Music to my ears!!

The day has finally come, we heard baby Bailey's heartbeat!  What an amazing sound to our ears!  I'm 11 weeks and 4 days along in the pregnancy.  I have been counting down the days until this appointment; I have been looking SO forward to some further confirmation of this pregnancy.  When Olivia put the doppler to my belly, she assured me that it may take a few minutes to locate the heartbeat.  I tried not to worry, although I was so nervous.  As she moved the doppler to the left, she picked up that sound.  There was no denying it!  That puppy was beating hard, fast, and loud!  160 beats per minute!  She said it sounded "nice and strong", just what a Mama wants to hear. : )  David recorded some of it on his phone, but the file is too large to send to people.  I'm hoping we'll figure out how to download it so that everyone who cares to can give it a listen.  Nothing like the sound of your growing baby's heartbeat...nothing can wipe the smile off of this face today!

I still haven't been feeling the best.  I need not complain, at least I haven't been throwing up all day every day.  I have thrown up, but worse than throwing up is the terrible feeling of nausea.  That feeling reeeealy blows.  I've been sucking on life savers to help me when I'm having a "bout", and they do help.  I have good days and bad days, I'm hoping that my good days will become more frequent and that my bad days will subside.  I have been doing much better on my eating habits these last few weeks.  I have been trying to make smart decisions for me and the kiddo.  I just constantly have to eat, I am always hungry.  I've been eating yogurt, apples, cereal with bananas, strawberries, along with whatever the baby is tricking my mind into eating.  Cravings are the worst!  I have been having some insomnia episodes and when I can't sleep at night my mind goes into overdrive about food.  I obsess about it.  What I'm going to eat the next day, what I would eat if I could eat anything I wanted, how I want Cinnamon Toast Crunch or a Taco Bell double decker taco...crazy shit!  Ugh, that part is frustrating.  I have been trying to workout more and I feel SO much better when I do.  I was thinking about cancelling my trainer, but I know that would be a bad idea.  I have worked so hard to lose this weight and I damn sure don't want to gain it ALL back.  I know I am going to gain weight during this pregnancy (duh!) but I just want to make sure I gain "good" weight and not all "bad" weight.  Today at Olivia's office I weighed 129.  That means I've only gained 2 lbs thus far, according to her scale.  Man, I really love her scale! : )  Other pregnancy symptoms I have include a drastic change in my boobs (they are waaay bigger, still sensitive, and my nipples are getting darker), lower back pain (still...), nausea (of course), some occasional cramping, crazy ass dreams (I mean, crazy!), occasional insomnia, and unreal food cravings.  That's about it for now.

My next appointment is set for Tues. Sept. 24.  We will listen to the heartbeat again and then ask Olivia some questions we have for her.  I am looking forward to telling the world about our sweet baby in the next few days, that is going to be exciting : )  Life is a true miracle, and I feel so blessed to be able to carry and mother this incredible baby I have growing inside of me.  I am thankful beyond words.  Life is good!