their miscarriages were misdiagnosed, I like to get any information out there that may help women in determining whether they are going to miscarry or are misdiagnosed.

If you have had IVF and are being told that your gestational sac or baby looks one to two weeks behind in development during the first trimester, this one is for you.

Keep in mind, miscarriage is unfortunately all too common. Reading this study will not magically change the course your pregnancy will take. It will however give you information that may save your pregnancy if you are misdiagnosed.

Our Hypthesis on Why This Happens

it's really pretty common

We've discovered from the many misdiagnosed women online that many of them have a retroverted uterus in common. The transvaginal ultrasound is really not as accurate in women with a tilted uterus. Often we'll look one to two weeks behind during the first trimester. As the pregnancy progresses, the uterus gets pushed back into a more 'normal' position and then dating looks more accurate.

Our guess, and I do think it is a good one, is that this 36% actually had tilted uteri since a number of studies indicate that up to 30 to 40% of women actually have a retroverted uterus.

What Does This Mean For You?

Take this to your doctor

If you have had IVF, you are more likely to pushed into D&C earlier than most women based on what I've been told by women online. If you just wandered into a doctor's office pregnant, the doctor knows your dates may be off and there is more room for error in his eyes. However if he is certain of dates due to the IVF procedure, he is definitely more likely to doom your pregnancy earlier. We this see this quite a bit.

PLEASE LET THIS BE US!!!

~Sam

8 weeks today

According to this, our baby is measuring a week behind.  http://www.i-am-pregnant.com/Pregnancy/calendar/week/7

Now I need to stop obsessing and think positive!

Hopeful!

After talking to different people about our situation, here are some of the replies I have gotten:

• One of my supervisors had that happen to her. but all was okay. Her baby wasn't growing about 2 months and then again when she was about 7 months, but then she did.
• My ob said once they see a heartbeat the chance if miscarriage decreases tremendously! I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks with both of mine and the only measured at 6 weeks. They eventually caught up and surpassed "normal" prayers to you and your family! Hang in there! 
• My Daughter was told she would miscarry because babies heartbeat was like 89 or lower at her first U/S. Well she has a healthy 7 1/2 month old now. So don't always think bad that will just add more unnecessary stress. Think positive. They told my daughter to eat Protein bars a higher protein in her body. And a very good prenatal vitamin may help also. Sorry to barge in, but I/we were in your same shoes last year September. Praying for a healthy pregnancy for you. 
• My sister had something similar. If I remember correctly, I believe they told her that the baby had either stopped growing or was too small. She was prepared to miscarry, they told her she would. She now has an adorable, rambunctious 4.5 year old. Hoping all works out for you too.

I pray we get a miracle and turn out normal as well!  These replies give me hope!

~Sam

7 weeks 6 days

The ultrasound did not go as well as we had hoped it would today.  We did see a steady heartbeat, but the baby is measuring small.  The baby was 5 mm and should be closer to 14 mm.  The Dr. said I have a high chance of miscarrying.  We pray he is wrong.  After googling for a while, I've found where other people have been through this.  Sometimes the baby catches up and is perfectly normal and sometimes it ends in miscarriage.  Since we saw a heartbeat, I'm not giving up!  I've also read that this can happen if you have a tilted uterus, which was suggested by the Dr. at my last ultrasound.

Who knows!

We appreciate all of the prayers we have received and continue to receive!  We are praying for a miracle!  I go back in 2 weeks for another ultrasound.  Please pray baby grows and grows before then!

Thanks!

~Sam

5 days until Christmas!

Did I count that correctly?  I have to double check everything.  I've started having "pregnancy brain" this week.  http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-pregnancy-brain.htm  Apparently it does occur during your first trimester.  I went to Subway last night and wanted cucumbers on my sandwich, but I couldn't remember what they were called for a couple seconds.  Oh, and I couldn't remember where Big Lots or Dollar General were in Logansport.  Really?!?!  I've only been to that town millions of times.  I called Shawn to make sure where they were.  He made fun of me.  I hope this gets better soon!  If not, Shawn might have me committed!  Ha!

