Unmonitored

So I think I'm still getting used to this idea of going from being so extremely monitored during medicated TTC cycles to what I have now....which is pretty much no monitoring at all. You'd think that we would get even MORE monitoring once there is an actual growing fetus in there! I feel like I'm "going rogue". Heh. My MIL asked me yesterday "so everything is fine?" (referring to my most recent appt). And I said "yep!", and then I thought, "well, how would I know if it's not?" Not trying to be pessimistic, but seriously. My last appt lasted less than 10 minutes, and it was the first time I had been there in 4 weeks! Yes, she did hear the heartbeat, but there were no other tests, no labwork, etc. Again, with the RE, I was used to going every 3 days, or in some cases MORE than that! Obviously I realize the importance of that to prevent overstimulating, etc, I'm just trying to wrap my head about the absurdity of the way things work sometimes! No wonder why so many women who have dealt with IF and ART are overly anxious once we do get pregnant!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I had 2 feasts to attend, and I'm thankful that they are now over. I've stuffed myself silly! My FIL made me laugh yesterday. He is normally VERY quiet. He doesn't say much at all, and when he does, he's a "low talker", so you can hardly hear him! When we walked in the house, he said to me "My, are you getting FAT!" really loudly from across the room! (he was joking). I will post pics soon, but the growing seems to have leveled off a bit lately, which I am also thankful for :)
We are putting up the Christmas decorations today. It's been so warm here, it hardly feels like the holiday season, but I would definitely NOT rather have cold and snow!

13 Weeks

We had the 13 week appt today and got to hear the heartbeat with the doppler. Yay! It was pretty crazy. It took a few minutes for her to find the heartbeat; I was getting worried!
I have gained 3 lbs since my last appt. I'm not sure if that is good or not! From this point in time last year, I am up 13 lbs! Yikes. All the months of IF drugs didn't agree with my figure apparently!

Next appt isn't for another 4 weeks. Hopefully I will be getting less and less nervous as each week passes.

We announced it to our "friends" on FB today. It feels good to get all the additional congrats, I won't lie! D was going to say "My wife is pregnant and we're pretty sure it's mine" on his status, which I thought was pretty darn funny, but he resisted. Darn!