Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Baby K's Heartbeat
Yesterday was my 12-week OB appointment. Tim wasn’t able to make it, so I invited my mom to go with me. The nurse brought in the Doppler, put the cold gel on my lower abdomen, and instantly we could hear the baby’s heartbeat! I didn’t know what it would sound like, but it was very clear that the heart was beating strong. The nurse and the doctor said things were just perfect and the baby’s heartbeat was 160. Many friends are guessing that we’re having a girl…can’t wait to find out! My clothes started getting tight around the 9th week or so and I felt that I was “showing” even though I know a lot of it was just being extremely bloated. Well, I feel like I finally have a bump. I’m not able to wear several pairs of my regular pants, but I can still wear a pair of my regular jeans because they sit so low. I’m definitely wearing maternity tops (or regular ones with an empire-type waist), because my regular shirts are a tad tight. Thankfully, my friend Lisa gave me what she had left of her maternity clothes after having 4 boys and several other friends have told me I can borrow theirs! Here’s a picture of me taken at 12 weeks (boy do I need a haircut!).
My First Sonogram
I was extremely nervous again about our doctor’s appointment. My appointment was at 11:20, but we didn’t get called back until about 11:50. The nurse checked my weight and blood pressure (which was high again) and then showed me to the room. I put on the gown and waited there with Tim. The longer I waited, the more nervous I got. I was trying to relax and control my breathing, but it was rough. My doctor finally arrived at 12:30 and once she came in and started to talking to us, I felt calm again. The exam was not hard and it was just overwhelming to see our little baby with its heartbeat on the screen. I’ve seen many sonogram pictures before, but there’s something so different when it is your baby that you are looking at that’s growing inside of you…simply amazing! It was such a relief to hear from my doctor that the baby looked perfect and was measuring right on schedule. I absolutely love Dr. Robert and she even prescribed Zofran for me to take to help with the nausea, which was great!
After leaving the doctor’s office with our first baby pictures, I was headed to Plano to see Kelli Duhaney and meet Baby Elijah for the first time. I was really excited to share the news with her on her birthday and to meet her new little one (and see my buddy Isaac again!). Kelli had the reaction that I hoped everyone would have…pure excitement! It felt so good having such a dear friend enjoy this news with me! She even began planning my baby shower in her head while I was there. It was great getting to hold Elijah and to see Isaac again! They are precious and I’m so lucky to have Kelli as a friend (and many others) who I can call on if I have a question about anything! The rest of my Spring Break week was filled with me getting to share the news with friends and family…my aunt, cousins, Tim’s extended family, Beth, Sarah Swart, Kristin, etc. It was great! On Friday night, Tim and I decided to make our first “official” announcement on Facebook for the world to see (you know, nothing’s official until it’s posted on Facebook!)! We sat down to post at the same time and instantly we were flooded with congratulations from friends who have known us in many stages of our lives…so fun! Here's a picture of me holding Elijah and Kelli "holding" my baby!
After leaving the doctor’s office with our first baby pictures, I was headed to Plano to see Kelli Duhaney and meet Baby Elijah for the first time. I was really excited to share the news with her on her birthday and to meet her new little one (and see my buddy Isaac again!). Kelli had the reaction that I hoped everyone would have…pure excitement! It felt so good having such a dear friend enjoy this news with me! She even began planning my baby shower in her head while I was there. It was great getting to hold Elijah and to see Isaac again! They are precious and I’m so lucky to have Kelli as a friend (and many others) who I can call on if I have a question about anything! The rest of my Spring Break week was filled with me getting to share the news with friends and family…my aunt, cousins, Tim’s extended family, Beth, Sarah Swart, Kristin, etc. It was great! On Friday night, Tim and I decided to make our first “official” announcement on Facebook for the world to see (you know, nothing’s official until it’s posted on Facebook!)! We sat down to post at the same time and instantly we were flooded with congratulations from friends who have known us in many stages of our lives…so fun! Here's a picture of me holding Elijah and Kelli "holding" my baby!
Part 2
Tim and I had an awesome time in Austin that weekend, just soaking up the news. On our way back to Dallas, I called and scheduled an appointment with my doctor for Tuesday afternoon. I was dying to tell my family, but Tim and I decided to wait until after I had been to the doctor. The night we got into town, my whole family went out to celebrate my birthday at Maggiano’s. I really thought I gave it away when I turned down wine, but I covered it by saying I was just being overly cautious! Whew! I knew I couldn't keep this from my mom for very long.
The next day at school went by fast as I was counting down the time till I could go to the doctor. I was very excited about going, but also a nervous wreck. I had been told that I would be seeing Caroline, instead of my doctor, and I had no idea what they would do at this appointment. When she called me back, she checked my weight and my blood pressure. Because of my anxiety, my blood pressure was sky high! I told her I was nervous, so she took it again. Since it was still high, she decided that we would continue on with the appointment and come back to check my blood pressure at the end. It turned out that there was no exam as I had thought. The two of us just sat in a conference room and she explained how my appointments would work, when my due date was, how billing worked, etc. I was SO excited to hear that my due date was Saturday, October 23rd, my mom’s birthday! Then she had my blood drawn by the lab. At the end of all of this, I was feeling calm and relaxed. We went back to check my blood pressure and it was still so high for me…147 over 90! Caroline went to talk to my doctor and they decided, just as a precaution, to have me collect my urine for 24 hours, so they could make sure that I didn’t have Pregnancy Induced Hypertension. I was so annoyed because I knew it was just my nerves! I did it anyway, and didn’t get any bad news back. My next appointment was scheduled for Tuesday, March 16th when I would get my first sonogram. I couldn’t wait!
