Well, I had to call Dr. Wang's office today. Gerald and I have had a terrible bout with the stomach flu (which at first we thought was food poisoning, but it lasted for a few days...). I got extremely sick and lost about 8 pounds in three days. I haven't been able to eat much, so I wanted to make sure the baby was okay (as did Dr. Wang) so she told me to come in first thing this morning.
The baby looked absolutely fine! He/she is looking more and more like a baby each time we get to see him/her! The baby was kicking and wiggling and moving all around! We were even able to see the baby's profile!
After the doctor's appointment, we went to Costco to get some groceries and food... and Gerald wanted to buy me some diamond and sapphire earrings since today was our three year wedding anniversary. :) We got to the jewelry section - and I nearly fainted. I had to have Gerald walk me back to the car (and I had to stop and rest a couple of times) as I knew if I stayed in the store I would pass out. So I waited in the car while Gerald did the shopping.
For the rest of the day, we just took it easy... trying to get over this flu!! It's never fun being sick, but it's even worse when you're sick and pregnant!
Our Happy Family
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Sick... :( - 10 weeks, 4 days
I threw up for the first time this week (11/28)... :( I've been on bedrest, which is nice to relax but makes me feel so lazy! I've been much more nauseous than I was before, which has been a difficult adjustment. Gerald is doing such an amazing job picking up the slack and taking care of me!
We told our friends, Ken and Cindy Bessho and Pauline Louie at dinner on 11/30 that we were expecting in June. They were all excited, but Cindy especially as she began asking all sorts of questions about how I was feeling. :)
We also told our families about the baby possibly being a boy! Gerald's Mom is very excited as this would be the first baby boy Wong in the family!
We told our friends, Ken and Cindy Bessho and Pauline Louie at dinner on 11/30 that we were expecting in June. They were all excited, but Cindy especially as she began asking all sorts of questions about how I was feeling. :)
We also told our families about the baby possibly being a boy! Gerald's Mom is very excited as this would be the first baby boy Wong in the family!
Friday, November 30, 2007
The Baby Is A... 10 weeks, 3 days
Dr. Wang told us today at our 10 week 3 day ultrasound that the baby looks very healthy.... and that is looks like we are expecting a baby boy! We know it's really early to try to determine the sex of the baby, so we won't necessarily go out and buy anything blue, but it's very exciting to think we might have a little boy in the family! The heartbeat was lower than at our last ultrasound, but Dr. Wang said that's normal and nothing to be concerned about.
The baby was wiggling and waving - there are so many milestones that we are experiencing, each ultrasound leaves an amazing impression on us. To actually get to see the baby move around for the first time took my breath away! We were also able to see the spine and count all five fingers on one of the hands!
The baby was wiggling and waving - there are so many milestones that we are experiencing, each ultrasound leaves an amazing impression on us. To actually get to see the baby move around for the first time took my breath away! We were also able to see the spine and count all five fingers on one of the hands!
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Thanksgiving
We went to Vegas for Thanksgiving.... I have to say, it is sooo nice to be back working for Waleed. He has been so understanding, not to mention the fact that I can basically work from anywhere, so I was able to be in Vegas much longer than I would have been if I was still working for Jeff.
We bought my dad an early Christmas present - the Jeopardy TV game - which he loved! We wanted to be able to give him something that he could do in his room... and since he loves Jeopardy so much we figured this was perfect! It took us a while to get the game configured, but it actually is pretty cool - they have the squares just like in the real TV show, and you can choose categories / dollar amounts, get a Daily Double (some with video Daily Doubles also like in the TV show)! It's a really cool game.
My mom and I looked at houses, like we always do... that's one thing I love about Vegas is being able to see all the model homes! I found one house that I really love... less expensive than our house in LA, and it's 5 bedrooms! Of course, we won't buy it.... but it's nice to look!
We bought my dad an early Christmas present - the Jeopardy TV game - which he loved! We wanted to be able to give him something that he could do in his room... and since he loves Jeopardy so much we figured this was perfect! It took us a while to get the game configured, but it actually is pretty cool - they have the squares just like in the real TV show, and you can choose categories / dollar amounts, get a Daily Double (some with video Daily Doubles also like in the TV show)! It's a really cool game.
My mom and I looked at houses, like we always do... that's one thing I love about Vegas is being able to see all the model homes! I found one house that I really love... less expensive than our house in LA, and it's 5 bedrooms! Of course, we won't buy it.... but it's nice to look!
Friday, November 16, 2007
Heard the Heartbeat!! 8 weeks, 3 days
We had our follow up appointment today since next week is Thanksgiving. Dr. Wang said the baby looks good, but that the placenta needed to develop a little "stronger" and therefore ordered me to go on a non-strict bedrest. People get really concerned when I tell them that, but really she was afraid that I was overdoing it and not resting enough, so this was her way to make sure that I rest more.
We also got to hear the heartbeat for the first time! I actually got teary-eyed... it was such an amazing feeling to get to hear your child's heartbeat for the first time (it's kind of weird referring to the baby as "my child"... have to get used to that!) Once you hear the heartbeat, supposedly your pregnancy risks lower by 50%... so we were definitely glad to get to hear the heartbeat today!
We also got to hear the heartbeat for the first time! I actually got teary-eyed... it was such an amazing feeling to get to hear your child's heartbeat for the first time (it's kind of weird referring to the baby as "my child"... have to get used to that!) Once you hear the heartbeat, supposedly your pregnancy risks lower by 50%... so we were definitely glad to get to hear the heartbeat today!
Friday, November 9, 2007
Quit My Job!!!
Well, since I told my boss, Jeff, that I was pregnant, his whole attitude towards me changed. He started getting extremely rude and harassing, almost as if he was setting me up to fire me with cause.
