Ultrasound #2

So I had to go for another ultrasound up at Maine Medical on Friday. During the first ultrasound, the bowel area was showing lighter than normal so they though it might have been Cystic Fibrosis, but it turned out to be a false alarm, FEW!! They were able to make a DVD of the ultrasound, which is attached. (and yes, I made her confrim it was still a boy and he weighs about 12oz)

The pics are here!

Ok, now that we got them scanned in and power back, here are the pics from the ultrasound.


Here is one of the many profile pics that they gave us.















Here is the baby blowing us a kiss.














Here is the infamous shot of the winkie :)

Ultrasound

We had the official ultrasound on 12/4 and were able to find out we are having a boy!! We are both very excited as we wanted a boy. Pics to follow once they are scanned in. The tech said that everything looked normal and we were right on track for an early May delivery. Now we can actually get to the planning and organizing everything and have some idea as to what we are doing. We have decided to paint the nursery green and go with a kind of jungle/zoo theme. Kendall has finally taken a look at the baby name book and we have come up with a preliminary list so far.

16 weeks

I have officially hit the 4 month mark. According to Baby Center here is what is going on with the baby. Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His legs are much more developed, his head is more erect than it has been, and his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. His ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of his scalp has begun, though his locks aren't recognizable yet. He's even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, his heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop.

I can now start to feel the baby move sporadically which is very exciting. I can't wait until people can feel it from the outside, but that won't be for another month.

Everything else seems to be going normally. I get hungry more often, but still haven't had any cravings for certain foods. I look forward to the next Dr. appointment to see how the baby is progressing, so until next time.....

Hey Everyone. I thought this would be the easiest way to keep everyone up to date with how I was feeling and doing and anything exciting going on.

As of today, I am 14 weeks and 4 days along (technically the second trimester, so they tell me). We found out we were pregnant on 8/28/08 after only 2 months of trying (to our surprise). After a couple of doctor appointments confirming what we already knew, the fun began.

The first trimester went pretty smoothly. I am one of the lucky ones that only had the occasional queasiness at night, but other than that, nothing out of the ordinary. We have decided to turn the current office into the babies room, so now starts the task of finding a new home for all the crap that has accumulated in there. But as Kendall says, we have plenty of time.

At my last Dr.'s appointment, 11/4/08, they said everything was going well. We listened to the babies heartbeat (rate of 147 for those who believe in the wives tale :)), which is still exciting to hear. I have finally gained 1 pound, which considering the alternative, I consider myself very lucky. The next appointment will be for the ultrasound and hopefully we can find out the sex of the baby. That will be the turning point so I can actually register and start getting gender appropriate items.