Not much happened during the doctor’s appointment. Her heart beat was 130, which is still in the normal range. I haven't felt her kick or move; apparently I have a retroverted uterus. Which means it is tipped back towards the spine rather than towards the front so it will still be a while before I feel her move. In the doctors words - could be tomorrow could be weeks (nice). I said "that's ok, that just means she is deeper in there and a little more protected". Plus my belly fat is like a little down comforter to her. Rather than just a layer of skin. ;) So she is really snuggly. I am comforted by this, the doctor thinks I am crazy; Damon knows me and accepts my katieisms. Oh well.
I have lost another 3.5 pounds (total of around 8, not much), both the doctor and Damon are not happy about that. I don't really know what to say about that, of course I am kind of happy. I eat when I am hungry, it’s not like I am dieting. Not a lot of food sounds good to me. The doctor wants me to eat more carbs. Fun! My stomach is upset all the time so the doctor wants me to go on the Brat Diet. It seems to be helping some.
On a side note: my BP was 130/74! This has gone down ALOT since 8/9/10 (which was 154/91). I don’t put salt on anything anymore and I'm sure my weight lost has helped.
Until next time...
Love,
Katie
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Ultrasound on 9/20 19.5 weeks pregnant
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| You can see her nose and ear. Her little hand is up by her face, you can see a couple of fingers! |
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| Baby foot! |
It’s a girl!!! I think Damon and I are both in a state of shock. Of course we are happy but we really were expecting a boy. I just knew that inside was a boy, but nope it’s a little girl! I think it will be for the best, she is going to have Damon wrapped around her little finger and now all Damon has are girls (me, annie the cat, keiko and zoe) :o) So now we are on the task to start thinking of little girl names!
With the ultrasound machine they checked the baby's brain and heart. They measured the length of her bones, head and overall body. From the measurements she weighs 11 ounces! They identified both of her little ovaries so there is no mistake that it is a girl! :)
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Damon The Baby Whisperer
Before:
Labor Day weekend Damon and I decided to go to Paris, TN to visit family. We got to meet our new little nephew Gavin. When we got there Saturday morning Gavin was not a happy boy and was crying. Damon held him and rubbed his little belly and soon the little guy was off to sleep. The pics are so cute that I had to post them :)
After:
Labor Day weekend Damon and I decided to go to Paris, TN to visit family. We got to meet our new little nephew Gavin. When we got there Saturday morning Gavin was not a happy boy and was crying. Damon held him and rubbed his little belly and soon the little guy was off to sleep. The pics are so cute that I had to post them :)
After:
Dr. Appt on 8/31/10
This appointment was very quick. Dr. Spetalnick checked the baby’s heart beat it was 140-150 beats a minutes and is about 7 3/4" long.
I have lost another 2-3 pounds. Dr. Spetalnick isn’t very happy about that and told me that I don’t need to lose any more weight. I said well I just bought a treadmill this past weekend (yard sale $20, I rule) and he said you can walk on it just don’t lose weight. I was like...uhh then why would I walk on it? I don’t really have a baby belly just looks like fat. It's hard to believe that there really is a baby in there. I can tell that all my organs are being pushed up in my chest because the top part of my stomach is hard. Apparently at this stage some woman can feel the baby hiccup and move - I unfortunately can’t feel a dang thing.
The best part of the appointment was he told me that I needed to schedule ANOTHER appointment for the ultrasound. I thought we were going to do it on 9/28 when we had to see him but NOPE! We have to schedule a separate appointment b/c it is in a different office. Totally pumped I made the appointment as soon as humanly possible but still close to the 20 week mark. We are going on 9/20 at 2pm to find out if its a boy or girl! I will be right at 19 weeks and 3 days! :)
Love,
Katie
I have lost another 2-3 pounds. Dr. Spetalnick isn’t very happy about that and told me that I don’t need to lose any more weight. I said well I just bought a treadmill this past weekend (yard sale $20, I rule) and he said you can walk on it just don’t lose weight. I was like...uhh then why would I walk on it? I don’t really have a baby belly just looks like fat. It's hard to believe that there really is a baby in there. I can tell that all my organs are being pushed up in my chest because the top part of my stomach is hard. Apparently at this stage some woman can feel the baby hiccup and move - I unfortunately can’t feel a dang thing.
