...Michael Jackson / Cathleen looked great. Measuring four days ahead of schedule at 13w3d. We had our ultrascreen done. Our NT measurement looked good. Now we will have to wait 10 - 14 days about the trisonomy test. Baby had the hiccups during our video yesterday. It was so funny. He / she would be just sitting there and all of a sudden bounce up liked she had pooted and air pushed her right up. And then she would just float back down until the next one. She tried sucking her thumb at one point. (I say she b/c I get tired of writing he / she. Tomorrow it may be a he. Who knows!)
We saw two arms, two legs, a long spine, and skull, feet bones and hand bones. It was so interesting. Amazing she can have all these things and be just 3 inches long.
For the weekly pictures, we are now going to start adding weight and circumfrence measurements. How long do we think this will last? Poor Randy, I can see us now at 35 weeks, he being so sweet to try and measure me and not being able to get the tape around my belly and me flipping out on him.
He bought me a prenatal yoga dvd for Christmas and today will be the second time I have done it. Let me tell you, it is not easy. And to boot, the lady "teaching" it is 36 weeks pregnant. Well, I have nothing to complain about. But boy did she make my leg muscles burn!
Randy's Corner: He has asthma. A cold must have triggered it to make it as bad as it was in the beginning. Between the two of us we have been sick almost entirely since we got pregnant. We are hoping this goes away soon. But the doctor told him to only use his medicine when he needs it, and if he has to use it more than twice a week, he needs to go back. Or if it gets as bad as it did before. Let's hope it NEVER gets that way again.
We will try to take pictures of the ultrasound pictures so we can post them on here.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Was that man watching you?
Sunday, we went to the grocery store. Lissa was going to meet us there
with Alex, so she could go to work. We had already been shopping, and
so I went outside to put thecar seat in the car and get Alex, while
Randy stayed in the store with our buggy and food. When I go back into
the store, I noticed a man from the meat department standing near the
exit door. While I was outside, Randy was trying to decide which door I
was going to come back in, so he went from one door to the other door,
back to the first door. Well, apparently that caused them to believe he
was going to steal our buggy our groceries and I had gone to get the
getaway car. Yeah, I know. We look like a couple of hoodlums ready to
steal about $25 in food.
Last week while getting ready, I noticed my shirts were getting a little tight, and I laughed it off. Yesterday, it was no joking matter. I tried to rationalize just how
much of a pull between the buttons at the boob level was acceptable. So, maternity shirt it was. Yes,everybody noticed I was wearing one also. But it did feel very comfortable. I have the same shirt in two sizes. What will be funny is when I start wearing the bigger shirt later, and they think wow, is that shirt growing with her?
Here is another poll: How long will it take for someone to catch me in the
bathroom checking out my baby belly? I really enjoy looking at it. I
think it is cute. What is funny though, is when I suck in, and it all
squishes downward. Pretty amusing for me. Randy saysMJ doesn't appreciate it.
We go for our ultrasound today for the ultrascreen test. It will tell us the risk of Down Syndrome, trisomy 18 and other chromosomal abnormalities. (I copied that last sentence from another web page.) Just something else for me to worry about, but
we get to see the baby again so we are very excited. We are taking a
VHS tape to record this ultrasound. HopefullyMJ / Cathleen will cooperate and put on a show, but be still so the tech can get the measurements she needs. But all of this also comes withbloodwork. Fun, fun , fun...
Randy's Corner: The ultrasound machines only use VHS tapes. So, Randy tells me to call Katie (my dr's nurse) and ask her what museum would be open so that we could get some VHS tapes. I am still not sure he believes me in that they don't takeDVD's. Oh well.
Moms and People, I am about to write TMI on here, so stop reading if you don't want to read.
I had my first pregnancy sex dream the other night. And yes, my husband
asked if he was in it. Of course he was. All I can say is wow, very
interesting.
with Alex, so she could go to work. We had already been shopping, and
so I went outside to put thecar seat in the car and get Alex, while
Randy stayed in the store with our buggy and food. When I go back into
the store, I noticed a man from the meat department standing near the
exit door. While I was outside, Randy was trying to decide which door I
was going to come back in, so he went from one door to the other door,
back to the first door. Well, apparently that caused them to believe he
was going to steal our buggy our groceries and I had gone to get the
getaway car. Yeah, I know. We look like a couple of hoodlums ready to
steal about $25 in food.