The article mentions progesterone as the culprit for pregnancy brain.  Thank goodness I took my last shot/dose of progesterone in oil tonight!

I've had more nausea today than I've ever had.  I'm beginning to think I have the stomach flu.  Hopefully its just morning sickness.  We'll see how I feel throughout the night and in the morning.

The kids sat with me on the couch tonight.  The dog, I mean our third child, got jealous and had to sit with us.  The kids informed me that I was holding/touching all 4 of my kids.  Zac, Abby, Lucy, and baby in my belly.  LOL!  I love those kiddos so much!

One more school day until Christmas Break!!!

~Sam

Survey

How Far Along: 7 weeks 3 days

How big is the baby: Around 1/2 an inch.  About the size of a blueberry

Maternity Clothes: Regular clothes still.

Weight Gain: Today I'm actually less than I was before IVF.

Belly: BLOATED!

Stretch Marks: Just the ones I've always had.

Sleep: Sleeping is my new favorite hobby!

Best Moment of the Week:  Being nauseous.  I know its odd, but then it makes me feel pregnant and that makes me happy!

Movement: The baby did start moving somewhere between last week and this week.  It will be a long time before I feel it.

Symptoms: Mornings sickness on and off all day.  I eat several peppermints a day.  It helps me some...

Food Cravings: Chicken taco salads and chocolate milk.

Gender: Too soon to tell.

What I Miss: My daily coke.  I now only have 1 or 2 a week.

What I'm Looking Forward to: I can't wait to feel the baby move!

Weekly Wisdom: Things can wait until the weekend... Sleep is more important to the baby right now. 

Milestones: Movement-The baby is now moving on its own.

Emotions: I yell and cry daily.

Kids are so funny!

They were supposed to be practicing Math facts.  Zac was giving Abby flash cards when we heard them playing and laughing.  I opened the door and Zac gave us a good laugh.  As soon as he heard the door open, he looked at Abby and said, "What's 6-2?"  We told him nice try and that he was pretty smooth, but we know the truth!  I laughed pretty hard over that one.

Right now we are watching FOOTBALL!  Go Tampa Bay!  I'm laying up against Shawn on the couch, so of course the dog has to sit in his lap.  She gets so jealous!

We had pulled pork taco salads for supper.  They were good!

I am so bloated the past week!  I am retaining water and making frequent trips to the bathroom.  I'm still nauseous every night.  I go through lots of peppermint candy.  It settles my tummy some.

I can't wait for the ultrasound this week!  We are anxious to see the baby's heartbeat!

Goodnight Everyone!

~Sam

FRIDAY!!!

I love Fridays!  Know what?!?  Three more school days until Christmas break!  I have so much paperwork to catch up on this week!

I woke up craving Hometown Pizza this morning, so the kids and I headed over to Walton tonight and bought some.  Yum!  We haven't had Hometown in a long time.  It was delicious and hit the spot!

Right now we are watching Christmas with the Kranks on FX with the kiddos.  They like it.

There have been some crazy Yahoo headlines lately.  Weird!

About it here!

~Sam

Happy Birthday Richard!

Tonight we went to a birthday party for Shawn's uncle Richard.  He turns 58 tomorrow.  I really don't like afternoon/evening nausea.  Its not fun.  I made it home and hurled in the driveway.  Now I'm starving!  LOL!  Shawn is making popcorn for us and pouring us a coke.  I haven't had a coke since Monday.  I used to have 1 a day, but now I'm trying to make sure I eat/drink healthier.  Who can have popcorn without coke?

I really want another chicken taco salad.  I'm thinking we'll have some again tomorrow night.  I guess those and chocolate milk are my cravings.

About it here!

Getting ready for Thursday night football!

Night everyone!

~Sam

3rd Post of the Day

This is the TMI post about pregnancy.  Read at your own risk...

