I'm either really gassy or I just felt the baby move!

Yes, that was an exact text I sent to Troy. His response? "Pregnancy's gross!" LOL. For the record, it was just gas but I think I may have felt a few little gentle nudges.

After last night I am so happy I made a chiropractors appointment. My right hip was killing me, it still kind of is. It hurt so bad last night I was in tears and it also gave out on me every time I took a step. I almost fell down the stairs, instead I caught myself on the handrail and practically ripped my arm out of it's socket...no biggie! Then our parking lot at work was so icy I almost considered calling to let them know I'd be late because I thought it was going to take me an hour to get to the building!!

And to end my post for today...here's a picture that has totally made my day. It was posted on my baby forum but I guess originated from Pinterest. I'm thinking Troy and I will do this for our maternity pictures!! Haha

Finally caved in

I finally did it...I made a chiropractor appointment. I've been putting it off, hoping that eventually the pain would just magically disappear. So far it hasn't. I also have a hard time finding a chiropractor I like because I was totally spoiled with the one I saw in high school. He used to stick these round electrode thingy's to various spots on my back and turn them on...it was like a slight vibration to loosen up my muscles. And on top of that he'd put a warm towel and just let me lay there for about 20 minutes. It was heaven! I can't handle the pain anymore, there's night I wake up to pee and my hip hurts so bad I can barely walk. Troy's worried it'll give out on me and I'll fall down the stairs or something. So Monday morning I'm going to a new chiropractor (I've only seen one other here in town and she was kind of weird.)

I haven't been feeling the greatest the past few days either. I think my body swapped the 1st and 2nd trimesters. I felt great the first 13 weeks...now I'm miserable! My stomach has been really upset, I've had a hard time eating again. I did make chicken stir fry last night to calm my Chinese craving and it was pretty amazing.

16 days until our ultrasound!! Hooray

Week 17

I never thought it would come, but we finally had our appointment. (When I scheduled this appointment, it seemed like centuries away!) Surprisingly, it came up really fast...I'm hoping our next appointment comes up just as fast. I've only gained one pound in 4 weeks so that's really good. The babies heart beat was in the 150's, they didn't give me an exact number, but said it's exactly where it should be. We met with a new doctor today since the one I've been going to is on maternity leave. She was really nice and is one of the doctors who could possibly deliver the baby. I expressed concern about my arm/hand...I think I've developed carpal tunnel and was hoping she'd have a little bit more advice on how to make it better. She just simply said "It'll only get worse, but after delivery it will get better!" (Thanks for the comfort, doc.) It has gotten significantly better since I bought the night time brace, but my fourth finger still gets numb and tingly.

Our big ultrasound is scheduled for February 6th, exactly what I was hoping for. We'll have our ultrasound and then after that meet with the doctor. We'll see yet another new doctor, but I hear really good things about him so I'm not worried. He's also one Dr. Sposato would consult when she had questions about our fertility. I'm really hoping the baby cooperates and we're able to find out what we're having. The wait is killing me! If we are able to find out what we're having, we hope to do our registry right after the appointment.