We just had our ultrasound appointment where they found out our baby's gender! (I'll post a few pictures later - we didn't get them electronically this time.) We're told the baby is in the 70th percentile with it's measurements, weighing approximately 13 ounces. We have the envelope with the results in it! I'm not sure we can be trusted! (I just sent Jerry home with it!) :-) It's very exciting. We just have to wait until not this Sunday, but the next! Ugh!
We spent a really nice visit with my family over Memorial Day weekend. It was so much fun! I'm so excited to bring our baby into our family. My nephew, Hunter, is feeling pretty outnumbered by his sister and 3 girl cousins on his mom's side of the family, so he's hoping for us to have a boy... Lots of other people think it's a girl. We should start taking bets. The reveal party plans are getting very interesting!
As for the overall health of the baby, confirmed by a blood test combined with today's ultrasound, we were told we have the same chances of a normal, healthy baby as someone who is a 22-year-old mother... So I'm taking that as a compliment! It's a relief and a blessing for us.
I'll add a few ultrasound pics when I have a chance!
Hugs all around...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Friday, May 17, 2013
18 weeks + 5 days
Not much to report right now. We had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday this week - just a check-in. No sonogram this time, but they did have a hand-held ultrasound to find the baby's heartbeat, which we're told is at a rate of 155bpm, which is good and healthy! I told the doctor I feel great and it's unnerving not really feeling pregnant yet. Apparently, I'm starting to show quite a bit, but the only way I really feel it is in the way my clothes fit. I've moved into some maternity clothes that are much more comfortable. The doctor told me I'm in the most comfortable phase of pregnancy - the 2nd trimester - where you don't really feel sick like the 1st trimester (which I was lucky enough to not experience), and feeling uncomfortable because of size in the 3rd trimester. I will enjoy it while it lasts!
The next thing we have to look forward to is feeling the baby's movement. I haven't noticed it yet. I guess there is still enough room in there for me to not notice the summersaults the baby's already been doing! I'm told it's around week 20 that you start to feel it. I'm scared and curious all at once!
We'll have a special ultrasound done on May 28th. That's when we'll get the sex of the baby (but not told!) so we can have our reveal cake made for a BBQ Reveal Party we're planning for June 9th, so stay tuned! We'll have another series of ultrasound pictures to share after that appointment. I'll be sure to post them as soon as I can!
We've been out stroller shopping... I think we've narrowed it down to a decision finally! After we learn the sex of the baby, we can start registering! It's getting very exciting!
Love to All...
The next thing we have to look forward to is feeling the baby's movement. I haven't noticed it yet. I guess there is still enough room in there for me to not notice the summersaults the baby's already been doing! I'm told it's around week 20 that you start to feel it. I'm scared and curious all at once!
We'll have a special ultrasound done on May 28th. That's when we'll get the sex of the baby (but not told!) so we can have our reveal cake made for a BBQ Reveal Party we're planning for June 9th, so stay tuned! We'll have another series of ultrasound pictures to share after that appointment. I'll be sure to post them as soon as I can!
We've been out stroller shopping... I think we've narrowed it down to a decision finally! After we learn the sex of the baby, we can start registering! It's getting very exciting!
Love to All...
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
17 weeks + 1 day
Well, Jerry passed his exam! My husband and baby's daddy is now officially a Physical Therapist! It's amazing to think of how this will change our lives! Now comes the job-hunting process... and paychecks!!
We decided on a crib! There are a lot of them out there, but we found a good one. Jerry's mom and Jim ordered the crib and a matching changing table/cabinet as a wonderfully generous gift. It all arrived last week and I came home that night to find Jerry putting it together in the nursery. It was a sweet moment. Now that it's all put together, we realize how big the crib is! (And how small the room is!) I didn't realize cribs were so big!! So, now we have to get clever with the furniture layout.
Last weekend, before the new furniture arrive, my wonderful friend Monda came over to help me get that room cleared out. Being the empty room of the house for a while, it had soon become the parking lot for all of the stuff awaiting projects going on in other areas of the house. She really helped me!! We moved old furniture into the garage, moved the various project materials to the appropriate areas of the house, and finally found the floor in that room! Thank you, Monda!!! Now, I'm ready to putty some holes in the walls and touch up the room for some nursery decor!
The decor is going to be moon & stars. It's a nice, gender-neutral theme with lots of fun potential! I foresee a lot of yellows and whites and blues. The walls are already a dusky twighlight blue color, so we'll just be using that as our base.
We'll be finding out the sex of the baby at the end of May. Actually, that's when the appointment will be. The plan is to have a "gender reveal party" in the first part of June so we can share the nice surprise with our loved ones. The concept: have the tech/doctor conducting the ultrasound not tell us while we're there, but put the result in an envelope. We'll take the envelope to a baker and tell them that if what's in the envelope says girl, make a pink cake. If it's a boy, a blue cake. Then, frost it so we won't know until we cut the cake! It should be fun for all of us! We're too practical to wait until the baby is born to find out, but we figure this is a fun way to still be surprised ahead of time.
So, if you're not able to come to the party, we'll be sure to post a pic of our "cake color" for you to share in the celebration!
I send my love!
We decided on a crib! There are a lot of them out there, but we found a good one. Jerry's mom and Jim ordered the crib and a matching changing table/cabinet as a wonderfully generous gift. It all arrived last week and I came home that night to find Jerry putting it together in the nursery. It was a sweet moment. Now that it's all put together, we realize how big the crib is! (And how small the room is!) I didn't realize cribs were so big!! So, now we have to get clever with the furniture layout.
Last weekend, before the new furniture arrive, my wonderful friend Monda came over to help me get that room cleared out. Being the empty room of the house for a while, it had soon become the parking lot for all of the stuff awaiting projects going on in other areas of the house. She really helped me!! We moved old furniture into the garage, moved the various project materials to the appropriate areas of the house, and finally found the floor in that room! Thank you, Monda!!! Now, I'm ready to putty some holes in the walls and touch up the room for some nursery decor!
The decor is going to be moon & stars. It's a nice, gender-neutral theme with lots of fun potential! I foresee a lot of yellows and whites and blues. The walls are already a dusky twighlight blue color, so we'll just be using that as our base.
We'll be finding out the sex of the baby at the end of May. Actually, that's when the appointment will be. The plan is to have a "gender reveal party" in the first part of June so we can share the nice surprise with our loved ones. The concept: have the tech/doctor conducting the ultrasound not tell us while we're there, but put the result in an envelope. We'll take the envelope to a baker and tell them that if what's in the envelope says girl, make a pink cake. If it's a boy, a blue cake. Then, frost it so we won't know until we cut the cake! It should be fun for all of us! We're too practical to wait until the baby is born to find out, but we figure this is a fun way to still be surprised ahead of time.
So, if you're not able to come to the party, we'll be sure to post a pic of our "cake color" for you to share in the celebration!
I send my love!
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