Week 8 Baby Bump Shoot

Cojac News!

How Far Along: 8 weeks

Size of baby: 5/8 of an inch, about the size of a kidney bean (or a small piece of a shredded mini wheat.... thats all I had on hand....haha)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Lost 5 pounds

Movement: None yet!

Maternity Clothes: None yet! But, I did buy a bunch of cute things this weekend. Mainly dresses & tops that I can wear with leggings.

Sleep: I didn't sleep well the last few weeks maybe 3-4 hours a night. But, I slept well this weekend and slept 10 hours last night!!!

Question/comment of the week: "How do you feel?" "Really, how do you feel?"

What I miss: Eating food! I have been so sick and have not eaten a full meal in almost two weeks! I just want to eat food without the "puke" face as Cody says!

7w2d Check Up

We went for our weekly check-up today. We talked with my doctor, Anne, (she was out of town last week) she bawled crying!! I just love her!!

We went over a ton of paperwork and answered a lot of questions. They did a pee sample, blood work and weight. I've lost 5 pounds in one week. Yep, been sick as a dog!! Not fun, but I am not complaining at all. We are both still grinning ear to ear.

Cody has been more emotional than me. He cried watching Bones the other day. HA - good thing he doesn't read our blog. He would kill me for saying that!!! Love you punkin!! ;)

If all comes back well tomorrow with my blood work then we will go back to the doctor on Monday, June 20th. We were scheduled to go the week before, but we are at the beach. At that appointment we will get to hear the heartbeat!!!

We find out the sex of the baby on August 22! Anne says we will take a deep breathe after hearing the heartbeat, another deep breathe after we pass Week 14, and another big deep breathe after we pass Week 20. Praying for a healthy baby and momma to be healthy and have an easy delivery!! ;)

Telling the Parents.... ;)

Cody and I decided to leave last Thursday and make a whirlwind tour to tell our parents the awesome news!! Here is the run down:

Thursday:

I woke up and BAM - my back was jacked up. I thought just awesome.... this is going to be a long 9 months!! I was really sick Thursday morning too. We didn't leave the house until about 10 am. We stopped by McDonald's and I ate a hash brown and it was delicious!! We left there and headed to Knoxville. My back was killing me the whole trip. I was texting back and forth with Jena so she could coral my parents for the big surprise! When we were about 20 minutes away, Jena sent me a text and said "mom knows something is up" My stomach sank and I cried. I wanted to tell her in person!! So, after all the drama of me thinking mom knew.... she didn't! Cody and I showed up and told her that I had Court the next day and he was just along for the ride since he didn't have to work ;) She smiled and bought it, YES!!!!! So we sat there and hung out until the guys came home. It killed me to sit there and not tell my mom, but I really wanted to tell them together. So, the guys made it home and showered and then as we were getting ready to leave for dinner I told my parents that a client made a really sweet card for me and I wanted them to see it. I handed it to mom:



They were so excited!!!! I literally thought mom would have a heart attack! Sweet Bailee said "No one cried when we said MY baby was coming" She was a little confused why everyone was so hysterical when we said we were pregnant. We made it out the door to dinner and had a great night. Bailee said later that night as we were playing the quiet game on the ride home that "Those pregnant girls up front can NOT loose because they have babies in the belly!!" She is such a sweetie! She drew me a few pictures that night too. Here they are:


Ha! Bailee made this picture of "Nana" who was crying!! ;)




Friday:

We woke up and got ready to leave. We made a stop with mom and Bailee at WalMart to buy Bailee her big girl bike for graduating from pre-school. She was so excited to ride her bike without training wheels. From there we set off to tell Cody's parents. Who knew what this day had in store!!! We left Knoxville at 12:30pm for what should have been a 5 1/2 hour drive..... well, 12 hours later we made it to Montgomery! There was an overturned gas tanker 45 miles away from his parents house! If we would have followed the GPS ummm, hmmmm Cody Berry, we would have avoided the mess. But, it is what it is. We arrived at five minutes to midnight. We were both anxious and wanted to tell his parents. Miraculously, they were awake when we arrived so Cody handed them tickets to concert here in Nashville for January 10, 2012 - they were thanking us - thinking cool - then Cody handed them their back stage pass - our picture at the ultrasound and his mom freaked! His dad was so lost saying "What, what?" haha! see picture of their "concert" ticket:

We didn't get a picture with Cody's parents....makes me sad!! BUT, we did have these from a few weekends earlier - Mother's Day! (Technically we WERE pregnant then and just didn't know it yet ;))






Saturday:

We got up and left the house by 9am heading to Panama City to see Ross and tell him the news. I was exhausted and felt SO sick. I didn't even shower! I rode to the beach in my pajamas! Nice Jaclyn...way to keep it classy! Once we arrived we checked in the hotel and stopped by to see Ross for a few minutes before leaving for lunch. (Yes, I managed to change clothes at this point!) Ross was really excited! We left for lunch and I said "I think I can eat" Boy did I ever!!! I demolished a pound of crab legs, baked potato and cole slaw. Then got a small serving of frozen yogurt too! I felt so much better after eating. We headed back to Ross' house and I sacked out in the guest room for 3.5 hours while they visited. We went back to the hotel and I showered (finally, yuck) and went back to bed.

Sunday:

I was up bright and early at 6am! I sat on the balcony and read some of my pregnancy books before everyone moved around! Jackie came and joined me and we chatted. We all showered and headed over to Ross' for breakfast. We ate and then I took a nap and we left there at 12:30 and headed back to Montgomery. When we got there at 4pm, I felt awful. We went through the drive through to get me some chicken nuggets and I couldn't eat them. I felt so bad that I laid down for a little bit. We left Montgomery about 4:30 and headed to Nashville. It was a great trip, no traffic at all ;) We traveled four days and was in the car 26.5 hours!! But, I would not have changed a thing! Yay!!

