Baby Martinez

The dreaded call (I've been expecting)

2009-10-30T22:58:00.000-07:00

So, my OB called all over to find me today. When I didn't answer my cell, she called Rob and she called his job, and then she called me over and over again. I finally woke up and answered her and she expressed her concerns over my thyroid level. She said she'd never seen anyone with levels as messed up as mine. I told her about my PCM doctor yelling at me and then raising my dosage and she said that's a big no no and she doesn't trust him (simply because he yelled at me and unjustly accused me of not taking my meds). So, she put in a consult for me to be seen by a thyroid specialist. This means, more out of town trips for me. She also finally put me in to be seen by the high risk doctor who's going to be taking over my care starting next week. I'll be 10 weeks pregnant next tuesday and we're debating on when to tell the rest of the family. My side will know at Thanksgiving. Rob's side, well, I'm leaving that up to him. I understand he's being cautious, so he probably won't say anything before Christmas. We'll see though.

The day after......

2009-10-29T15:45:00.000-07:00

So, Rob and I went all the way down to Wilmington to see Dr. P. He said that I'd scared the shit out of him. It was a pretty scary night. The bleeding has slowed down and almost stopped, so that's good. Of course I'm only a little relieved. I can't seem to relax at all. This whole pregnancy this is super scary. I'm at 9 weeks and 2 days and I have 31.5 weeks left to go (28 if we go to 37 weeks).
I've been laying in bed since we got home from the doctor. Rob was smiling so big when the tech and the doctor did the ultrasound. The baby's growing and getting cuter. When we heard the heartbeat, he went from smiling to cheesing! What a dork! The tech printed out a picture and handed it to me, and I gave it to him while I got dressed and he was staring at it, just smiling away. He really wants this baby, so hopefully he gets it. Right now, I'm just taking it one day at a time, hoping to make it to the second, then the third trimester.

Yet another scare!

2009-10-28T13:28:00.000-07:00

Goodness! I just got back from the ER not too long ago. They were ready to do a blood transfer and everything because I'm bleeding (I'm on blood thinners). I started bleeding late last night and it got heavier this morning. We did an ultrasound and saw the baby with a heartbeat. Dr. couldn't figure out the machine to get the beats per minute figured out. Anyway, I was put on bedrest until I talk to my doctor, who's more than likely going to agree since I'm high risk. I talked to the nurse in my doctor's office and they want to see me first thing tomorrow morning. So we'll see what happens.

Meet the parents!

2009-10-27T00:11:00.000-07:00

We met on May 28th, 1999 outside of Club H2-O in Jacksonville, Florida. Of course it was fate. Neither of us wanted to go out that night and we were dragged out by our friends. We didn't see each other all night, yet when we were in the parking lot, one thing led to another and I gave Rob my phone number. He called me a week later, and the rest is history! We moved in together on January 16, 2000 and we got married on October 4, 2000.
We're a loving couple. We love each other with a passion that no one understands. Sometimes it looks like we hate each other (and we kind of do) because as they say, "It's a thin line between love and hate". We fight, and when we fight, it gets ugly. We both do dumb things, and people outside of the two of us don't understand the things we go through with each other. Neither of us are innocent (though I'm a little more innocent than Rob. LOL) but we understand each other and we know each other like no one else.
We love to travel. We're actually planning a trip around the world soon! We just need to save up a little more money for that. As of now, though, we take a trip every year. We're in the middle of planning our 2010 trip (probably another cruise at Christmas), but for spring of 2011, we're already planning on going back to Orlando to check out the newest rides at Universal studios. We're also planning a summer R.V. trip around the country to check out all of the National Monuments. We want to see everything!
My husband is a big baby, but he's also my Superman. At home, he's a cute, nerdy guy who sits in front of his Playstation all night, but when he puts on his uniform (He's a Marine), he's off to save the world, just like Superman.
People call me spoiled, and I am.... a little. I earn my keep though. I don't get where everyone thinks that I don't cook and clean. I'm constantly cooking for my husband and cleaning, well, I do it once a week, but I keep my house well straightened out. I don't dust though! That's just icky and toilets are up to Rob, but I rotate taking out the trash. Everything else is on me, otherwise my house would be nasty and full of roaches and rats! Eww!!
I'm about to FINALLY graduate with a degree in Psychology. No clue what I'm going to do with it yet, but I need to figure it out soon. Rob's getting ready to retire from the military and yes, I agreed to be the bread winner while he gets to go to school. Right now, that's how I earn my money! The military pays for my school, I get Pell Grants and discounted tuition, and the rest goes to me! That's a few thousand dollars per term back into my pockets! Yay! All of this and ZERO student loans!
Rob wants to be an Engineer, so when he retires, he's going to do his 4 years (well, actually he only has 2 left) and then he'll find another job. With a double income, we should be rolling in it!
That's about it. We've been together for over 10 years, married for a little over 9, and hopefully, expecting our first little baby!

