February 2010

The rest of February was a roller coaster. Even after 2 more betas (of 207 and then 6,245 a week later!) I was still in denial. Even after hearing the baby's heart beat at 5 weeks, I knew things could change...in a heartbeat.



Toward the end of February, I switched from my RE's office to my regular ob/gyn (no more getting up at 5 am - WOOHOO!). I was feeling more reassured that everything was going smoothly. They still let me come in once a week to see the baby on the ultrasound, to give me some peace of mind. Here was the baby's heartbeat at 7 weeks.



On February 26, we hosted a dinner for my parents and my sister and brother-in-law. I asked them over to celebrate one last family dinner with just the 6 of us before my sister's baby arrived (she was due March 4th). After dinner, I gave them gifts: for my parents, a picture frame that said "Grandkids" with my u/s pic and my sister's ultrasound pic. For my sister and brother-in-law, I gave them a onesie for their baby that said "I'm the big cousin." They opened the presents at the same time and my sister got it right away, but my mom and dad were a little perplexed! They finally realized what we were trying to tell them & they couldn't have been happier!

That night, my stomach started feeling queasy. Somehow I made it through dinner and dessert but after everyone went home I had my first bout of nausea. Which turned into full-blown stomach flu and lasted the next 10 days.