Sorry for the long delay, but the basement is still torn up, and we are still down a scanner. Luckily I have a wonderful friend who was able to scan the ultrasound pic for me, THANKS DB!
Also today I had another OB appointment, where the doc checked the heartbeat, my weight and my blood pressure. Blood pressure is still great as always, I still haven't gained a pound since getting pregnant, and the heartbeat was as beautiful as ever. Just click the picture below for our ultrasound pic, as well as a recording of Sean's heartbeat from today's appointment.
As for me, well I woke up out of a percocet/ambien sleep in pain last night, but decided to try to go back to sleep since I knew I already had a scheduled doctors appointment today. I am definitely getting more and more sore and tired. I actually told the OB today that I am ready for this pregnancy to be done, she said she would prefer if he cooked for at least another month, then we could talk. She understands/sympathizes with my pain, so I know that she will do whats best for both me and Sean. Let's just say that I haven't had the easiest pregnancy, and although I am eternally grateful to be pregnant, it is getting old, and I am getting sore and tired.
Anyways, in other news we have gotten a start on the nursery, after my family painted, we put up our changing table, and we put a closet unit together so that we could actually start putting things away. We got the call yesterday that our glider had arrived at Babies'R'Us, and we are making a plan to go and pick it up. The crib should be in by the end of the month, and then all that will be left is to bring Sean home! Of course that means we have to finish a whole bunch of other little projects before we are really ready for him to be home.
Ok, more later, but for now enjoy a little picture and sound courtesy of Sean!
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
20w3d... IT'S A BOY!!!!!!
IT'S A BOY!!! We are so incredibly excited. It was very cool to see him in both 2-D and 3-D.
This is a picture of our little one's face. Look at that cute little nose!
Here is what we call the paparazzi picture. He has his hands right up in front of his face as if to say, "Don't take my picture!".
Here is another picture where you can see the body profile. You can see the head, the arm, the ribs, and the legs.
We are absolutely in love with our little, beautiful baby boy!!!
This is a picture of our little one's face. Look at that cute little nose!
Here is what we call the paparazzi picture. He has his hands right up in front of his face as if to say, "Don't take my picture!".
Here is another picture where you can see the body profile. You can see the head, the arm, the ribs, and the legs.
We are absolutely in love with our little, beautiful baby boy!!!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
12w3d... NT Scan!!!
Well we got to see our little one again!!! He/She was bouncing all over the place, it was crazy to watch, and amazing to know that our little one is perfectly healthy.
Ok, first of all, we went in today for an NT Scan. What is an NT Scan? Well here is a good description I found.
"This prenatal test (also called the NT or nuchal fold scan) can help your healthcare practitioner assess your baby's risk of having Down syndrome (DS) and some other chromosomal abnormalities as well as major congenital heart problems. The NT test uses ultrasound to measure the clear (translucent) space in the tissue at the back of your developing baby's neck. Babies with abnormalities tend to accumulate more fluid at the back of their neck during the first trimester, causing this clear space to be larger than average."
The NT fold is considered at a risky level when it measures anything above 2.5mm, well our little one measured in at 1.33mm so is considered low risk. What a relief! We also had a small blood test that will be combined with the ultrasound results to give us our risk levels. We should know the results to that in about a week.
Anyways, it was amazing to see how much this little one has grown in the past month. It is 5.5cm from head to rump at this point, which is about the size of a chapstick tube. I am pretty sure that this little one has Brian's chin. We saw its nose, and its stomach and its heart. I really am in awe about the miracle of life with this little one growing inside of me.
Brian and I have set up a gender poll on our family blog http://themclaughlinsblog.blogspot.com,
so if you are interested in guessing whether it is a boy or girl, make sure to vote before May 28th, because we are going to have a big ultrasound that morning to check all of the organs and we should find out the sex at that point.
Ok, first of all, we went in today for an NT Scan. What is an NT Scan? Well here is a good description I found."This prenatal test (also called the NT or nuchal fold scan) can help your healthcare practitioner assess your baby's risk of having Down syndrome (DS) and some other chromosomal abnormalities as well as major congenital heart problems. The NT test uses ultrasound to measure the clear (translucent) space in the tissue at the back of your developing baby's neck. Babies with abnormalities tend to accumulate more fluid at the back of their neck during the first trimester, causing this clear space to be larger than average."
The NT fold is considered at a risky level when it measures anything above 2.5mm, well our little one measured in at 1.33mm so is considered low risk. What a relief! We also had a small blood test that will be combined with the ultrasound results to give us our risk levels. We should know the results to that in about a week.
Anyways, it was amazing to see how much this little one has grown in the past month. It is 5.5cm from head to rump at this point, which is about the size of a chapstick tube. I am pretty sure that this little one has Brian's chin. We saw its nose, and its stomach and its heart. I really am in awe about the miracle of life with this little one growing inside of me.
Brian and I have set up a gender poll on our family blog http://themclaughlinsblog.blogspot.com,
so if you are interested in guessing whether it is a boy or girl, make sure to vote before May 28th, because we are going to have a big ultrasound that morning to check all of the organs and we should find out the sex at that point.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
8w4d... GRADUATION!!!!
