We had an ultrasound yesterday, which turned out to more than just an ultrasound...The baby is doing great. She is developing well, somewhat cooperated (they had to do an internal ultrasound to examine her face), and was confirmed to be a girl. Chris claims he did not see what exactly they were pointing to when confirming the gender, but he has come to terms with the thought of a daughter. After the ultrasound, we were rescheduling some appointments because of my adjusted due date (July 9) when they determined I was in need of a doctor visit that day! Low and behold a doctor was available. In that appointment I discovered I had gained......13 POUNDS since January 4, 2007. That is a record! I think I may be giving birth to a 40 pound baby as I am still wearing some of my normal clothes. The weight must be going somewhere. I have told more and more people at work this week, much to their surprise. They claim they couldn't tell at all. Perhaps they are just too kind to say I am getting fatter. Not sure. Anyway, Chris said yesterday that he could really tell I am pregnant. I definitely have a belly. Back to the weight gain. I was averaging 3 pounds per month, but this was my first visit in the 2nd trimester. I have gained 19 pounds thus far and am scared to think what the upcoming months may look like. I did have blood drawn yesterday to screen for Down's syndrome and other neural defects. I was opposed to this initially, knowing that Chris and I would welcome this baby regardless of it's condition, but they convinced me otherwise on the basis of further monitoring that would be done and the possibility of delivering in a more appropriate hospital in Boston. All in all I think it was the right decision. Now we wait for the results. One other point of great news--the placenta previa is gone. I guess my week of laying in bed, doing nothing has paid off--at least on one side. I got rid of the previa, but gained 13 pounds. What a tradeoff! I am just happy it is gone and I can go forth once again with a "normal" pregnancy. Yay!
So, we are still roughing it in our amazingly, wonderfully fabulous, new house. That means, air mattresses in our living room. Fun. The girls love it, Chris and I not so much ;) Anyway, the close proximity means Chris and I get to eavesdrop on some very tender moments. They seriously bring tears to my eyes. How did we get so lucky to have them as our children??? Here's one example. Claire--"Mya, can we snuggle?" Mya--"sure." Claire--"don't let go." Mya--"No, I'll just wait until you are sleeping." Claire--"No, you wait until the middle of the night." Mya--"Okay, I'll wait until the middle of the night." Then we hear lips smacking. So cute. I won't share the meltdown that occured moments before this sweetness ;) Life isn't always rosey, now is it? Ha! In other news..we get internet today and our furniture/things tomorrow! That means 1 more night of "roughing it!" Yippee!
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