OMG!  My boobs HURT!  I slept on my left arm and breast last night.  Big mistake!  My arm felt fine and came back to life as soon as I got in the shower.  My left breast on the other hand has ached all day!  And they're growing.  I already wear a DD.  If they grow much more, they will be popping out of my bra.  I'm only 7 weeks!  Okay, I will be 7 weeks tomorrow.  Technically, I'm 6 weeks 6 days.  I didn't realize they would start to grow already.  I've never been pregnant, so I'm new to all of this.

Like morning sickness.  It's not morning sickness at all.  It was, but I switched to taking my prenatal vitamin at night and that helped.  It's actually from 2:00 to bedtime sickness.

EDIT:  Oh!  I also sobbed like a baby while trying to eat my cereal this morning.  Shawn was mean.  Okay, he wasn't that mean, I just took it that way.  With these hormones, I can cry during a funny movie!

Although the aches and gagging aren't the most fun things, I am enjoying every minute of being pregnant!  I was afraid I would never get to experience this.  All the symptoms are more than worth it!!!!!!!!  I feel so fortunate !!!!!!  Night Everyone!  I know it's only 8:10, but I'm hitting the sack as soon as I put the kids to bed in 20 minutes.  Take Care!

~Sam

My dog is driving me insane right now!

She won't leave me alone.  Since getting pregnant, she gets hyper every night and NEEDS my attention.  The constant "talking" or grunting as well as the pawing and nudging me with her nose is driving me crazy tonight.  You don't see her bothering anyone else!  LOL!  Dogs...

It was the camera!  The kids were skating pretty well, but once they saw the camera, they went down.  The floor is really slick in that section!  Haha!

I have been kind of sick this week.  Zac had it first, but he seems to be doing better.  My nose is plugged and my throat hurts.  And I keep getting terrible headaches.  Not fun!  Shawn has it too.  I hope to wake up feeling better.  We've gone through SEVERAL tissues in this house.  Abby has been the only lucky one so far.

I usually blog every other day, but I just haven't felt up to it this week...  Typing just seems like too much work!

Nothing else new here.

5 more school days until Christmas Break!

Don't miss the pics in the previous post!

Take Care!

~Sam

Weekend Pics

Great Weekend

It's been a great weekend!  Friday after school, we sat at home watching Netflix movies.  Yesterday, we cleaned house, did some more Christmas shopping, and spent time with the family.  After shopping, we went to B-dubs in Logansport.  Yum!  The kids had never been there before and boy can they eat sometimes.  After that, we drove up to Twelve Mile Living Christmas Pageant.  After that, the kids and I convinced Shawn to take us to the Rossville Christmas lights.  On the way back we went by the Christmas in the Country lights outside of Delphi.  100.4 miles of Christmas travel.  Haha!  It was fun!

Now we are watching Sunday NFL Countdown.  Later we are taking the kids to a skating party.  Don't worry, I'm not skating!  Neither is Shawn, but I would pay to see him try!  LOL!  I'll post pics of this weekend later.  Hopefully later tonight.  Have a great Sunday Everyone!

~Sam

Can I eat supper at 4:00?

I'm hungry already!  I know what I'm eating tonight.  Again...  I'm having a chicken taco salad.  I just ate one on Wednesday.  For some reason I am craving them.  With tons of lettuce, cheese, black beans, and salsa.  I think I'm craving lighter foods.  I ate (heavy) Chili that disagreed with me several days ago.  I'm also craving chocolate milk.  I have to have a glass every day.

I am so glad its Friday!!!!!  It has been one of those weeks.  A cursing 1st grader among other behavioral issues made this a long week.

I'm 6 weeks and 1 day pregnant today!!!

I watched today's episode of my soap opera just a bit ago.  I know its cheesy, but I still like it.

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

~Sam

Sorry Hubby and Kids!

I have turned into a grouch!  I put the kids to bed at 8:30 last night and then sat down to watch TV with Shawn. All I could do was GRIPE!  At 8:50, I looked at Shawn and said, "I'm grouchy.  I'm going to put myself to bed!"  I was under the covers and asleep within 2 minutes.  Literally!  I don't think I moved or heard anything until 5:30 this morning.  I never heard Shawn come to bed.  He said I was sawing some serious logs when he came to bed.

