01.28.09 (Wednesday)

Had another Dr appointment this morning- all looks well! Baby Hippo has 2 arms and 2 legs and it's already taking after Mommy... the sono tech had to try 3 times to get measurements because Hippo was stubborn and uncooperative and wouldn't stop moving!! Friggin log rolls, I tell you. LoL. Lots of kicking and arm movement too, and it was cute to see the mouth opening and closing. Heartbeat is strong at 148 beats per minute. Very wiggly. I think I may have seen some of the Raspberry Beret dance going on. We're going to have to nip that ASAP, along with baby crocs. :-P

We're taking bets on the gender/date/time/etc. Enter your guesses here: multiple guesses allowed. http://www.expectnet.com/games/HippoBaby

Mommy is doing well too. Still no weight gained, and down 15lbs from pre-pregnancy. Not nearly as sick anymore, though some mornings are still pretty rough.

The pics are kind of stinky, because, like I said, Hippo wouldn't stop moving. I call these it's "action shots". hahaha

01.23.09 (Friday)

Mmmm. Finally - I got my baby bok choy!

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

01.20.09 (Tuesday)

Just wanted to say thank you to all of you that have reached out to us since Thursday...thank you thank you thank you. I'm still not even sure how I'm "supposed" to feel. I'm hanging in.

Oh- and thank you for realizing that I hate the phone and NOT calling me! hahaha.

Your cards, emails, texts, IMs and everything else that comes through my computer (hah) were perfect. Just knowing that everyone is here for us is huge. It's actually all we can ask for right now.

Here's some hippo love for you - thanks for keeping us in your thoughts!!!

01.18.09 (Sunday)

As promised... some updated baby pictures. Baby Hippo is a real wiggle monster. The little arms and legs were going the whole time! I anticipate a LOT of kicks in the future... :)

01.15.09 (Thursday)

Had my OB appt tonight... I can't really talk about this - like physically CAN'T - but it's much easier to write it all out and see it on the page.

I'm back... it took me a few hours to get myself together, but here I am. We lost Baby B. After seeing AND hearing the heartbeat and movement, no less. :(

We really thought we were OK, but I guess God has other plans. I had no bleeding, no cramping....nothing. According to the measurements, Baby B died just days after my last ultrasound.... right around Christmas. He just stopped growing.

I'm a little numb, and it hurts, but I'm not sure how. It aches, really. Of course, I blame myself and I just feel SO GUILTY. I know it's ridiculous, just let me deal with that for a while.

A woman at the OB's office actually SAID to me, "At least you still get 1."
SERIOUSLY?!

Bittersweet...
Baby A is thriving. I really think she's a girl. Just instinct, I guess. (I thought B was a boy.) HB is 162 beats per minute, and she was wiggling all over. (it really looked just like my wiggle peepee dance. LoL) Her brain is developed - 2 perfect little hemispheres...and she's measuring a few days bigger, too. YAY for fatties :). She's perfect.

We're so lucky to have her. This whole thing is really a miracle. Some of you know that I was told that I would never conceive without IVF or IUI...we were lucky to conceive at all. We're so lucky to have her. But it still hurts when I'm flipping through my sonos and have 4 with 2 babies, and now 1.

I really really love my Dr - she didn't even have to say anything, she just hugged me. I'm so glad it was her... I was shaking, and I just felt like falling off that table and laying on the floor til it all went away. I know it sounds a little dramatic and you know I hate the prissy girl crap, but I can't even begin to tell you what it feels like. Thank God for Rich, and how well he knows me. He didn't push me to talk about it, he didn't push me for ANYTHING, really...he just wrapped his perfect hugging arms around me and kept them there until I moved. I know he has to be hurting too, but the way he was there for me, you'd never know. I'm a lucky, lucky girl.

Thanks everyone, for being here, and for understanding that I can't really talk about it.

We love our little hippo.

I'll scan and post some pics tomorrow/later/sometime. Here's a cell pic to hold you over :-)

01.11.09 (Sunday)

Hey, I have a bump! Whether it's bloat or babies is still up for discussion...but it's there! heeheeeeee!

01.07.09 (Wednesday) through 01.10.09 (Saturday)

For some reason, I couldn't access my blog for the past few days! Rarrr. Idk if the issue was with blogspot or the fact that I attempted it from my work computer. eh. whatever. over it.


Photo 1: Carrots. nummmm. Actually, that's all I ate on Wednesday! Spicy, jalapeno-juice covered carrots. The medicine seems to be helping, because now I just hurl from about 3am-8am, and only a max of 5 times. Sure beats 10-12 times over the entire day!!!





Photos 2 & 3: Gizmo is here to visit this weekend. Joe had to go back to school and Danielle is in VT on her ass in the snow...er...I mean SKIING... so we're doggy-sitting! I really <3 this little monster!



His favorite part is snuggly time with the Riiiiich.





And finally photo 4: I didn't take it, but apparently this is what the hippos look like now. They have eyelids and throw punches! I hope they're not beating each other up in there...


see you tomorrow!

01.06.09 (Tuesday)

oh boy... I could've gone without Tuesday. Tuesday was a pukey, fainty, terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

I gave in and called the Dr. I've been dealing with morning sickness every day for a month now, but Tuesday was just too much. I lost my cookies 10 TIMES. TEN. TIMES. Including on the side of the Southern State Pkwy. hah. I couldn't keep anything down all day and somehow fainted in the bathroom at work. I called Charlie cryingggg- she picked Rich up and they came and rescued me and my car. I ended up at the Dr's office in the late afternoon. All is great with my little hippos :). Dr prescribed a crazy-expensive wonder drug (don't worry - it's as safe as tylenol) to help kill my nausea.

With that, I bring you today's pic... the little piece of heaven that has allowed me to vomit only twice today, not 10 times. YAY for Zofran!

Happy Wednesday! [hump]

01.05.09 (Monday)

Bahhhh I hate Monday after a vacation/long weekend. I seriously think people FORGET how to drive. $%#%^&%^. OK we (the feti and I) are done whining.

Monday's pic was actually taken Sunday, but I can't stop giggling over it. I received it in a text msg with the comment, "This is what your babies are going to look like."

AHHHHH!!!!!! Can someone explain how my 18yr old brother got his booty into that carseat?!?! LoL




Happy Tuesday!

01.04.09 (Sunday)

For the record, as soon as my tummy has obvious baby(ies) bump and less fat, this blog will probably be daily preggo shots. Until then, you'll have to deal with pics of family, friends, the occasional artichoke, or anything that excites me. sooooooorryyyyy!

Today's excitement: The Contessa is home - for about 8 more hours. (OK, so I guess his home is technically San Diego now... but KP will always be his home to me!) He helped us move last week, so it's only fair that today's pic should be dedicated to him. :) Observe the Contessa in his natural state...grabbing some man-tits in a bowling alley. sweeeeet. Safe trip home, buddy!

01.03.09 (Saturday)

Today was super eventful. A bona fide pamper me day. These little fetuses (feti?) are making my skin erupt like a teenaged boy.

I had a facial this morning, hit uncle giuseppes for some gummy peaches and stuffed artichokes, got my haircut, then snuggled up in my favorite stolen cortland sweatshirt, devoured my artichoke, then called it a night. I made it to 11:45pm - a new record.

that artichoke was my first solid meal of the day...around 9pm. lol


How excited am I in this pic?!?
Rich said we can't name one Artie. eh. he'll come around.