Ultrasound Pictures!

This morning, Richard and I had our first ultrasound appointment for Baby #2.  Since we hadn't planned on getting pregnant again this soon, it’s taken some time for it to sink in that we are expecting.  After all, the first trimester isn’t known for being a glorious time for pregnant women…  And, unfortunately for me, some of the symptoms I missed out on with Sam (nausea and headaches, for example) are very present on this go around.  It would be nice if we could at least feel baby move during this time.  Then we’d have that happy reminder of why we’re feeling so miserable.  Haha! 

Oh well, it’s not all bad.  Usually the more negative pregnancy symptoms fade at the end of the first trimester and feeling baby move comes swiftly after that!  I’ve missed that sensation, so I’m looking forward to that.  Anyway, I digress…

Our appointment was to do the dating ultrasound (make sure the due date is on track, make sure there is only one baby in there, ect.) and to do a fasting blood sugar and go over my results from the glucose panel they drew blood for last time I was there.  We were seeing Dr. B today, who I kind of liked from last time.  She was much more cheerful this morning!  Well, the quick and dirty…

One baby!!  Yay!!  I’m not even going to lie; I was totally holding my breath.  Richard’s been teasing me about twins since we found out we were pregnant.  Since the day we were riding in my car and he said, “Baby, even if your car broke down right now, we’d be okay” and my car immediately died…  I’ve been wary of the words that come out of his mouth.  (Especially since that’s not the only seemingly clairvoyant thing he’s said.)  But this time, his teasing was only teasing!  Just one little blob floating around in there.  

His/her heartbeat was totally perfect, nice and strong.  He/she measured exactly 10 weeks, so our due date will be May 20, 2013.  And when Dr. B paused in her measurements, the little one started to wiggle around!  She was able to get a picture of a teeny tiny foot!  Well, that was it for me.  I totally melted.  Okay, Baby #2, I’m officially ready for you! 

Tiny foot!

Swimmin'

After the ultrasound, I stopped by the Lab for my fasting sugar check.  The lady was explaining things and mentioned we want a number under 92.  I laughed and said I was shooting for 87.  She asked if I had GD last time and I said that I had.  She ran the machine (WAY more high tech than my little Contour) and started laughing. I hit it right on the money, 87!!  I fully admit, I fist pumped.  Haha!  On my way out, I ran into Dr. B in the hallway and she said she'd forgotten to mention (and I'd forgotten to ask) that my three month panel came back all normal!!  She said I was in the clear - so keep eating right and checking periodically.  So far, no gestational diabetes!!  Woohoo!!  

My next appointment is November 20th.   

In other news, Samantha Noel is now a crawling machine!!  She’s all over the place.  And, she’s also started pulling herself up (last week).  So now, she’s grabbing anything within her reach and trying to pull herself up.  I am ever amazed at how strong she is.  People think of babies as being these super fragile little humans, but they are so much more than that!  I mean, fragile to a point, absolutely.  However, this little girl packs a powerful pull.  Ouch!  My hair!  And it’s amazing to watch her concentrate so hard and focusing on all those little muscles to pull herself up right.  Once she’s standing, she’s got no fear about just leaning and letting both her hands free or just hanging on with one hand.  I imagine that’s because we’ve been practicing standing with her for a looooooong time.  She’s a pro on her feet. 

Sam’s also got two teeth now, her lowers.  I was pretty sure we had one coming down from the top, but it’s too hard to tell now and she won’t let us look.  Her introduction to food continues to go well.  Upon suggestion from our pediatrician at Sam’s 6^th month appointment, we’ve been giving her little bits of table food.  He suggestion just full on feeding her what we eat, but I’m just not ready to do that yet…  So, I’m letting her try a few things here and there.  Veggies, eggs (on his suggestion), dry toast, pasta, and a few other soft foods.  She really loves eating with the family!  Sam is also  drinking water now.  Just a few ounces a day, at the moment, but she seems to really like it. 

She’s sleeping through the night again, thank goodness!  She giggles a lot more these days, especially at the dog.  As I’m writing this, they are playing in a patch of sunlight on the floor and Sam is giggling like crazy!!  Her laughter just… there are no words to describe the warmth that fills my heart when she giggles! 

Ummm, let’s see, what else is there?  Her babble remains about the same.  I’ve heard a few “f” sounds and then mostly just the standard “dada,” “mummum,” various forms of “b” sounds, and lots of vowels.  She does recognize her name, though she doesn’t always respond to it.  She also seems to be making connections to other frequently used words “bath,” “bottle,” “daddy,” “up,” and “hungry” seem to be top of the list. 

So, that’s the scoop on our babies!  I would have had this up sooner, if I didn’t have to chase one of them around the living room.  Haha!  Just kidding; I love chasing her around the house!