PreNatal Checkup #4

We had another prenatal visit yesterday. I tell ya, these months are passing by pretty quickly! I'm now 24 weeks and 4 days, (5 1/2 months)! Dr. E said the baby has a good chance of viability at this point.

I also noticed some funny pains over the weekend - nothing serious just some weird movement. Since then, I've felt a great deal of downward pressure. I was thinking the baby probably turned head down. Dr. E confirmed yesterday that she is now head down! Not that she won't turn back around, but it just makes me feel better knowing she's already down. Her head is about the size of a baseball and she's just reaching 1 pound and about 1 foot long. My mom even said I looked lower this weekend.

Last night as Jessica was reading to us, the baby started to kick around a bit. I told Jess to stop and just watch my belly. The baby let out a big kung fu kick and Jessica was able to see it from the outside. She was amazed! Rachel wasn't paying enough attention and missed it. It's really neat to be able to share it with them. Although, they keep calling the baby Alyssa even though we said that probably won't be the baby's name.

That's all for now!!

Do you believe in aliens?

I now know aliens do exist and they live among us!! And I have proof! Just see for yourself!

Now tell me you don't believe in aliens too? This is actually Baby Beaghan #3 and is a spitting image of Daddy in the morning! Obviously, we had our Dr. appointment today and they graciously gave us pictures of our little one. The good news is that everything looks good so far. We won't know official results of the genetic testing for another week or so, but the Dr. gave us a good opinion so far. The ultrasound was amazing. They did most of the exam with the normal 2D resolution which was a better resolution than most radiologist equipment. I wish we had a few of those pictures. We could see the baby moving all around - kicking so hard at times that he/she looked like a swimmer kicking off from the side of the pool. Amazingly, I still can't feel any of that movement yet.

We will be offically 13 weeks tomorrow. Only 2 trimesters to go! Not too much more to report on. Enjoy the photos!

Prenatal Checkup #2

This morning marked our second prenatal visit. Not too eventful though. I told Dr. Eichenlaub about my headaches and nauseau but of course these are normal. He didn't even get upset with the 3 pounds I've gained since last time. He's more concerened about the cumulative weight gain, not the month to month gaining. He listened for the heartbeat but really didn't get a good reading. He heard enough to know things sound OK but the heart rate was hard to figure out. He guessed 150 ppm. I told him I have a doppler at home, and 2 nights ago it was at 154. He was surprised that I had one, and asked where I got it. I simply told him 'online', where else! I'm scheduled to have some genetic testing done on Thursday with the Maternal Fetal Specialist. They'll do another Ultrasound and a blood test (on me) to determine the chances of the baby having genetic defects. Keep your fingers crossed that everything comes back OK!!

Other than that, the appointment was pretty uneventful. I forgot to ask my official due date though! I'll have to ask the specialist on Thursday what the due date is. I hope to get a picture of the baby from the ultrasound too, but I'm not sure they give pictures there.