Andi’s exciting life.

I’m regretting my choice to move the doctor’s appointment. I don’t know why because it’s not like something magical was going to happen at the appointment at 8 weeks or like I am going to be more pregnant after my appointment. I have just read online that some people were not able to hear their baby’s heartbeat with the Doppler until 12 weeks, so if that happens to us it was pointless to change it. If I had kept it where it was, we would be telling everyone our news next weekend! It’s still a secret from almost everyone, and I wish I hadn’t added 2 weeks to waiting to tell. I’m too embarrassed to call and ask if I can change it again.

It’s probably better this way because after 10 weeks we are pretty much out of the woods on miscarriage risk, so it will be good to not tell everyone until then anyway.

Matt and I volunteered to go work on a Habitat for Humanity house this weekend. After I found out I was pregnant, I talked to the advice nurse at my doctor’s office about it. She said that it would be fine to still go and that they wouldn’t have the women doing much heavy lifting or anything like that anyway.

Well, I emailed the volunteer coordinator and told her that I found out that I am pregnant but still want to participate. She said that they didn’t want me to come because the project was in the early stages and the work was very exhausting. I told her that my doctor’s office said that it would be OK as long as I didn’t over do it, and she said they didn’t want me to take any chances.

I have been fired as a volunteer. Pathetic.

Apparently, for the past few days our baby has had arms but no legs. By today, the little bugger should have both. The arms are developing from buds into paddles, and now leg buds have appeared. The baby is about 1/4″ long and has a heartbeat and facial features. I am now 6 weeks along, which means I’m in my 7th week of pregnancy.

I moved our first appointment to October 3rd which will be at 10 weeks because by that time we should be able to hear the heartbeat with the Doppler (an external way to hear the heartbeat without doing an ultrasound). I am really excited about this and can’t wait to hear evidence that our little one really is in there. We’re not making the big announcement until after the first appointment, so this does mean keeping our secret for an extra 2 weeks.

I’m having some mild nausea between breakfast and lunch, but it’s very tolerable. I haven’t really had any food aversions, but I have been wanting my food to be spicy. I’ve also had some mild headaches. Overall I’m still feeling good and happy and excited!

It is subtle, but I’m feeling a little bit queasy on and off this morning. I was really hungry when I woke up, but then my breakfast sort of grossed me out and I had to make myself eat. For the rest of the morning I have had an unsettled feeling in my stomach that comes and goes. If this is the extent of my morning sickness, it is no big whoop, but I have a feeling this might just be the start of bigger things to come.