Surreal Peace ....

So, I woke up at 3:29 am with tears just streaming down my face. They were all happy tears!!! I had an overwhelming sense of peace that this baby was going to be okay and that God had my back.

I feel different already - mainly nauseous - but already feel like a mom - a feeling in this world I never thought would happen. I am so excited to start this next chapter in my life.

I believe God can give Miracles

WOW - what a whirlwind of a day!!! Never before did I think I would say these words "I AM PREGNANT!" Well, it's true!! Yep, you heard right!!!

After 6 rounds of clomid, one round of IVF, countless heartbreaking & crying days and $23,000 spent trying to have a baby - WE ARE GOING TO BE PARENTS!!!!




Let me give you a rundown of the past few days. My family came in town this weekend.

Friday - I got off work and drove out to Mt. Juliet to pick my sister up at the campground while the guys & Bailee stayed to camp out.

Saturday - Jena and I got up and hit some garage sales and drive out to Franklin. We met Cat and Amy and hit a few more garage sales. We then went to the boat dock and ate lunch and the guys met up with us too. We hung out for a while and fed the ducks with the kiddos. We then headed back to my house where Momma Judee was cooking up a storm. We all ate and hung out for a while here until bed time. I felt a little nauseous and my boobs hurt - but I thought I was a little sick from pushing myself from running sprints early that morning.

Sunday - The girls and Cody lounged around and we went to the mall at 12 to meet up with Cat, Reed, Carlyn, Amy & Emma. We went to Build-A-Bear and ate lunch and walked around the mall and shopped a little. ;) Then everyone came to stay the night with us. There were 7 people plus myself and Cody that stayed the night. It was a great night with friends and family!!

Monday - I slept in a little and Cody and I ran to the grocery and ate lunch. I came home and cleaned the bathrooms, did laundry, vacuumed and moped the floors and worked out twice. I then went to nanny that night.

Tuesday - THE MOST AWESOME DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!

I woke up and laid in bed. I felt awful. I felt SO nauseous. I woke up and went to take a shower and kept dry heaving. Weird I thought. So, I went to make myself breakfast and yuck - nothing sounded good. I felt so sick. I brushed my teeth and heaved again. I then decided to make my lunch and attempt breakfast again - nope not a success. Heaved in the kitchen sink. UGH, I felt bad for taking off Monday to decompress after the long weekend - so I left for work. I remembered I hadn't had a period in a while (which is not unusual since mine are always funky) But, for some reason I grabbed a pregnancy test on my way out the door just in case. I drank a Sprite at work and felt a little better. I talked to a co-worker who said a stomach bug was going around so I was like "great, I have a bug!"

I called the doctor for some phenegran and he told me to take a pregnancy test and call him back. I went to potty about 11 and took the test with me to do it. I walked back in my office sat it down got busy and looked at it a few minutes later. TWO PINK LINES. Can you believe it?!?! I couldn't I jumped up slammed my office door and tried to breathe. I was freaking out. I was shaking, couldn't breathe and didn't know what to do. I picked up the phone and called Cody. By the grace of God he answered - he NEVER answers I was panting and panting. He kept asking if I was in a wreck. I kept saying "No, no, no" still trying to breathe. I finally summonsed enough air to scream "I THINK I'm pregnant" He was like "What? What? Why?" I told him I took a test and we both got silent. He said "Well?" I mustered enough air to say "TWO PINK LINES, PREGNANT" I kept saying "I'm freaking out, is this real??" We both kept saying over and over "What do we do, who do we call??"

So, we hung up elated and I called my OBGYN - Anne who I love and trust and who has been there every tear of the way for 2 1/2 years - only to find out she was out of the country for 2 weeks. The receptionist told me to come in right away. I grabbed my purse, snuck out the back door and went to the car. I super stalked Cody like 17 times and he finally answered and was rushing out the door to come my way. It felt like THE LONGEST DRIVE EVER!!! When I got there they took me right back and I gave a urine sample. The nurse told me to walk around- she looked up and said "Yep, you're pregnant for sure - no need for a blood test" From then on I was totally glazed over with a perma-grin!! I was so happy I cried and screamed (lterally!). They stuck me in a room to examine me and then Cody arrived. He walked in and all I did was shook my head yes and teared up and we hugged and cried. That was the most awesome moment ever. Two and half years culminated to this - a baby. The exam went well, next was blood work and then an ultrasound. Everything looked great and there was a heartbeat that was strong.

The fill-in doctor Sally called and said that there was a strong heartbeat (105) and she was over the hills happy for us! She said they were going to treat me as a high risk patient given my fertility history & family history of miscarriages. She told me not to worry it was an extreme precaution but this is precious cargo we needed to pamper. Sally also said - no working out for me, eat as healthy as possible (but eat what I want) and really take it easy until I am completely out of the woods.




So, we are 6 weeks pregnant today May 17, 2011 and Baby Cojac is due January 10, 2012!!! I could not be more excited. I want to shout it from the rooftops!!

Here is a quote perfectly fitting that I saw on a friends Facebook post today:

GOD GIVES MIRACLES TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE, COURAGE TO THOSE WITH FAITH, HOPE TO THOSE WHO DREAM, LOVE TO THOSE WHO ACCEPT & FORGIVENESS TO THOSE WHO ASK.....