Just another update on Baby Henderson!!
Because of the due date change, Jeff & I had to bump up our first trimester screening--which was originally scheduled for November 21--to November 12 (last Wednesday).
The screening went well. We are in the normal range for Down's Syndrome, based on the width of the folds at the back of the baby's neck, which they measure via ultrasound. We also had a blood test and elected to get the results back at the earliest possible date--within a week--so we could know ASAP if something was wrong. We have since learned that the blood test also put us in the normal range for Down's Syndrome and Tay-Sachs disease, so it looks like we are having a healthy baby!
Aside from whether everything looked OK, health-wise, my biggest question was whether the sonogram technician could determine the baby's sex based on the ultrasound. She was pretty non-committal, but she did say that she "didn't see anything," so while it's still too early to confirm, it's looking more and more like we're having a GIRL! The baby did have his/her legs crossed for part of the ultrasound, though, so nothing's definite. Hopefully we'll get to know the sex for sure at our next OB/GYN appointment on December 8th. Knowing will literally be the best anniversary/Christmas present I could ever ask for.
What else? The most exciting and wonderful part of the screening was that we got to take home a DVD of the baby's ultrasound. Jeff & I embodied the stereotype of first-time parents and watched it five or six times in a row when we got home that night. Judging by the amount of jumping our baby is doing, I think we might have a track star on our hands! I'm getting a little nervous about what's going to happen when the baby gets a little bit bigger, though. If our son/daughter continues to be as active as he/she is now, I'm afraid he/she is going to pummel my insides! My uterus will be all black and blue and battered!
If you'd like to see our peach-sized jumping baby, click here. He/she is making his/her first appearance on YouTube.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Monthly Checkup
What more exciting time to begin a blog than when you're pregnant?
I should've started this the day we found out, but alas, we're already 12 weeks along now--one day shy of 13, actually!--so I suppose a "second trimester and beyond" blog will have to suffice.
I had my third monthly checkup with my OB/GYN this past Monday. Jeff had originally planned to be in Las Vegas on business, so I'd asked my mom to accompany me, and when Jeff's business trip fell through, I couldn't bear to uninvite my mom; she was so excited! So the poor Dad-to-be had to sit this one out. He was a good sport about it, though, since he knew our first trimester screening--complete with another very detailed sonogram--was coming up in the next few weeks.
I was Dr. Schorlemer's very last appointment, so things were short and sweet. I got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time, which was amazing. For some reason, it didn't sound as fast I'd expected, so I thought the number would be pretty low. It was, in fact, 176 beats per minute, which is on the higher side. (Goes to show how much I know!)
Mom charmed Dr. Schorlemer into doing an ultrasound even though there was really no reason for it other than our wanting to see the baby, and I was ecstatic when he agreed. The baby looks so much more like a baby now! And he/she was jumping around like a piece of popcorn. Seeing him/her move is always my favorite thing in the world; it's the ultimate proof that this little figure on a black-and-white screen is actually real.
Based on the size of the baby, our due date has reverted back to what it was originally--May 22nd--so we had to move our first trimester screening up a few weeks early. Not that I'm complaining! Two ultrasounds in one week? Sign me up!
Here are the sonogram pictures. The first and second ones are my favorites. The baby turned and looked at us right when the picture was being taken, so you can totally see his/her face!
I should've started this the day we found out, but alas, we're already 12 weeks along now--one day shy of 13, actually!--so I suppose a "second trimester and beyond" blog will have to suffice.
I had my third monthly checkup with my OB/GYN this past Monday. Jeff had originally planned to be in Las Vegas on business, so I'd asked my mom to accompany me, and when Jeff's business trip fell through, I couldn't bear to uninvite my mom; she was so excited! So the poor Dad-to-be had to sit this one out. He was a good sport about it, though, since he knew our first trimester screening--complete with another very detailed sonogram--was coming up in the next few weeks.
I was Dr. Schorlemer's very last appointment, so things were short and sweet. I got to hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time, which was amazing. For some reason, it didn't sound as fast I'd expected, so I thought the number would be pretty low. It was, in fact, 176 beats per minute, which is on the higher side. (Goes to show how much I know!)
Mom charmed Dr. Schorlemer into doing an ultrasound even though there was really no reason for it other than our wanting to see the baby, and I was ecstatic when he agreed. The baby looks so much more like a baby now! And he/she was jumping around like a piece of popcorn. Seeing him/her move is always my favorite thing in the world; it's the ultimate proof that this little figure on a black-and-white screen is actually real.
Based on the size of the baby, our due date has reverted back to what it was originally--May 22nd--so we had to move our first trimester screening up a few weeks early. Not that I'm complaining! Two ultrasounds in one week? Sign me up!
Here are the sonogram pictures. The first and second ones are my favorites. The baby turned and looked at us right when the picture was being taken, so you can totally see his/her face!
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