Me, the TV, Laptops and good books.

My new favorite thing is the banana strawberry smoothie from Mcdonalds. I'll be drinking many of these this week I'm sure.

This morning I went to my doctor and we had a long talk. She doesn't like the sound of the back pain and the length of time I've been bleeding (sorry again for TMI) She said all we can do it wait and see and wrote me a note to miss work for a week.

I'll need to stay sitting/laying down and only get up to use the bathroom! My doctor came out and talked to my husband and told him to make sure I don't do anything in the house at all. It was funny, my husband told her not to worry he'll do everything and he's already on to cleaning the whole house (haaha ok he didn't say that exactly ha!)

I asked her about my low HCG levels and the fact that I have NO pregnancy symptoms. She assured me that they were ok and normal along with the ultrasound the missing pregnancy symptoms do not give any answers to good or bad. The problem arises when there is a lot more bleeding than usual then something could go wrong. But if bleeding stops then all can proceed as normal.

I'm going to see a OB tomorrow to get checked out again, and hopefully he can shed some light and give me more answers.

I'm trying really hard not to google every little thing! I'm one of those people that neeeds answers and wants to know, Why? Why? How? When? and What!? But I'm trying not to do that and really want to focus on relaxing and leave it up to the doctors to tell me what's going on.

Thank you for all your support :)

The good news is that I get to catch up on all my blog readings too :)

Short Update

Yesterday I had severe cramping all throughout my back. I'm again worried with what is going on. I'm hoping my doctor is in today or I may go back to the ER. I don't see how this pain can be normal with lots of spotting actually I shouldn't call it spotting as it's pretty much the same as the time of the month! :(

I'm hoping to get in with my family doctor so she can compare my weekend HCG levels with the ones she has on file from 3 weeks ago. This will give a good indication of what is going on. If they are getting higher that is a good sign, if they went lower that could be a bad sign. This weekend at 7 weeks my HCG levels were at 1167 which the ER doctor said was very low... BUT we did see the heart beat so that was good news.

Confused!

Fingers crossed for good news today.

Good news!

Good news! All seems to be OK!

Last night I was feeling a lot of back pain with continued spotting. So we went to nearest ER. We spent about 5 hours there and the doctor said that my HCG levels seem low for 7 weeks but he could not really make any assumptions without seeing an ultrasound first. So they booked the ultrasound for this morning...

I will admit to really expecting the worst... I had all the symptoms of a miscarriage :( and was preparing myself for the worst.

I had increasing spotting
I had loss of pregnancy symptoms
I had menstrual cramps in my back
I had low hcg levels....

At 1030 this morning we went to get the ultrasound done. AND They saw the little embryo! and with a heart rate of 117 bpm!

Doctor said everything looks the way it should!!

Such a relief! I will need to go in for more blood work this week to check my HCG levels and they should double normally so fingers crossed for more good news!

Tonight I'm home with my feet up and just taking it easy and relaxing!

A friend passed by this evening and brought me these delicious cookies she made...

Then my sister came over and brought me these!!! Oh dear!


It's been such a emotional roller coaster today and I feel sooooo drained!

So here is a little dose of extra happiness below, baby's first gifts!

My brother inlaw and his gf bought he or she! this Mother Goose book and little toy so cute! (I had to put them in the closet because Zoe already decided to play with the toy and I found it near the door way the other day!)
My sister bought me these cute little socks! and the softest blanky ever! Love it!

These are the baby's first little items!

Lots of rest.

THANK YOU!

Thanks you so much for all your kind words on my BIG NEWS post yesterday :)

My spotting (TMI sorry) has not gone away and it's been a total of 7 days!

My doctor called today and said that I really need to take it easy and rest the whole weekend and monitor my symptoms.

So that is what I'm doing this weekend. No plans at all and just staying in! I have my books piled up and my computer at hand ready to read blogs all weekend :) and it's bed/couch potato time with my feet up. Glad that husband will be helping out with a lot of stuff. Like laundry! with our new machines we just got. I will watch since I've been waiting for these new machines and want to see them go on their first run haha! I'll also be making a grocery list for him, which is hard for me because as I'm noticing I am a little controlling when it comes to grocery shopping, I really hate that I won't be doing it... weird huh!

Wednesday seems so far from today, and I'm soo anxious to make sure all is ok in there!! I really do not know what to think and frankly I rather not think at all! Just praying for the best!!!

Big and Exciting changes to come!

A definite surprise for us... and a very exciting one!!!

6 tests, just to be sure ahah! and 1 confirmation from my doctor last Thursday!......





I'm pregnant!!!!!!!

Now this explains my lack of weight loss talk ahah!

The story....

May 25... missed period.
Back track to May 18, spotting for 1 day which was an assumed period. So on the 25th I did not think much of it! And according to my Iphone Ovulation app (ha!) I did not think there was the possibility.

May 27... Ah what the heck I'll take a test....

First response test #1. After 3 mins, glanced down at it and only saw 1 dark line. Meaning NOT pregnant. I thought, that's ok, I wasn't really expecting it. 2 mins later I picked it up to throw it away and did a DOUBLE TAKE! 1 faint line..... FAINT LINE HUH. What's that mean... It meant PREGNANT!

