James and I got married! Well, you probably already knew that.
October 10, 2010 at an attempted 10:10am! It was more like 10:30 when we were actually married, but we can say 10:10. The official photos have not been delivered yet, but when they do I will post them.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
All tests are good!
At the 13 week point in a pregnancy they give you an "NT scan". Basically this is a series of tests to see if you are at high risk for trisomy 18 or 21. Trisomy 21 is Downs Syndrome and trisomy 18 is another genetic disorder. They combine blood tests with ultrasound results to determine the odds of having a baby with these types of genetic defects. In the ultrasound they look at the size of the fluid pouch in the neck flap. If it is greater than 3mm thick than you are at a higher risk. I think ours measured at around 1.6mm. Isn't it amazing what they can see with an ultrasound?
Next ultrasound is November 9. This is the BIG ONE. 40 minutes of measuring baby parts and looking at organs for any abnormalities. This is also the ultrasound that, if the baby cooperates, you can find out the gender. James and I have "agreed"that if Macnugget is spread eagle and showing us the goods we will find out. If he/she is being modest, we will not poke and prod the little one to move and show us what he/she has down there. So, start placing your bets. I think Katie might want to start another pool. Who won the last pool anyway?
Next ultrasound is November 9. This is the BIG ONE. 40 minutes of measuring baby parts and looking at organs for any abnormalities. This is also the ultrasound that, if the baby cooperates, you can find out the gender. James and I have "agreed"that if Macnugget is spread eagle and showing us the goods we will find out. If he/she is being modest, we will not poke and prod the little one to move and show us what he/she has down there. So, start placing your bets. I think Katie might want to start another pool. Who won the last pool anyway?
13w 0d
As Memere pointed out, little Macnugget has an angel watching over him/her! Check out the angel in the top left part of the sac! What a lucky baby!
Heartbeat
Now that I found my new doctor we had our schedule of appointments for the next month and a half. First you meet the nurse practitioner. That person tells you all about what is going to happen at the docs, what to expect, what to eat, what not to eat, not to clean the kitty box and to wash your hands every time you touch your cat...
Well, at our 11 week appointment we were told that we were going to hear the heartbeat for the first time. Doc comes in, talks to us. Checks on how many times a day I am sick - which is a lot and not very fun. I had lost weight at this point and couldn't keep much of anything down. So she tells me to lay down and that we were going to hear the heartbeat. No mention that it might take a while to find it or that the baby might be too small still. So a few minutes go by and no heartbeat. I start to get the look of terror on my face and look at James who is trying to hide his look of terror as well. At this point the doc says, don't worry it can take a few minutes. A few more minutes go by and nothing... I burst out into tears. Yep, full blown bawling. I think she knew at that point that she should have told me up front that it could take a bit to hunt the sucker down. So, she went to her ultrasound tech and got me in to have an ultrasound within 5 minutes. Sure enough, there was the little bugger hiding behind the placenta. Shy or stubborn, you be the judge. Knowing it's mom, it's a combo of the two. And, of course the heartbeat could be seen on the screen. I asked the ultrasound tech like 5 times if she was sure it was beating. Then little Macnugget squirmed a bit to reassure me that all was well. What a relief! I just had to giggle because I didn't know what else to do after you think that something terrible has happened and the kid was just being shy.
Sorry that the pics are sideways. I don't know how to rotate them in this program. But, I think you get the point.
11w 6d hand -my favorite pic so far. I also call this the paparazzi shot. No cameras!!!
Well, at our 11 week appointment we were told that we were going to hear the heartbeat for the first time. Doc comes in, talks to us. Checks on how many times a day I am sick - which is a lot and not very fun. I had lost weight at this point and couldn't keep much of anything down. So she tells me to lay down and that we were going to hear the heartbeat. No mention that it might take a while to find it or that the baby might be too small still. So a few minutes go by and no heartbeat. I start to get the look of terror on my face and look at James who is trying to hide his look of terror as well. At this point the doc says, don't worry it can take a few minutes. A few more minutes go by and nothing... I burst out into tears. Yep, full blown bawling. I think she knew at that point that she should have told me up front that it could take a bit to hunt the sucker down. So, she went to her ultrasound tech and got me in to have an ultrasound within 5 minutes. Sure enough, there was the little bugger hiding behind the placenta. Shy or stubborn, you be the judge. Knowing it's mom, it's a combo of the two. And, of course the heartbeat could be seen on the screen. I asked the ultrasound tech like 5 times if she was sure it was beating. Then little Macnugget squirmed a bit to reassure me that all was well. What a relief! I just had to giggle because I didn't know what else to do after you think that something terrible has happened and the kid was just being shy.
Sorry that the pics are sideways. I don't know how to rotate them in this program. But, I think you get the point.
11w 6d profile
11w 6d alien baby shot
11w 6d hand -my favorite pic so far. I also call this the paparazzi shot. No cameras!!!
Surprise!!!
Well, all of you probably know by now that James and I are expecting our first kiddo at the end of March! We are super excited and are already prepping the house for little Macnugget's arrival. Being that we both have our busy seasons right around the corner, we really didn't have a choice but to do our registry and start getting organized early!
