The last 24 hours have sucked...

Yesterday I had a sharp pain in my abdomen, a little off to the left. The same place I was having twinges a couple of weeks ago. I know there are lots of reasons I could be having cramping/pelvic pain, and I should probably calm down...and I'm trying. But early this afternoon, I went to the bathroom and saw some brown tinted mucous on the TP. I haven't had any since, and no more sharp pains either. There's a little discomfort in my lower abdomen, but no cramping/pains.

Possible culprits: dehydration, fibroid, and/or sex. I know i haven't been taking in the fluids i should have been, and I know that could lead to cramps. I also have the giant fibroid which can cause pelvic pain and/or bleeding. We also had some "us" time yesterday afternoon.

So now I am nervous again. :( I think I am going to worry through this whole pregnancy.

Although, i am leaving out the worst part...last night i had the most horrible dream that I had a miscarriage. I woke up at 4 am crying. So when I went to the bathroom this afternoon my heart just fell...

I hope everything is okay. I go to the doc on Tuesday afternoon. Hang on bean!

Happy 8 weeks to me and Jellybean!

I am 8 weeks preggers today! For some reason I'm just really excited about making it to this point. If everything is going as it should, I should hear Bean's heartbeat on Tuesday! I saw the heartbeat 2 weeks ago and got a cute little ultrasound pic. Would have posted it, but I don't think scanning it would have produced the best image. Only 2 more weeks of the wonderful progesterone supplements. DP is pretty happy about that...since she says all I do in my free time is sleep. No true morning sickness yet (at least I don't think so). Every once in a while, if I abuse my digestive system, I'll have a flare up of IBS. Also, this is very new too, but I'll reach a point while eating, where if I place a single more bite in my mouth I'll think I'll be sick. It's usually about half way through a meal, and it's very sudden. As long as I don't take that next bite I don't feel nauseous...but if i chance it...then i need to get to some ginger ale ASAP. Boobs are bigger (and sore), I've gained a little weight (but I think that's mostly bloating/water weight), and my stomach is a little firmer. The cramps that were giving me quite the scare a little over 2 weeks ago, have slowed down quite a bit. They are also almost all centrally located in my lower-middle abdomen (directly over my uterus area), and are a lot less frequent than they used to be. Here's to hoping Bean is staying on target. It was measuring 6wk0days at my 6wks3day appointment. So i'm hoping at my 8wk3day appointment it's at least measuring 8wks0days. I'm feeling pretty happy at the moment. :-)

Things that make you say "hmm"...

Well...still no textbook morning sicknes, BUT...I have had the return of my IBS over the last 2 nights. :( It's kind of scary because I get such horrible cramps with my IBS, and the last thing I want is bad abdominal cramps right now. So...hmmmmmmm.

AND...holy mood swings batman! Hmm....

Fun facts...

1. When I get hungry now, it feels as though I haven't eaten in days. Then, when I eat...my appetite isn't as big as it usually is. I find myself getting hungry every 3-4 hours, but only eating little bits here and there.

2. I am tired. No...exhausted. And I've done absolutely NOTHING (besides normal work and house stuff). I know its the pregnancy and prometrium combo, but this is hard core! Yesterday for example, I got my usual 6 hours of sleep at night. When I got home from work I slept for 3 hours. Then I went to bed early at a mere 10 PM!

3. No morning sickness. Every once in a while i seem "sensitive" to things (like gagging while brushing teeth which is unusual, and really disliking the smell of certain lotions/laundry detergent/dish soap). But no vomiting. I guess that's a plus?

4. I have IBS. Have had it for YEEEEAAAAARRRSS. Except now...I can eat whatever, and my digestive tract takes it like a trooper. Mexican food for lunch? Yup. Bathroom 30 minutes later? Nope!

Jellybean has a heartbeat...

I saw our baby's heartbeat today. It made me tear up a little. That's one more milestone for Jellybean!

*HCG doubling on target: check.
*Progesterone under control: check.
*Baby in uterus: check.
*Cutest little heartbeat ever: priceless.

It's measuring 6wks 0days, which is just about right since I'm 6wks 3days. Doc was pleased. I will be on prometrium until after the 10 week mark. Another visit in 2 weeks!

Nervous...

Every time i have a doc visit I get really nervous the day before. So here I am, exactly 24 hours away from my doc visit...and i'm freaking out. We've already established that my hcg is doubling at an appropriate interval. My progesterone is doing ok with the supplements. Now there's that one last thing that I need to find out before I start to calm down...I need to see that our baby is growing in my uterus. About a week ago I, I started having some twinges on my left side. I also have gotten a few cramps sporadically in my lower abdomen. There is no bleeding. They don't really hurt. They don't seem to be associated with coughing, laughing, bowel movements, etc. I just get some twinges every once in a while. So...I googled it. BAD IDEA. Cramping in early pregnancy seems to be fairly common. However, its the twinges on the left side that worry me (since that is the side I ovulated from). So now I've got myself worked up that it could be ectopic. Is everyone this neurotic with their first pregnancy? I know the chances are small. I know I should just chill out and stop worrying. But its on my mind...

So wish me the best tomorrow. Hopefully we can see our little jellybean making a good home in my uterus on ultrasound tomorrow. I will be 6 weeks 3 days.

No news...

...is good news. Just finished the work week and am ready for the weekend. My little growing family is happy, healthy, and feeling fine. Hope everything is well with you all. We're looking forward to our ultrasound on Tuesday. Hopefully i can update next week with really good news and possibly a pic! =)