Back from Ultrasound

Joaquin looks great! The doctor and the ultrasound technician both agreed that he does not have echogenic bowels. They re-did the entire anatomy scan and said he looks healthy. What a great relief!!

He is measuring way ahead in growth now too - at 20 weeks and 5 days, so 6 days ahead. He is 14 oz., so he has gained 5 oz. in less than 2 weeks!

The technician was really nice and could tell I was nervous, so she switched the machine over to 3D and let me see his face. I took this picture with my phone off the computer screen. It is incredible.

Ultrasound Tomorrow Morning

Just a reminder that I have my follow-up u/s tomorrow to check and make sure Joaquin is okay and determine if Hoag's diagnosis of an echogenic bowel is accurate or is something to worry about. The appointment is at 8:45.

Please wish me luck.

Hopefully I will also get another batch of pictures to share with you.

I can't believe this is my sixth ultrasound this pregnancy. Most people get three the entire time!

Bananas - Having a Relaxing Afternoon!

Jay and I went to Pottery Barn Kids Yesterday

Yesterday, Jay and I were hanging out relaxing and started to get bored, so I suggested we take a trip to PB Kids together to grab some stuff for the nursery. Jay was not very excited about the idea, but he was a good sport and off we went.

When we walked in, he looked at me and said something along the lines of "I've never been here before. It is actually really cute. I bet kids love this stuff."

So, we wandered around the store for quite a while and checked out all of the stuff they had. Jay really liked the Star Wars bedroom set for boys (not babies) and I think he hopes it's still in stock in a few years when Joaquin has a big boy bed.

We picked out some really cute wash cloth hand puppets for the bath and some other little toys and got some more stuff for the nursery - curtains, a valance, a pillow and the mobile hanger.

Now we just need to hang our curtain rod and we can put up the curtains and the valance. Hopefully we can motivate for that project this week sometime.

Congratulations Maren!

One of my closest friends and colleagues had her baby boy last night at 8:52 p.m. After 12 hours of labor followed by 2 long hours of pushing, Bennett David was born via c-section. Mother, son and father are doing well.
I'm thrilled for their family!

I need a volunteer :-)

We have a list of things that need to be drilled into the wall that's a mile long. Anyone want to swing by with some power tools? No? Just checking.

Between moving and getting a nursery put together, we sure have take on a lot of projects.

Follow Up Ultrasound Scheduled

Finally! After going back and forth with the insurance company to obtain authorization, we have an appointment at Magella Medical Group on Wednesday, June 30, at 8:45 a.m. They are going to repeat my anatomy scan, but this time with a much better machine and check on Joaquin's echogenic bowels. I hope everything is okay.

It will be nice to get an extra chance to see him too.

Wish us luck that we get good news next week.