So today is the start of a new Lai family blog!
I think I'll start the first post by giving props to S on thinking of a very clever title. [high five]
Next, I have some early pregnancy posts from another blog that I'll just transfer over. After all that boring stuff, we'll let family and friends know they can find pictures and stuff here. Most likely, people won't care too much until we have pics of the little one up. So in the meantime, this blog is to record how the whole pregnancy business is coming along.
Estimated due date is June 4th, 2009!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
12 week ultrasound
From Blob to Baby
We had our 12 week ultrasound yesterday. It was originally supposed to be on Friday, but Dr. V had to leave early for a trip, so all the Friday appointments were moved around. Luckily, we got to see him sooner rather than later. It was a busy day at the clinic and everything was running behind, but it was all good. I was super good and drink my water and Gatorade. I have a problem with drinking water, so I tried really hard this time. I hadn't anticipated a 30 minute delay, so I was ready to burst and my bladder was far too full by the time the ultrasound technician saw me. I had to empty out 2 coffee cups worth and I was still a little too full. She told me not to drink so much next time. I could have retorted that she shouldn't be so late next time, but kept things civil because it was really no big deal.
We forgot the camera, so didn't get to take any video or additional photos of the screen at the ultrasound, but it's ok, we saw lots. We got two pictures of the little one and it was so cute!! I didn't see the screen at first, but S looked absolutely shocked when he saw how baby-like our blob had become. One month makes a big difference. We could see the outline of the little face and we could see that he/she was holding his/her hands together! You can even see the little bones of the fingers! It was breathtaking to see the baby floating in there and a little heart beating at 162 bpm! Go baby go!
Nuchal Translucency (NT) test seemed okay so far. I snuck a look at the screen when the technician was measuring the neck bits and saw that the measurements were under and around 2.0 mm. I believe it might be an indicator if the measurement is greater than 2.5 mm.
We saw the Dr. V, who was quite pleased with the results. Everything seems to be humming along nicely. We didn't have many questions at all, but he told us the answers to the most frequent questions are (points to DH) "Yes, you can have sex" and (points to me) "Yes, you can dye your hair". Heehee... He also changed our estimated due date to June 4th, 2009.
Then I went to get a blood test for the IPS screening for Down's Syndrome and Spina Bifida. I'll have to go back in 4 weeks for another bloodtest. After that, it's Christmas holidays (yay! We're going to Jamaica!).
The next ultrasound is a level II and will be more detailed and we'll hopefully see if it's a boy or girl! Guess what? That's going to be on my birthday! 2009 is going to be a great year... :)
We had our 12 week ultrasound yesterday. It was originally supposed to be on Friday, but Dr. V had to leave early for a trip, so all the Friday appointments were moved around. Luckily, we got to see him sooner rather than later. It was a busy day at the clinic and everything was running behind, but it was all good. I was super good and drink my water and Gatorade. I have a problem with drinking water, so I tried really hard this time. I hadn't anticipated a 30 minute delay, so I was ready to burst and my bladder was far too full by the time the ultrasound technician saw me. I had to empty out 2 coffee cups worth and I was still a little too full. She told me not to drink so much next time. I could have retorted that she shouldn't be so late next time, but kept things civil because it was really no big deal.
We forgot the camera, so didn't get to take any video or additional photos of the screen at the ultrasound, but it's ok, we saw lots. We got two pictures of the little one and it was so cute!! I didn't see the screen at first, but S looked absolutely shocked when he saw how baby-like our blob had become. One month makes a big difference. We could see the outline of the little face and we could see that he/she was holding his/her hands together! You can even see the little bones of the fingers! It was breathtaking to see the baby floating in there and a little heart beating at 162 bpm! Go baby go!
Nuchal Translucency (NT) test seemed okay so far. I snuck a look at the screen when the technician was measuring the neck bits and saw that the measurements were under and around 2.0 mm. I believe it might be an indicator if the measurement is greater than 2.5 mm.
We saw the Dr. V, who was quite pleased with the results. Everything seems to be humming along nicely. We didn't have many questions at all, but he told us the answers to the most frequent questions are (points to DH) "Yes, you can have sex" and (points to me) "Yes, you can dye your hair". Heehee... He also changed our estimated due date to June 4th, 2009.
Then I went to get a blood test for the IPS screening for Down's Syndrome and Spina Bifida. I'll have to go back in 4 weeks for another bloodtest. After that, it's Christmas holidays (yay! We're going to Jamaica!).
The next ultrasound is a level II and will be more detailed and we'll hopefully see if it's a boy or girl! Guess what? That's going to be on my birthday! 2009 is going to be a great year... :)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Itchy Ankles!
AAAAArrrrgghhH!! My ankles are so itchy!!! I want to scratch and scratch until they bleed!!
For the past week and a half, I have been suffering from itchy ankles at night! At first, it started with itching as I as getting into bed. Then the itching got worse and would wake me up at night. I had thought that perhaps we had bedbugs or some sort of creepy critter, but when S logically pointed out that he's not itchy, I calmed down. I've managed to soothe the itching a little bit (but not much) by applying Aveeno Lotion with Oatmeal and Mentholatum just before getting into bed. Lately, it has creeped into my daytime and no amount of lotion can stop it!
A quick Google has revealed that this is apparently normal in 20% of pregnant women. I hope this doesn't last too long and hope I don't get itchy elsewhere. It's killing me!
Today is 10 weeks, 6 days! The past 3 weeks have been ROUGH with the morning sickness and I've done very little to function properly. However, the past couple of days have been better, so I hope this is a sign that the M/S is finally letting up! Just 9 days until our next ultrasound! I'm staying positive and hoping that all will be well with the little one.
For the past week and a half, I have been suffering from itchy ankles at night! At first, it started with itching as I as getting into bed. Then the itching got worse and would wake me up at night. I had thought that perhaps we had bedbugs or some sort of creepy critter, but when S logically pointed out that he's not itchy, I calmed down. I've managed to soothe the itching a little bit (but not much) by applying Aveeno Lotion with Oatmeal and Mentholatum just before getting into bed. Lately, it has creeped into my daytime and no amount of lotion can stop it!
A quick Google has revealed that this is apparently normal in 20% of pregnant women. I hope this doesn't last too long and hope I don't get itchy elsewhere. It's killing me!
Today is 10 weeks, 6 days! The past 3 weeks have been ROUGH with the morning sickness and I've done very little to function properly. However, the past couple of days have been better, so I hope this is a sign that the M/S is finally letting up! Just 9 days until our next ultrasound! I'm staying positive and hoping that all will be well with the little one.
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