Last week while getting ready, I noticed my shirts were getting a little tight, and I laughed it off. Yesterday, it was no joking matter. I tried to rationalize just how
much of a pull between the buttons at the boob level was acceptable. So, maternity shirt it was. Yes,everybody noticed I was wearing one also. But it did feel very comfortable. I have the same shirt in two sizes. What will be funny is when I start wearing the bigger shirt later, and they think wow, is that shirt growing with her?
Here is another poll: How long will it take for someone to catch me in the
bathroom checking out my baby belly? I really enjoy looking at it. I
think it is cute. What is funny though, is when I suck in, and it all
squishes downward. Pretty amusing for me. Randy saysMJ doesn't appreciate it.
We go for our ultrasound today for the ultrascreen test. It will tell us the risk of Down Syndrome, trisomy 18 and other chromosomal abnormalities. (I copied that last sentence from another web page.) Just something else for me to worry about, but
we get to see the baby again so we are very excited. We are taking a
VHS tape to record this ultrasound. HopefullyMJ / Cathleen will cooperate and put on a show, but be still so the tech can get the measurements she needs. But all of this also comes withbloodwork. Fun, fun , fun...
Randy's Corner: The ultrasound machines only use VHS tapes. So, Randy tells me to call Katie (my dr's nurse) and ask her what museum would be open so that we could get some VHS tapes. I am still not sure he believes me in that they don't takeDVD's. Oh well.
Moms and People, I am about to write TMI on here, so stop reading if you don't want to read.
I had my first pregnancy sex dream the other night. And yes, my husband
asked if he was in it. Of course he was. All I can say is wow, very
interesting.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
My husband must REALLY love me!
I have my second cold in three weeks. This one is worse than the first
one. Two nights ago, (at 8:30 pm) I decided I was finally going to take
some medicine. Well, the only medicines we have are multi symptom, and
there is one ingredient in those that you are not supposed to have when
you are pregnant. So, off to the store he goes to get me some
acceptable medicine. Fast forward to last night. My nose gets so messed
up, if I close my mouth I will suffocate. And that is not an exaggeration. There
was so much pressure in my head and my ears would not pop. The medicine
I had taken did NOTHING. I never felt a relief earlier that day from
the symptoms. So, now we are on to looking for a nasal cleansing pot.
Apparently they are popular, because 4 stores were out of them. According to mapquest, he went 17 mins (one way) out of his way so I could breathe better.
If you have never used one of these, it is like a little tea kettle with a
long spout. You put warm water and a salt mixture into the kettle and
stick the spout into one nostril. Very sexy, let me tell you. The
mixture is then supposed to drain out the other nostril. Well, if you
aren't as messed up as I am, maybe that is what happens. At first we
tried half a packet of salt mixture, well, that didok . So just like a
normal person, if a little does good, imagine what the whole thing
would help do. Nothing but burn the outside and inside of my nose.
But the good news is it worked enough so that I did not have to worry about suffocating myself to death if I shut my mouth.
Randy's Corner: He tells me this morning, his inhaler medicine makes him not
sleep at night because it causes him to have the restroom 40 times a
night. Well, my thought is that I could let him incubate the baby at
night so that I don't have to get up to go to the bathroom. At least
one of us should be getting a good nights sleep huh?
Belly pictures have been updated. Not much change between last week and today. MJ /Cathleen seems to be sinking lower. Is it just me?
one. Two nights ago, (at 8:30 pm) I decided I was finally going to take
some medicine. Well, the only medicines we have are multi symptom, and
there is one ingredient in those that you are not supposed to have when
you are pregnant. So, off to the store he goes to get me some
acceptable medicine. Fast forward to last night. My nose gets so messed
up, if I close my mouth I will suffocate. And that is not an exaggeration. There
was so much pressure in my head and my ears would not pop. The medicine
I had taken did NOTHING. I never felt a relief earlier that day from
the symptoms. So, now we are on to looking for a nasal cleansing pot.
Apparently they are popular, because 4 stores were out of them. According to mapquest, he went 17 mins (one way) out of his way so I could breathe better.
