NT scan at 12 weeks

So we had our NT scan last Friday, 7/24/09. As far as i know things are going well with the baby! yeah!
I still have to post my 10 week belly bloat and still have to take the 12 week picture... Yeah i know, i really do suck at this!! Ill do my best to get better!

I have been feeling pretty good, I'm getting my energy back and i have been really lucky when it comes to morning sickness. Right now its more like late afternoon sickness. It never fails the night time is by far the worst i have felt.

I am so excited to say that i am entering the second trimester!! YIPPYY!! With this of course come maternity clothes! Oh yeah. With no morning sickness there has been no loss of weight, so needless to say, Nothing fits me anymore. I have been doing my best to keep working out and i have been eating really well, although some people are more lucky than others!

I will be shopping for new clothes ASAP. Im thinking of lots of cute summer dresses!!
I have been sleeping good with a body pillow. My Sciatic nerve has been bothering me the last few weeks. This was a problem before becoming pregnant, so its not getting better! duh! hahahah

Our baby is the size of a plum!! Cute!!

Baby's now the size of a plum!
"As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of her systems are fully formed."

I will post the belly pic as soon as i take it!!
Here are the NT scan pictures!!

In this one you can see the feet in the air and the whole body!! cute!
In this one, It is a close up! You can see the babies hands, head, side of face, neck and back.
Side profile!
If you look close you can see the two dots measuring the fluid in the neck. We did not get the results back yet, the doctor said no news is good news!

10 Weeks!

Ok, So iv been really bad about sitting down and updating, so i have 3 weeks to update on.
Lets start with week 10!

10 Weeks 5 Days We had another Ultrasound. Everything looked good. So far i have been feeling pretty good. My emotions have been under control! This is great, Im usually an emotional person, but really i have done a good job keeping things calm.

We started taking pictures this week of the belly, Well not yet a belly, more like a bloat. My clothes are a little tight, some days are better than others!

Our next appointment is for the NT scan, this will be at 12 weeks.
Here is what the NT scan is if you are not sure. It is an optional testing.

"This is a collection of fluid under the skin at the back of a baby's neck at 10-14 weeks that can be measured using ultrasound. All babies have some fluid, but in many babies with Down's syndrome, the nuchal translucency (NT) is increased.

An NT ultrasound is a method of assessing whether your baby is likely to have Down's syndrome. It's a screening test. A screening test can only estimate the risk of your baby having Down's, as opposed to a diagnostic test, such as CVS or amniocentesis, which will give you a definite diagnosis (but also carries a small risk of miscarriage).

The NT ultrasound can't tell for certain whether your baby is affected. However, it can help you decide whether or not to have a diagnostic test. In many cases, it is offered along with blood tests to determine fetal risk for certain abnormalities."

So this is going to be done at the next(which is today)and because we are young and have no family history Im sure we will be ok. If something comes back abnormal, we will love this baby no matter what.

Here is our baby and a belly picture to start with.

According to Thebump.com
Our baby is a PRUNE!
Baby's now the size of a prune!
With bones and cartilage starting to form and vital organs beginning to function, baby is making major progress. Body length will almost double in the next three weeks, and arm joints are now working. (Soon, legs will start working too.)



SO I lied! The belly pic will be posted later today, when i update you on the NT scan. I will have the 10 week and 12 week pictures, we missed the 11 week belly pic! Sorry!

WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!

It is official, I am now using this to keep a blog on our growing baby! Yup, That's Right, WE ARE PREGNANT!!!
On May 26, 2009 We took a test and We are having our first baby! We could not be more excited. This was the year we wanted to start our family and with charting and tracking.... our dream has come true.
Im gonna use this to keep a blog about each week during our pregnancy.
I have fallen into the work of thebump.com and have seen some other blogs about their pregnancy and have found them really interesting. Its going to be like scrap booking, with out the mess!

Here is the first picture we took!

We then had our first ultrasound on June 26,2009
The baby measured right on track, 8 Weeks 0 Days!!, with a 170 BPM This is the 1st picture of our little one.

I found this on another blog and loved it. I am going to fill it out each week.

• How far along? 10 weeks!
• Total weight gain/loss: I dunno!!
• Maternity clothes? Nope, but mine sure don't fit too well
• Stretch marks? One on my side, but we won't blame that on baby.
• Sleep: I seem to take a nap around 6 PM, then Ryan wakes me up to go to bed! This week (10) is the first week i can stay up past 6 PM. And I'm up ever 2 hours to PEE.....
  
• Best moment this week: Seeing baby and wonderful heartbeat at 8 weeks
• Movement: None yet.
• Food cravings: Noting too crazy, Salads for the most part.
• Gender: I'm thinking it will be a GIRL for some reason.
• Labor Signs: Nope.
• Belly Button in or out? Still in
• What I miss: Being able to eat on a regular basis.
• What I am looking forward to: Seeing the baby again
• Weekly Wisdom: Deli meat will not give you listeria.
• Milestones: Baby's heartbeat!