Ultrasound results

Just got back from our ultrasound today and thankfully, everything looks great. Phew! I love being a pediatric nurse, but sometimes the knowledge that comes with that gives me more anxiety than is probably warranted. of course I worried all weekend, thinking of the kids I see at work and wondering if our son was going to be ok... Ugh!

They did a fetal echo first, and spent a lot of time looking at his heart. they didn't see anything concerning--just one beat during the whole exam was a little irregular, and they said that within normal limits.

All the amniotic fluid levels were normal, and they measured him to get an estimated weight--3 to 3 1/4 lbs--on the higher side of normal, but still normal. And we even got a little peek b/t his legs to confirm that he had a penis still! :) (good thing since I already have passed on all our girl clothes!) He is turned sideways right now, with his butt on one side of my belly and his head on the other, with legs up by his head. So he kind of looks breech, but sideways. The tech thought the positioning might have contributed to the larger measurements at my OB's also.

So all in all, it was a very reassuring ultrasound! Thanks for checking in with us and sending your positive thoughts our way.

Much love,
Julie, Todd, Kate & baby brother (who still remains without a name! Any ideas??)

March updates

Hi all,

Thought I'd take advantage of Kate's nap, and share some family updates for the month. Kate has done well in her "big bed"..still her 3 sided crib, but we are working on getting her a twin bed soon. She does a great job of staying in it during her nap or at night, and loves to just romp around in it during the day too! "Big Bed!" she exclaims! Super cute. Her words are starting to get more clear: uh is now up, baba is now baby. It's amazing to see her little mind work.

Sue & Ryan had their baby Rowan yesterday! Kate was very intrigued with him, giving gentle kisses, and looking very unsure when he started crying. It will be so nice to have him be a little introduction to babies for her. :) He is such a cute baby too!

I had a routine OB appt today to check on our little boy. I'm measuring a couple weeks ahead of where I am, and he had a bit of an irregular heartbeat today...so we're going in for an ultrasound on Tuesday. My OB wasn't too concerned and gave me orders not to worry all weekend--which of course, is easier said than done! Hopefully everything will look fine, but I certainly appreciate your positive thoughts as well!

We're still moving forward with Operation GO (get organized!) and I've almost got all the big things checked off my list. Todd's planning on spending some extra days at home in the next month to try and finish up some house projects too.

I'll keep you posted on how our ultrasound goes on Tuesday.

Much love,
Julie

Big Girl

Much to my surprise today, when I went to get Kate from her nap today, instead of sitting in her crib, I found her by her rocking chair, looking at books! She had this look like, "oh, hi mom...was I supposed to stay in my crib?" I was so shocked! I popped her back in her crib & asked her how she did it. She proceeded to swiftly kick her legs up and thrust her body up so that she was balancing on all fours, on top of her crib. Then she started crying--it was like she forgot how to finish getting out! I helped her down, and she immediately asked to go back in her crib to try again. :) So funny. And so frightening!

Nonetheless, tonight Todd removed one of the crib railings, so that the crib is now more of a 3-railed 'daybed' that she can safely crawl in and out of. She thought it was pretty cool, but we'll see how the night goes! We padded the floor and put a little towel roll under her mattress pad to try and act as a bumper to the open side. I'm so curious to see what she does in the morning!

How did my little baby get so big?! Time sure flies.

much love,
Julie