9 Weeks 2 Days

Yesterday, Tim and I went to see Dr. Yonker for a routine prenatal check-up, which included some bloodwork, a pap-smear (love those), and an ultrasound. The pap-smear was as fun as could be expected and I had about 4 tubes of blood drawn and nearly passed out afterwards. For some reason, the nurse was having a hard time getting a good vein and constant bloodflow from me. Needless to say, viewing the ultrasound was the best part. We got a sneak a peak of Baby Breeden at 9 weeks, 1 day. The baby was sleeping most of the time, but we were finally able to see him/her do a wiggle dance for a few seconds and then he/she went back to sleep....too cute! What a miracle to see that little heart flashing away on the screen. Dr. Yonker took some measurements and felt that the baby was measuring up slightly big for me to be 9weeks along. Consequently, she scheduled me for another appointment today so that an ultrasound technician could get a closer look at the baby, take more measurements, and adjust my due date if needed.

Today was the best OB visit I've ever had, and unfortunately Tim didn't get to go with me since he had to stay at work after already taking off early yesterday. The ultrasound technician did a 3D ultrasound that was awesome...great visibility and clarity! It was even done in color so that I could actually see the color of the baby's skin. This is the best part: I got a clear look at the baby's spine and the ultrasound tech said that she doesn't see any areas of concern at this point. She said that based on her many years of experience, she can usually tell if there is some sort of problem by the 3D ultrasounds even this early along in a pregnancy. She pointed out the complete curvature of the spine and said that she couldn't see any openings. Of course, this isn't confirmation that everything is perfectly fine, but it does give me a great amount of peace. I don't feel quite as nervous about the quad screening anymore. The baby didn't seem too big to the ultrasound tech, so my due date remains the same: April 22nd! The baby waved at me today during the 3D ultrasound...."Hi Mom!"

What next? My next appointment will be in October at the end of the first trimester (yay--hopefully no more nausea by then) and I'll get to hear the heartbeat at that point. Then, the appointment after that should be my quad screening. Things are moving along and God is in control! Enjoy the pics of my 2 month baby bump (one of the pictures is funny because you can see smoke coming from the firepit in the background, but it looks like it's coming from my head, ha, ha!).