Pregnancy and Week 17

Well as everyone knows by now. Jay and I are expecting our first child. This sweet bundle of joy will be here on or around November 21. So far it has been a pretty rough pregnancy. I have been in and out of the hospital 7 times at this point. At first it was infections they could not get under control. Then we thought we were miscarrying but thankfully we did not. That was a long night but we survived it. After that I was in the emergency room again because I was dehydrated and unable to keep anything, and I do mean anything, down. They hooked me up to an iv and gave me fluids for like 3 hours.

Finally at 17 weeks my nausea has finally gone away for the most part. I can actually eat food and smell it cooking without running to my best friend, Mr. Bucket. My bump is not always around which is very disappointing. However when it is around it is really there. There is no mistaking it for having eaten a big lunch.I lost 15 pounds in one month. I really scared the doctors which was not fun at all. I have started gaining back the weight that I lost during the first trimester. Only 4 pounds as of my last doctors appointment. That is better than not gaining any of it back though. We get to find out the gender of the baby on the 28th. Still not sure if we are going to do a gender reveal party or even have a baby shower. We will let y'all know more as we know more. Now for some pictures.