I called my old boss, Waleed, and told him the whole story. He agreed that Jeff (who is a friend of his... Waleed helped me to get this job when he laid me off from the mortgage job) was acting extremely out of the ordinary, and the only reason he could make of it was that he must be trying to get rid of me, which Waleed realized was totally unfair. He also said he knows my works ethic and there is no reason for Jeff to be acting the way he is. (Just one example - Jeff sent me to Sacramento for a convention... I had him authorize my flights and times before I booked them, so he signed off on everything. The day of my flight, I show up to the airport to find out my 9:15 flight has been cancelled, and I've been bumped to the next flight at 10:45. When I told Jeff, he said I need to make it to Sacramento no later than 2 PM PERIOD... even if it means taking another flight - but no other airlines fly direct from Burbank.... anyway, my 10:45 flight gets delayed, and Jeff gets extremely upset with me telling me I need to figure it out and that I shouldn't have booked this 9:15 flight to begin with... anyway, that's just a portion of the story.) So Waleed tells me if I want to come back and work for him, that I can. Obviously, the pay scale will be a little different than before, but I can work from home (a BIG plus!!) and therefore take it easy.
So before I left the office last night, I sent my letter of resignation to Jeff with my last day of work being November 20th (since he didn't want to give me the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off so I could visit my parents in Vegas). I never heard back from him. When I got in this morning, there was still no answer... and after what Dr. Wang had told me yesterday about stress and anger and how it affects the baby, I realized it wasn't worth putting myself through the stress and what I'm sure would have been even more hostility once Jeff did actually start speaking to me... so I sent another letter advising him that I was leaving effective immediately... and I packed up my things and left.
I have to tell you - I was so relieved to get out of there!!! It's too bad it didn't work out... Jeff was a nice person (before I told him I was pregnant), but he's not married and doesn't have children, so it's hard for him to relate. He's also a very poor manager, and does not handle situations well (obviously) so I think everyone is better off in this situation.
I go back to work for Waleed on Tuesday since Monday is a holiday... I'm so glad to be back! He and I get along so much better, plus he and his wife just had a baby in May of this year... so he can understand everything that Gerald and I are and will be going through this pregnancy.
I called my old boss, Waleed, and told him the whole story. He agreed that Jeff (who is a friend of his... Waleed helped me to get this job when he laid me off from the mortgage job) was acting extremely out of the ordinary, and the only reason he could make of it was that he must be trying to get rid of me, which Waleed realized was totally unfair. He also said he knows my works ethic and there is no reason for Jeff to be acting the way he is. (Just one example - Jeff sent me to Sacramento for a convention... I had him authorize my flights and times before I booked them, so he signed off on everything. The day of my flight, I show up to the airport to find out my 9:15 flight has been cancelled, and I've been bumped to the next flight at 10:45. When I told Jeff, he said I need to make it to Sacramento no later than 2 PM PERIOD... even if it means taking another flight - but no other airlines fly direct from Burbank.... anyway, my 10:45 flight gets delayed, and Jeff gets extremely upset with me telling me I need to figure it out and that I shouldn't have booked this 9:15 flight to begin with... anyway, that's just a portion of the story.) So Waleed tells me if I want to come back and work for him, that I can. Obviously, the pay scale will be a little different than before, but I can work from home (a BIG plus!!) and therefore take it easy.
So before I left the office last night, I sent my letter of resignation to Jeff with my last day of work being November 20th (since he didn't want to give me the Wednesday before Thanksgiving off so I could visit my parents in Vegas). I never heard back from him. When I got in this morning, there was still no answer... and after what Dr. Wang had told me yesterday about stress and anger and how it affects the baby, I realized it wasn't worth putting myself through the stress and what I'm sure would have been even more hostility once Jeff did actually start speaking to me... so I sent another letter advising him that I was leaving effective immediately... and I packed up my things and left.
I have to tell you - I was so relieved to get out of there!!! It's too bad it didn't work out... Jeff was a nice person (before I told him I was pregnant), but he's not married and doesn't have children, so it's hard for him to relate. He's also a very poor manager, and does not handle situations well (obviously) so I think everyone is better off in this situation.
I go back to work for Waleed on Tuesday since Monday is a holiday... I'm so glad to be back! He and I get along so much better, plus he and his wife just had a baby in May of this year... so he can understand everything that Gerald and I are and will be going through this pregnancy.
Saw the Heartbeat!! 7 weeks, 3 days
This morning before work, Gerald and I went to Dr. Wang's for our usual 2 week follow-up to check on the progress of the pregnancy. We actually were able to see the little heartbeat flickering on the screen! It was too early to hear anything... but knowing that the heartbeat is there definitely takes some of the worries away!
Dr. Wang did say that the baby's yolk sack was smaller than she would like for it to be. She asked me if I had been upset and stressed lately.... which I have, no thanks to my very unsympathetic boss (I'll post more on this later). She told me I need to be very careful about getting upset and stressed as it increases my heartrate, which decreases the amount of blood that gets to the baby. This really made me worry, and made me re-evaluate my situation with my job....
But, other than the yolk sack issue, I was glad to hear the baby was doing well. :)
Dr. Wang did say that the baby's yolk sack was smaller than she would like for it to be. She asked me if I had been upset and stressed lately.... which I have, no thanks to my very unsympathetic boss (I'll post more on this later). She told me I need to be very careful about getting upset and stressed as it increases my heartrate, which decreases the amount of blood that gets to the baby. This really made me worry, and made me re-evaluate my situation with my job....
But, other than the yolk sack issue, I was glad to hear the baby was doing well. :)
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