It's a...

...little late of a post, but it's a GIRL!  We had our ultrasound on March 29, and after a few quick pokes around, the ultrasound tech got an unmistakable view that it's a girl!  (Baby conveniently had her legs crossed, too!)  Everything else looked great - she has 10 fingers, 10 toes, all the parts that make her a human!  She was measuring about a week behind, but no one seemed worried about it and they're not changing my due date.  She's just little! :)  

My most recent appointment was April 26 (I was 23 weeks).  Everything still looks great!  Pretty uneventful.

I've got a couple of pictures that I need to scan in...I'll do that when I can :)

Next appointment is June 1, at 28 weeks...Glucose test...yippee! *gag*

Becoming a DouLorna

For a while I've thought about getting my birth doula certification, and I recently decided to do it!  But instead of taking up space and your time on our family blog, I've decided to start my own blog that will follow my process and will be a place for me to post thoughts and opinions.  Feel free to head on over there, and check in from time to time!  I'm just getting started, but hopefully it will be a place that I remember to visit often!

http://doulorna.blogspot.com/

By the way, a doula is someone who provides support to a woman before, during and after childbirth.  So doula + Lorna = douLorna :D

Lily's First Haircut

I finally did it. I cut Lily's hair! It has been pretty scraggly for a loooooong time, but I just couldn't bring myself to cut it. But I decided to do it and just did it. I didn't take a before picture with my phone so we just have the after pics.






It was pretty long! Lily had a minor breakdown before I cut it - she wanted her hair long. Haha, like mother like daughter. :)

Another ultrasound

I had another appointment at the end of last month. They were running WAY behind so the new midwife started to see patients. She was pretty cool. But when she went to find the heartbeat with the Doppler, she couldn't find it. She was looking too high on my belly, but I was too chicken to tell her that. Anyway, they ended up bringing in the ultrasound machine and we got a little glimpse at the baby! They took a picture, but it wasn't that great because that wasn't their purpose.




The head is on the right and the abdomen is on the left. Its hand is up by its head. See it? eh, that's ok - most people can't!

Things are going well! I scheduled our 'big' ultrasound for March 29. I can't wait!

A Beatiful Flicker

Jonny and I went to the midwife's office yesterday and she showed us that THIS is growing in my belly!  hehe!  We saw the beautiful flicker of the heartbeat - the abdomen is on the left, the head is on the right, and the little circles in between are the arms.  

 

Have questions?

Here are your answers:  EDD 8/22/2010!  Baby is measuring exactly on schedule - I'm just over 10 weeks along.  

I feel fine, mainly tired.  I don't enjoy eating, but I get nauseous if I don't eat.  The girls usually keep my mind off of being pregnant.  

Yes, we will find out the sex - probably the first week of April.  I don't have any inclination as to a boy or a girl.  I hope it's a girl, but Jonny would like a boy.

And no, we don't have any names yet...we won't do that until after the ultrasound...and none of you will find out the name until the baby is born!  haha!  We've just decided to keep our thoughts to ourselves this time.  

I'm still in my normal clothes - not bloated or growing or anything.  It's nice that way! 

Hannah and this baby will be close to 19 months apart.  We'll have 3 kids, 3 and under!

I think that about answers the normal questions.  Let me know if I missed any!  Oh, and we are very excited!!  :D