12 Week update!

I am a bit frustrated this week. I feel like I am single handedly keeping Urgent Care and the ER's in business. Maybe this is my penance for no morning sickness...just kidding.  Friday brought yet another trip to Urgent Care. While at work in the late afternoon I stretched backwards, arching my back. I do this a lot- I'm bloated. :) This time though I noticed something strange...there was a large lump above my bellybutton that went all the way to the bottom of my ribs. It was so weird. It didn't hurt, but it was raised in the middle and created this kind of 'tent-like' shape on my stomach.  Well, one thing was for sure- my uterus is not located in that part of my body so what the hell was this?  I went to Urgent Care and it turns out I have a mid-line (or epigastric) hernia. Fabulous. The doctor there said not to lift anything heavy and try to keep the pressure in my stomach down. I have been permanently bloated for the last two months so that is not helping. He told me to take Colace and follow up with my OB as soon as possible.

I went to the OB on Monday afternoon. He said that as long as we keep an eye on it and it's not symptomatic we'll leave it alone. They would look to repair it when we're totally done having kids. For now, no heavy lifting and if it starts to become painful and I'm vomiting I need to go to the ER. Once my uterus moves up into my abdominal cavity it will move all the organs out of the way anyway so my intestines should go back where they belong. There's nothing on my uterus that can squeeze through, so I should be ok. It also should not affect the delivery. Phew! Add this one to the books. I have the most random first trimester symptoms!

This weekend my cousin Christy was in town. It was so nice to spend some time with her. We went over to my cousin Teri's for a BBQ. We took a poll using pink and blue peeps to see who thought we were going to have a boy or a girl. I'm holding up two pink peeps because one is Christy's vote- she took the picture! :) Thanks for the great idea, Christy, that was a lot of fun! Coltyn (the baby in the back) picked a blue peep, too! He was just more excited to taste it than hold it up, lol. :)

I'm sure this means it will be a boy! lol :)

12 Week Update!

How far along? 12 weeks 
Total weight gain: About 1 lb (total gain of about 4lbs). I am starting to feel squishy from two months of pelvic rest and no exercise. 
Maternity clothes? No 
Stretch marks? No 
Sleep: Pretty good. Bella has been visiting Grandma a little more than normal.
Best moment of the week: Bella had a good oncology appointment this week- no changes :)
Miss anything? No
Movement: Not yet 
Food cravings: Not much this week.
Anything making you queasy or sick: No 
Gender: The first polling results came in: 7 Girl  3 Boy
Symptoms: Pretty focused on this hernia but still super tired. 
Belly button in or out: In 
Wedding rings on or off: On 
Labor Signs: No
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy! 

Looking forward to: Popping! (and not just having a bloated belly that comes and goes..hence the little bump in the pic!)  :)