First OB Appt!

We have FINALLY joined the ranks of those with "normal" pregnancies! Our first trip to the OB was today. Everything went really well. We had another ultrasound of our little gummy bear (that's what it looks like!) Thank goodness this one was longer than the previous two because it's our last one until I hit the 20 week mark :o( I know that's a good thing. You shouldn't want extra ultrasounds, because that means there might be a problem, but I've gotten so accustomed to seeing the little guy/girl that it's going to be really hard not to for so long.

We actually got two forms of the u/s today. First she used the internal, which for most people would probably be scary. For me, not so much. I've had more experiences with the internal u/s in the last 9 months that it's second nature. I think she was surprised I wasn't freaked out by it. She was measuring the baby and checking the heartbeat (still never get tired of hearing it!) and told me that baby was measuring 9w4d. It kind of worried me a little bit because I'm 10w1d today. So I asked if that was a problem, the baby measuring a few days behind. She said no, but told us that sometimes with the internal they can't get the full crown to rump measurement, so she'd try the external/abdominal to see if it changed the measurement any. Using the abdominal u/s the baby measured right on target 10w1d. BIG relief!

It's so amazing how much the baby grows and changes in just a week and a half! So without further ado, here are the 10w u/s pics!

In the first one baby's head is up and pointed to the left. The black spot, again, is the brain. You can see little arm/hand buds, the bright white spots, and the lower bright white spots are leg/foot buds. Baby K should be able to bend his/her arms now and legs should be bendable very soon! The fingers and toes are now seperating, no more webbed feet and hands yea!!!

This second pic is more a measurement of my uterus, but the sound waves at the bottom are Baby K's heartbeat! The heart was being nice and strong at 167 beats/min. You can see a little bit of the baby in this pic, but it's harder because the baby wasn't the main objection in this particular picture.

Well enjoy these pics...they're the last ones for 10 weeks! Eeek! Hopefully I can last that long :o) Grow little baby, grow!

10 Weeks!

Well today is 10 weeks! It seems like time is going very quickly! Most days it feels like we just got the results of the pregnancy test. Tomorrow is my first appointment with the regular OB. It feels so good to finally have a "normal" pregnancy! We get another ultrasound tomorrow, which makes me really excited. This will be our last one until 20 weeks, so hopefully it lasts a while! I can't wait to see the difference in our little bambino since last Monday.

I don't have a whole lot to blog about today. Life has been pretty uneventful, which is actually a good thing. I'm enjoying summer vacation and spending time with Sophie pup. She's enjoying it too! So, since there isn't anything new baby related here's the weekly picture! Enjoy!

The news is out

Well...we've finally shared the news. Talk about SCARY! Once you start telling people there's no turning back. I know the doctor has told us that it's completely safe to start sharing our excitement, and the odds of something bad happening now are very low, but it's still quite scary to make the OFFICIAL announcement! I never in my wildest dreams imagined I wouldn't want to tell people!

Matthew has been chomping at the bit to finally be able to make the announcement. He was SO excited when Dr. H told us it was safe to finally tell people. So since today was the last day of school (YEA!!!!) I took pink and blue cookies as a treat for the staff and to tell everyone. We sent postcards to our grandparents, the soon to be great-grandparents, and a fun email to the rest of the family and close friends. Then came the REALLY big announcement...Facebook. Once it's on Facebook there is absolutely no turning back! So it's out there now. The FB world knows and I've been slightly panicked ever since! Hopefully that feeling passes quickly!

Today is 9weeks 4days. My first OB appointment is on Friday at 10w1d. And here is the best news of the week...my progesterone shots are over on Friday! My butt is SO happy!!!!!!

9 Weeks!

Well today is the 9 week mark! The bump is getting bigger. I only have one more day of my steroid, so it makes me wonder if it'll go down a little once I'm off of that for good. I also only have one week of the progesterone shots to go! WOOHOO! Some of the bloating could go down after I stop the progesterone as well, so my 10 and 11 week photos will be interesting.

But anyway, since I don't really have much to report, here's the weekly pic. Enjoy!

Moving right along

I called the OB this morning and have my first appointment set! Next Friday, June 3rd I will head to the OB for the first time! I will be 10w1d at that point, and they're going to do another ultrasound! I can't wait to see the change in our bambino! Matthew can't make this trip unfortunately, so hopefully I can remember everything they tell me so I can fill him in.

This first appt. I will meet with one of the midwives, and the next time I go I should meet with the doctor. I think I need to start making a list of questions now. I know there will be a bunch of things I want to know, but if I don't make a list ahead of time, I'll never remember to ask them.

On another exciting note, I only have 10 more progesterone shots left! The nurse told me yesterday that I can stop them when I hit 10 weeks. Next Thursday is my last one! WOOHOOO!!!! My butt is rejoicing already!

May 23 ultrasound

This is the video I took during our ultrasound today. Dr. H points out the various body parts and you can hear the baby's heartbeat!

We Graduated!

Today was our 2nd ultrasound with Dr. H to check Baby K's progress. Everything looked great! Baby K is growing like crazy and Dr. H said that everything looks perfect! Talk about music to my ears :o) We got to hear the heartbeat again (I never get tired of hearing that sound!) He pointed out the baby's little arms and legs, the head, brain, and umbilical cord. It is starting to resemble a baby instead of just a blob! It definitely has a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG way to go, but I can't get over the change in just 2 weeks! I'm sure by the time we have our first u/s with the OB it will have changed even more. Dr. H told us that he only needs to see the baby one more time, and that's after he/she is born!

It is so bittersweet graduating to the OB. I am so happy to finally be "normal" but leaving our RE's office was hard. The office staff and doctor are seriously some of the nicest, most compassionate people, so walking out of their door for the last time today was kind of hard, but we do still have 5 little tot-sicles chillin away, so we'll be back in a few years, I'm sure of it!

Well here are today's u/s pics! I'm sure this is going to be more entertaining than my rambling! Here ya go! Enjoy :o)

The baby's head is to the right, and the black blob is its brain!

I think this is a pic of the baby's back side :o)

This picture was measuring my uterus. It was amazing how much Baby K moved around and flip flopped. Clearly he/she has plenty of space right now!