Whew!!!!

Went to the Maternal Fetal Medicine doc today to see why BL was so small. After another anatomy scan by lovely man named George who was very soothing, and also had a large flat screen TV mounted right in front my my face so I didn't have to lay on the table with a tilted head the whole time, we found out that the due date is wrong. The not so lovely lady who gave me my due date didn't listen to me when I told her my cycle was 34 days not 28 like normal people and didn't go with my first ultrasound date march 27th. She just said "lets go with the period date of March 23rd" Not knowing anything, I said "sure!" Now 4 1/2 months later and sitting in a Maternal Fetal Medicine office, I find out that we should have went with the March 27th date which was closer to my 34 day cycle and ultrasound information. Lovely doctors. Anyways....BL is perfectly healthy and growing normally, just at 17 weeks not an 18 week baby. Dr. Wright does want us to come back in 3 weeks just to check the anatomy again and the heart to make sure we're on the right track. Fine with me! New Due Date: March 27th.

During the ultrasound BL was moving all around, punching, touching his/her knee, opening and closing their hand, etc...but I still can't feel them. I'm going to talk to BL tonight and so will daddy and let them know they need to punch and kick harder so we know they are in there. I think BL will listen to its daddy. Daddy also likes to talk to BL at nighttime, he kind of sounds like Darth Vader when he talks, but hey, it's cute.

Didn't just want to put up a wordy post, so here's a picture.....imagine us mushed together.....that's what BL will look like! I bet $20 BL will have blue eyes!!!

Baby Law looks like a baby!!!

Hi Baby Law!!! You're so cute!! Everything went well today at the doctors. Baby Law has all the important parts and a strong heart beat. The only thing they mentioned was that BL was a small baby. Scared the bleep out of Greg and I. We're headed for another ultra sound at a specialist , where they will tell us exactly why BL is small. Doc said that it could be for many reasons, possibly because I was a small child, possibly just a small baby (as long as BL grows at each appointment) or a number of other things. So we're not too worried but are anxious to get the second ultrasound to see why so tiny. Hey! I don't mind giving birth to a tiny baby....I'm not exactly a big person, so I'm cool with tiny as long as we stay healthy.

Also have marginal placenta previa, which supposedly disappears within 90% of pregnant women by the time the baby is full term.

We were just full of information today! Geeze!!! But overall, BL has 10 fingers and 10 toes, some kidneys, a nice brain, 136 heartbeat, and is moving all over the place It was hard to get some pictures.

We'll update again once we find out more about the small issue.

Oh yeah...my mama officially has the envelope so if you'd like to know the sex, e-mail her.

JUST DON'T TELL US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

More Gifts!!!

The bag of maternity clothes my mama bought from yard sales this weekend....her exact words were "Banging yard sales....you got a lot of stuff!!" And she was right. Some cute shirts and some goodies that will come in handy once Baby Law arrives.

Green Baby onesie from Aunt Aimee. Green Baby it will be. :)

Too cute onesies and pants from Katie and Chris. You have to see the pants in person, they're just so little and cute. I wonder how I'll fit a big 'ol diaper in there? And yes, lovely Yankee gear....mixed emotions on that one. As long as we're Jet fans then I guess, maybe, maybe not, we can compromise on the baseball team. We'll see.....

And a very cute hat knit by Mama Law for the baby. It was hanging on our front door with a note when we arrived home. We thought Mama Law had come down for a surprise visit, but we know she's saving her miles for March. The hat will be perfect for our southern winters.
Baby Law says THANK YOU for all the love!!

17 Weeks!!

Yay!! We're 17 weeks today. Baby Law is the size of a turnip or baked potato. Supposedly we can begin to feel Baby Law kick soon. As soon as I can distinguish kick from gas I'll let everyone know. Until then, Baby is growing. We're headed to the doctors for the anatomy ultra sound Thursday at 2. If Baby Law is in a nice position we'll know if it's a boy or girl. REMINDER!!!! Greg and I are going for a surprise...if you'd like to know the sex of the baby, e-mail my mama at janeboth@bellsouth.net.

Cool or not cool

Cool: Once upon a child.....2 pairs of gap maternity pants, $10.
Not Cool: Acne like a 13 year old.