The best part of the appointment was he told me that I needed to schedule ANOTHER appointment for the ultrasound. I thought we were going to do it on 9/28 when we had to see him but NOPE! We have to schedule a separate appointment b/c it is in a different office. Totally pumped I made the appointment as soon as humanly possible but still close to the 20 week mark. We are going on 9/20 at 2pm to find out if its a boy or girl! I will be right at 19 weeks and 3 days! :)
Love,
Katie
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
A Gift from Grandama & Grandpa Nash
Linda, my mother-in-law sent me the most beautiful necklace! The charms are about the size of a dime and are very delicate & detailed! The baby has 2 legs and the stork has an eye & tail feathers! I am going to wear it all the time! Thank you so much!
Love,
Katie
1st visit with the OBGYN 8/9/10
So yesterday Damon and I had our 1st visit with the OBGYN (Dr. Spetalnick) apparently he likes to have you meet with the nurses at first to make sure it is a viable pregnancy. He has been my doctor for MANY years now so I am used to his slight kookiness and vague answers. Example: I say "so, packaged meat...can I really not eat it?" and he say "well, what’s to say you can’t eat something...I mean you can get sick just as he can from eating deli meat." I looked at Damon (who I warned in advance) with a puzzled look on my face...So i guess that is a no??!! hehehe. Even with his vague answers Dr. Spetalnick is one of the best at Vanderbilt.
On an completely awesome note:
We got to hear the baby's heart beat! It was so fast and cute (can an audio clip be cute?) I asked if he could record it for me and he laughed...that’s a no. 150 beats a minutes!
We got to schedule the rest of our visits:
08/31/10
09/28/10 find out the sex!
10/26/10
11/23/10
12/21/10
01/04/11
01/18/11
Love,
Katie
On an completely awesome note:
We got to hear the baby's heart beat! It was so fast and cute (can an audio clip be cute?) I asked if he could record it for me and he laughed...that’s a no. 150 beats a minutes!
We got to schedule the rest of our visits:
08/31/10
09/28/10 find out the sex!
10/26/10
11/23/10
12/21/10
01/04/11
01/18/11
Love,
Katie
Thursday, August 5, 2010
prenatal pills....for a horse?
OHH GEEZE! I am not a fan of taking pills. In fact, I will only take aspirin if I have a slamming headache. I would much rather take 3 little pills rather than 1 ginormous pill! I have to take it with water handy and a little snack (just in case). At least they are a pretty color. :/
Love,
Katie
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
3 Months Down 7/30/10
I am officially 12 weeks today! This means by nausea should start going away, my energy should increase and life will start going back to normal. Well as normal as can be with a little one inside me!
On the downside I have a crazy cold and it has hit me hard.
Here is a note from Parenting.com:
Dear Mom-To-Be,
Time may be moving in slow motion, but you're about to reach an important milestone--the end of the first trimester. Your baby now weighs about half an ounce and is about 2 1/2 inches long from top to bottom. From toothbuds to toenails, the fetus is now fully formed. He can even open his mouth and wiggle his fingers and toes, though you are still probably not feeling any movement. Development is in high gear, as fetal nerve cells multiply rapidly and synapses start firing.
On the downside I have a crazy cold and it has hit me hard.
Here is a note from Parenting.com:
Dear Mom-To-Be,
Time may be moving in slow motion, but you're about to reach an important milestone--the end of the first trimester. Your baby now weighs about half an ounce and is about 2 1/2 inches long from top to bottom. From toothbuds to toenails, the fetus is now fully formed. He can even open his mouth and wiggle his fingers and toes, though you are still probably not feeling any movement. Development is in high gear, as fetal nerve cells multiply rapidly and synapses start firing.
Results of Genetic Testing
The nurse called me Friday, July 30th to let me know that all my tests came back in the normal range. The chances of me having a down syndrome baby is 1 in 10,000 and Trisomy baby is 1 in 9,530. I said well the odds on that don't seem as good as the first result and she said not to worry it is all in the normal range. :) They will test one more time in the second trimester just to be sure. YAY!
Love,
Katie
Love,
Katie
Genetic Testing 7/26/10
Morning all!
Today I went in for genetic testing on the baby. They did an Ultra Screen which tests for Down Syndrome and Trisomy 13 & 18 (if this comes back positive then I can carry the baby full term but it will die when it is born). I should have the results in 1 week. Part 1 of the test is an ultrasound that measures the fluid in the neck, the nurse said that was all ok! I have attached a couple pictures of the baby! It actually has a profile-nose & lips! It has fingers and toes! AND it was moving all around , flipping back and forth and wiggling its arms and legs!!! It was so cool!!! I didn’t hear the heartbeat but she measured it and it was 149 beats a minute! Which apparently is it the normal/good range! The first picture is a side profile with the face, neck and some belly. They second picture is a close up of the face with the little hand by the face!!! We see the OBGYN on August 9th!
Love,
Katie
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