We are just twelve days away from our next appointment! I am really excited for this one; I can't wait to know if Little Baby is a he or a she! I'm actually very surprised, however, at how little this actually matters to us. I've always wanted a boy first, and Matt can't wait for his little princess, but in a lot of ways it seems irrelevant now. Of course we're both curious-- as is my grandson ridden mother-- but that's the best way to describe it-- a curiosity. There will be no disappointment either way, as long as Baby stays healthy. It's more of a logistical inconvenience at this point that we don't know.
19 weeks pregnant weirdly feels different from 18 weeks pregnant. All of the changes I've been experiencing so far have been so subtle that it's been hard to note distinct differences from week to week, but 19 feels a lot different.
Whereas I was feeling hardly distinguished flutters in the baby region before, all at once I'm definitely sensing movement now. (S)he's not exactly pounding away yet (I'm not impatient for that-- from what I understand it's not comfortable), but there are definitely little jumps that come and go in waves.
I'm definitely beginning to show now. However, I think I feel like I look more pregnant than I actually am. Every time I attempt to take a "belly shot" I can't make the bump look nearly as impressive as it feels. I'll post pictures soon regardless. (I know I keep saying that, but my mom may actually kill me this time if I don't.)
Apparently pregnancy causes a wide array of weird problems. For example, never in my life have I suffered from dry skin before. All at once, however, I feel like a shedding snake. Thankfully, Mom and Dad Dunham gave me a gift card for some maternity clothes; last week I not only bought jeans that I love wearing, but I invested in some good lotion too! What a blessing that gift card was!
Nosebleeds? Pregnancy can cause nosebleeds? According to my "Pregnancy Bible" it's not uncommon. It seems like every night I wake up to find I've had one. It makes me a little nervous that I'm sleeping through them, but I hardly sleep at night as it is.
I visit the bathroom at regular hour and a half intervals every night. I think it's a little early to be experiencing such early bathroom frequency, but I think that's related to the positioning of the fibroid. No big deal, except that I never properly get back to sleep, and I'm left praying I stay awake at work.
In other news, I am so proud of my husband. I couldn't have dreamed up a better father for my children. Literally, if I could have picked anyone in the world to marry, it would have been him. He's adjusting to the classroom very gracefully, though it is a tough transition for him. He is relying on the Lord for strength, and encourages me to do the same every day!!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Most Recent Round of Baby Appointments
Hello all!
It has been an exciting week here in Roanoke! My birthday was on Sunday, and my sisters and nephew surprised me with a visit! That was a lot of fun. We celebrated the day by... watching the Patriots lose. BUT, it was an awesome time anyway. My mom sent (literally) an entire laundry basket full of food. And not healthy food either. The good stuff. I was a happy camper. Matt made and decorated my favorite cake for me. He should go on Cake Boss-- the man has some serious talent :)
On Monday I had my seventeen week check up with my regular doctor. It was the most uneventful visit yet-- just the kind I've been looking forward to. I stepped on the scale. I stepped off the scale. We listened to the baby's heart beat, which sounded great! Despite the fact that I've been eating like a mad woman, and the fact that I'm starting to show now, I apparently lost three pounds. She's not concerned about it and said the baby seems healthy!
That night my sisters, Matt, and I went to Babies 'R' Us. It was the first time we'd actually looked at baby stuff since hearing the news, so that was a really exciting trip. We're fairly limited as to what we can look at now, as we don't know the gender yet, but we walked out with a purchase! My big sister very graciously offered to buy our crib and changing table for us, so we were thrilled to shop around. We picked out both the crib and the changing table, but they didn't have the crib in stock. I've always had fairly simple taste, and the most simple looking crib in the joint was immediately my favorite. We will post pictures soon.
On Wednesday (yesterday) I had my second seventeen week check-up-- this time with the specialist. Aside from the hour or so wait, this was also fairly uneventful. They took an ultrasound and the baby looks awesome! He or she is getting so big! (Don't I know it.) They were successfully able to identify the fact that our baby has genitals (a good sign), but couldn't determine gender yet. So, close, but we still have a few more weeks to go.
I talked to the doctor for maybe two minutes tops. He said everything looks great. He said he could be wrong, but the mass still looks like a fibroid to him and nothing has changed on that front. We walked away with four new pictures of baby-- two of which were surprisingly detailed face shots. If I knew how to work this new fangled scanner type thing attached to my printer, I'd post them here... but as I am technologically impaired, we'll have to wait for Matt. Haha.
We'll meet with our regular doctor again in four weeks where she will do an ultrasound to attempt to identify gender. A day later will be the specialist's appointment where they'll do another one. So we have two chances next time! Until then!
It has been an exciting week here in Roanoke! My birthday was on Sunday, and my sisters and nephew surprised me with a visit! That was a lot of fun. We celebrated the day by... watching the Patriots lose. BUT, it was an awesome time anyway. My mom sent (literally) an entire laundry basket full of food. And not healthy food either. The good stuff. I was a happy camper. Matt made and decorated my favorite cake for me. He should go on Cake Boss-- the man has some serious talent :)
On Monday I had my seventeen week check up with my regular doctor. It was the most uneventful visit yet-- just the kind I've been looking forward to. I stepped on the scale. I stepped off the scale. We listened to the baby's heart beat, which sounded great! Despite the fact that I've been eating like a mad woman, and the fact that I'm starting to show now, I apparently lost three pounds. She's not concerned about it and said the baby seems healthy!
That night my sisters, Matt, and I went to Babies 'R' Us. It was the first time we'd actually looked at baby stuff since hearing the news, so that was a really exciting trip. We're fairly limited as to what we can look at now, as we don't know the gender yet, but we walked out with a purchase! My big sister very graciously offered to buy our crib and changing table for us, so we were thrilled to shop around. We picked out both the crib and the changing table, but they didn't have the crib in stock. I've always had fairly simple taste, and the most simple looking crib in the joint was immediately my favorite. We will post pictures soon.
On Wednesday (yesterday) I had my second seventeen week check-up-- this time with the specialist. Aside from the hour or so wait, this was also fairly uneventful. They took an ultrasound and the baby looks awesome! He or she is getting so big! (Don't I know it.) They were successfully able to identify the fact that our baby has genitals (a good sign), but couldn't determine gender yet. So, close, but we still have a few more weeks to go.
I talked to the doctor for maybe two minutes tops. He said everything looks great. He said he could be wrong, but the mass still looks like a fibroid to him and nothing has changed on that front. We walked away with four new pictures of baby-- two of which were surprisingly detailed face shots. If I knew how to work this new fangled scanner type thing attached to my printer, I'd post them here... but as I am technologically impaired, we'll have to wait for Matt. Haha.
We'll meet with our regular doctor again in four weeks where she will do an ultrasound to attempt to identify gender. A day later will be the specialist's appointment where they'll do another one. So we have two chances next time! Until then!
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