Miserable

2009-10-26T21:41:00.000-07:00

My goodness am I miserable! I've been having morning sickness.... Well, evening/night sickness ever since week 7! I haven't puked yet, but my goodness am I miserable. I was concerned at first because I felt nothing but sore breasts. I wished for a little nausea to let me know things are okay with the baby. Well, they're right. Be careful what you wish for!!!
It's hard for me to get in the full gallon of water that I'm supposed to drink daily. I drink half a gallon and supplement the rest with gatorade. Rob's still rubbing my belly and talking to peanut. He kisses her everyday before he leaves for work. It's so cute. I just pray that the baby sticks this time so that he can kiss her little face for real before leaving for work.
Yes, you'll see that I refer to the baby as "She" or "Peanut" all the time. We both think that we're having a girl, but we'll be surprised and just as happy with a boy. We already have the girl name picked out and it's nothing that everyone would expect. It's a beautiful, classic name and I love it! If it's a boy, I want to name him after Rob, but he doesn't want a third. So, we have 3 names that we're bouncing around and we'll settle on one later.
Either way, this is going to be one spoiled child! We don't want to spoil her, but we won't be able to help it for the first few years. I already have the nursery picked out (yep, tons of money there), and the stroller that I want, and of course we're going to be ordering personalized blankets, pacifiers, and other items with the baby's name stitched or engraved into it. I got this idea from Rob because everything he buys me he has engraved with my initials. I love it!
Rob got me this beautiful necklace from Tiffany's for our anniversary and I'm planning to buy myself a matching bracelet. I'm also going to get one for the baby if it's a girl and we're going to start collecting charms! Isn't that a cute idea?!?
As far as the family goes, no one knows about the pregnancy besides my mom, sister, and baby brother. Oh, and handful of friends, and Peanut's Godmother, Rose. We're going to announce the pregnancy to the rest of the family when we get to the second trimester. We might do something cute like put the latest ultrasound picture in a frame, but who knows. If we put it on myspace, everyone will figure it out just as fast and inexpensively.

8 weeks and 3 days

2009-10-26T20:42:00.000-07:00

So, Dr. P wants to see me every Friday until my second trimester or until my Tricare approval runs out. So that'll put me at the middle of November, even though my second trimester doesn't start until the week of Thanksgiving. Rob wasn't with me for my last 2 ultrasounds so he decided that he didn't want to miss anymore. He came in with me and stood right behind the tech while she was was poking around in there. He said he was worried at first because he didn't see the baby, but then she showed up and he was relieved!
She turned up the volume to get the heartbeat, but our little peanut was jumpy and she had to chase her in order to catch it. Her heart's beating at about 165 BPM, and Rob said that listening to the heartbeat made it more real and he's in love with the baby already. She has his big head too!

