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Level 2 Sonogram Update

The past week has been beyond stressful... ever since I received the call that my second AFP test returned positive (as the first did), I haven't been able to breathe, sleep, or relax. With support and many prayers from family and friends, we got through the week and had a successful sonogram this morning. All I could do is tear up whenever the technician told us "the spine looks good" or "the brain looks great."

It's amazing how much of our baby boy they examined, which I'm most thankful for. He has five fingers and toes on each hand and foot, heart and organs that look good, and bones/eyes/mouth/nose that looked good as well. What a sigh of relief!!! He was constantly moving, so it was a bit difficult for the tech to get the pics she needed, but she was very patient. :) She was able to capture all the areas she needed to and after the doctor reviewed them, we got the thumbs up.

The baby currently weighs 15 ounces and has a heartbeat of 148 beats/min.

We have another Level 2 sonogram in 8 weeks to ensure the baby is growing properly in utero. At that time, I will be 30 weeks along. I can't wait to see our little one again...

Thanks to each of you for your many prayers and positive thoughts. We couldn't have gotten through the week without your support. We love you!

Here are a few pics from today ~

Latest Ultrasound Pics

Last Friday evening, we had our 2nd ultrasound appointment. Since I was almost 19 weeks at the time, the doctor was optimistic we would be able to find out if the baby is a boy or girl... Lucky for us, our lil' one is NOT shy and bared all pretty quickly. So, the tech said she was 100% it's a BOY!





My belly is definitely expanding - quickly! It's cool to know that people know I'm pregnant by looking at me, and not just thinking I've packed on some poundage. Oddly enough, while my belly is getting bigger, I haven't gained any weight during the pregnancy (yet). I'm sure that'll change at our next doctor's appointment in two weeks. At some point, the scale is going to move up and up (especially with all the food I've been inhaling lately). My appetite has definitely resurfaced the last two weeks. I'm still pretty tired all day, every day. And I still LOVE taking naps and going to bed earlier than usual.

We are so happy to be having a baby and so excited that it's a boy!

Blessed & Overjoyed

Brian and I are over-the-moon to be expecting a baby this October! It is something we've hoped and prayed for - for a very long time. Just when we thought it was another failed month - Brian asked me to take a home pregnancy test. We had one left from months prior. I honestly didn't think we had conceived. Maybe I was just too bummed about our miscarriage a few months before, that I just couldn't believe I was.. Even after the HPT came back with the joyous words - PREGNANT - I still was afraid to get excited as we did previously. So, this time, we kept the news to ourselves - until we were about 10 weeks along and had our first appointment and ultrasound.

Given the positioning of the screen, I wasn't able to see much of anything until the tech printed some pics. I've included some of the pics below...





Brian was able to see the baby moving - boxing, actually. He's started calling our baby - "lil Chuck Liddell" - as in the UFC fighter. Ha-ha! I love seeing Brian so excited. I like to call our baby jellybean.

The tech tracked the baby's heart rate at 168 beats per minute. The tech thought it was too early for us to hear the heartbeat, so we didn't get a chance to hear the heartbeat until a few weeks later at my next OB appointment. When we actually heard the heartbeat, I was simply giddy with happiness. It was such a special day for us!

We are loving every minute of this pregnancy... overall, I've felt pretty good. Just a few battles of nausea. I've been really tired, so I take plenty of naps, whenever possible. My cravings have dwindled a bit. For a while, I was craving green olives on everything. And one time, I REALLY wanted a Whopper with cheese from Burger King. And let me tell 'ya, that was the best Whopper I've ever had! :-) I've had trouble sleeping, so I finally purchased a pregnancy pillow last week. It's been a tremendous help in alleviating the back and body aches I had while sleeping. What a fantastic purchase!

We are looking forward to what lies ahead. In a few weeks, we have another appointment. I don't think we'll find out the baby's gender until the appointment after next... we can't wait to find out! I think it's a girl, but we'll have to wait and see!

For Brian...

I LOVE this song... dedicated to my hubby ~

Plain White T's - 1, 2, 3, 4

Happy Valentine's Day!

Lucky

Happy Valentine's Day!

To celebrate this overly commercialized day, I decided to share my love of music.

Jason Mraz's "Lucky" has been one of my favorite songs the past few months. So much so, that it's Brian's ring tone on my cell. :-) The video is somewhat new. Although I don't think the video does the song justice, it's still okay.

Hope you have a special V-Day! Enjoy the song!

LUCKY video

National Chomp-ions!

It's Great to be a Florida Gator... CHOMP! CHOMP!



I am so proud of our Gator football team! They played a great game last night... Though I was stressed the entire game.

Time to check out Football Fanatics and see what goodies they're selling. ;-)



GO GATORS!