First and foremost, Happy New Year to everyone from our Family to yours! We hope you have a happy, healthy and prosperous 2011!
We rang in the new year fairly low-key, at home. The weather wasn't in our favor, so our plans had to be postponed to a later date with Jacky & Luke. Both Jessica and I figured since Jacky is also pregnant (due on my birthday :D)it was best for them to stay home since there was freezing rain and several accidents on the roads up here anyway. We decided to head off to the local WalMart with the kids to grab a few adult beverages and some snacks, then pick up Olive Garden to go and head on home for the dropping of the notorious NYC ball in Times Square. Kids went to bed, we enjoyed our dinners, and I started a fire in the fireplace, watched TV and chilled in our pjs on the couch. I enjoyed a glass of "snow-chilled" champagne while Jessica enjoyed a weak mimosa. That was our NYE in a nutshell. Maybe we're getting old, but it was a-okay with me.
Onto the good stuff; Jessica is still growing in the mid-section, and the almost nightly back massages have begun. She's been complaining of some nausea at around 2300 hours (11:00pm) and some foot arch pain. Maybe its time for some new tennis shoes? We ordered clothes from Old Navy with the gift card we got from her Mom and Step-Dad for Christmas. Her: new maternity clothes. Me: clothes I really was hoping and praying would fit, but I have to do a "lay on the bed and suck it in number" and a "damn! My button keeps popping open on my shirt!!" I have a sneaking suspicion I'll be gaining the "sympathy weight" much more with this pregnancy than the others.
She had her first appointment with Dr. Bell at Aspirus on Thursday, January 6. At her initial visit with the RN, she was told Dr. Bell would do a 'quick' ultrasound to determine if there was more than one baby. We get into the room, do our 'Hellos' and 'get to know yous' and then he says he'll do an ultrasound. She lays back, he gets R2-D2 out as he calls it, and places the wand (for lack of a better term) on her lower abdomen. He immediately sees the faint outline of ONE baby wiggling around inside. He can't get a good measurement, so he opts to use the trans-vaginal ultrasound. With this he still cannot get a good measurement. He states, "I don't think this is a 14 week pregnancy, I think I'm going to send you to ultrasound in the hospital." So, down we go. Wait another half hour, and finally are taken back. They do an early ultrasound to check for viability of the baby, and to do a measurement. Baby's FHR (fetal heart rate) was 163, and would not hold still for anything. It was like a Mexican Jumping Bean, all snuggly in the womb. The measurements were showin us a different due date than what we had originally figured, and been told which was July 5th. The new due date is: July 28th. Since Jessica has had two prior c-sections, Dr. Bell made it very clear she will have a repeat schedule c-section. Therefore, we can pick the date. We're unsure how early he'll want to go, but from what we know it could be up to two weeks before the due date.
A little shocking, yes, but at least everything is on track according to where she is at--11 weeks, 1 day today.
Her next appointment is February 1st, although we'll be updating before that time.
Hope everyone has a great week!
Jess--and an at work Jessica.
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