Firefly Diaries Weeks 4-17

So I have been doing little diary type entries since finding out I was pregnant, usually nothing that thrilling to others but just things I wanted to document for my own sake as well as for this little baby to maybe read one day too! Here are the entries I have done so far......


November 21st 2011 


This was our 3rd month trying for you...it was also part of our original plan to create a July baby! We wanted a July baby for 2 reasons....one is related to Mommy's work (I go into the schools during the school year so I didn't want to be on maternity leave during the school year if I could help it) and the second reason is so our birthdays could all be in a row! Lainey's is in March, Daddy in April, Gabby in May, and Mommy in June, and now you in July! 


So this was our first month we decided to give ourselves a little help and use ovulation predictors. We got a positive ovulation stick on 11/1/11......well on 11/11/11 I got my first positives on 2 different pregnancy tests! 


I surprised Daddy by getting a special ornament for Lainey for Christmas....it says "Middle Child" he opened it and was all "what is this?" I let him know it was actually for Lainey! He then figured it out right away and was super excited! We will give Gabby an "Oldest Child" ornament on Christmas day and then also let her open Lainey's "Middle Child" ornament for her way of finding out that she is soon going to be a big sister again! 


I have been feeling ok for the most part so far......I am not holding my breath since my first two pregnancies I had LOTS of morning (and afternoon and evening!) sickness! So far I have just had some sleepiness (Daddy said that is nothing new!) and some tenderness in the breasts (nothing too awful though). Some foods do seem to be tasting not good to me but no strong aversions really as of yet. 


I have my first doctor appointment on December 13th and I am sooo excited to get this pregnancy officially confirmed by the doctor (even though I have taken many at home tests to keep seeing those positive lines, even took one this morning!).


December 15th 2011


Well it is no shock that I have now started getting sick in the morning....are you another gorgeous daughter? Or a sneaky boy trying to trick Mommy? I have mainly just been nauseaous ALL DAY and NIGHT until bedtime but this week I have actually gotten sick the last few days in a row. No fun I tell ya!


My first doctor appointment went really well although it was quite uneventful. The nurse was very nice and talkative with me but she didn't even try to hear your heartbeat as she said it would be too early yet  She did say that if I cannot wait until my next appointment with the OB on January 12th I could pop in before then and have a listen  


I have to go get bloodwork done around Christmas sometime as well. Other than that nothing exciting to report except Christmas is coming which means we will be telling your big sisters about you as well as our other family members and friends! 


Love you firefly even if you are making mommy miserable right now.


December 28th 2011


Hey baby, well you have mommy getting sick in the mornings now but fingers crossed it isn't TOO bad. Usually just before I have had breakfast than rest of the day I am good with maybe a little bit of nausea to battle. I have been taking a medication called zofran the doctor gave me and it does seem to help but trying to not take too many a day. Yesterday I made it through with only taking one. 


Food is still hit or miss on what sounds and tastes good but I usually can find something to eat on. Lately it has been cheese and crackers, hazlenut turkish delight candies, and pretzels. Still loving pineapple too and also been craving crab meat rangoons which I finally had on Monday. 


Still haven't gotten my blood work done so I must get out and do that this week or for sure next week!


January 17th 2012


Well little firefly mommy had a scare on Sunday night! I was silly and moved around some furniture in the basement during the afternoon and by 4pm or so I was having a really bad cramp on lower right side that radiated upwards. I ended up waking at 2am still in pain and got really worried so your Daddy said I better go to the ER and get it checked out. The pain was not horrible but it was constant and didn't go away at all which is why I was so worried.


Went to the ER and they did an ultrasound really quick and I got to see you moving around like crazy! It even looked like you were brushing your hair out of your face at one point (so cute!). You also looked very big to me which was shocking as guess I didn't realize you would look so "baby like" already even though I should know better by now hahaha. They checked my urine too to make sure it wasn't a kidney infection or anything and that checked out clear as well so the doc checked me out and said most likely I had just pulled something or it was good ole round ligament pains giving me such trouble! 


Thankfully the pain was gone by 6 or 7 am and I ended up having yesterday off of work as well due to MLK day so that was nice to be able to rest! 


I get to see you again tomorrow morning for the nuchal scan and Daddy and your big sisters get to come too so we are all very excited!


Here you are approx 13 weeks on January 18th 2011




February 4th 2012


Well little firefly I should be 16 weeks pregnant now (I go to doc this next week so hopefully she will tell me what I was measuring at my ultrasound).


I am to go for the rest of my genetic blood tests today (quad screen and CF) as I should have gone a day or two ago oops! 
Not feeling you move around regularly yet which bums me out, I think I feel you then I go a long time it seems before I feel something again so then I just dunno if my mind is playing tricks on me or not. I am ready to start feeling you regularly so any day now little baby!


I am happy with my weight gain (or lack there of!) so far. Only up about 3 to 4 pounds according to the wii fit which has me at the normal or below normal range for what I started at as far as pregnancy weight gain goes so that is GOOD. Mommy is going to be on a weight loss and health mission once you arrive for sure! (I may have had Bernie O's hotwing pizza for breakfast today though shhhhh!).


Daddy and I are getting excited for tax return money to arrive since we have your crib picked out and are getting excited to set your little space up in our bedroom!

February 9th 2012


Well little baby today I had a check up today at 17 weeks along and found out that all the genetic testing came back normal, so that is always a relief to find out! Your heart rate was in the 140's and we get to see you on camera again on March 1st! Cannot wait!

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I am sure the wait staff were also happy that the  saucer kept any rogue pieces of broccoli from sliding onto the floor as well!

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Picky Sticky (Etsy) Review

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(I cannot wait to see all 12 in a row at the end of Lainey's first year!)

I had to have these for my new little girl and I have to say I get sooo many compliments on them via facebook and family and my various mommy message boards I post pictures on about how cute they are. I couldn't agree more! I only wish I had known about PickySticky sooner so that I could have documented my pregnancy in the same way!


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