14 Weeks with Baby No.2

    I feel like I should be further along in this pregnancy. I feel like I've been pregnant longer than just 14 weeks!

    We went to a doctors appointment yesterday and we listened to baby's heart beat. It was as fast as it was supposed to be, all mumbled as if under water. I really tried to remember the number she said, 163? maybe. All I can remember was the number on the scale! And my blood pressure was "excellent". We asked about any ways to prevent gestational diabetes, because with the previous pregnancy I had to take the second glucose test because my first test numbers we high. I didn't even find out the second test numbers because I was already in labor before they could call me with results. She did look to see what my second test number were and they were fine. And she said there's nothing you can do to prevent gestational diabetes. We also asked about chances of another preterm labor. She said the chances of another premature birth is less than 50%. And we'll just have to "see how it goes." There isn't really anything that definitely causes preterm labor. Sometimes it's infection, like with me, sometimes they don't know what caused it. Looks like we won't find out the gender until the end of April. We will share if it's a boy or girl. If I find out I can't keep it a secret!

    On the nausea front things are easing up. I'm more mobile, but still have some bad moments. I missed my last acupuncture treatment weeks ago due to weather, they closed their office. So, I never went back for the last one. I'm glad I did try it because I would have wondered. And it was a nice break/nap in the middle of my work day. I've broadened by food intake some. Still sticking to natural, mostly unprocessed foods. I had a lovely lunch at Rudy's BBQ with friends. And it helped that we sat and talked forever so my stomach could settle. Annnnd they had Dublin Dr Pepper on tap, glorious! If you don't understand what the big deal is.....read this excerpt from a previous post when we visited Dublin, Texas.

Then Saturday morning we headed to Dr Pepper, Texas to celebrate the 119th birthday of the Dublin, Texas bottling plant! For those of you not completely informed about the whole Dublin Dr Pepper situation lemme learn ya. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas (1885). The first bottling plant was in Dublin, Texas (and for the birthday week they change the name to Dr Pepper, Texas, fun) So when they first stated bottling Dr P they used natural cane sugar. I guess over the years they switched to substitute sugars, cheaper I suppose. Anyway, the plant in Dublin still bottles Dr P with natural sugar, Imperial Sugar. So it tastes a bit sweeter and I think has a more pleasant after taste. I think that's all correct, go google it if you want more info, haha.

mmmm..Dr Pepper

 Young Sean with his Vanilla DP

 How far along: 14 weeks

Size of Baby: 3.5 inches, 1 oz.
Total Weight Gain/Loss:  no gain yet
Maternity Clothes: I'd wear my belly band if I could find it, other wise it's a rubber band/hair tie on the button, ha
Gender: unknown
Movement: haven't felt anything yet
Sleep: I sleep as much as I can. Sometimes I'm in bed by 8pm and I'll get up like 7:45am (and be late for work)
What I miss: Good food.
Cravings: good food.
Symptoms: unhappy stomach most the day, unless I'm currently eating, then its back to unhappy tummy. Some lower back pain. Salivating a lot, did that happen to you??
Best Moment of the week: We had an appointment and got to hear our baby's heartbeat!

okay, I've lost track. In conclusion, I'm 14 weeks along. Feeling slightly better. And I want a Dr Pepper.

Happy Days!