Third Prenatal Visit

Well, here we are again. Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and didn't eat too much -- I know we sure did! I think my dad and I each ate a whole pie on our own!! Amazingly when I weighed in at the drs office, I have lost three pounds -- I've never done that after Thanksgiving! :)

We had a great time with my parents. They helped with the rental house a lot and we got tons done! It's amazing what happens when you get more people over there working together! We'll get some pictures posted so you all can see the progress. :) It was so nice to have them here for almost ten days and it was sad to see them go!

Anyway, my checkup went really well. My parents were able to come with me and hear the baby's heartbeat and hear her kick! They loved it!! The heart rate was around 160 beats per minute -- nice and strong! :)

They also did the "quad test" which measures some substances in my blood. This could detect any disorder or possible problems that have come about in the baby. I'll have the results in a week but Judy said not to worry about anything.

The truly exciting news is that I scheduled the ultrasound for December 19th -- we don't have to wait until after Christmas to find out the sex of the baby! So, stay posted! We're going to have Judy write down the sex of the baby and put it into a Christmas card, which we'll then open on Christmas morning. So be sure to check here on Christmas morning -- we'll let you know what the sex is! We can't wait!! :)

So, that's that for now. Until next time...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! My parents are here visiting and we are having a wonderful time with them! They got here this past Saturday and are planning to stay until beginning of next week. It's been great to have them here and share our pregnancy with them! We made a trip to the outlets one day and they picked up several things for the baby -- they were like kids in a candy shop! :)

Nelson's birthday is today also so we celebrated last night -- that way we could have birthday cake last night and pie today! Wouldn't want to skip out on any kind of dessert now, would we?! :)

We are doing well and trying to enjoy the first snow (it came yesterday). Pray for us as we have at least 4 more months of the white stuff! :)

Again -- Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Second Prenatal Visit

Today was our second prenatal visit. I have gained three whole pounds since getting pregnant and Judy (the LPN) says I'm right on track. Good to know those candy pumpkins and midnight ice cream runs haven't done too much harm (Just kidding -- there have only been one or two ice cream runs but they were well before 7PM -- I'm in bed by 9PM, folks!).

They didn't do much at this visit but we were able to hear the baby's heart beat and hear her kick (we're calling the baby a "her" until we find out what she is for sure -- I don't like calling the baby an "it"). She was kicking almost every five seconds and it was amazing to think that there's a baby growing inside of me! Now of course I've known this for almost three months, but today it started to feel real! It's so amazing!!

As far as how I'm feeling, I'm almost back to normal. I have much more energy now and am hoping to start working more on our "rental house" -- there's a lot that needs to be done still! My sleeping paterns have been a little off the last month (getting up early mornings like 1-3AM - taking long naps during the day - going to sleep around 7PM - not being able to sleep at night b/c of the naps - waking up at 1-3AM again, etc) but the last two nights I have slept from 10PM - 6AM w/no interuptions! I'm feeling much better and am enjoying going to bed and waking up at normal times again! Praise God the first trimester is only three months long! :)

Our next visit is on November 29th where they will do a series of tests for any birth defects and we'll hear the heartbeat again then too!

Until next time...