Ultrasound # 5 4/2/07

I know this is a little late... But here's one of the ultrasound pictures I got from my MFMD's office on April 2nd.



Baby at 13wks 5 days






Next ultrasound is May 21st and we can't wait to find out if we're having a little prince or little princess!

"Pink or Blue, either way WE LOVE YOU!"

Easter 2007

We had a nice Easter holiday and I hope everyone else did too. It was extremely cold, but that didn't stop us from having a good time.

I know I have bad habits... But I'm craft-ier when I procastinate and stay up the night before, so Saturday night I was up past midnight putting together two Easter baskets. Its tradition in our family that the Godparents are in charge of getting thier Godchild(ren) their Easter basket. (Richard and I baptized Aimee a month after we got married and she was only 4 mths old, and we baptized Amanda when she was 1 year old so I've been making their baskets ever since.) Its so much fun, picking out foo-foo frilly girlly things to fill their baskets with. By the time the baskets are finished their mostly filled with pink & purple stuff, a new B.arbie & My.Little.Pony, sparkley hair ties, an assortment of flavored lip glosses and tons of snacks, cookies & candy. I absolutely love to do their baskets. Their only 5 and 6 years old, and Easter is so much fun for them. Even through the years of infertility, I've always loved making their baskets. It gave me a reason and a chance to buy all the fun little girl things I longed to buy all year. So this year when they got their baskets it was like Christmas to them. To see thier eyes bright with excitement makes us so happy... I love it, and can't wait to one day see my child enjoying Easter too.

Easter morning we went to the cemetary to visit Erik. Some of the babies in BabyLand had their sites decorated so beautifully, with Easter lillies, plastic eggs, and stuffed bunnies. It was a beautiful heartwarming sight to see... We took Erik a bouquet of lavender roses, and included one carnation. We added that carnation in honor of our little blessing we have growing inside. It was a flower from this baby to his/or her big brother Erik. We spent some time there talking about what Easter must be like in Heaven for Erik. The clouds must be glowing with brightly colored eggs for all the children, all the angels must be singing praise that the Lord has Risen, and Easter Lillies must adorn the gates of Heaven...

After we left the cemetary we went over to deliver the baskets & celebrate with our family. It was a good day.

Hopefully next year we (and all of you) will be celebrating with a new baby.

Maternal Fetal Medicine Dr. Appt.

Its been a while since I've posted... My job has had me so tied up lately. My work hours changed (for the better) now I'm working 7-4:00, and so far I'm lovin it. Its so nice to get out before the really bad 5:00 traffic starts. However, I'm not a morning-person, and the gettin'up at 6:00am has me a bit sleepy in the morning. But... I'm getting used to it.

Baby news: Monday I had an appointment with my Maternal Fetal Medicine Dr. (Since that's really long, let's just call her MFMD...) So anyhow. The appointment went well. She's the same MFMD that cared for me while I was pregnant with Erik from 13wks-22wks, she even did my emergent cerclage. After she spent many hours (even off duty) to be with me in the hospital. Its her sincerity & compassionate attitude that has left a lasting impression on me. I really do appriciate her.

She remembered me, and said she was glad to see me back. We reviewed my previous file together, and then she did an ultrasound. Baby's heartbeat was good, and he or she is measuring up to date. Fetal movement is also good. Then when it came time to do the Nuchal Translucency Scan, the baby didn't want to cooperate anymore. The baby was in a comfy position and wouldn't allow them to get a measurement. So she had me undress and she tried with a transvag. ultrasound. Still, baby didn't wanna cooperate. She had me cough, lay on my left side, then my right, she even shook my tummy a little (with the u/s wand on top of my belly) and still, the baby didn't wanna shift positions. So. She had me get dressed, go out in to the waiting room to sit for a while, then walk around some, go to the bathroom, drink some water, and eat a few pieces of candy. In the meantime she took in another patient, did her scan, then took me back to try again. When she started the scan again, the baby was in the same, non-cooperative position with his/or her legs crossed. It was a little frusterating, because I wanted to get the results... But she reassured me that if there was a thickness (indicating a possiblity for Down's) that it would be obvious to see. But that she didn't see any signs of that. So she gave me my VHS videotape of my ultrasound & baby's heartbeat and two pictures and sent me on my way... Little stinker didn't wanna cooperate, however we DID get a really cute video of our baby. At one point the baby was kicking around sucking his/her thumb. And towards the end, the baby opened his/her hand, and I nearly broke down in tears. I was thinking, "You better be waving Hi, little one."

Today we're 14wks 1 day. And feeling ok. Morning sickness is now just in the evening, so I can't complain.

I hope everyone is well. I'll try to comment on yall's blogs tomorrow.