Plum Happy!

This post is going to be two weeks in one, but I'll try to make it short! The last time I blogged I mentioned that we were going to start the lovely belly pics at 10 weeks in order to continue documenting our journey... Well, here's the first one, and please pay no attention at all to the amount of tiredness on my face :) We are just going to do the pics every two weeks since there's not a ton of change right now from week to week.

This past Wednesday we had our first appointment with our OB/GYN, Dr. Godat. We were 11 weeks along, and as hoped, we got to see our little one on the big screen again! Since Dr. Godat's ultrasound machine is a dinosaur compared to the fertility clinic's, we didn't get to hear the heartbeat :( but could very clearly see it, and that's just as pleasing. Dr. Godat said that we had a VERY active baby and that everything looked great! Baby Cook was kicking its legs and moving its arms all over the place. It's amazing how something the size of a plum (according to What to Expect) can be so full of energy already... Travis and I may be in trouble once it gets here if it keeps this activity up :). We go back to see Dr. Godat again in two weeks for another ultrasound. We are so incredibly lucky to get to see our baby every two weeks!... I have definitely gotten spoiled to this privilege. I don't know what I'm going to do when he makes me wait a month or longer in between visits to see my baby! Here is Baby Cook at 11 weeks :) So darn cute, don't you think???

Medium Green Olive

We had our 9 week appointment this past Wednesday. The original appointment was set for 8am, but Dr. Mansfield got called into a surgery, so they had to split our appointment. :( Instead of doing the entire appointment at one time, they had me come in to do the bloodwork at 7:30 and then come back at 3:45 for the sono. Despite having to wait all day long to see our little one, the appointments went off without a hitch! My bloodwork came back great, and so did the sono. Once again, Dr. Mansfield was able to find the heartbeat easily. This time it was 182bpm! Even faster and louder than last time. It's such a wonderful sound... I wish I could listen to it all day every day! While Dr. Mansfield was doing the sono and trying to get a good 3D picture, our little one moved it's arm (well, it's really more like a paddle at this stage, but it still moved it)! It was so exciting! Here are a couple of the sono pictures.

  

This week Dr. Mansfield moved our counting day (week 1, week 2, etc.) back to Wednesdays, instead of Thursdays. And we are now measuring one week ahead. I'm not exactly sure what that really indicates, but I'd rather be ahead of schedule than behind schedule :) At the end of the appointment, Dr. Mansfield told us that we had graduated! We were done with the fertility clinic and were now released back to Dr. Godat. As we said goodbye to everyone and left the clinic I called Dr. Godat to set up our first appointment with him. We go on Wednesday, September 21. Another two week wait :) I have no idea what to expect at this appointment, but I definitely have lots of questions for him!

What to Expect When You're Expecting compared our little one to the size of a medium green olive for this week... but as long as it's growing healthy, they can compare it to whatever food they want! Starting this Wednesday (at week 10) we are going to start the "belly" pics. I'm not exactly fond of showing how big I'm getting each week, but we have been on such an amazing journey with this whole experience, I want to make sure I document everything so that I never forget! So there's a little something for you to look forward to, lol. Until next time...

O Happy Day!

Sorry it's been so long since my last post... several things have happened making our lives excitingly busy these past few weeks! So I'll try not to take the entire day to fill you in on everything :) To start off the excitement, my second nephew was born on Thursday, August 18th. Welcome to the world little Owen James Bhatia! Travis and I will be traveling down to Sugarland in a couple of weeks to meet him, and I can't wait! A few days after Owen was born, school started back. I have 59 wonderful 5th graders this year! It is a full house in 5th grade :) They are all very sweet, and I'm excited to see how the year will unfold with them.

Then came the much awaited first sono appointment. I was 6 weeks and 6 days. Such a happy day! Our appointment was at 8:00 on August 24. I was so thankful it was at the beginning of the day so that I didn't have to wait anxiously all day long! That morning we saw Dr. Mansfield (Dr. Kathy was out of state for a death in the family). It took her no time at all to find our little one. Such a relief! And it took her even less time to find the heartbeat. Hooray! An even bigger relief! Travis and I had been prepared to see the heartbeat at this appointment, but we didn't think we would be able to hear it just yet. However, without even hesitating, Dr. Mansfield clicked on the screen and then the most amazing sound filled the room! Travis and I both were in shock. It was so loud... and so strong (132 bpm)! Dr. Mansfield said everything looked absolutely perfect! I was even measuring ahead of schedule. We couldn't have been happier! Our due date is now April 11. Below are just a couple of the pics from the sono.

We go back to the doctor on Wednesday, September 7 (8 weeks 6 days). I can't wait to see my little one on the big screen again! At this appointment they will do another sono and then some bloodwork. If everything comes back okay, then at that point, Dr. Kathy will release me back to Dr. Godat. While we of course are hoping for more excellent news, I am kind of sad that we won't be seeing Dr. Kathy anymore. She is such a fabulous doctor, and I love her staff. We had such a wonderful experience with them. Hopefully on Wednesday we will have more pictures to share!... And I will do a better job of posting updates :) Until next time...