13 weeks : peach

A PEACH

Your fetus is forming teeth and vocal cords...savor this, their nonfunctional phase. Baby is approaching normal proportions, with his head now only one third the size of his body. And intestines are in the process of moving from the umbilical cord to baby's tummy -- much more convenient.

week 12 was crazy busy. we packed and moved HOME (well closer to home)! we also had a little baby scare over the weekend... in the middle of the move on saturday!!  i started bleeding and it was really scary!! called the dr. and they told me to rest and not move anything (which is exactly what i had been doing since we were moving.) then i called my new OB on monday and they got me right in at 11am!! they are amazing!! so sweet and immediately listened to the heartbeat (which was really strong) and then took me straight to get an ultrasound done to make sure everything was ok with my placenta and cervix. everything looks great with the baby but i have a subchorionic hemorrhage. 

Subchorionic Bleeding During Pregnancy

from: What To Expect 

Sometimes, blood clots form within the layers of the placenta. But more often than not, they heal themselves.

What it is: Also called subchorionic hematoma, subchorionic bleeding is the accumulation of blood within the folds of the chorion (the outer fetal membrane, next to the placenta) or within the layers of the placenta itself. These bleeds, or clots, can cause the placenta to separate from the uterine wall if they get too large, if they develop in a bad spot, or if they aren’t eventually reabsorbed.

How common is it? A good 20 percent of pregnant women will experience some kind of bleeding early in pregnancy, though it’s often hard to tell what’s causing the problem. Subchorionic hematomas are even harder to pick up because they don’t always result in noticeable spotting or bleeding, especially when they’re small.

Who is most at risk? There don’t seem to be any specific risk factors for developing a subchorionic hematoma in the first place, but if you do wind up with one, there are factors that can make you more — or less — likely to have a positive outcome.

so now i am on pelvic rest for at least two weeks and will be evaluated again next week.  i have to say i have too much to do (unpacking boxes) so i'm just taking a lot of breaks and only unloading about 5 boxes a day!! i still can't get to anything in the kitchen.  

out little cashew looked like a jumping bean!! all over the place and wouldn't show it's face :( but it has a good looking spine!! :) 5 more weeks and we will get to find out what we are having and i can't be more excited!!!  i still think it's a boy but a little girls would be great too, at least i know what i'm doing there..... well sort of, LOL