We went to our very last fertility specialist appointment today, kind of bitter sweet since we have come to love everyone in that office. However, we wouldn't have been released if everything wasn't perfect with our little one.
We had our second ultrasound today, and that baby is so incredibly beautiful. Its amazing how much changes in just two weeks. We actually saw the little one wave its arms at us and move its head! The heartbeat was a very strong 178 beats per minute, which is absolutely wonderful. The little one measured exactly 8w4d, exactly where we expected it to be. Here are some pictures, you can easily see the head, body and arms and legs. The round circle is what is left of the yolk sac, it should be gone within the next week, and the placenta should take over completely.
When we left we got to finally make our first appointment with our OB's office. We will be seeing the nurse practitioner on March 19th, and then seeing one of eight other OB's on a rotating basis for each subsequent visit.
We were also given a referral for an NT scan for between 11-14 weeks. An NT scan is a very detailed ultrasound where they measure many things on the baby, to determine the risk for many possible genetic abnormalities. We scheduled that for April 2, we will be over 12 weeks at that point, and the baby will be much bigger at that time.
All in all it was a great appointment, and nothing but great news! As a thank you for the office, we brought in a box of muffins and cookies and a thank you note. They loved it! We have really become so close with them over the last 8-9 months, it was a little surreal knowing that we wouldn't see them again till we were showing off our little one in October.
Now we have to tell the families.... :-)
We are telling my parents at dinner on March 15th when they come over to our house to celebrate St. Patrick's day, and we are telling Brian's family while we are down in Charlotte for Easter. If anyone has a great idea for how we should tell them, leave me a comment or send me an email, we want to make this good.
Love to all!
We had our second ultrasound today, and that baby is so incredibly beautiful. Its amazing how much changes in just two weeks. We actually saw the little one wave its arms at us and move its head! The heartbeat was a very strong 178 beats per minute, which is absolutely wonderful. The little one measured exactly 8w4d, exactly where we expected it to be. Here are some pictures, you can easily see the head, body and arms and legs. The round circle is what is left of the yolk sac, it should be gone within the next week, and the placenta should take over completely.
When we left we got to finally make our first appointment with our OB's office. We will be seeing the nurse practitioner on March 19th, and then seeing one of eight other OB's on a rotating basis for each subsequent visit.
We were also given a referral for an NT scan for between 11-14 weeks. An NT scan is a very detailed ultrasound where they measure many things on the baby, to determine the risk for many possible genetic abnormalities. We scheduled that for April 2, we will be over 12 weeks at that point, and the baby will be much bigger at that time.
All in all it was a great appointment, and nothing but great news! As a thank you for the office, we brought in a box of muffins and cookies and a thank you note. They loved it! We have really become so close with them over the last 8-9 months, it was a little surreal knowing that we wouldn't see them again till we were showing off our little one in October.
Now we have to tell the families.... :-)
We are telling my parents at dinner on March 15th when they come over to our house to celebrate St. Patrick's day, and we are telling Brian's family while we are down in Charlotte for Easter. If anyone has a great idea for how we should tell them, leave me a comment or send me an email, we want to make this good.
Love to all!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
6w 4d... We have a heart beat!!!!
Brian and I had the most beautiful day. Today we found out that we have one baby with a beautiful heartbeat. The baby measured 6w3d, which is perfect since we are supposed to be 6w4d. The heartbeat was 121 beats per minute. Here it is!!!
I was so nervous last night, I had a hard time sleeping. I can't even describe how beautiful that little flicker is when you see it for the first time. I held my breath when the u/s started, but as soon as I saw that there was something in the sac, I took a deep breath. Then when I saw that beautiful heartbeat... there were no words, only tears. I started bawling... with a big smile on my face. Brian even got misty eyed when he saw that heartbeat. The u/s tech that did our u/s, was a tech that had done a ton of our u/s during our months of treatment. Well, when I started crying, she started crying, and said she was so incredibly glad that she got to be the one to do our ultrasound. It was a good day!
So we go back on 3/06/08 (2 weeks from today) for another ultrasound, and we will probably "graduate" from our RE's office at that appointment. At that point we will call our OB and make an appointment for our normal OB visits.
I was so nervous last night, I had a hard time sleeping. I can't even describe how beautiful that little flicker is when you see it for the first time. I held my breath when the u/s started, but as soon as I saw that there was something in the sac, I took a deep breath. Then when I saw that beautiful heartbeat... there were no words, only tears. I started bawling... with a big smile on my face. Brian even got misty eyed when he saw that heartbeat. The u/s tech that did our u/s, was a tech that had done a ton of our u/s during our months of treatment. Well, when I started crying, she started crying, and said she was so incredibly glad that she got to be the one to do our ultrasound. It was a good day!
So we go back on 3/06/08 (2 weeks from today) for another ultrasound, and we will probably "graduate" from our RE's office at that appointment. At that point we will call our OB and make an appointment for our normal OB visits.
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