32 Weeks - ultrasound - and appointment with Dr. White...

Today, January 10th, baby is 32 weeks!!! Yea... we are getting closer and can't wait. He is definitely growing - as if you can't tell by my belly bump! :-)

On Tuesday, we had an appointment with Dr. White and a scheduled ultrasound. This was to check up on the two-vessel cord. Dr. White wanted to make sure that the two-vessel cord was not hindering his growth or development. The ultrasound was previously scheduled with the maternal/fetal specialist as a follow-up to an ultrasound we had at the specialist back in October. Dr. White felt that since everything looked okay on the previous ultrasound from the specialist, it would be okay for Dr. White to do the ultrasound now. A few days before, I started getting nervous about the ultrasound. I guess it is because I felt like they were looking for something wrong. The more and more I thought about it, I realized I was crazy for worrying about it. After all, this baby is God's child and He is just blessing us with the opportunity to raise him. So, it was in God's hands. We arrived at the ultrasound and we were so excited to be able to see him again.

OK... so here is what we found out... He now weighs 4 lbs. 6 oz.!!! The two-vessel cord is obviously not hindering his weight or development. All of his organs looked fine and Dr. White could not see any problems. She said he looked perfectly healthy and normal. His heart rate was 146 and we did find out he has a big head. His head is in the 85th percentile! Dr. White told us that means he is going to be smart. Seriously! He takes that after his Mommy!!! HA! His weight was in the 50-60th percentile. We were able to see 3D images of him and he is gorgeous. They told us he has hair on his head and chubby cheeks. He also has beautiful lips!!! I can't wait to kiss them. We are so in love with him. We have a video of the ultrasound and we have really enjoyed watching it. Our parents came to view it last night and Tim and I really enjoyed their reactions. They are all so excited. Laura got to see the video tonight, during our Grey's Anatomy date night! We love watching it and seeing him. I can't wait until we see him and can hold him!

I start my weekly appointments on Tuesday. Dr. White wants to start the non-stress tests to monitor his heart and movements. She said this is standard protocol for a two-vessel cord and she doesn't see any reason to worry. So far everything seems fine, but because this is protocol, she wants to follow it. We feel better about it too. At least they are closely monitoring him and will know if he is in any kind of distress!

I am doing well also. I only gained one and a half pounds since the last visit. My blood pressure, protein, iron, sugar, etc. were all perfect. So far no real problems with swelling, so that is good. Dr. White did tell us that I am about to enter the miserable stage of pregnancy and told Tim that now is the time for everyone to be my cheerleader. I thought that was funny. The only real problem I have noticed lately is acid reflux. She said this is perfectly normal and I have been taking Tums! FUN FUN! She measured my bump and he measured 32 weeks exactly. She was very happy about that!

We love him so much and it was great to see his little face and chubby arms. We didn't get the pictures scanned yet. We will try to do that tomorrow night and post them for all to see just how gorgeous he is!!! (of course we are proud parents already)

The black that you see is the fluid. He always likes to tuck his head into the uterine wall, therefore it is hard to see his entire face. There is fluid in front of his right eye - that is why it looks odd. Hopefully you can understand the pictures.... we think he is adorable!