If you have never used one of these, it is like a little tea kettle with a
long spout. You put warm water and a salt mixture into the kettle and
stick the spout into one nostril. Very sexy, let me tell you. The
mixture is then supposed to drain out the other nostril. Well, if you
aren't as messed up as I am, maybe that is what happens. At first we
tried half a packet of salt mixture, well, that didok . So just like a
normal person, if a little does good, imagine what the whole thing
would help do. Nothing but burn the outside and inside of my nose.
But the good news is it worked enough so that I did not have to worry about suffocating myself to death if I shut my mouth.
Randy's Corner: He tells me this morning, his inhaler medicine makes him not
sleep at night because it causes him to have the restroom 40 times a
night. Well, my thought is that I could let him incubate the baby at
night so that I don't have to get up to go to the bathroom. At least
one of us should be getting a good nights sleep huh?
Belly pictures have been updated. Not much change between last week and today. MJ /Cathleen seems to be sinking lower. Is it just me?
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Gender Predictions Anyone?
Well, the chinese calendar says it will be a girl. The old wives tales say there is a 53% chance it will be a boy. The wedding ring test says it will be both. More towards boy though. Randy is one of two boys. His brother also has two boys. But, Connie is Randy and Ron's little sister. She was her parents third child. If we have the third grandchild, does that mean it is going to be a girl? Mind boggling trying to figure this out. I am NOT a rocket scientist.
Mom, I don't need your prediction. With the name Cathleen, I think I know what you are thinking...And what you want...
Then we have Ethan, our nephew, who is 3, almost 4. When he was asked what he wanted me to have, first it was one of each, then it was two of each. That young and already a comedian.
Everyone else, what are your predictions? Who ever guesses right, I will donate one penny in your name to the human fund.
Mom, I don't need your prediction. With the name Cathleen, I think I know what you are thinking...And what you want...
Then we have Ethan, our nephew, who is 3, almost 4. When he was asked what he wanted me to have, first it was one of each, then it was two of each. That young and already a comedian.
Everyone else, what are your predictions? Who ever guesses right, I will donate one penny in your name to the human fund.
Monday, January 7, 2008
We have movement!
We had an US done Friday and it was great. MJ was sleeping to begin
with because he/she was all in a little ball and you could not see
anything. Well all of a sudden, he/she started doing flips and going
crazy. It was so funny to watch. It is VERY hard to believe all of that
is going on inside me. Maybe he/she will slow down with those flips
once I can feel it. I would think that would make a person very sick. I
guess my child will love roller coasters though, just as I did.
We decided to have some testing done simply because there is no effect on the baby. Just an ultrasound and some bloodwork. So, we were reading through our material they gave us 3 weeks ago, and discovered that we could have brought a tape in each time for the US. I thought we could only take one for the "big one". We will try to take
one for the next one. We will have another one done next Tuesday for the ulrascreen testing. The baby was 1 cm or mm to short. They have to be a certain size before they can do the test. So by then we should get some good pictures, because the ones we saw the past time were so fun. The US tech said they would be much clearer this next
time.
My "monster" is measuring exactly right, not to big, not
to small. He/she is 3.1 inches long. During the US, we were able to see
the 2 bones in the forearm, the elbow, and the bone in the upper arm.
At one point the baby looked directly at the camera and you could see
the eye sockets, and the jaw bone. All of this was so neat. We saw the
spine, the legs kick at one point, and the rib cage. Now if I were
quicker on my feet, I would have had the tech get a picture of the rib
cage so we could count the ribs and determine if it is a girl or a boy.
I will work on this for next time. I can't wait to know if it is a girl
or boy. Then we can start making more definitive plans with stuff.
Oh well, without further ado, he is our latest picture...
with because he/she was all in a little ball and you could not see
anything. Well all of a sudden, he/she started doing flips and going
crazy. It was so funny to watch. It is VERY hard to believe all of that
is going on inside me. Maybe he/she will slow down with those flips
once I can feel it. I would think that would make a person very sick. I
guess my child will love roller coasters though, just as I did.
We decided to have some testing done simply because there is no effect on the baby. Just an ultrasound and some bloodwork. So, we were reading through our material they gave us 3 weeks ago, and discovered that we could have brought a tape in each time for the US. I thought we could only take one for the "big one". We will try to take
one for the next one. We will have another one done next Tuesday for the ulrascreen testing. The baby was 1 cm or mm to short. They have to be a certain size before they can do the test. So by then we should get some good pictures, because the ones we saw the past time were so fun. The US tech said they would be much clearer this next
time.
