Cannot get enough! 8w3d

Subway that is. I am totally craving the oven roasted chicken sub from Subway with LOTS of pickled banana peppers. I had it yesterday for lunch and again today. Eric said he would go pick one up for me last night at 9pm but I just didn't have the heart. So, I settled for crackers and cheese with a pickled jalapeño on top. Sooooo good! I also had 2 pickles. I feel like such a cliche but it was really what I wanted.

I'm feeling ok today. I was really sick yesterday until about 2pm so I'm glad that didn't repeat itself. It is getting harder and harder to hide my bump so if people find out, I guess it's ok. I don't have a lot of baggy clothes and don't want to by them just to hide this.

I have my health educator appointment Thursday and then my appointment with the doctor the following Wednesday.

Here I am at 8 weeks!

I am so relieved!

Eric and I went to my first ultrasound yesterday to see the baby. I was more nervous than ever! I thought for sure I was going to puke and it wasn't because of the morning sickness. I just couldn't bare another problem. As soon as the tech started, I could tell that the baby was bigger than last time and then I could see the precious heartbeat! I was so happy but not completely relieved until she told me that the heart rate was 160 beats per minute. Praise the Lord! That is a strong heart rate and while we are not completely out of the woods, our chance for miscarriage drops significantly. That rate is actually what Jack's was at around 9 weeks. Maybe another boy?

I go back in one week for my health educator appointment and then again on September 7 to see if they can hear the heartbeat on the doppler. Then I go back at 12 weeks for my regular scheduled appointments. I think at that time we will tell Jack. I can't wait! I've posted a picture below. What a cute little jelly bean!

Oh my goodness...so sick

Wow, I was praying I would get morning sickness and it is as bad or worse as it was with Jack! I can't believe I have another 6-7 weeks of this. My appointment on Monday will help remind me that all of this is worth it when I can see that heartbeat.

All I want to do is lay down and sleep! The only time I'm not sick is when I'm sleeping or eating. You would think I would be eating all the time but everything sounds sickening so it's hard to find something to eat.

I'm praying that all of this means a healthy baby is growing in there! Lord knows I didn't feel like this with the last pregnancy.

Wow what an amazing month!

I am such a terrible blogger! I have been so busy for the last three weeks that I haven't had the time to blog. I was on vacation August 1 - 10 and then so busy catching up at work. We had a great time on vacation at Emerald Isle that I hated to see it end. We spent the first few days with my mom, brother and sister-in-law and then met Eric's family to close out the week.

The biggest news is that I'M PREGNANT! I still can't believe it's true! How have we been so blessed! I found out on July 27th but the line was so super faint that I didn't tell Eric or my mom (she was in town at the time.) The next day I tested again and sure enough, the line was there! So almost 2 months after our miscarriage we have the opportunity to become parents again. God is good!

I waited to call the doctor until August 1 because I didn't want to go in too early. I went in for blood work and my beta was 153. The nurse said that was a good number and that I would need to repeat the test in 2 days. Well, since I was leaving for vacation the next day, I wasn't able to do that. I was fine with it. Those tests are only for reassurance anyway. The did put be on Progesterone supplements just to be on the safe side. I went back in when I got back from the beach and my numbers were 9659, which was great. I was a little worried because had I not taken a test, I would never have known I was pregnant. I felt no different whatsoever, until 5 weeks hit. Then the morning sickness began and it hasn't let up.

The sickness is very different from last time so I'm hoping that is a good sign. I asked for a prescription of Zofran yesterday, which helps some. The insurance will only cover 26 pills per

month (What??!) so I'm trying not to take them unless I really can't take it.

Today I am 6 weeks 2 days and am looking forward to my ultrasound on August 22. I will be 7w1d then and we should see a heartbeat. The nurse said they wanted to bring me in around 6 weeks but I asked them to push that out some. I didn't want there to be any uncertainty this time around.

I am due on April 8th (Easter Sunday!), which is going to be very close to Jack's birthday. That should be interesting :) I've posted some pictures below of my tests. The first one is the second test and next to it is the third. Light right?

Here we go again! :)