It's a.... A Baby Ultrasound

It's a ...... A baby ultrasound. from Eduardo Rosillo on Vimeo.

Week 14

How far along? 14 weeks
Total weight gain/loss? 6 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yep.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Best moment this week? Not having a stomach ache anymore.
Movement? Feeling movement every day.
Food cravings? Grapes and vanilla ice cream!
Gender? Still don't know, but soon! :-D
What I miss: Nothing this week.
What I am looking forward to: Still, 3D ultrasound on my birthday! I'm really excited.
Daddy Symptoms and Cravings: Daddy fatigue, and craving lots of french fries and naps.

Week 13.5 or so!

So we didn't get to take a picture last week (Week 13) mostly because i was SO SOOOOO sick! :(
But here's a belly shot that I took in the bathroom, 10 minutes before I had to take Nathan to his Boy Scouts meeting! LOL!! The only day last week I got dressed I believe! :P

That'll have to do for last week! Hopefully tomorrow I'll get Eddie to take a 14 (14.5 really) week picture, since I'm almost 15 weeks now! :P We're slackers!!

How far along? 13.5 weeks
Total weight gain/loss? about 5 lbs. Then I lost 2 lbs from being so sick so, back to only 3 :(
Maternity clothes? Yep.
Stretch marks? no
Best moment this week? The good moments this week were very few 
Movement? much more movement this week
Food cravings? I had carrot cake for breakfast one day this week! :O 
Gender? Still don´t know.
What I miss: Eating
What I am looking forward to: 3D ultrasound on my birthday

Heartburn is ruining my life.

I can't drink or eat anything. I haven't eaten in 12 hours but I have heartburn so bad from drinking ice water that I feel like I'm gonna vomit.

Ice water? Water?! Wtf!?

If the wives tale is true, about the baby having lots of hair... Well, world, prepare for infant chewbacca.

Week 12

How far along? 12 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss? about 4 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Yep.
Stretch marks? no
Best moment this week? Without a doubt, the 12 week ultrasound
Movement? feeling more movement this week
Food cravings? Salad, Strawberries, pizza, and Wheat thins
Gender? Still don´t know.
What I miss: The summer.
What I am looking forward to: 3D ultrasound on my birthday
Milestones: Morning Sickness came back. Major improvement on the heartburn front though..
Daddy Symptoms and Cravings: Daddy Morning sickness, continued. Daddy-fatigue setting in, Cravings for vegetable subs continue.

HORmones

Can I just say that my hormones are a real bitch? I cry over the craziest, stupidest shit. I cried yesterday for 2 hours because I feel asleep before Eddie came home from work. Two hours? Yeah. My face was swollen after all that. I feel sorry for everyone and anyone that has to put up with me at this point, especially my husband. Who has got to be the most understanding, loving and caring man in the world. (He must secretly want to have me committed at this point.)

I cook things I want to eat and then I can't eat them, too. I cried Monday night because I had heartburn so bad I couldn't sleep. Then I cried...no wait, SOBBED uncontrollably watching Sara's miscarriage on Big Love. I literally can't turn on the TV without crying. Even the Meow Mix commercial makes me cry. 

These whore-mones are ruining my life.

Nuchal Translucency Scan! 12 Week 2 day ultrasound

Yesterday we had our Nuchal Translucency scan performed and another check up with the Midwife! The ultrasound was really great! We were able to see our baby immediately. She (or he) was moving all around, sucking on her hands and kicking her cute tiny little feet! She measured exactly right at 12 weeks 2 days, which was 1 day ahead of our 3-12 due date, making her due date more like 3-11. Close enough!


First, the ultrasound tech got a close up view of the baby's neck and head, a profile like view, and measured the Nuchal fluid space on the back of her (or his!) head.

The measurement was .13 CM. Before going for the scan I, being the researcher I am, looked up the measurements for a 'normal' scan and found out that anything between .1 and .3 CM is good. We were extremely relieved that we 'passed' that part of the test! Now we could relax and enjoy seeing our tiny little angel.

Next we were able to listen to her little heartbeat! 162 BPM. Meanwhile, she moved around so much the ultrasound tech had a hard time getting it to show up on screen! That explains why I have been feeling her movements already! :P

The ultrasound tech then measured her from her head to butt! She was 5.78 CM! She's grown SO much from the last ultrasound at 8 weeks! It's incredible!

We then got to see several shots of her tiny little feet and legs!

Still a little too early to tell if 'she' is a boy or a girl!

The ultrasound technician then gave us a really awesome surprise. She switched the machine over to 3D/4D. We were able to see the baby in 3D! It was a really special and amazing moment. The first time we were able to 'see' our child. So little, and so precious.

 

Seeing that tiny little baby in such detail was a really cool experience, to put it mildly! I'm already head over heels in love!

Lindsay