Wednesday, my mom, Jeff and I headed to Dr. Helm's office for the NT scan at 7:30am. For those of you that know know, this is an ultrasound measuring the baby's various organs and body parts in search of any abnormalities. They do a series of these tests to help prepare parents in case there is something abnormal. In addition to the ultrasounds which they do in both the first and second trimesters, they also do blood work along with it both ultrasounds to compare. Anyway, everything looked good with the ultrasound and baby was super cute and active! By the looks of the ultrasound, I think it's a boy, but who knows! I say that because the baby looked so much like Hayden, but you never know! Anyway, so after the ultrasound, I headed to Costco to pick up some pies for Jeff's work but also snagged Dumbo and The Lion King on both DVD and Blu-Ray (for those of you who don't know I am trying to collect all the Disney classics for the baby!).
After that, I came home and scrubbed down the house to get it ready for my Aunt Angie and her boyfriend Sasha to come stay with us for Thanksgiving. That afternoon, around 4:00pm, I went to the bathroom and to my horror, saw that I was spotting. I was home alone and immediately freaked out and called the Doctor. Dr. Dave was out of the office, but his brother Dan was there and looked over the ultrasound I had that morning. I had to wait two hours for them to call me back with a verdict. In the meantime, I am so thankful I have a heartbeat monitor because baby's heartbeat was pumping away, nice and strong. When the nurse called me back, she said that the ultrasound looked normal and that I probably over did it and will need to be on bed rest the next two weeks and off work. The next day was Thanksgiving and I was so worried still about the baby. I am so thankful that Jeff was home because we were in charge of making two hams and 30lbs of Mashed Potatoes. Bless his heart, he followed by directions and did it all! So thankful for such an amazing husband. The day was good and the spotting became almost non-exisitant (and light brown). We had a wonderful time and I took it as easy as possible. It is hard to be on 'bed rest' at a family gathering like that, but I did okay. Today, there has been nothing, and I am staying down the rest of my bedrest time. So, lots of rest for me and no more scrubbing the floors! This kid is not even born yet and I am already getting attitude!
Something else exciting: Since we didn't get to find out the sex this week, we have an appointment on December 16th at 10:00am to find out the sex! SOOO excited that we will be able to reveal on Christmas!! :)
An update on me:
Weeks: 13 weeks 4 days
Cravings: "healthy" foods like salads and fruits
How I feel: A lot more energetic, and of course worrying every second!
In other news, here are some pictures of our little Turkey :)
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| Cute Little Face :) |
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| Arms and Top of Head :) |
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| Legs (I think I see a boy part!) |
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