The Naval Hospital

2009-10-26T20:34:00.000-07:00

So, today was my first OB/GYN appointment at the Naval Hospital. Yesterday, I was scolded like a child by my primary doctor who unjustly accused me of NOT taking my thyroid medication. He said that I was intentionally hurting my baby after he told me I probably shouldn't even try to have one in the first place. He finds me childish, and I hate him. I called Tricare and demanded a new doctor! The lady told me to definitely come in and fill out the form, so in a couple of weeks, I should have a new primary doctor.
Anyway, I went to the OB appointment and I saw a few nurses and midwives, no doctors. I got a dating ultrasound for their records, they faxed Dr. P (my RE) for my records and medications, I filled out a bunch of paper work, and I talked to the lady about classes at the hospital. I'm already signed up for one in April (third trimester) because they were filling up fast. Of course, most of the women around here are pregnant, so of course you need to sign up early if you want in!

October 16th

2009-10-26T20:24:00.000-07:00

October 16th was our viability scan with the RE. We needed to see if the baby had a heartbeat and if she was going to survive. I was 7 weeks and 3 days.

I was terrified because the night before I had some red spotting. I kept thinking that I was going to go in there and not hear a heartbeat. I nervously watched the screen and let out a sigh of relief when I saw that little heart flickering on the screen. I cried like a baby when the tech turned on the sound and I heard that little heartbeat. 146 BPM! Just beautiful!

What a scare!

2009-10-26T20:13:00.000-07:00

October 2, 2009! We were packing up, getting ready for our trip to Washington D.C.. I had to pee before we left, and I was spotting lightly since the night before. I wiped and there was bright red blood. I thought it was over for sure. I told Rob that I was losing the baby. He asked if I still wanted to go to D.C. and I said, we might as well. Not taking the trip wasn't going to stop the inevitable. So, we get up there and the bleeding stops. It turns into brown blood.
After a couple of days of that, my sister, Michelle, insists that my husband take me to the emergency room on base. After 9 hours of waiting, we get an ultrasound and bloodwork. My HCG levels are over 8,000 which they say is great, but the ultrasound had me measuring at less than 4 weeks when I was supposed to be almost 6. I was terrified and truly disappointed, not to mention, it was our 9 year wedding anniversary and it felt like a waste sitting in the ER. I figured it was over for sure. 2 days later, we did a tour of the White House. Morning sickness was hitting me hard. I almost vomited in the President's Red Room!
After the tour, we headed back to my sister's house and when I went to the bathroom, there was the bright red blood again. Michelle had bought us all breakfast, but I was too scared to eat it. Instead, I went downstairs and laid down with my feet up. The E.R. scheduled us an appointment for later that day, and Rob and I went there. I told him I doubted they'd see anything. The doctor was so sweet! I wish she lived here so that I could have her! She did the ultrasound and she pointed out the baby to Rob. He was so happy! It was his first time EVER being with me when I got an ultrasound.

We didn't see the heartbeat or anything, but it was still a little miracle in itself. The doctor assured me that everything looked really good, but she told us no sex and we had to be really careful with our little peanut.

HCG levels

2009-10-26T20:07:00.000-07:00

So, because I see an RE (Reproductive Endocrinologist) and he considers me to be an automatic high risk pregnancy, I had my HCG levels tested to see how the baby's doing. At exactly 4 weeks, it was at 81.44. No wonder my tests were so light! Two days later, they little more than doubled to a little over 200, so that's good.

Catching up, as you can see!

2009-10-26T20:03:00.000-07:00

10 DPO (Michael's Birthday, BTW!), I tested for real. Several times. The lines were still light, but they were there. So, I decided to take a digital test to be sure! Yep, it read "Pregnant" and I showed Rob and since he was on the phone, he gave me a goofy thumbs up and a kiss. This whole fertility thing is nerve wracking. Now, I'm terrified of yet another miscarriage. Last time, I completely lost it. Rob was scared of me for a few days. He honestly thought that I was going to kill myself because I was so depressed. We'll see how this one goes though.

September 14th 6DPO

2009-10-26T19:49:00.000-07:00

So, on September 14th, I tested. I fully expected a negative, because it was still early and the ladies on Baby Center swear that 6 DPO (days past ovulation) is way too early to get a positive test. But, low and behold, there was the lightest of light lines on the test! When I say it was light, I mean it was super faint, but still there!