5 Month Ultrasound & OB Appointment

Today was an exciting day because we had our 20-week ultrasound. We got to see baby #2 again (last time was at 10 weeks). It's crazy to think that I'm half way there already! He/she has grown so much and was jumping around like a fire cracker. Linkan was enthralled with the "tv" and kept saying "baby baby baby" over and over again. :) Although our doctor hasn't recieved the official results yet, everything looked great. 10 fingers and toes! We could have found out the sex but we didn't want to. I was looking real hard, though! It is harder this time around to not know! Ben thinks it's a boy and my intuition says the same. I had always thought that Linkan was a girl. Stay tuned...we'll know in about 20 weeks if we're right!

Had our OB appointment right after the ultrasound. Nothing too exciting to report. I am 118 lbs. and our baby's heart rate was in the 130's. Uneventful is good! Topped off a great day with Red Robin fries and campfire sauce!

4 Month OB Appointment

Yesterday was our second (4 month) OB appointment. I don't think I've mentioned it before but we had to switch OB's from Dr. Essig to Dr. Christie because Dr. Essig decided to get out of OB and only practice family medicine about 6 months after Linkan was born...and I didn't find out about it until I called and scheduled my first OB appointment. I was disappointed because we both love Essig...however, she didn't deliver Linkan (Dr. Robertson did - she was awesome) so I don't know why it would bother me. :) Anyway, I had seen Dr. Christie before and liked her. After seeing her multiple times now, I totally love her. She stayed until 7:00pm two Fridays ago when I came in with a viral bug and severe dehydration. She stayed late to hook me up with an IV and it made all the difference in the world for me! When I was there yesterday, I thanked her again for staying late...she said "Well, it was the right thing to do. You would have ended up at an ER later that night needing an IV and it would have been a nightmare because it would have taken forever." Like I said, I totally love her. This is a bit of a bunny trail but I absolutely LOVE Broomfield Family Practice. Everyone that works there is so amazing. I feel so fortunate to have found such an awesome practice. Avista, the hospital where Linkan was born, was also equally amazing. Did you know that they are the ONLY LDR (Labor, Deliver, Recovery) facility in Colorado? ...Which means that once I arrived at the hospital and checked into a room, I never left that room...and the rooms are fabulous and "homey" and very accommodating to dads. I love love love Avista.

Anyway, back to my appointment! Pretty uneventful but need to record it for history purposes. :) I'm 115 - a few more pounds than last time! ha - but I had a horrible 1st trimester this time (nauseous ALL THE stinkin' TIME and heartburn) so I had to eat whatever sounded good (crazy strong food aversions)...and that usually meant that it wasn't good for me....I'm not kidding...I basically carb-loaded for 6 weeks straight. ;) haha. I'm well into my second trimester now and have been feeling like my "normal" self for a few weeks so I've been eating much healthier and started my normal gym routine back up about 3 weeks ago. Baby's heart beat sounded great - 150 bpm. I do have group strep B (didn't have it during my first pregnancy) but no biggie...they will just be sure to dope me up with antibiotics as I'm delivering my second sweet lil baby. Another ultrasound in a few weeks (at 20 weeks)....wooohoo! Can't wait to see our cutie again...and no, we won't be finding out the sex even though we would be able to tell at 20 weeks

I completely forgot to get 1 and 2 month belly pics...poor baby! But I did take some for 3 months. I'm about as big at 3 months now...as I was at 4 months with Linkan. Have been wearing maternity clothes since 11 weeks!

3 Months

First OB Visit for Baby Post #2

Yesterday, January 18th, was our first OB appointment for our new little one. You know, it wasn't that long ago that I was pregnant with Linkan, so I was surprised about how quickly amnesia had set in. I wasn't prepared to pee in a cup or give blood or the long physical exam. haha :) I think I had just focused on the fact that I would hear his/her little heart beat...and we were able to hear it loud and clear. Yay! 155 bpm. I'll be 12 weeks along in just a few short days. I have been quite sick with constant nausea and heartburn so I am praying that once the 2nd trimester is under way, I will start to have some relief. Hard to believe that I have already been pregnant for 3 months...and in just 6 short months, we will be a family of 4!

Here are our first ultrasound pics of #2. I nursed Linkan for 13 months (until Jan. 1, 2011) so we had to do the ultrasound to find out how far along I was. Doc said 10 weeks! Pretty amazing how much was formed already. You can see feet and hands in the first picture.