Test #2 from the 2 pack i bought haha .....positive.

May 28. Bought 3 more brands... all positive! ugh hem I will admit to carrying these peed up stix in my purse for a week ha!

May 29. Blood work

June 1. Doctor says results are questionable... HUH!?????

June 5. blood work #2 and another preg test #6 to take the same day! haha! my test positive 2 dark lines....

June 10......... CONFIRMED by DOC! I'm pregnant! Which by my calculations today makes me almost 7 weeks!

I wasn't sure when to tell the blog world. Many people wait until after their first trimester. I'm so excited and I wanted to share it with my amazing bloggy friends right away, these past few weeks felt like forever! AND I'll need all your tips and advice! because the truth is... within my happiness and gratefulness...I'm a little terrified!

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*** I wrote this a couple days ago then hesitated to post it. BUT It's really hard for me not to express my feelings and I have an amazing group of followers so decided to let you all in!...My concern - I've been having some spotting for a week now and wasn't sure what to think! Doctor told me to take it easy and get a lot of rest and I have my first ultrasound next week which will make me close to 8 weeks. Lets pray for good news!

Lazy Tuesday.

Why does Zoe ALWAYS sleep on the dining room table! What is so comfy about it? Why can't she pick the spare bedroom or the bathroom or anywhere else but the table! haha!

I made tonight a lazy Tuesday night. I came home made dinner... Pork chops and beans with salad and potatoes...YUM!
And I just stayed on the couch with my feet up watching TV! Sometimes these lazy days are soooo neeeded!

Tomorrow in soccer, Honduras and Chile play . We are going over to the inlaws for some delicious Honduran food tomorrow! Can't wait! Loving the world cup games!

Hope you all are having a great week so far!

Niagara Falls shopping!

Today I spent the day with my lovely baby sister! We decided to take a little road trip 1 1/2 hours to Niagara Falls. We both love Niagara Falls...it's always so much fun!

We shopped in the outlet stores, walked by the falls and in the gardens..


We also went to Ihop for Breakfast. It was my first time there. AND YUMMY it was good! I had banana and strawberry pancakes with my BF. mmm mmm

Before we left the falls we made our usual last stop at the Hershey factory! This little guy was dancing around in front of the Hershey store....


Our day was so fun and relaxing, I had a great time with my sister. We always do and we are always good company for shopping!

My purchase today... A nice big Coach purse! The Coach outlet store had amazing deals, my purse was an extra 70% off ticket price!

Sad the weekend is over :(

Great deals!

Today was one of those rainy yucky days. So what better to do than to go shop!

I went to Winners and found some great deals in their clearance section. I love shopping the clearance section, I always find unique items for great prices.

I got this for $5.00 "Live Laugh Love"

And this basket for $8.00, which Zoe immediately claimed as her own ahah!
I also bought a few candles and a new pair of yoga pants :)

On another note a friend of mine suggested I use this organic fruits and veggie wash so I went out to buy that today as well. Can't wait to use it!

How do you ensure your fruits and veggies are clean?

Out of it!

Zoe can always imitate how I feel... UGH today I feel out of it! Work has been soooo stressful! I left work yesterday so upset! Today was a little bit better. I made sure to voice my opinion at work... to my boss! I really am not going to take bullying in the workplace! So when I feel I'm in the right I neeed! to stick up for myself! :)



This week was our second week of Italiano Classes! It was so much fun. I forgot to take pics!! Next week I'll be sure to take pic of us students. haha!


I've been doing REALLY REALLY well with the no fast food! Fast food meaning drive thru places like McDonald's/Wendy's/Harvey's etc. However the other night coming home from work and having an appointment to make we went to McDonald's. I did not want to break my no fast food streak, so I went for a grilled mcmini haha! It was ok. Not the most filling meal but it did the job until I got home to grab something healthier.
I bought oats last week and still haven't made it. Some friends gave me ideas on what to add to it but I'm still scared to make it.... I've never eaten Oatmeal :O.... I'll get to it... eventually haha!

As per doctors orders I haven't been doing my workout DVD's :( I'll post on that soon. I'm still waiting for my results. But for now I'm sticking to eating healthy and light exercises which means lots of walking!! :)

Hope you all are having a great week so far!

Weekend relaxation!

Zoe and I cleaned the house today ahah! She chases me around when I sweep or swifter and gets extra hyper when I go in to the dining room or basement (she's territorial ahah!)

It's a beautiful day. I ran some errands and just relaxed outside getting fresh air!

We are still pretty new to our area and we are always looking for new places to eat and check out. Yesterday we found a Italian Sandwich place right by our house! I had a chicken sandwich with veggies. It was HUGE! Husband had to finish it off for me ahhah!

I'm sure you all know what next week is! World CUP! My husband is a HUGE soccer fan! I just tag along for the fun ahah! The teams we are going for....
He would also like me to mention he is also going for Brazil LOL.

What team/teams are you routing for!?