3D Sonogram

I went on Friday and had a 3D sonogram done, it was the coolest thing and we think that Lily has my lips and nose. We had tried the Monday before, but my little stinker kept moving her head back, she did not want to be seen I guess. I have posted a picture of what we were able to get and I just cannot wait to meet her.

February 19, 2009

Went in for my doc appt and had a sonogram done today. Lily is already 3lbs and 11oz. I could not believe it. The doc is thinking we are going to have a big baby to deliver come time for me to deliver. I got to see her hair forming, and was just amazed. She is already in position, she just needs to turn her body a little bit so her face is facing my back. Her feet are up in my chest, but I could have told you that just from these past 3 weeks of discomfort, but only 9.5 weeks left so I think I can hang in there.
The doc thinks she will be coming between April 23 and 28, but if she is not here by April 30th, he wants to induce. He said he is not a big fan of letting his patients go past their due date. I start my prepared childbirth classes next Wed night and I am a little nervous. It is getting down to the wire.
The crib and dresser came in yesterday and we are having them delivered this weekend.

I have uploaded a few of the portraits my friend Jeff took of me this past Sunday.

Coast is Clear

I went into the drs office yesterday to get my Rh negative shot and they told me that my glucose test turned out normal, so the coast is clear. I was scared that it would come back positive and I would have to change my diet, which we all know how picky I am so that would have been a challenge. I did find out that my bloodwork showed I was a little anemic so I have to start taking iron pills.

My friend Jeff is going to be taking my pregnancy portraits this Sunday so as soon as I have pictures back from that I will post them. I finally posted a few pictures from a couple of weeks ago. She is definitely a mover and I feel like her foot is stuck in my chest all the time. She stretched last night and that felt so funky and kind of hurt. I have a feeling we are going to have a fiesty little girl on our hands.

I also will be getting a 3D sonogram done on Monday and cannot wait to see if we can tell who she is going to look like.

Another doctor's appt

Yesterday, went to the doctor for a check up. I measured right at 24.5 weeks, which is right on schedule. Her heartbeat is still really strong. My blood pressure came down, so my doctor was happy, and he is also happy with my weight gain.
Next appointment, I will do the glucose test. They also will do the Rh negative shot. I promise I will get a picture of my belly on the post soon, just have had too much going on to download my pictures.

Drum Roll Please, It's a Girl!

We got to find out on Thursday, 12/11, that we are having a girl. We are super excited! Unfortunately, Andy was still not well enough to be there for the appt and was really upset that he could not be there, but we are both just so happy and feel so blessed. My mom and dad did get to go with me to the appt and it was a great moment to share with them since I am their baby. They are both over the moon that it is a girl.
Now the hard part starts, trying to figure out a name, we just cannot seem to find a name that we both like. If I like one, Andy does not, and vice versa. Stay tuned for more updates...

Update on Andy

Well, Andy was discharged last Wednesday (12/10), and then we had to put him back in the hospital on Thursday (12/11). The doctors discharged him too early and he scared me to death on Thursday when he fainted twice on me. Friday, the lung doctor had to put a chest tube in so that they could drain the fluids that were building up in his chest out. Andy was not in the greatest spirits after that and really has not had good sleep in about two and half weeks. He finally slept on Saturday night and was in good spirits yesterday. They should be taking the chest tube out today and he could possibly be coming home tomorrow.

Our scare with Andy

Well, Andy has been in the hospital since last Friday, we had a pretty good scare with him. He has pneumonia, but on top of that he has an abscess on his lung that covers about 3/4 of his left lung, so right now he is only working on 60% lung capacity. He might get to come home today but it may be tomorrow or Friday.
It all started the week of Thanksgiving, he caught a nasty virus and was so sick, and lost his voice on top of that, so we thought it was the flu. Of course I had to stay some what of a distance away from him since I am pregnant. Plus we were moving that week, so double stress. By Thanksgiving he was feeling better, just tired, but he had his voice back somewhat, just raspy. Then Sat night came and he woke up gasping for air and complaining about chest pain. It was pretty scary but by Sunday he said it was better. Well, he continued to go through the week in pain and waking up gasping for air, until last Thursday when I made him go to the doctor. Turns out he had pneumonia and they saw a mass on his lung but did not know what it was and were just going to give him a shot and send him home. He also had a 103 fever. Well, by Friday morning it was so bad, Andy woke up and took himself to the ER and called me at work to let me know that it was pretty bad news and that they were admitting him to the hospital.
He is in alot of pain right now, but it is slowly getting better. The lung doctor has told us that Andy has a long road of recovery ahead of him. We are hoping he can maybe get out today, because he really wants to be there for the sonogram tomorrow, but if he has to stay in the hospital for a little bit longer then he has to stay.

I will post more on Friday after we have our sonogram. Can't wait to share the news of what we are having, stay tuned...

November 13, 2008 3rd Appt

Yesterday, I had my third appt with the doctor. Nothing too exciting went down, my blood pressure is still normal, I did gain 6 lbs, which embarrassed me but they said that was totally fine. The doctor measured me and then we listened to the heartbeat, which was in the high 150s. Overall he is pleased with my progress. Next appt will be the exciting one because we will get to find out the sex of the baby and look at all the organs. That is set for December 11, at 3, so stayed tuned...

Also, I will have Andy take a picture of my growing belly and post it within the next week.