12 Weeks

First the good news: I had my NT scan on Friday and everything looks good!  Nuchal fold was 1 point something which is within normal range and the nasal bone was present.  And I assume everything else they check for looked good too.

Second, we announced on Facebook tonight!  I had thought about waiting until Christmas Eve (16 weeks) but H said since our NT scan looked good and "most of the important people" knew anyway we should just go ahead and spill the beans.  Here is our announcement.  It is so cute it almost makes up for month and months (and months) of BFNs to be lucky enough to have a Christmas themed announcement.

Also, I told my boss today. That part was funny because of the weird situation that has been brewing at work lately.  So, in a nutshell: we are an office of 14 attorneys.  This is basically the bare minimum we can have to function during our busy season which is starting right now.  Yet, partly because they won't give us any more money and partly due to life circumstances, three attorneys have quit within the past few weeks and one has left on maternity leave. We usually have very little turnover which is good because it takes at least a year to figure out our weird niche area.  Rumor has it that at least three other attorneys want to exit soon.  If we lose another person we are SCREWED. I barely ever have face to face sit downs with my boss so when I closed the door to his office he looked legitimately scared.  Thankfully once he realized I was just pregnant - not quitting - he calmed down.

I also told another coworker, bringing the grand total to two people at the office I've told.  I really don't want to personally tell anyone else because who wants to talk about bodily functions for seven months with people you barely know?  Hopefully now that it's on Facebook the news will just spread.

Now, the less great news: I have what's known as a subchorionic hematoma.  After the bleeding last week where I decided not to panic, I had some more bleeding.  I, again, told myself it was nothing.  Except the next day it was still there and that night it got worse and my cramps were awful.  I woke up at 4 in the morning in  panic.  H was on a red eye flight and I knew he'd have Internet so I emailed him about it and tried to get back to sleep.  He called me panicked at 6 a.m.  I waited until the doctor's office opened at 8 and called.  The nurse reassured me that I was so close to the promise land of second trimester and since the bleeding wasn't filling a pad, it was probably nothing.

I got an emergency appointment for an ultrasound and by that time H is back in town and able to come with me.  I'm so glad he did because they decided to do my NT scan a week earlier than planned.  And Gizmo looks awesome.  He or she was jumping all around.  The bleed should hopefully resolve itself by 20 weeks at my anatomy scan.  Until then I'm on pelvic rest and ordered to take it easy.  No bleeding since Saturday thankfully.

How Far Along: 12 weeks
Size of baby: Baby is the size of a plum
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Still down at least 10 pounds from retrieval day (sometimes more)amazingly

Workouts: Ha, now I'm supposed to rest all the time so built in lazy person excuse

Maternity Clothes: Sort of.  I got ultrasound lube all up on my regular jeans Friday so Saturday I busted out my new maternity jeans and they are awesome but they keep falling down.  I swear I got a bump overnight on Saturday so I excitedly went out to Target and got a dress and a sweater but H says they both looked silly on me.  I'm wearing the sweater in this pic and I admit it is sort of baggy.  Oh well.

Gender: Who knows

Movement: Not yet

Sleep: Great although I've been able to stay up to a reasonable time now so that's an improvement

What I miss: Still wine

Cravings: I had McDonalds today because I loved how the pickle tastes covered in ketchup

Symptoms: Spotting for three days that has hopefully stopped
Anxiety Level: I was very nervous during the bleeding but mostly calm since then

Best Moment this week: My awesome Facebook announcement

Reading: Still on Bringing Up Bebe

Dad is: Counting down the days until our cruise!

 

I thought I would get the results of our blood test that accompanies the NT scan today but I just learned that it's actually a two part test and the next part isn't until 16 weeks.  So while we're not of the genetic woods yet, I'm feeling pretty confident.

 

Twelve weeks isn't "officially" second trimester, but it sure feels great to be here.