20 week appt and anatomy scan

20 weeks, 4 days along, Barrett is 3 years old

We had our 20 week appointment scheduled for Nov 12.  Joe was in the entrance waiting for me when I got to the doctors office at 2:30.  Quick check in (and new questions pertaining to spread of Ebola) and we hung out in the waiting room waiting to be called back to anatomy scan.  It was a few minutes later and Ashley called us back.  

I had drank a bunch of water prior because I knew I wanted a full bladder but of course, I drank so much I was really full and asked to use the bathroom quick.  Ashley asked me to hold off which was okay for a little while.  She first asked if we were wanting to find out gender and we explained that we wanted her to seal it in an envelope for us to find out later.  When we did that with Barrett, it wasn't incredible common yet but right away she asked if we were doing a reveal party.  Pinterest era!

So she got to work and started to work on getting all those little measurements.  First was quickly checking out the placenta.  I am posterior and everything checked out fine.  Next was the brain and the baby was moving quite a bit at this point so she took a little longer.  She eventually got it and moved onto the head before skipping that because the baby was moving too much.  So far, every tech we've had has said to get our running shoes on because this kid is a mover.  Honestly, s/he cannot be worse than Barrett.  Better not be!

She quickly got good views of the spine and arms and legs and hands and feet.  We got shots of the profile and she was able to see the 2 arteries and 1 vein in the umbilical cord easily.  All good there.

She measured the stomach and moved onto the kidneys.  This part was hard during Barrett's ultrasound and she said they are very hard to spot.  She froze on the screen quickly and to us there was nothing there but squiggly lines but apparently the kidneys were there somewhere as she got her measurements.  Lastly, she measured the  4 chambers of the heart and the various arteries and veins going in and out.  Heartbeat was 153 which is about as high as it's been.  Usually it's in the 140s.  I referenced Barrett's heartbeats and most were in the 140s as well.  Yet another checkmark on why I think it's another boy.

Lastly, Ashley had us close our eyes so he could determine gender.  It only took maybe 3ish minutes so not sure if that makes me think boy or girl.  We wrapped up and she remembered she hadn't managed to get the head measures so we went back to get that.  Baby T passed everything well.

I sent Joe home since I just had a quick follow up with Dr Bennett.  No sense in him sitting around for that.  It was quick that I was called back by a nurse who was way on the other side of the waiting room.  I know that Dr Bennett is in the A wing and on the left side so I must have made a weird face.  The nurse must have caught on because she mentioned going back to see Dr Haney. Ugh, okay?  I usually see Bennett but no big deal.  She was confused too and got me into the room before calling down to Bennett's wing.  They somehow messed up my chart and I was on Bennett's schedule but put in Haney's pile.  No biggie, they sent me down the hall to nurse Christi where Dr Bennett was ready for me.

We did weight first and I'm up 2 pounds. Totally thought it would be more so I'll take it.  Blood pressure was 107/82 and urine was good.  Doc measured me (average) and we discussed a few of our birth plans.  Epidural? Yes. VBac? No.  Circumcision if baby is male? Yes. Nothing major.  They sent me off to schedule my next appointment and my one hour glucose for December.  Luckily, I'm making it through Thanksgiving before my restrictions begin.

For the record, Joe started leaning towards girl after the ultrasound and I'm still strongly in the boy camp.  I'd say they are opposite of our preferences (I'm leaning girl and Joe is leaning boy) but both options will be great.  Barrett says girl every time he is asked so we will see!

And now you should know that it's a GIRL!

20-21 weeks with Baby T 2.0

written at 21 weeks, 2 days along, Barrett is 3 years old

We are more than halfway there! Time is flying, you guys. Now you know that we are having a girl so I can start referring to her as a she instead of a s/he! That's always exciting.

Status quo around here for the most part. Something that happened a few weeks ago that isn't really pregnancy related but I got my first bout of pink eye. An awful experience at prompt care (again) but meds were had and it cleared up pretty easily and quickly. I still only have two real symptoms that are worth noting, exhaustion/insomnia and itchiness.

The exhaustion isn't too bad that I'm not getting things accomplished but going to sleep by 8pm and waking up at 6:30am is a little crazy. This is every night. I am waiting for that second trimester energy to kick in. Along, with this I have insane insomnia. Anywhere from 1-5am, I am tossing and turning. I don't even have to wake up to pee at all. I'm usually woken up by Barrett (who is completely incapable of sleeping through the night) and then my mind cannot stop racing about whatever. I usually get my phone out and browse the web to get my brain to shut down. I guess that's why I'm going to sleep before 8pm every night!

And the itchiness! Again, so bad at night while I'm tossing and turning. Joe hates going to bed at the same time as me because I'm a nutcase. I think it's a total mental thing but I cannot stop. It doesn't help that my skin gets dry during the winter. Speaking of winter, I am already struggling to fit into my main winter coat. I have my nicer one that would probably still fit but I prefer not to wear that to work and on a normal basis. I know most people hate being pregnant in the summer because of the heat but I am not super thrilled with this cold. I have to have way more clothes to layer and keep me warm and it looks like I'm going to have to spring for a maternity coat. In the summer, I could wear all my normal dresses!

Just like with Barrett, this week was the first purchase made for baby sister. I found crib sheets on clearance at Pottery Barn that will work great for the nursery and I went to town on Etsy for headbands. I'll probably get the changing pad covers (found at Land of Nod) soon and pretend it's all from Santa. I might as well spread out all of our purchases!

Probably the next big project is to figure out what we are going to name this girl!

It's A....

Totally excited!

17-19 weeks with Baby T 2.0

Written 19 weeks, 3 days along.  Barrett is 3 years old.

Yikes!  I need to write more frequently if I'm going to remember everything I need to post about.  Let's get it started.

This weeks picture is a big barf. I need a serious cut/color.

I haven't written about my latest doctor appointment.  It was one of the boring ones. I weighed the exact same as my starting weight and blood pressure was normal.  This was 3 weeks ago so I'm going to guess that I'm officially in the positive under weight gain.  No sugars or protein in my urine and doctor says everything looks good.  We confirmed that I will deliver at Memorial like I did with Barrett.  Love her laid back attitude.  I will also take my glucose test two weeks after Thanksgiving so it may be my last pig out day before I start back on my grilled meat and veggie diet.  I've noticed that sugar stuff tastes REALLY sugary lately that I can't eat too much of it but I don't know if that means anything.

Week 17 was a little significant in that I started feeling the baby move.  It's just little jabs but definitely unmistakeable after you've done this once before.

Week 18, Joe was able to feel him/her from the outside which seems to be earlier than with Barrett.  I need to reference the blog to see if I'm way off on that assessment.  He's only felt him the one time but I can feel from the outside too while sitting at my desk so I'm sure he will catch it again soon.

Barrett still has no interest in my stomach.  I asked him last week what was in my tummy and he actually said a baby instead of completely ignoring me like normal.  I also asked him if it was a boy or girl and he said girl.  He's completely wrong though because I'm positive it's a boy but we will see.

Speaking of gender, we have our anatomy scan on Wednesday.  We are going to wait and find out with the rest of our family and friends and our schedule is such that we have to wait another 2 weeks.  We're patient so I can handle that.  Good timing just before Thanksgiving.  But like I said, it's a boy.

I'll try to update next week after our big ultrasound!  I'll officially be halfway done! 113 days left of work...not that I'm counting or anything.  :)