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My Due Date: November 25, 2014I have given birth!
Age: 41 years old
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12 weeks
By lvlolo24 » Posted May. 14, 2014 3:58pm - 197 views - 1 comment
Opps I missed a week!! A lot has been happening since I last journal. Lately Ive been addicted to blogs on blogs.com reading other same-sex journeys through fertility, to getting pregnant, the pregnancy and birth stories, and finally the adventures of motherhood. I love them and tempted to start my own just unsure how dedicated I would be to writing occasionally. For now I enjoy reading them, seeing the bump pics, then seeing the babys pics and how they transition from infants to thriving toddlers.
Some updates to whats been happening:
MS has switched to afternoon and night sickness. At about 8:30 is when I start gagging, and dry heaving. I dont throw up I just feel yucky. Its so routine now my wife just says Oh it must be 8 oclock! or when having friends over and I just excuse myself suddenly she simply says Its MS hour! then continues the conversation. Shes funny. Or tries to be.
We created a postcard announcing my pregnancy that was sent to friends and family last week. By mid and end of week just about everyone now knows we are expecting. However very disappointing results on my end. I understand that the social butterfly of our relationship is my wife and while we have been together for 8 years, everyone knows what gets said to her will get to me. However, {pause} I am an individual too AND {pause again} Im the one thats pregnant!! While I expect everyone to tell Gabby (my wife) congratulations for the pregnancy, shouldnt that same congratulations go to the one thats actually pregnant!! My feelings were officially hurt and after venting to my wife and my best friend (who was just as equally upset as I was) Im OVER it!! We came to the conclusion that the world is so impersonal now and that no one knows how to make a simple call anymore! Those that matter the most that will go out of their way to say something to me are the ones that count and those that dont say anything at all well frankly you are missing out!!
We had a good Mothers day. I got many messages from friends and family who do care giving me their mothers day blessing even though Im not quite a mommy yet. :o)
I had Drs apptment on Tues(5/13) but it was boring one. I had to get a pap smear and get cultures done(?) Some kind of STD testing I guess but either way a boring routine and uncomfortable appointment. I did have one request to my OB before he attempted to race out of the room and it was I wanted to hear the babys heartbeat on the Doppler. He hesitated a bit and said you are 12 weeks? That might be a little hard to find?? I simply said well my RE found it. (Little does he know it was on the actual U/S that he was able to find it and not a Doppler) That must have slightly offended him bc he then said well I can find it. Im feeling cocky?? (whatever Doc!) And indeed he did! I just wanted peace of mind and bc hearing my babes HB is the beautiful sound of music to me. Now Im so tempted to by a Doppler, but I wont bc I know I will become obsessed!
Future days to look forward to:
Appt on June 10 with my OB dr
Gender U/S on June 12. I found this great deal on Grou.pon on an U/S package that comes with 6 pics of the baby, a 10 mins DVD of the baby moving, along with the gender reveal. I cant wait!!
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12 weeks
By lvlolo24 » Posted May. 14, 2014 3:58pm - 197 views - 1 comment
Opps I missed a week!! A lot has been happening since I last journal. Lately Ive been addicted to blogs on blogs.com reading other same-sex journeys through fertility, to getting pregnant, the pregnancy and birth stories, and finally the adventures of motherhood. I love them and tempted to start my own just unsure how dedicated I would be to writing occasionally. For now I enjoy reading them, seeing the bump pics, then seeing the babys pics and how they transition from infants to thriving toddlers.
Some updates to whats been happening:
MS has switched to afternoon and night sickness. At about 8:30 is when I start gagging, and dry heaving. I dont throw up I just feel yucky. Its so routine now my wife just says Oh it must be 8 oclock! or when having friends over and I just excuse myself suddenly she simply says Its MS hour! then continues the conversation. Shes funny. Or tries to be.
We created a postcard announcing my pregnancy that was sent to friends and family last week. By mid and end of week just about everyone now knows we are expecting. However very disappointing results on my end. I understand that the social butterfly of our relationship is my wife and while we have been together for 8 years, everyone knows what gets said to her will get to me. However, {pause} I am an individual too AND {pause again} Im the one thats pregnant!! While I expect everyone to tell Gabby (my wife) congratulations for the pregnancy, shouldnt that same congratulations go to the one thats actually pregnant!! My feelings were officially hurt and after venting to my wife and my best friend (who was just as equally upset as I was) Im OVER it!! We came to the conclusion that the world is so impersonal now and that no one knows how to make a simple call anymore! Those that matter the most that will go out of their way to say something to me are the ones that count and those that dont say anything at all well frankly you are missing out!!
We had a good Mothers day. I got many messages from friends and family who do care giving me their mothers day blessing even though Im not quite a mommy yet. :o)
I had Drs apptment on Tues(5/13) but it was boring one. I had to get a pap smear and get cultures done(?) Some kind of STD testing I guess but either way a boring routine and uncomfortable appointment. I did have one request to my OB before he attempted to race out of the room and it was I wanted to hear the babys heartbeat on the Doppler. He hesitated a bit and said you are 12 weeks? That might be a little hard to find?? I simply said well my RE found it. (Little does he know it was on the actual U/S that he was able to find it and not a Doppler) That must have slightly offended him bc he then said well I can find it. Im feeling cocky?? (whatever Doc!) And indeed he did! I just wanted peace of mind and bc hearing my babes HB is the beautiful sound of music to me. Now Im so tempted to by a Doppler, but I wont bc I know I will become obsessed!
Future days to look forward to:
Appt on June 10 with my OB dr
Gender U/S on June 12. I found this great deal on Grou.pon on an U/S package that comes with 6 pics of the baby, a 10 mins DVD of the baby moving, along with the gender reveal. I cant wait!!
Comments for this Journal Entry
 | Comment from Kitten90 » Posted May. 15, 2014 7:15am Aw that's so exciting that you got to hear the heartbeat!! I'm 12 weeks and haven't gotten to hear it at all yet. Saw it a couple times though. I have an appointment on the 19th of this month and I'm hoping they are doing another ultrasound. Annnnd they also told me I have to wait til 18-20 weeks for my gender u/s =( |
