eighteen weeks two days

booties for baby braun

Last week was spring break, and it was beautiful outside! Helen and I spent one day in Iowa City exploring. We went out to eat, browsed a few stores, enjoyed the art galleries, and of course, the hall mall. One of the stores we went to was a sports store that had all kinds of fun things....including these cute little booties...made of wool...perfect for CAMPING when it's a little bit cold. :-) And they are orange and green!! Helen made me buy them. The conversation went a bit like this:

Helen: I think you should get them.
Me: OK

We also had a doctor appointment last week. It was all of 5 minutes, of course. The heartbeat was 145 bpm. The exciting part was setting the next appointment...for the ultrasound. April 10. Good Friday.

Raisin has her second recording...give it a listen here. (recorded today - 18 weeks)

riverdance on mom's spleen

Wednesday as I was driving home from class, the above song came on KUNI. A few bars into it, I felt Raisin move for the first time!!

You can become Raisin's facebook friend here.

Baby Raisin's Heartbeat

Late last night Charlie and I (and the baby) recorded the heartbeat! We used the baby heart monitor that I rented from heartones.com and hooked it up to the computer. Give it a listen here...

http://69.65.33.125/~zvbd9ze5/heartbeat.mp3

fourteen weeks, two days

thirteen weeks, two days

Today's appointment was very short. Our appointment was for 4:30, and we were in the car driving home at 4:40!

Weight check, heartbeat check (165 bpm this time). That's about it. Our next appointment is on March 20th and at that appointment we will set a date for the ultrasound! :-)

I rented a doppler so that we can hear the heartbeat whenever we want!! It should be here on Monday...and so should the WiiFit that Charlie ordered!

180 bpm

The nurse we met with two weeks ago that made me cry, was wrong -- and I've already failed my first motherly task (with this baby).

This morning, around eight a.m., I realized that I forgot to catch my first morning urine for our doctor's appointment!! I waited until they opened at nine o'clock to call the doctor's office and they told me that if they need it, they would get a sample when I get there. I'm sure it's not a big deal...but I'm not going to get a mother of the year award either. :-)

The nurse weighed me. Then made me pee in a cup (which is not difficult, since I pee every half hour). She left me half of a gown and told me to undress...everything. Seriously....the gown was not a regular hospital gown, it was half size. When you go for a mammogram, they only make you take off your top, and they give you the same half gown thing. How is that right?

The nurse left and Charlie said, "Uhh...do I have to stay for this part?" :-) I told him that this is where they would check for the heartbeat. He chose to stay (in the chair, behind me). :-)

The doctor came in and asked a lot of questions. Many of the questions were centered around my eating habits, beginning with, "What does vegetarian mean to you?". She seemed to dwell on the vegetarianism a bit more than needed. I eat beans. I eat rice. I eat eggs (thanks to Charlie specifically making them for me because he wants to be sure the baby gets the needed protein -- he's so cute). :-)

We told her that we weren't interested in having any of the screenings or tests. What's the point really? We will have the ultrasound, though. :-) That's just too fun to do without!

Then she did the exam. When she was getting to the end of feeling me up inside and out she said, "How many weeks are you?". When I told her, "ten" she said, "Now we may not be able to hear the heartbeat yet...." I quickly responded with, "But you'll try, right?" And she did.

180 beats per minute....it was beautiful.