Surprise, Surprise

Today we had an elective 2D ultrasound to 'confirm' the gender.... well it was definitely confirmed as a ..... GIRL! Talk about a shock. We have to start all over with name choices and nursery decorating. The ultrasound was lots of fun we got some good video of her sucking her thumb, then she fell asleep and would not wake up for us so that was the end of that. We took some of the better video clips and put them in a shorter video to share.

19 Week Ultrasound Check

On Friday we had our "big" ultrasound to check on the baby. The tech measured and checked the heart, head, brain, umbilical cord, arms, legs, stomach, and everything else. All looks great! The weight is estimated at 10 ounces right now. She said the baby was very wiggly and I got in trouble for drinking orange juice to make sure the baby was moving.... she could not get a good view of the heart valves so we have to have another one later, oops..... but we did see the 4 chambers in the heart. Unfortunately the tech lady said she was not able to confirm the sex as a boy. Rann says she was mad at me for the orange juice so maybe she didn't really try. The heartbeat was 124 beats per minute. And the theory is that a heartbeat under 140 is usually a boy... We get our next ultrasound at the Dr. office in 8 weeks but we are looking into getting an extra one done at a 3D clinic before then to make sure he is a boy and to get some better pictures. We only got 3 pictures this time and the are not good or maybe we are spoiled by the high tech pictures we got previously at the fertility clinic. I will post the best picture we got.
As for me the Dr. says that everything is growing just right. I am feeling lots of kicking (taps) and other movement everyday now. It is nice at this point and not bothersome yet. I am gaining about 1 pound per week and my belly is definitely getting bigger. We started a video of the belly pictures we have been taking and will continue to take through the end. We are also adding that to the post today... enjoy.

12 Week Ultrasound

Today was the final appt. with the fertility Dr and I am officially a normal pregnant person now. We had a great ultrasound today and everything looks just right. The heartbeat is 154bpm and the baby is now 2.3 inches long from head to rear, not counting the legs! I am now measuring a few days ahead of schedule instead of a day behind so lets keep our fingers crossed that that will help get a baby here before the new year! And the most exciting news is that the Dr was able to tell us the sex..... we are "pretty sure" it is a boy. She said that she could not be absolutely sure since it is still early and "he" was moving around the whole time. I am not trained to read these sonogram things at all but I think I saw what looks like a boy when he was moving around also. She said that she is not wrong very often and that if she was wrong I better call her and let her know! So we are going with that and will hopefully get that confirmed with my OB Dr in about 6 weeks. Here are some pictures that we got!

8 Week Ultrasound

Well the morning started off in the rain, and while on the way to the Dr. we saw Sheena at an accident scene on the highway. Good work out there officer Parsons, be safe.
Everything looks good at the doctor. The measurements show the baby is growing right on track. This weeks pictures are not as good as last time but you can definitely tell he/she is much bigger. We have an appointment at the OBGYN on June 6th. It will be a long 3 weeks!

Baby's First Ultrasound

Today was our first ultrasound. After an HOUR wait the Dr finally came in (woke us up from our nap)! We have one baby measuring right on track. The Dr. said that everything looks to be going well. The size of the baby is at 6 weeks 4 days and I am really 6 weeks 5 days but that is well within the expected range. The heart rate is at 124bmp. That is great for this stage and it should go up then come back down to a baby's speed. Then he turned the sound on for the heartbeat and I was very surprised to get to hear that already. They must have some very good sonogram machines. Rann is very good a recreating the sound of the heartbeat for me! I go back next Wednesday for the next ultrasound.... so here is one of the pictures from today!

Ultrasound Scheduled

Just wanted to update since I have not posted anything lately. We had another blood test on Friday the 18th (2 days later) and it was 407 so that was pretty much a perfect double in 48 hours which is right on track. Then we had another test on the following Wednesday the 23rd (I had figured it should be about 2400) it was 2700ish so again right on track and then some. We are scheduled for our first ultrasound May 5th in the afternoon so I will post after that with hopefully a picture!
I have felt pretty good so far... some days I am really tired and others I feel fine.... I don't sleep well at night lately I am sure it has something to do with anxiety and the dreams about sonograms! I have felt nauseous a few times most days just for a couple of minutes and nowhere near needing to actually get sick.
Hurry Up May 5th!!

We are pregnant!

Today was the magic day!!! Our pregnancy test came back positive!!! The beta number is 194!! The like for it to be above 20, but anything above 5 is pregnant..... I was thinking 80ish to 150ish meant one baby and 200-300ish meant twins..... so now the big question is one or two!!! I get another check on Friday to make sure the number is rising correctly so maybe I will have a better idea by then!!