That evening, Tim and I decided to share our wonderful news with our families. The Kerbys had been emailing us about possible vacations this year, so we decided to send them an email suggesting that they save their vacation days for late October when we would be taking time off from work. We attached the pregnancy test picture and as soon as we hit “Send” we hopped in the car to drive to my mom’s. I had already told my mom that I wanted to come by to share some of my birthday cupcakes with her and Nana and I told her I had a little Valentine’s Day gift for her. Months ago I found a gift that I thought would be the perfect way to surprise my mom when I got pregnant. It was a hand painted wine glass that was decorated in pink and blue baby stuff and said, “Grandma’s Sippy Cup” on it! My mom loves these hand painted wine glasses and I knew she would love this! As soon as she opened it, she screamed and about scared Nana to death! They were both SO excited for us and about that time, Karin called and the Kerbys were thrilled too! Tim and I were on cloud nine! I, of course, was dying to share the news with good friends, but Tim was pretty adamant that we should wait a while longer, at least until our sonogram. I am excellent at keeping others’ secrets, but keeping this one was extremely difficult!!
I felt great in the beginning of the pregnancy, but by week 6, I started feeling extremely tired and nauseous. The nausea lasted all day and nothing I ate seemed to settle well. I also felt extremely bloated and had horrible acid reflux. The only good thing from all of this was that I knew it was because I was pregnant and that these were good signs. At work it seemed like every lunch conversation had something to do with pregnancy and it was all I could do to keep my mouth shut. I felt like I hardly contributed to conversation for a while for fear that I would leak the news. At the end of the seventh week, Tim agreed that I could tell my team. I was feeling awful and I felt that they could give me support, even if just moral support, while I was at work. They screamed they were so excited! It is so fun sharing this news!
On Sunday, March 14th we decided to share the news with our small group, mainly because I wanted prayers for the sonogram that was in 2 days. We waited until prayer requests and after all had been mentioned, Tim said that he would like to ask them to pray for us since we had a doctor’s appointment in 2 days where we would get to see our baby’s heartbeat for the first time ever. They were stunned and immediately so excited for us. They all knew how badly we wanted this.
The next day at school went by fast as I was counting down the time till I could go to the doctor. I was very excited about going, but also a nervous wreck. I had been told that I would be seeing Caroline, instead of my doctor, and I had no idea what they would do at this appointment. When she called me back, she checked my weight and my blood pressure. Because of my anxiety, my blood pressure was sky high! I told her I was nervous, so she took it again. Since it was still high, she decided that we would continue on with the appointment and come back to check my blood pressure at the end. It turned out that there was no exam as I had thought. The two of us just sat in a conference room and she explained how my appointments would work, when my due date was, how billing worked, etc. I was SO excited to hear that my due date was Saturday, October 23rd, my mom’s birthday! Then she had my blood drawn by the lab. At the end of all of this, I was feeling calm and relaxed. We went back to check my blood pressure and it was still so high for me…147 over 90! Caroline went to talk to my doctor and they decided, just as a precaution, to have me collect my urine for 24 hours, so they could make sure that I didn’t have Pregnancy Induced Hypertension. I was so annoyed because I knew it was just my nerves! I did it anyway, and didn’t get any bad news back. My next appointment was scheduled for Tuesday, March 16th when I would get my first sonogram. I couldn’t wait!
That evening, Tim and I decided to share our wonderful news with our families. The Kerbys had been emailing us about possible vacations this year, so we decided to send them an email suggesting that they save their vacation days for late October when we would be taking time off from work. We attached the pregnancy test picture and as soon as we hit “Send” we hopped in the car to drive to my mom’s. I had already told my mom that I wanted to come by to share some of my birthday cupcakes with her and Nana and I told her I had a little Valentine’s Day gift for her. Months ago I found a gift that I thought would be the perfect way to surprise my mom when I got pregnant. It was a hand painted wine glass that was decorated in pink and blue baby stuff and said, “Grandma’s Sippy Cup” on it! My mom loves these hand painted wine glasses and I knew she would love this! As soon as she opened it, she screamed and about scared Nana to death! They were both SO excited for us and about that time, Karin called and the Kerbys were thrilled too! Tim and I were on cloud nine! I, of course, was dying to share the news with good friends, but Tim was pretty adamant that we should wait a while longer, at least until our sonogram. I am excellent at keeping others’ secrets, but keeping this one was extremely difficult!!
I felt great in the beginning of the pregnancy, but by week 6, I started feeling extremely tired and nauseous. The nausea lasted all day and nothing I ate seemed to settle well. I also felt extremely bloated and had horrible acid reflux. The only good thing from all of this was that I knew it was because I was pregnant and that these were good signs. At work it seemed like every lunch conversation had something to do with pregnancy and it was all I could do to keep my mouth shut. I felt like I hardly contributed to conversation for a while for fear that I would leak the news. At the end of the seventh week, Tim agreed that I could tell my team. I was feeling awful and I felt that they could give me support, even if just moral support, while I was at work. They screamed they were so excited! It is so fun sharing this news!
On Sunday, March 14th we decided to share the news with our small group, mainly because I wanted prayers for the sonogram that was in 2 days. We waited until prayer requests and after all had been mentioned, Tim said that he would like to ask them to pray for us since we had a doctor’s appointment in 2 days where we would get to see our baby’s heartbeat for the first time ever. They were stunned and immediately so excited for us. They all knew how badly we wanted this.
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