So, many of you know about the baby but only a few of you know how we found out we were preggers. So, here is the story:
James and I went to his parents' boat for the weekend at the end of July. We had been so busy all summer that it was time to make the trip. This year to Camden, Maine. We had an awesome time. I only freaked out once - just about to the point of tears - but the situation was made comfortable again almost immediately. We sailed around a bit and then to a state park in the form of an island for the night. I absolutely loved it. I also loved the mojitos that we attempted to make. Yep, between the 4 of us we had quite a few mojitos. Of course we didn't get the recipe right until the 4th batch in! It was a fun evening and weekend full of healthy vegan food.
At the end of the trip I thought that I must have slammed into something because I felt like someone had punched me in the right boob. I was concerned enough to check for a massive bruise. Nope, no bruise. It went away the next day, but after a few days of work I now felt like I had been punched in both boobs. And being 1 day "late" with the lady friend I became a bit concerned.
Let me just clarify that my lady friend has a mind of it's own but had been getting better and more on schedule so one day or week overdue was not unusual. Normally when it gets to the week mark I would take a preggo test to get things going. My body get's the "nope, no kid so get on with it" hint and badda bing badda boom... lady friend arrives the next day. Let's just say it didn't exactly happy that way this time.
So I called James to let him know I would be stopping at the store on the way home. Got some things, including the preggo test. At this point I had a very strong hunch that the outcome would be a bit different this time. I got home and was getting ready for bed as I was doing a turnaround that night (close the store and show back up for 6am the next morning).
The power just happened to be out this evening as well. So, getting ready for bed via flashlight, I did the deed and went about prepping for my early morning wake up. Mid teeth brushing I checked the test... two lines. Of course, this is what I was kind of expecting, but actually seeing it sends you into this state of calm panic. I called James to the bathroom to confirm what I was seeing... yep. Two lines via the glow of the flashlight. James does not show his emotions very well so he was just "yep, looks like it's positive, let's get some sleep". Ya... I was NOT sleeping that night. We spend half the night looking at what 3 and a half week old fetuses looked like and all that jazz.
I was a bit unnerved for the next few days. James was too as far as I could tell. But, we were both also excited. A baby is a miracle. I know my doc said I shouldn't have issues getting pregnant due to my LEEP procedure, but I always had a fear that it would interfere. Looks like everything is in working order!
So that is how we found out about little Macnugget. Get it? Mackey + Nugget= Macnugget!
I had a follow up cancer screening like 3 days later. My doc did all that and then gave me an ultrasound. I was 5 weeks 6 days preggo according to their math. According to my body's schedule I was 5w 1d. The ultrasound showed a sac and a yolk. At that stage the baby is too small to really see. So, back I went the following week with James and there was our little "blob" with a flashing white dot in the middle at our 6w 1d ultrasound. Very neat to see that and very much a reality check. Now we could be really excited because there in fact was a baby starting to grow!
So, many of you know about the baby but only a few of you know how we found out we were preggers. So, here is the story:
James and I went to his parents' boat for the weekend at the end of July. We had been so busy all summer that it was time to make the trip. This year to Camden, Maine. We had an awesome time. I only freaked out once - just about to the point of tears - but the situation was made comfortable again almost immediately. We sailed around a bit and then to a state park in the form of an island for the night. I absolutely loved it. I also loved the mojitos that we attempted to make. Yep, between the 4 of us we had quite a few mojitos. Of course we didn't get the recipe right until the 4th batch in! It was a fun evening and weekend full of healthy vegan food.
At the end of the trip I thought that I must have slammed into something because I felt like someone had punched me in the right boob. I was concerned enough to check for a massive bruise. Nope, no bruise. It went away the next day, but after a few days of work I now felt like I had been punched in both boobs. And being 1 day "late" with the lady friend I became a bit concerned.
Let me just clarify that my lady friend has a mind of it's own but had been getting better and more on schedule so one day or week overdue was not unusual. Normally when it gets to the week mark I would take a preggo test to get things going. My body get's the "nope, no kid so get on with it" hint and badda bing badda boom... lady friend arrives the next day. Let's just say it didn't exactly happy that way this time.
So I called James to let him know I would be stopping at the store on the way home. Got some things, including the preggo test. At this point I had a very strong hunch that the outcome would be a bit different this time. I got home and was getting ready for bed as I was doing a turnaround that night (close the store and show back up for 6am the next morning).
The power just happened to be out this evening as well. So, getting ready for bed via flashlight, I did the deed and went about prepping for my early morning wake up. Mid teeth brushing I checked the test... two lines. Of course, this is what I was kind of expecting, but actually seeing it sends you into this state of calm panic. I called James to the bathroom to confirm what I was seeing... yep. Two lines via the glow of the flashlight. James does not show his emotions very well so he was just "yep, looks like it's positive, let's get some sleep". Ya... I was NOT sleeping that night. We spend half the night looking at what 3 and a half week old fetuses looked like and all that jazz.
I was a bit unnerved for the next few days. James was too as far as I could tell. But, we were both also excited. A baby is a miracle. I know my doc said I shouldn't have issues getting pregnant due to my LEEP procedure, but I always had a fear that it would interfere. Looks like everything is in working order!
So that is how we found out about little Macnugget. Get it? Mackey + Nugget= Macnugget!
I had a follow up cancer screening like 3 days later. My doc did all that and then gave me an ultrasound. I was 5 weeks 6 days preggo according to their math. According to my body's schedule I was 5w 1d. The ultrasound showed a sac and a yolk. At that stage the baby is too small to really see. So, back I went the following week with James and there was our little "blob" with a flashing white dot in the middle at our 6w 1d ultrasound. Very neat to see that and very much a reality check. Now we could be really excited because there in fact was a baby starting to grow!
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