Our Sweet Baby Boy!

We had an ultrasound appointment today (it should have happened a couple of weeks ago but there was a miscommunication and we had it today instead). Denver was a VERY active boy today. When we started, he was face down and he showed us his spine and his waved his little arms around for us. Then, he moved around and faced my left side, but not long enough to get a picture. He flipped and faced my right side, but same thing - not long enough to snap anything. Then he rolled around and mooned us and we got a verification that he's all boy! :) He wiggled his little feet at us and kicked mom lots of times. I was jumping and so was the ultrasound lady. It was pretty cool that I could see on screen what I was feeling. He FINALLY settled down some and we were able to get a good picture of him...

Isn't he the cutest thing you've ever seen? Look at that nose and those pouty little lips. Oh, I can't wait to kiss all over him!

Newest Ultrasound Pic

We had a Dr. appointment Monday afternoon with a new Dr. I was released from the specialist a couple of weeks ago (they only monitor you until 10 weeks), so it was time to find a regular OB/Gyn. Dr. Russell was recommended to me, by my specialist and D and I were very, very pleased with him.

He is very friendly, although soft spoken. He was polite and considerate and took time to explain and lot of things and answer all of the questions that we had. He made a point to tell us that every time we come into his office, we'll be meeting with him - not a PA or a Nurse Practitioner. Which, I like very much. I want to actually know my Dr before he shows up to deliver my baby!

He told us that it was not typical to do more than 3 ultrasounds during a pregnancy, and since I just had one two weeks ago, they wouldn't be performing one that day. And then the tears started. I just couldn't help it - I've just had a lot of anxiety and I don't like not getting to see and/or hear the baby every week. With my history, it makes me nervous. So, they squeezed me in for an ultrasound and told me that even though we wouldn't do ultrasounds every appointment, they would always check the baby's heartbeat - so I would get some kind of reassurance to make me feel better.

After I finished with him, I went across the hall to meet the lovely ladies in the Ultrasound department.

Of course, I can never see the heartbeat (and D and the ultrasound people ALWAYS can). I'm not sure if its the way that I'm laying or just my anxiety but they always have to take some extra time to point it out to me, so I can feel better.

We were in the room for quite awhile, because the munchkin wouldn't be still so that we could get his/her heart rate and a picture.

This is the best picture we could get:

This is one busy little baby! We were able to see the baby do a few front flips and kick his/her legs and wave his/her arms. This is one active little person (which makes me really nervous about what I have in store for me when he/she arrives).

We (finally) got the heart rate and it was 171, so still fast and strong.

Isn't it amazing how much this little person has grown in the last couple of months? I love seeing how he/she changes and will surely miss all of those ultrasounds!

We go back at the end of March for our next check up and to listen to the baby's heart beat and then it will just be a couple more weeks after that, that we'll get to find out what we're having!

Ultrasound Pictures

Because of my two miscarriages last year, I am being monitored by our fertility specialist, until about 10 weeks and then will be transitioned over to a regular OB/Gyn. Everyone has explained that I will not be considered high risk, after this level of monitoring.

I've been going every Monday morning to have a check up and ultrasound to make sure that our little munchkin is doing well and growing like he/she should be.

Here are some of the ultrasound pictures of our little munchkin!

5 Weeks, 3 Days

5 Weeks, 6 Days

7 Weeks, 6 Days

8 Weeks, 6 Days For whatever reason, my 6th and 9th week ultrasound pictures keep rotating and not uploading correctly, but you can see how much our little munchkin is growing! I can't wait for our next appointment on Valentine's Day! What a wonderful day to see our little sweetheart!