My "monster" is measuring exactly right, not to big, not
to small. He/she is 3.1 inches long. During the US, we were able to see
the 2 bones in the forearm, the elbow, and the bone in the upper arm.
At one point the baby looked directly at the camera and you could see
the eye sockets, and the jaw bone. All of this was so neat. We saw the
spine, the legs kick at one point, and the rib cage. Now if I were
quicker on my feet, I would have had the tech get a picture of the rib
cage so we could count the ribs and determine if it is a girl or a boy.
I will work on this for next time. I can't wait to know if it is a girl
or boy. Then we can start making more definitive plans with stuff.
Oh well, without further ado, he is our latest picture...
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Must be all the poop I am retaining...
...The difference between last weeks picture and this weeks picture is huge. Its either poop or a monster. When I talked to the dr's office yesterday, I asked the girl what all they planned to do. Thank goodness I had just had my yearly exam, so I get to skip that part. That had to be the best news I had ever heard.
I did think good, now some unknown doctor will not be sticking his / her hand in places it should not be. Then this morning I realized, soon enough there will be a lot of hand sticking in places I don't won't there to be. Ahhh, the joys of being pregnant and later delivering I guess...
They will do another ultrasound so that we can hear the baby's heartbeat. Hopefully they will remeasure MJ (Cathleen) so that they can determine if they need to adjust my due date, or I am just growing a monster. I would prefer a due date adjustment.
Randy's Corner: His brother Ron is home from Iraq for a couple of weeks. We are going up to have Christmas at their house this weekend. I know his boys and Janelle were so excited when he surprised them yesterday. I know his mom and dad were just as happy. Ron, we are so glad you are home safe. We can't wait until you come back for good later this year.
PS. Cathleen is my mom's name for the baby. Poor kid is already having an identity crisis. I guess when we find out what it is, we will have to really call him / her by their name to enforce it.
Here is the new picture.
I did think good, now some unknown doctor will not be sticking his / her hand in places it should not be. Then this morning I realized, soon enough there will be a lot of hand sticking in places I don't won't there to be. Ahhh, the joys of being pregnant and later delivering I guess...
They will do another ultrasound so that we can hear the baby's heartbeat. Hopefully they will remeasure MJ (Cathleen) so that they can determine if they need to adjust my due date, or I am just growing a monster. I would prefer a due date adjustment.
Randy's Corner: His brother Ron is home from Iraq for a couple of weeks. We are going up to have Christmas at their house this weekend. I know his boys and Janelle were so excited when he surprised them yesterday. I know his mom and dad were just as happy. Ron, we are so glad you are home safe. We can't wait until you come back for good later this year.
PS. Cathleen is my mom's name for the baby. Poor kid is already having an identity crisis. I guess when we find out what it is, we will have to really call him / her by their name to enforce it.
Here is the new picture.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
The ugly occurred again...
...Maybe TMI. But this time, it was different. This time it came in the form of cervical mucuos (normal) with a little blood (not normal) in it. So, of course I panicked. I call the doctors office, and the lady calls me back within 5 minutes. Pretty good considering it was 7 in the morning New Years Day. Her response was, "Well, I don't know what it was, but I am sure it is fine." How can you not know what something is, but assure me everything is fine? I just don't get that.
My dear, sweet wonderful husband (I don't know what I woudl do without him, he always makes me laugh to make me feel better.) Apparently, MJ had a New Years Eve party, and this was the result.
Anyways, things are back to normal now, so that in my opinion is always good.
It's amazing how talking to certain people can make you cry. I can be semi ok, but I get on the phone with my mom or Randy, and I just completely breakdown. I am sure Randy is waiting for me to get off the crazy bus, and back to normal. Only 203 days left! Drop in the bucket. (Yeah right!)
My dear, sweet wonderful husband (I don't know what I woudl do without him, he always makes me laugh to make me feel better.) Apparently, MJ had a New Years Eve party, and this was the result.
Anyways, things are back to normal now, so that in my opinion is always good.
It's amazing how talking to certain people can make you cry. I can be semi ok, but I get on the phone with my mom or Randy, and I just completely breakdown. I am sure Randy is waiting for me to get off the crazy bus, and back to normal. Only 203 days left! Drop in the bucket. (Yeah right!)
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