December 28th 2007

It's a girl!

We had our 20 week ultrasound (xmas gift) on the 27th. All her measurements were on track as well as that healthy heartbeat I always wait to hear. We got to see her little bladder that had developed and also all four chambers of her heart. She was practically dancing around in there and has some very long legs! :) I have been able to feel those little legs now the last 3 weeks or so. Everyday its more frequent and just that much harder. I love it...hopefully pretty soon here Drew will be able to feel it from on top of my belly, he tries everyday.

The only bunk news was that my placenta is sitting slightly low. The doctor said to take it easy the next few days while she runs the report by the specialist. She seems to think it shouldn't be a big deal, but just wants to be 100% sure.

Miles thinks it's pretty cool he will have a little sister. Of course my mom is very excited too and we are very lucky that she saved all my little sister's clothes. I told her to keep on shopping at Nordstrom. ;)

We decided on a name..this was very difficult for me. I had a few boys names picked out, but always only liked Marly for a girl. No matter how many times I read outloud & repeated every darn girl name in my book (of over 10,000 names) nothing else fit. Luckily for me Drew loved it as well. So, we decided last night she would be Marly Jean. Jean is both my grandmother & mom's middle name.

Here are two of the best ultrasound pics from yesterday. The first is of those long legs/feet and the second she is looking right at you with her eyes open.

Enjoy!

November 27th Appointment

We had the follow up appointment to our sequential screening. It was brief, only to hear a heartbeat and draw more blood. We were excited to schedule our appointment to find out the sex. So, our Christmas present will be to find out we're having a boy/girl on December 27th. Looking forward to the 32 oz of water I get to pound before the appointment. All I know is with the way things are going these days, if they expect me to hold it they better get me in that ultrasound room right after I check in. I hear it's tough~All worth it of course! :)

Here is a picture of me taken on Thanksgiving. Michele and I braved the mall that weekend to go maternity shopping. I got my frist round of comfortable clothes. I'm trying to hold off on wearing them a few more weeks. We'll see, my work pants are about to split when I sit down.

Anyhoo...that's about it for now. I'm feeling great. Drew is keeping me well fed without any rediculous weight gain. (yet) We are both enjoying being pregnant :)

Hi All!

We decided to do the sequential screening to test for birth defects. I was so surprised in how much he/she grew in a matter of two weeks. Our baby looks like a baby! What should have been a 10 minute ultrasound turned into about a 45 minute session because the babies hand was in the way. It kept moving the hand over it's eyes and mouth preventing the tech to get accurate measurements. She was having me do all sorts of things from slamming my hips down on the chair to coughing really hard. Nothing worked! In the middle of it all the baby fell asleep with its arm in this position! It was kind of funny actually. Finally she was able to get the measurements needed and everything checked out just fine. -10/30/07

Doctor Appointment #2

Our second doctor's appointment was on October 17th. This one I attended solo because Drew had to work. The second appointment is usually a quick one anyway. So I thought..

After waiting 45 minutes I got to see the doctor. I found out I gained 2 pounds and all my blood work came back fine. She told me I could get the flu shot if I wanted and we discussed the sequential screening. This is more blood work and a detailed ultrasound to check for down syndrome etc. Finally she whipped out her Doppler device used to hear the heartbeat. It looks like a microphone attached to a tape recorder. She rubbed the microphone on my belly and after several attempts she couldn't find a heartbeat. I was starting to get stressed but she assured me some babies are stubborn and that it could be the way my uterus was tilted. She eventually sent me down to ultrasound where I got seen right away.

This technician was great. She could tell I was a bit panicked and told me that I wasn't far enough along to be heard by the Doppler device. So, I got to see our baby again. She told me I shot the baby a little adrenaline because the heartbeat was a bit faster, but that everything looked good! Thank god! It was the end of the day and I think she took pity on me...she took her time unlike the 1st tech and showed me all around inside and I got to see a few different angles of the baby. Very cool, but we were bummed Drew wasn't there. I did get another picture out of the deal. Most importantly I heard that heartbeat!

1st Doctor's visit & Ultrasound

I called to make our first doctor's appointment the week after labor day weekend. I was bummed to find out my doctor had taken a leave of absence and that I had to find a new one. Luckily the doctor who delivered both Miles & his brother worked out of the same office so my new doctor was an easy find. I figured who else would be better to deliver our baby.

I had my first appointment with Dr. O'Toole on September 20th. She said everything was fine except she thought I may be farther along than I thought. She ordered me an ultrasound and I was so excited to go to it that I showed up a week early for the appointment. I am definitely feeling a bit more scatter brained these days.

A week later Drew and I actually made it to the real appointment. It was the neatest experience ever. The technician dimmed the lights while we watched on a TV screen. We got to see our little baby with a strong heartbeat. It was also confirmed that I was correct on my dates. We were 8 1/2 weeks. :)

Hello All!

We are expecting and are very excited to share with you the next 7 months. We figured this blog was the best way to keep our out-of-town family and friends up to date on the latest.

Enjoy!

-Sarah & Drew