Baby Girl Update from 8/20

So I had another dr appointment today. All is going well. We did a quick ultrasound (no new pictures though). Her head is getting lower and in position. There is plenty of amniotic fluid. 2 arms and 2 legs, very active thing. Dr James said everything looked great and great with the umbilical cord. Heart rate is good and within range. So I go back again in 2 weeks then we start going weekly. Dr James is still planning on a 40 week term which would be the Sept 25th due date but did go over a couple things to watch for and if they happen to call him because I probably am going into labor.

Jason and I started our child birthing classes this week and I have started practicing my relaxation breathing. I am getting some of the Braxton Hicks false contractions but nothing too frequent. we have baby CPR class on Monday, more child birthing class Tuesday then we have a consult with our first pediatrician Wednesday... So yup pretty much all baby baby baby on the brain right now.

All is good though and she's a happy girl in there... well at least that's how I interpret all her kicks and punches :)

6-7 weeks to go...

We had our 32 week ultrasound last Thursday. All went well. She's looking like a very heathly little girl. They took a bunch of measurements of her head, kidneys, humerus, femur ect. All were good size. They viewed her heart and they got a great picture of all 4 chambers for the doctor. And Yes they did re-verify again she is still a girl . After putting all her measurements into the system they said she's about 4 lbs 11oz and in the 73rd Percentile. Her head is towards my left lower belly and her behind is up near my right ribs with her back up. So she's kicking and punching alot toward the middle to right side of my lower belly- which now what I know that make more sense with what I have been feeling except when Jason got punched in the cheek, but that was just funny. The ultrasound technician and then the follow up doctor said based upon her size they would estimate her arrival possibly closer to Sept 16th...My boss has been trying to convince her that she needs to come late so I would be here for the beginning of Oct Training sessions that will be occuring. I just say she's going to come when she wants to- we just have to wait and see. Attached are a couple of the better pictures they took yesterday. The first one is actually a 3D image so you can see a little more of her face and the 2nd picture is a regular ultrasound picture but they said she was blowing bubbles so it's cute. 6-7 weeks to go...

3 months to go

If our baby girl arrives on her due date we have 3 months to go. She's been kicking more and more.

Third trimester is hitting in full force though. Last week, one day I forgot to put on my make up on before work. I got overwhelmed and had the biggest mood swing I think I have ever experienced and yelled at the fax machine earlier this week. And then today I caught myself dozing off sitting in my chair.

The second trimester was so easy and full of energy it's a big adjustment for me to realize I need to pay attention and slow down again.

Here is a picture from our last untra sound. June 4th. It's her head, abdomen and a hand

Mothers Day- It's a girl!!!

Jason and I had our 20 week ultrasound the Friday before mothers day. We were excited because we were going to find out the sex of the baby, but we decided not to tell anyone until Mothers day. So we found this cute shirt that was brown with pink writing. It did spark some conversation...my favorite was "So does the pink mean its a girl"

All is going well. Baby Girl is healthy and starting to move around more and more throughout the day. It seems she especially likes yogurt and fruit or at least those are the foods that seem to make her move the most.

We are Pregnant

We just met with the doctor again for our 16 week check up. Dr says everything is looking really good. Strong heart beat. Perfect test results. We have our next big ultrasound in 4 weeks where we will probably be able to tell the sex of the baby.

Here are a couple pictures from our 14 week ultrasound.

30 Year Old's Club

It has come and gone. I have lived through it. Yup the previously though of "old age of 30" is not any different than any other birthday.

We had a great family/friends party at my parents house the weekend of March 21. Mom had some salsa dancing instructors come and give us a group lesson. Then we had mexican food. It was really a lot of fun. It was a great way to turn 30!

Our first Christmas

Happy Holidays!!!