Picture Pages: April updates

First, a first meeting:

Second, an update to a page I thought was finished, because someone fell in the pool this week and I had to add the story:

And finally, another bounce house Saturday:



27 weeks

Had an appointment with Amy today, and this pregnancy continues to amaze me with its similarities to my pregnancy with Cayden.  After gaining steadily over the last few months, I ended up losing about a half-pound in the last three weeks, similarly to how I lost a pound leading up to my 29-week appointment last time. And this picture of me at about 27 weeks looks pretty darn similar to the 28-week photo from the last go-round.

Blood pressure is still on the low side of normal (100/52 today), fetal heart rate was 143 and no protein in the urine this time.  Oh, and my glucose test results came back normal (93, lower than the 120 from three years ago, and well below the 140 max), so I get to skip the three-hour test again this time.

Amy tried to get the "turtle indicator" via ultrasound this morning, but all she could get was an image of a little round blob peeking out from under butt cheeks.  So we're pretty sure it was a scrotum, but Amy is going to try again to get a better photo at the next appointment. :)  Which is nice, because Barrett didn't cooperate for a nice head profile shot today either, and I'd really like a little face to show Cayden.

Introducing Ava May

The first little girl in the family.  Congrats to my brother and his tough-as-nails bride.

Picture Pages - Easter & Activities

25 weeks

Up about 13 pounds since pre-pregnancy, 2 pounds ahead of last time at this point as far as weight gain, but at exactly the same spot weight-wise, as I started this pregancy two pounds less than last time.  Baby's heart rate on Friday was 140, I measured right at 25 weeks in fundal height and blood pressure was the normal for me, a bit on the low side.  I did have trace protein in my pee, but Amy wasn't concerned about preeclampsia risk given the BP. 

She did ask me about our 20 week ultrasound, and I shared with her our disappointment that the Doc would not confirm the gender and went so far as to tell us, "I certainly wouldn't paint the nursery."  The ultra-sound tech pointed out the boy parts on one of our frames, but the image wasn't as clear as last time, so we asked the Doc for confirmation.  We're not terribly concerned, but we wouldn't mind a determination more conclusive than the tech's "we can't confirm anything with any certainty, but I think I saw what I saw."  And when we checked the photos we got to take with us from the 20-week ultrasound, the "boy parts" one wasn't there.

So Amy, as wonderful as she is, will do an ultrasound at my next appointment to double-check the gender. :)  Hopefully we'll get a better picture April 17, and we'll also get the results of my blood-glucose test (April 2) and copies of all my records to take with us to Disney World.

FOUR WEEKS UNTIL DISNEY WORLD!!