I had such a wonderful 1st trimester! No morning sickness, average energy, and with this week 14, we made it to the start of our 2nd trimester! I heard lots of horror stories of girls being so ill and feeling generally miserable that I feel really lucky. AND Matt has been so wonderful! The perfect husband to his pregnant wife. Although he does have to be nice to me, I am after-all the designated driver!
I have had my moments. I was making dinner a few nights ago, stirfry and wanted to use our jar of garlic. I couldn't find it anywhere in the fridge and was getting frustrated. After checking and rechecking for a few minutes, I asked Matt to come and take another look because I really didn't remember using it up last time. He came to look and couldn't find it either. I gave up, turned around and there it was on the counter! I grabbed it first thing when getting other stuff out of the fridge and a second after doing so forgot I did it! :) Baby Brain strikes again!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Updated Ultrasounds
The baby has changed so much already! At week 6 he/she was a baby bean.. then at 10 weeks resembled more of a lizard (sorry to say that about my lovely baby but the pictures speak for themselves!) On the 18th we went in for additional testing for Down Syndrome and Trisomy screening. The best part of the test is we got to spend 20 minutes watching our bean on a screen bouncing up and down and waving hello to mom and dad!
We're really excited to find out the sex at our June appointment. I'm hoping for a girl but most of our friends and family are guessing it's a boy. Judging by the newest "alien" photos it may just be a boy! He/she does look a bit like Matt. :)
We're really excited to find out the sex at our June appointment. I'm hoping for a girl but most of our friends and family are guessing it's a boy. Judging by the newest "alien" photos it may just be a boy! He/she does look a bit like Matt. :)
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Baby Bumps
The pants are getting tight!
I've been using a belly band for a few weeks now. It looks like a tube top that you wear around your waist. It allows you to leave your pants unbuttoned yet they stay up. Our bean is getting bigger. We're on week 13 and he/she should be almost 3" in length. Too small to feel anything but big enough to make mom's gut look like she had one too many beers!
I've been using a belly band for a few weeks now. It looks like a tube top that you wear around your waist. It allows you to leave your pants unbuttoned yet they stay up. Our bean is getting bigger. We're on week 13 and he/she should be almost 3" in length. Too small to feel anything but big enough to make mom's gut look like she had one too many beers!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Baby Bean is doing well
We had our 2nd doctor's appointment today. We were given another ultrasound to confirm how far along I am. As of today, I'm 10 weeks and 3 days.
The date was changed by one day (even though I know when I ovulated) so based on measurements, our due date is now October 27, 2008.. but they say only 5% of babies are born on their actual due day so it's more of a "due week" that we're working with. The Dr also informed us of two things.. we can't have the baby on a Friday evening or when the USC Trojans are playing in town. I thought he was joking at first, but no joke. lol His son plays football on fridays and he goes to every game. His wife is a HUGE Trojans fan and when they're in town, they go. I checked the schedule and we cannot go into labor on Saturday Nov 1st (It's their homecoming game!) or the night of the 31st between 4-9pm... If baby bean sticks to those rules we'll be just fine!
The baby's heart sounded very strong. We made an appointment to see a Perinatologist (fancy word for a specialist) to have our first trimester screening done on April 18th. That doctor will perform another ultrasound and conduct blood tests to check for Down Syndrome. However, our doctor was able to locate a nasal bone that would likely be missing and said everything looked good, but we'll need to see the specialist to confirm. About 80% to 90% of babies with Down Syndrome can be detected using this screening test.
Funny story that happened this morning. We went in to talk to an insurance agent about life insurance. We had met with this gentleman a week or so ago to give him information. When we arrived he showed us the numbers and I noticed he spelled our name incorrectly, Dimon. Not a big deal.. happens all the time.. Heck, the priest announced us as Mr. and Mrs. Dim-in-O
Anyhow he continues to talk and says "... when baby Demon comes out.." I lost it. I couldn't stop laughing. Through my tears I asked Matt how he knew our child was a demon. I said "it's a baby bean, not a demon seed!" This poor guy was sooo embarrassed and probably thought for sure he blew the sale. It still makes me giggle to think about it. We told the doctor the story before the ultrasound so as he ushered us into the correct room, he says to Matt "let's go see Lucifer".. too funny!
I didn't realize this but the Dr. has 3-D capabilities on his ultrasound machine. Baby Bean was giving us his/her back but he was able to get a profile shot.
DEMON BABY
BABY DIMINO (alien maybe, but no wings or tail as of yet)
The date was changed by one day (even though I know when I ovulated) so based on measurements, our due date is now October 27, 2008.. but they say only 5% of babies are born on their actual due day so it's more of a "due week" that we're working with. The Dr also informed us of two things.. we can't have the baby on a Friday evening or when the USC Trojans are playing in town. I thought he was joking at first, but no joke. lol His son plays football on fridays and he goes to every game. His wife is a HUGE Trojans fan and when they're in town, they go. I checked the schedule and we cannot go into labor on Saturday Nov 1st (It's their homecoming game!) or the night of the 31st between 4-9pm... If baby bean sticks to those rules we'll be just fine!
The baby's heart sounded very strong. We made an appointment to see a Perinatologist (fancy word for a specialist) to have our first trimester screening done on April 18th. That doctor will perform another ultrasound and conduct blood tests to check for Down Syndrome. However, our doctor was able to locate a nasal bone that would likely be missing and said everything looked good, but we'll need to see the specialist to confirm. About 80% to 90% of babies with Down Syndrome can be detected using this screening test.
Funny story that happened this morning. We went in to talk to an insurance agent about life insurance. We had met with this gentleman a week or so ago to give him information. When we arrived he showed us the numbers and I noticed he spelled our name incorrectly, Dimon. Not a big deal.. happens all the time.. Heck, the priest announced us as Mr. and Mrs. Dim-in-O
Anyhow he continues to talk and says "... when baby Demon comes out.." I lost it. I couldn't stop laughing. Through my tears I asked Matt how he knew our child was a demon. I said "it's a baby bean, not a demon seed!" This poor guy was sooo embarrassed and probably thought for sure he blew the sale. It still makes me giggle to think about it. We told the doctor the story before the ultrasound so as he ushered us into the correct room, he says to Matt "let's go see Lucifer".. too funny!
I didn't realize this but the Dr. has 3-D capabilities on his ultrasound machine. Baby Bean was giving us his/her back but he was able to get a profile shot.
DEMON BABY
BABY DIMINO (alien maybe, but no wings or tail as of yet)
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