20 Weeks

Well we are halfway there...I have said this before, but I am not sure if I think this is going by fast or slow. 
Anyways, I went to the doctor yesterday and Beau and I went to get an ultrasound today. 
Yesterday was very quick...my blood pressure was good, my weight was good (up, of course, but very reasonable) and the baby's heart rate was good (155bpm).  That was really it.
Today, the ultrasound was pretty long...they looked at quite a bit, looked at the heart, the kidneys, stomach, brain, reproductive organs (we didn't look though!), and some other stuff that I just wasn't sure about.  They did some measurements to help determine the baby's size.  They are thinking about 14 ounces right now, almost a pound!  They said everything looked very good and right on schedule.  They also said the baby is in breech position right now, but nothing to worry about because obviously he or she has plenty of time to turn around!  I did get to feeling a little funny during the ultrasound, I guess my position and baby's position caused some of my blood supply to be cut off (is what they told me).  Anyways, I suppose I almost passed out, I have never passed out before, so I didn't know what was happening.  I hate to whine or be a whimp so I likely waited a little long before mentioning it, but now I know.  They just had to sit me up, then put me on my left side, but I guess it is not that out of the ordinary, so no one is too concerned. 
So, below are some pictures...a couple 3D ones of the baby's face and one of the 3D ones show the baby's leg right by the face, so he or she must be all scrunched up in there!
Besides all the appointment news, not much else to report.  I feel good.  I have been gaining some weight, but not too much, so I think I am in good shape.  I have been going to the gym to walk or Beau and I will walk at night so that is good too...apparantly exercise helps not only with weight gain, but with labor and delivery.  That is what they say, but who knows...exercising is good anyways, so what does it hurt to keep it up! 
I have felt the baby move quite a bit lately so I guess he or she is pretty squirmy.  It is a wierd feeling and of course no one else can feel it yet, so I feel a little guilty that I can't have Beau feel it yet. 
In summary, Beau, I and baby are all doing very good! 

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Foot

3D - Face

3D - Face with arm and leg

3D - Face and arm

16 weeks

I went to the new doctor today and I love her and I love her nurses, so I am happy. I don't think they would have typically given me an ultrasound but they had just gotten a new ultrasound machine this afternoon so they were excited about giving some on it...I was only the second person they used it on. Anyways, below are some pictures, you can see the spine in one and two little feet in the other. I go back in four weeks then I also have a high tech ultrasound in four weeks to look at internal organs, etc. So that is exciting.

Anyways, I think that is about it, nothing else new to report.

Video

Here is a link to the video of the ultrasound and you can see the baby kicking and punching...very active and squirmy.  I couldn't get it to upload, so I had to upload to YouTube...I made it unlisted or private so you have to link to see it...it is unsearchable, not that anyone would be searching for us and this video...but still I don't want strangers to see it either...I like my privacy!  Anyways, it says it is 9 minutes...the real one was only 3 minutes, so I guess it's on a 3 time loop???  Who knows...
Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30noQ-w8WbI

13 Weeks

We went to the doctor today, my last trip to this doctor.  Anyways, more of the same...our doctor appointments are pretty quick, she just does the ultrasound and that is really it.  The waiting definitely takes MUCH longer than the actual appointment.  Anyways, heart rate was 163bpm to 167bpm, she measured it twice so it varied a little.  It was pretty amazing because the baby was VERY active...he/she was kicking and moving its arms all over the place for a lot of the time...then the baby just settled down and stopped, I guess maybe the baby was tired.  The baby was measuring a little bigger than before, just over 13 weeks, which would be a due date of December 6th, but the doctor said the due date would be moved to December 8th because the other two measurements said December 9th.  So we are staying pretty close to the first estimate, so I will still just keep saying/planning on December 9th because we already knew it could vary by a few days or a week and I don't want to just start saying a day here then next time have it move back a day or two...just silliness.
So here are a few pictures.  We got a video of the ultrasound, which will hopefully shows the baby moving, but it was moving a lot before the doctor started the taping so I don't know if it caught all of it.  Our friend here in Lubbock can convert the VHS to DVD for us, so we will post that later in the week.

