As most of you have seen, Tyler is officially enlisted in the Army! We're so happy and I am so proud! He has worked SO hard, as you all know literally melting from who he was into who he is now (100 lbs lighter!) We (read: I) still have several questions for the recruiter when we go meet with them next, but what we know (or guesstimate) as of now: He ships out mid-November and basic starts end of November. The Army shuts down for Christmas, so he will get a little time off (we're not 100% sure how this will work) He will graduate mid-March. As you can see, he will not be home for the birth, which will be hard on all of us, but thankfully he will be home shortly after!
As we find out more information, we can better update on that!
Now as for the real reason you're here! (just kidding, kind of!)
BABY S!
I know there haven't been many updates, simply because there has
been nothing to update about! We had our first few appointments: an
orientation with our Obstetrician, as well as a dating ultrasound to see
how far along we are. As of Saturday 8/16/2014 we are 17 weeks
pregnant!
I will insert the pictures from the dating ultrasound (There is only ONE! but there are 2 picture on some of these pages!)
Now I know it is hard for me to point out specific things in these while you're viewing it on a computer screen, but I will zoom in on a few of the coolest aspects!
In this first picture,
#1 is pointing to the 2 hemispheres of the brain.
#2 points to the hand/arm
#3 is pointing to the little black dot, which is the stomach forming
In general, the white (on baby) is bone, where as the black is blood, fluid or tissue
In this picture the four down arrows #1 is pointing to the 'railroad tracks' which are baby's spine!
#2 is pointing to the white around baby's mouth, the jaw bone
#3 is pointing to either a hand or foot
#4 is pointing to the hand, you can see the individual bones in baby's hand!
At this scan we were 12 weeks 5 days pregnant. Baby measured crown-to-rump 6.3 cm! The heart rate was 154 beats per minute.
As
I mentioned, I am not showing... so far I will only be posting this
comparison. As a baby bump EVENTUALLY appears, you can expect to see a
'bumpdate' picture along with each update!
From left to right: 6w5d, 14w, 15w4d, 16w4d
I will DEFINITELY be posting updates after each appointment. I believe I will have monthly appointments until we hit 28 weeks, then 28 weeks through 36 weeks I will have appointments every 2 weeks, and then after 36 weeks I will have an appointment every week.
Some cool updates on baby's development thus far:
Baby's about 5 inches from crown-to-rump, and around 5+ ounces in weight (generic measurements) Body fat is beginning to form on baby, baby's skin in translucent! Baby is working on swallowing fluid, which prepares the digestive system. The heart rate is now regulated by the brain instead of spontaneous beating. Eyebrows and lashes are present, and their eyes are making side-to-side movements and can perceive light, though the eyelids are sealed. Baby's ear bones are formed so baby can hear us, we've enjoyed this development the most so far, and have started reading to baby.
We've decided on a theme for baby's nursery, which will be teddy bears! We both have fallen in love with the idea, which is great because we can always reuse the bedding for future children boy or girl, plus who doesn't love teddy bears?!
Now that we're all caught up to this point, our anatomy scan was today 8/19/2014!
We are 17 weeks and 3 days pregnant today.
This appointment was typically where you would find out the sex of the baby, but we are choosing NOT to find out until birth. So we did get to see baby, and they take all of their measurements (head circumference, abdominal circumference, the fluid waves of the heart as well as the sound waves - so we got to hear baby's heartbeat again, this time 137 beats per minute. I believe they also take measurements of the heart and other organs - I'm not 100% sure though) Baby was estimated weighing in at 6oz (this is just a rough guesstimate, and can be off) Baby did measure a few days smaller (3 days to be exact, but he said it was no cause for concern because that's comparing it to an average, and all babies grow at different rates. He said everything with baby looked great!
As of my first appointment with the OB I had lost about 5lbs, and up until a 3 days ago had maintained my weight very well (He doesn't want me gaining any weight throughout my pregnancy, the newest research shows those who don't gain unnecessary weight have a healthier pregnancy and labor) But the past few days, we haven't eaten very healthy food, and slacked off on exercising. But yesterday we got back to it, so I have no doubts that my weight will correct itself with eating better and exercising, but even so I have only gone up 3 pounds.
We also discussed upcoming testing, and his practice does not support genetic testing, for several of the same reasons Tyler and I were wary of it (high chance of false positives and cause for worry/stress, plus if something were to be present, we would continue with the pregnancy anyway) But from what I understood, as long as everything continues going accordingly, I will only have a glucose test in 10 ish weeks and then another ultrasound at 39 weeks to make sure everything is still okay. And I guess that is it (unless there are any unforeseen complications)
Here are some pictures from today:
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| Left: foot Right: leg, and feet |
Because we found out that this was most likely our last ultrasound before Tyler leaves for basic, we may go to an ultrasound boutique and pay to get one just for fun so he has one right before he leaves!
Our next appointment is set for September 16th, so that should be our next update!
Love you all,
xoxo, T, H and Baby S
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