17 Week Update

No doctor appointments until August 22nd, so I just thought I'd just let you know how things are going. It dawned on me yesterday that we will finding out if we're having a boy or girl on our 5 month anniversary. We just didn't waste anytime after saying "I do." LOL

We're planning to put our house on the market so we're both working on it to try to get it ready to sell. We've put off doing alot of stuff that it needed and we're paying for it now. It's looking alot better now even though we still have tons to do. We're looking at buying a bigger home here in the Parkersburg area.

I think I found out the reason why the doctor keeps telling me that I'm feeding the baby well. According to a pregnancy book that I'm reading, the baby should be appx 2" below my belly button by Tuesday, July 29th. Well, the baby already measures directly below my belly button as of today - so there are some obvious growth spurts there. Big baby on board!

Overall, I feel great. I believe the baby is resting on my sciatic nerve which hurts and I'm having allergy-like symptoms, but other than those two things - I feel really good. Thank God.

Thank you all for your prayers & thoughts. And I'll keep posting to keep you updated! Only 1 more month until we find out from the BIG ultrasound! Whoo-hoo!!!!!!!

16 Week Dr. Appt

I went to my doctor's appointment on Wednesday for a checkup & bloodwork. I am now at 16 weeks and the baby can now hear voices & see light through the womb. How cool is that?!

I'm still doing really good. My blood pressure was still at a great rate. The baby's heartbeat was at 145bpm, so it has finally started to come down. It was at 160bmp 2 weeks ago.

The doctor mentioned that I am feeding the baby well again. The baby is progressing very well - more so than the doctor expects. So, I had to tell him again that Jason & I were both 9lb babies and I fully expect a big baby at birth. I also told him that we were so big because we were born late, and I didn't want to have a 9lb baby. So he smiled & said that he won't let me go past my due date. YAY!!!!!!! I am determined to have a December baby!

My next appointment isn't until August 22nd, and we're finding out if the baby is a boy or girl. It's actually a week past when he wanted to see me, but I needed a Friday appointment and he won't be in the office on August 15th. So, we're waiting an additional week for the checkup & ultrasound. I'll be at 21 weeks at the time of the next appointment - we'll be over half way there!

Since the baby can hear voices & music, my hair stylist swears by Baby Einstein music and told me to buy a device that plays music into the womb. The music is supposed to soothe the baby and be recognizable so that when we're having a fussy baby next year - we can play the same music to help calm him or her down. I haven't found it yet, but I think I might try it. I'm also playing the piano too!

I'll be posting a belly picture soon. I think I'm finally "popping" so its worth showing off - before I just looked & felt fat. LOL I actually have a few pictures of when I was in my first trimester. Maybe I can post them with an updated one to see the progress.

Please keep us in your prayers & thoughts!

14 Week Dr. Appt 7/3/08

Jason & I went to a doctor appointment today. No ultrasound - but the nurse was able to pick up the heartbeat pretty easily after she found the baby's location. The heartbeat was still at 160bpm, which is very good.

My blood pressure & weight was good. And they were happy to hear that I haven't had any complications. I am officially in my 2nd trimester now! Whoo-hoo!!!!!

The doctor measured my uterus and remarked that the baby was moving up very quickly and seemed to be doing very well. He also remarked that I have been obviously feeding this kid very well. LOL Jason says that I'm going to have a monster.

My next appointment is in 2 weeks for some more bloodwork. He said that the ultrasound to check for the baby's sex will be in 6 weeks (which is what I thought) which will put us finding out in the middle of August. We'll be half way there when we do find out!

For those who don't already know - my nephew & his wife had their baby yesterday (7/2) at 12:38pm. His name is Joel & he weighed 8lb 7oz, and was 20.5" long. SO, Jason & I are officially a great uncle & aunt.

We have less than 6 months to go! Keep praying for us!