Ultrasound pics

Forgot to include with last post....

Back again....11 + weeks

I haven't posted in a while, I have been busy busy with work and when I am not working, I just didn't feel like being on the computer....
But here I am now.  We had a doctor's appointment almost 2 weeks ago.  It went well, not a whole lot to report.  I posted a couple ultrasound pictures here, since they are hard to 'read' I have labeled one where the head and body is just for anyone having trouble.  The baby is still measuring on the same schedule, being due December 9th.  And the doctor measured his/her heartbeat and it was 172 beats per minute she said....which is good!  (The doctor said it should be between 120 - 180 bpm.)  So that is really it for the doctor's appointment.  I see her one more time then I switch doctors.  We found a new doctor, on the third try...it is hard to get a OB doc here, I guess lots of babies being born and a lot of people probably come here to the Hub City to have them (seriously, they call Lubbock the Hub City).  Anyways, I don't know when I will go see the new doctor, I have an appointment, but only with a nurse to do paperwork, etc. 
I have started feeling better.  Most of the time, nothing sounds good but I am up for eating a lot more...I am just so difficult with deciding what to eat.  The only thing that doesn't sound good ever and I still haven't attempted is fish, and I love fish, so I am sure it will pass.  I am still going to the gym or Beau and I will go for walks outside, which I was doing before all this and trying to keep it up.  I have still been wearing my same clothes and haven't gained any weight (at first I lost a few pounds because I felt sick, I have gained about 1/2 of that back, but that's it).  Things are starting to get a bit snug, even though my weight is still around the same....I guess things are shifting around.  I bought this band thing so that I can still wear my same pants, which will be good.  I haven't had any issues with tops, so I should be good now hopefully for a bit.
I am going to Oklahoma next week for work and then Beau and Roma will make the drive Thursday evening.  Beau has accounting comps on Wednesday and Thursday, which is just a test he has to take to be officially done with course work and be considered ABD (all but dissertation).  Anyways, so that is exciting for him to be nearly through this step, he has been studying like crazy!  We will go to the Big XII baseball tournament next week and weekend, which is always fun so we are excited.  And then we will likely head back home on Sunday, even though Monday is a holiday.  It's nice to have a day at home to recover from travel and Beau starts teaching that next week so he will want to get ready for those summer schoolers.
That is about it....I guess I am almost done with the first trimester, my book says at the END of the 12th week the first trimester is done, so I guess that would be just under 2 weeks away, I think!??!  I don't really know if i am counting weeks when they start or begin, I am sure I could figure it out, but for now I am not that worried about it.

Oklahoma now back home!

I went to Oklahoma last week for work.  It was very busy with work and all sorts of activities.  I did something every evening so I was exhausted when I finally got home.  (Some exciting things...I got to go to the Arts Fest in OKC and see the OKC Thunder in their first playoff win!!!)  I slept quite a bit over the weekend and still feel like I am trying to catch up, although that may be impossible.  I am feeling a bit better, not quite as nauseous...I still get waves of feeling sick, especially when I haven't eaten in a while.  I am very sensitive to smells, which I had read about and thought it sounded kind of funny, but I noticed that it is true and not very cool because it occasionally causes a gag reflex.  I am also difficult to eat with (at least I think Beau would say that, but he is being a good sport about it all and of course very accommodating)...nothing really ever sounds good.  I have been eating lots of baked potatoes and have found other things I don't mind...what I have found I have no desire for is any sort of meat and most veggies, especially salads.  I did have meat a couple times last week, but it does not sound appealing at all so I will stay away.  I am eating fruits as much as I can, especially since I am not digging veggies so I am trying to sub in fruits so I get something good for me.
Since I am back at home, I went back to the gym today to try to keep up the habit.  I really don't have much more to report,  but I wanted to post so I tried to stay in the habit of that also.