Sonogram - April 24, 2008 (Susan)

I had a sonogram today!
The technician measured Giblet from head to rump and determined "Little G" to be 39 mm - I am now 10 weeks and 6 days, putting my due date at about November 15th.
Unfortunately Giblet was still too small to do the nuchal translucency test so I will be going back for another sonogram on May 9th.
We did, however, get to see some really cool things like the heartbeat which we also heard and Giblet was moving its arms and legs around which was so cute and funny.
We are looking forward to the next appointment just 15 days away. In the meantime, here are some pictures from today. Enjoy!


Check out the big brains on Little G!


From the front, you can see the face.

First OB Appointment - April 4, 2008 (Susan)

I had my first OB appointment this afternoon.
I saw my doctor again who I hadn't seen in a few years, Dr. V. She was very nice and took time to answer all of our questions - or most of our questions - unfortunately my due date is still a bit hazy but she thinks it should be between November 13th and November 20th. We inquired about telling people about me being pregnant and she said it's a good idea to wait until after the first trimester (those are the doctor's orders moms )
There was no sonogram today but I have one scheduled for April 24th - three whole weeks away during which they will also do a nuchal translucency test in which they look for the folds in the baby's neck to determine if there is Down syndrome (sounds mysterious). They do this test for everyone nowadays.
That's all for now.

First Glimpse of the Heartbeat - March 25, 2008 (Susan)

It was another early Tuesday morning appointment. This time Dr. M saw us.
I had another ultrasound and we were delighted to see our baby's heartbeat! It was truly amazing! Dr. M pointed out the gestational sac, the yolk sac and the baby (which is now about .33 cm long). She then focused and steadied the picture and pointed out a slight fluttering of the baby, it was its heartbeat. Dr. M said little Giblet is growing well and looks healthy. Also the blood from last week seems to be gone which is good news.

Here is the picture. Dr. M pointed out that it looks like a "signet ring." The yolk sac is the ring part and Giblet is the gem :) Enjoy!

First Baby Picture - March 18, 2008 (Susan)

Mark and I woke up bright and early to go see Dr. B this morning and it was a great visit.
I had another ultrasound and this time we could see the gestational sac and our baby!
Dr. B also noticed a bit of blood near the gestational sac that will need to be monitored. He said I should take it easy, "don't do any hiking or 8 hour shopping trips." We are to come back next Tuesday for another ultrasound - we might be able to see the fetal heartbeat by then!
In the meantime, here is Giblet's first picture:

Doctor Confirms - March 10, 2008 (Susan)

Mark and I woke up early to be at Dr. B's office between 7 and 9 AM. Dr. B saw us by 8:15.
After explaining that I had a positive home pregnancy test, he did an ultrasound but unfortunately he couldn't see anything, indicating that it was still too early.
He also took a blood test and asked me to call back later today.
We left the doctor's office and headed into work. The day dragged on.
I called at 1:30 PM and finally got the test results.
The blood test was positive. It's official, I'm preggers!!!!
Mark and I are to return next Tuesday for a sonogram. Hopefully we'll get to see giblet then.

The Test - March 8, 2008 (Susan)

My acupuncturist told me that if my BBT temperatures continued to remain elevated, I should take a pregnancy test. So early this morning I grabbed the last First Response stick and headed to the bathroom. I took the test and then went about getting ready. After 30 seconds I noticed a bright pink line but just one line so I figured I wasn't pregnant. I brushed my teeth. I looked again after two minutes and noticed a second light pink line faintly appearing. "WHAT'S THAT?!" It took me quite a while to wrap my head around it and even then I wasn't sure so I woke up Mark and told him "I think I'm pregnant." He said, "What do you mean you think?" :)
We looked at it together and then we were both kind of somewhat sure the test was positive - I could be pregnant.
We think I might be due around Thanksgiving so Mark came up with the nickname "giblet" for the little sea monkey growing inside me.
This is going to be a long weekend. We are going to go to the doctor first thing Monday morning.