I was a little grouchy again tonight.  I've noticed I get nauseous when I'm hungry.  In return, I get GROUCHY!  I feel bad for my family!  It's 9:10, and I think I better go to bed soon before I can find a reason to gripe.  LOL!  Please tell me this hormonal grouchiness goes away soon!

Night Everyone!

~Sam

First Ultrasound Today!

I'm 5 weeks 6 days!!! I couldn't see much. :-( There was 1 baby! I could see the sac, but that's about it. The Dr. could see the fetal pole as well, but I could barely make that out. He said it looked normal. The Dr. said my uterus tilts or something, so it was hard to get a clear image. The sac is measuring right where it should. We were not able to see a heartbeat. The Dr. said in 3 more days we probably could. I go back 2 weeks from today for another ultrasound! At that time we will get to see the heartbeat, etc! I can't wait!!! I will probably get to stop my progesterone in oil shots at that time... I hope these 2 weeks fly by!!!!!!!

~Sam

Morning sickness...

Whoever called it that is WRONG!  It's more like whenever it feels like it sickness.  I just gagged a minute ago.  Blech!  I know, you really don't want to hear this...

The kids are excited!  They can't wait until I find out how many babies there are on Wednesday.  They want 2.  Shawn and I are hoping for 1.

I can't believe we are watching the Monday Night Countdown and one of the upcoming topics reads: Favre or McNabb to Bears?  Say What?!?!?!?  Favre a Bear!  Huh?  Not something I thought I would ever see!  If it does happen, I might puke!  LOL!

C'mon Man comes on in 15 minutes.

We just got home from eating at Pizza Hut.  We met Tink for her birthday.  Happy Birthday Tink!  For Mike's birthday (her husband), we bought him a Bears shirt.  If you know me, I absolutely HATE the Bears.  I've been a Packers fan way too long to like the Bears.  Anyway~  We got Tink a Packers shirt for her birthday!  I couldn't resist.  She likes the Packers too, but Mike can't stand them.  It's perfect!

About it here!  Take Care!

~Sam

Saturday Again...

I daydreamed about baby/ies today.  Its finally starting to feel real!  We are so excited!!!!!

I didn't get a nap today after all...

Lucy bit my hand after supper tonight.  Apparently the wadded up napkin I was holding looked like a dog treat. She's never done that before.

Getting ready to watch a movie.

That is all!

Night!

~Sam

Saturday

Not a lot going on at the moment.  I didn't want to get out of bed, but then again I want to get my hair cut and all that good stuff!  I plan on doing that, then coming back home and taking a nap.

Tomorrow my dad wants to take us to a Christmas party.  If I feel like I did yesterday, I doubt I go.  I wanted to hurl all day yesterday!  Hopefully that was just a 1 day thing.  Anyway~  My dad is a Freemason so the Christmas party is at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Indy.  I've never been there, but apparently its beautiful.

About it here.  I better eat something before I get sick.  I'm thinking toast and an orange...

Take Care!

~Sam

Are you ready for some football???

I am!  I really don't care who wins.   It's not like I will make it to the end of the game anyway.

Here was my day:

Alarm goes off at 5:50 - Check
Hit Snooze and sleep ten more minutes - Check
Breakfast Duty at 7:30 - Check
Teach Math to 5th and 4th Graders - Check
Lunch Duty - Check
Lunch Break - Check
Teach Math to 3rd and 2nd Graders - Check
Tutor after school to 4th and 5th Graders - Check
Come home and cry for no reason - Check

Haha!  I was boring you with my day, but unfortunately the last one was true....  Don't ask me why I'm emotional right now.  I guess its all the baby hormones.  Mentioning, my beta should be around 555 right now.  Yeah!!!  I'm 5 weeks pregnant today!  Our baby/ies should have a heartbeat starting today!!!!  How exciting!!!!!!!!

Take Care Everyone!!!

~Sam