Monday, January 12, 2009

10 weeks


12/1
I am working as an RD for the Cole County Health Dept in Jefferson City. I work mainly with low-income moms and children under the age of 5. We have a prenatal clinic next door and today I asked one of the nurses if she would let me listen to your heartbeat for the first time. My friend Amanda Powell used the Doppler to find your tiny little heartbeat. It was the sweetest sound I have ever heard. You were pumping at 174 bmp.
We are going to see Dr. Green again on Wednesday so your dad will be able to hear too. Hearing that was very reassuring and I am beginning to realize that this is real.

The last four weeks have been rough on your mom. Beginning 11/7 I have had most of the day nausea and some vomiting. It has been a change for me since I am such a fan of food. Your dad has been amazing. Doing most of the cooking and cleaning and taking care of me. I am so fortunate to have such a great husband and you are going to have the best dad in the world. So far I have been craving Taco Bell tacos and recently citrus fruit.
The last 3 days have been much better and I am hoping that the sickness is going away soon.

12/3 Dad and I went for our second OB appt today. Dr. Green listened to your heartbeat and said everything seems to be going well. It is so nice to hear your heart pumping so fast. Your dad was excited to hear it to. We have decided to try to slow down our way too busy schedules and stay home the next 2 weekend. That is very unusual for us. I think we maybe stayed home 2-3 weekends the last year. We are trying to get the house together and will start working on your room next month. We will be able to find out if you are a boy or girl in early February and get to decorating!

12/8/08 It is the beginning of another week already. You are now 11 weeks old and the size of a lime. Things are going much better this week. We had a great relaxing weekend and I am feeling like a new woman. Not so tired and the nausea is nearly gone. It has been a textbook pregnancy thus far. We have added another name to the list of contenders. Sure is hard to name a whole person. Grandma Becky, Granny Carter, Aunt Sara, Grandma Michelle and most of our friends still think you are going to be a girl but we aren’t so sure. I have been having very real dreams every night and you are always a boy in my dreams. We would love either a boy or a girl but I have a feeling you are going to be a boy. We will know in 6 weeks!

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