18 Weeks

I am 18 weeks pregnant YAY! There hasn't been much that changed. I have however finally received my actual Medi-cal card. It took me over two months to get this little sucker in my hands but now that I have it, I can go see a Dr.

I scheduled an appointment with Dr. Feldman today. I wont get to see him until the 7th of June. I swear this crap with waiting sucks ass! But I guess the closer I am to 20 weeks , the more chance I have of finding out the accurate sex no? Anyway I am hoping I will like Dr. Feldman. Apparently he delivered my friend Melissa and she has been to see him. She said that he is a sweet old man and she likes him. So if she likes him, I am sure I will too.

So I guess I will have to wait till week 20 to see a Dr. for the first time and to find out the sex. I was hoping I could do it this week.... but I guess that was wishful thinking. Damn Medi-cal for taking two and a half months!

17 Weeks

17 weeks... that's where I am. And finally I was approved for Medi-cal! It freaking took long enough! Seven weeks ago I had received a letter telling me whom my case worker was and attached was a paper that said I do not need to contact my case worker. I would receive something in the mail when I was approved. This was a procedure that I was told would take around 45 days. 45 days!?!?! WTF!?!?! A lot can happen in 45 days. That's a month and a half and not to mention I was already 10 weeks pregnant when I was finally able to apply for Medical.

So yesterday I still had not received anything in the mail. I called the medi-cal office as soon as I got home and then another time later in the afternoon. To my surprise at the end of the day, I received a phone call. My case worker called and told me that she just went over my case work and that I am approved. I should receive my card within a week. So finally one I hit 18 weeks I will be able to see a Dr.

Man 18 weeks pregnant and finally able to see a Dr. I'm going to be a pin cushion and a piss test pro all in one Dr. visit seeing that I haven't yet seen a Dr. I do have to say I am nervous! I'm showing some but not as much as others. I haven't had my blood tests and all that. Is the baby OK? What will the Dr. tell me. And what the hell Dr. am I going to go see? These are the questions going through my mind right now. I know that a lot of moms to be fear something wrong with their babies. Therefor it is normal for me to feel this way. But not having been following the development of our baby.... it's just made me all that much more nervous. I shouldn't fear anything. What happens is gonna happen and I can't change any of that. So I shouldn't even question it.

Anyway here is my 17 weeks pregnant belly shot. Nothing much has changed. I show a little bit through my already fat body. I haven't been feeling the baby moving. So everything is where it was last week.

16 weeks

Today marks 16 weeks and 3 days. The baby is around 4 ½ inches long (from head to bottom) and weights in at around 3 ½ ounces. S/he is about the size of an avocado. I am showing a little bit but not to the point where people who didn’t know me would recognize that I am pregnant. Thanks to the layers of fat that I originally had around my gut , I don’t look like a normal pregnant woman.

For the last couple weeks I have felt some stretching going on. My stomach began to itch and it keeps getting more and more itchy as the days go on. So in the next couple of weeks here it should become more evident to strangers passing by that I’m not just fat… I am pregnant. I have been feeling different things going on inside my belly. Not exactly sure of what it all is because this pregnancy thing is all new to me. I have always been able to feel things that are going on with my woman parts. Sometimes I could even feel my self ovulating. So I believe I am a little more in tune with my body and it’s functions then most first time moms. I have felt movement here and there but nothing significant. Two days ago I was standing in line at the Albertsons getting my mom some cottage cheese when I felt it. For sure this was the baby moving. It felt kind of like butterflies fluttering around. It’s exciting when you finally feel it and are sure of what it is. I can’t wait till it is more frequent!

Medi-cal

I am really starting to get pissed off! I had to apply for medi-cal because I have not been able to get a job. I understand that it takes some time for Medi-cal to get all the paperwork together to approve or deny you. But it has been 5 weeks since I had applied and still nothing.

I am 16 weeks pregnant as of today and I have yet to see a Dr. In the first trimester you are supposed to get your initial blood test which tests for diseases and other factors that can potentially harm your baby if not treated. This test is supposed to be ran at your first visit at around 7 weeks. I should have seen a Dr. already at least 4 times seeing I am ending my 4th month here. It is complete bullshit!

Whiles I was in the welfare office waiting to talk to my case worker about getting on Medi-cal, I was reading a lot of papers. In those papers they stressed the issue of being seen by a Dr. immediately upon finding out that you are pregnant. So why the hell does it take so long to get on Medi-cal?

All I have to say is this. If you are applying for medi-cal , make sure you apply for the emergency medical. They ask you if you have an emergency and need to see a dr. right away. Make something up! Otherwise you will be waiting approximitly 45 days from the date you apply to see a Dr. By the time I see a Dr. I will be 4 ½ months pregnant or more. That means I will be halfway through my pregnancy. BULLSHIT I tell you!

YAY FOR FOOD!

Soup, salad, and bread sticks! Olive Garden was becoming my best friend! In my first trimester there wasn't very many foods that would sit well with me! Foods that I was able to keep down would make me feel sick and some foods all together I couldn't get near. Peanut butter would almost instantly make me yack! Red meat, don't even have it in the same room as me! To be on the safe side I could eat the soup, salad, bread sticks, and sandwiches. I honestly think that I threw more food up exorcist style then what I kept in my system those 3 months.

I was starting to think that the strong smells that were accompanied by food and such would never go away. As soon as I became pregnant it was like my nose because "Super Nose"! I could smell things from miles away. And it wasn't a good thing. Smells that are very powerful tend to have bad affects. Especially when you can't stand the smells to begin with. Someone could take their shoes off in the next room and I would instantly smell it and throw up. Man was it horrible!

So far in my second trimester, this affliction seems to steadily be subsiding! The other night , for the first time since I had gotten pregnant, I was able to eat a cheeseburger without getting sick. On any normal day .. I love cheeseburgers! I can't seem to get enough of them. But since I found out I was pregnant, just the word hamburger made me feel sick. And the smell of cooking meat all together. Oh man it turned my stomach! Yesterday I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and not only did it taste delicious, it didn't make me feel sick. So I ripped into a peanut butter and honey sandwich next! YES! I am finally getting to eat the things I love once again!

Whiles I love Olive Garden, it tends to get old when that is all you can eat. I am excited that my list of foods I can eat are steadily growing. It gets frustrating when you are hungry and can't keep your food down! Not to mention your body isn't getting all the nutrition it needs to keep baby healthy when everything you eat comes right back up. I'm telling you, if someone were to invent something that could make a pregger momma not so sensative to smells ....S/he would make a killing!