19 Weeks

Here's my "belly shot" at 19 weeks. Almost half way done!! Hard to believe it's gone by so fast. My pregnancy with William just seemed to drag by. Course I'm not to the uncomfortable phase quite yet...

It's A Girl!

We had our ultrasound this morning and found out we're having a little girl! I'm so excited to be having a daughter, although another boy would have been just as wonderful. We're very thankful that the ultrasound showed no abnormalities - she looks perfect!

This picture is a 2D picture.


This picture is a 3D shot, although since I was having a contraction at the time the picture is a little blurry. That was really strange...I could feel a Braxton-Hicks contraction and could SEE it on the screen! Poor thing was getting squashed!

Since all looks good I won't be seeing the perinatologist again (at least for this pregnancy!). It seems like these days doctors are all about lots of ultrasounds, blood tests, etc. than they were say, 10-15 years ago. Every time I turn around I'm being offered another blood screening test. I simply don't know why I need to get them all done, since there really isn't anything that can be done, should a test come back positive for Down Syndrome or anything else. That being said, I did turn down the latest "required" blood test - an AFP test. I didn't make a big deal out of not getting it, since both my doctors were really pressuring me to get it done. Oh well...I'm sure over it!

18 Months

On March 11 William turned 18 months. I just can't believe it. Boy, how time flies.

Yesterday he had his 18 month doctor's appointment. He's still on the very low end of the weight chart, but the doctor (a new one for us) said that he's not concerned, since this seems to be his normal. As for height - he's 33 inches, above average for his age. His eczema is still persisting, but at times seems to get better, then it flares up again. They won't do any allergy testing until he's 2 years, due to the fact that kids usually outgrow any allergies they have at this age. I'm crossing my fingers that's the case for him. I also had the doctor look at his eyes, as they seem to wander at times, especially when he's tired. His pediatrician, after a short eye exam, didn't notice anything wrong with them, but any case of strabismus must be seen by a professional, so off we go to a pediatric eye doctor for an evaluation.

He is for sure hitting the "terrible two" stage now. He has an opinion on everything, and if something doesn't go his way, he wines and complains, throws fits, and overall makes my job hard. He's not exceptionally "naughty" or anything, but if I tell him to do something he doesn't want to do, he says in a sweet voice, "no, no" and shakes his head. It's spooky, because I say "no, no" to him and he's picked right up on that.

As for me, I'm 15.5 weeks pregnant and feeling pretty good. Still dry heaving in the morning, but rarely. I've been feeling lots of fluttering for about a week or so now, so that's really cool. This baby definitely has a very different personality than William did while inside me...s/he moves all the time! Of course maybe William did t00, I just couldn't feel his movements until around 18 weeks or so. I'm anxiously waiting for April 2, as that's our next ultrasound, and we should find out the sex of the baby. Whoo hoo!!