Ultrasound Scheduled I scheduled the ultrasound for Thusday June 1st. So everyone needs to email me their guess on if it's a boy or girl. (see previous enry titled "Boy or Girl" )
2006-05-21 (17 weeks)
Doctor's Appointment I went to the doctor's again on Friday. I was supposed to get my test results that would tell me if there were any abnormalities. But the lab dropped my blood sample so they didn't test it. And they didn't let me know, so they didn't test my blood. The doctor took more blood on Friday. It's not that I have to give more blood that makes me mad. The needle doesn't bother me at all. It's the fact that I wanted the test results. Good ole Lab Corp. .......... So the rest of the appointment was good. He confirmed that I'd definitely have a c-section. He said that it would be on October18th unless I went into labor before that or if something came up that he couldn't do it that day. We heard the heartbeat again. This time when he put the thing on my stomach he got it right away. He didn't need to look for it. And it was louder this time. ......... I asked him if he thought my stomach should be bigger. He laughed. He felt my stomach and said that at 20 weeks my uterus should reach my belly button. He said that I am now 17 weeks and 2 days and my uterus is almost there now. He said that if anything I was on the big side. I look at my stomach and agree that my stomach is big, big and fat. It does not look like a baby belly yet. ........ My next check up appointment is June 16th. I'll get the test results then. This test isn't going to tell me if anything is wrong. It will just tell me if they need to do another test to check further. ...... I asked him about what I had read that I'm not supposed to sleep on my back. He said that was true, I should sleep on my side. Great, I'm a back sleeper. but he said I had a little more time before that was completely necessary. I forgot to ask him why, but from what I remember reading it has to do with the weight of the baby putting pressure on the veins that go to my legs. ........ I signed up with this program through the culinary union insurance company called the Healthy Pregnancy Program. At the end they are supposed to give me $100. All I have to do is keep all my prenatal appointments (which I would do anyways) and answer a bunch of questions through out my pregnancy. The nurse called me and asked a ton of questions. A lot about my health and family health problems, normal stuff. But then she asked some strange questions about what kind of house I live in, the neighborhood, if I have a support system of people, is my husband supportive. She is sending me the book "What to Expect When You Are Expecting". She also said that my stomach could (as she called it) pop. Which she described as going to bed one night and waking up the next morning and I'd have a big baby belly. I forgot to ask the doctor if that was true. We'll see.
2006-05-14 (16 weeks)
Boy or Girl? I am filling out the baby book that I have (thank you Kimbi). I am at the section where I record what everyone thinks I'm having. So I would like everyone if they could to please email me or call me and tell me if you think I'll have a Boy or Girl so I can record it in the book. You have a bit of time before you need to tell me becuase I don't even have the Ultrasound appointment scheduled yet. Also in the book there is a place for recording guesses of the weight and length of the baby when born. So if you want let me know your guess on that too. But there is plenty of time before that happens so I'll ask for that again later. In the book I can record people's guesses of the birth date, but with a scheduled c-section everyone will be right. Okay, hope to hear back from everyone soon about Boy or Girl.
2006-05-14 (16 weeks)
Mother's Day Today is Mother's Day. I feel like a mother even though my baby isn't here yet. I think I should have the right to celebrate too. Johan didn't think so. I guess I have to wait till next year. We have decided on names. For a boy: Joshua. For the middle name we haven't decided on yet because Johan hasn't agreed with my choice yet, but he will. And when he does the name will be Joshua Johan. And for a girl Olivia Jean. We were at the Family Christian Store in Henderson yesterday and they had a ton of baby Noah's Ark stuff. I was so excited I wanted to buy everything then, but of course mr. sensible said to wait until we find out the gender. So here is the plan when we find out. As long as we're having a boy, when we find out we'll go by that bedding set that I found, then paint the walls, then buy the furniture, then buy all the cute accessories for the nursery. So it will probably be July before we go back and buy those Noah's Ark things.
