October 22nd, 2007
3 months / 13 wks dr. appointment
posted on 10/22/2007
today was our three month “nuchal” exam. this is an ultrasound preformed to measure the “nuchal transluceny” (or fluid accumulation) behind the neck to detect things like down syndrome. a combination of baby measurements (crown to rump and forehead to back of neck) and mama’s blood will determine the final findings and we’ll know if a few days.
the baby was sleeping throughout most of the u/s (and sucking its thumb, or maybe fingers like it’s mama). it took the u/s tech a long time to get to the right position to do the measuring which meant we got to watch our baby for that much longer! we might be bias, but boy is that munchkin cute.
he/she is the size of a peach (why they always compare to fruit is beyond me) and it’s heart rate was 146bpm.
mom is healthy and has gained double the amount of weight suggested by the books (sigh) — this means, more salad and a 30 minute walk every night. or, it could just mean a 11 lb butter ball baby 
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October 3rd, 2007
ready to pop
posted on 10/03/2007
if you’ve had a baby before, or even if you haven’t, perhaps you can relate or at least empathize: there’s this awkward stage where you know you’re pregnant, your body surely knows it’s pregnant but instead of showing the round, beautiful definite baby bump, you look like you’ve just been binging on mcdonalds and twinkies. welcome to my world at 10 weeks. ok, maybe i’m exaggerating a little. my husband says i look beautiful and am imagining this – i think he’s just really smart and knows that i’d pack a suitcase for him if he ever came close to agreeing with me. maybe my pants are fitting snuggly or not at all. maybe i’m wearing black leggings and dresses almost every day and feel like if i don’t eat something every two hours i might not make it. maybe i’m throwing up in the cvs parking lot and spending a good 30 minutes a day applying anti-stretch cream to every portion of my body. maybe a lot of things. definitely baby, i can not wait to hold you in my arms and tell you i’d do it over and over again in a heart beat.
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