Nothing new....

I had my OB appointment today. I had my Beta Strep test. He said if it comes back positive that just means I'll have to take antibiotics when I'm in labor. They did the test earlier in my pregnancy and it was negative, but they like to check again as you get closer to delivery.

It was kinda funny today because when the nurse brought me into the room, she gave me a sheet and told me to get undressed from the waist down. Well, the sheet they give you is only big enough to lay on your lap, you can't really wrap it around your body. So as I was sitting on the table waiting for my OB to come in, I kept pulling my shirt down in back and thinking "oh no he's going to see my butt crack when he walks in..." And then I realized, dude, he's about to get up close and personal with my hoo-ha, and I'm worried about a little butt crack showing? Pretty funny the things we worry about.

I go back in 10 days for my next appointment, and then it will be every week after that. We're entering the home stretch!

Nursery!

We're all moved in to the rental house! It was much easier than I thought it would be and we love our new temporary home.

Roxy's nursery has been finished for about a week and I finally got around to taking some pictures today.

Enjoy!

I have an OB appointmet tomorrow so I'll update again after my appointment.

Keep Doing What You're Doing......

Nothing really new to report. I failed my original Glucose Tolerance test and they sent me to the hospital to take the 3 hour test. I had read that a lot of women fail the one hour test and then go on to pass the 3 hour, so I wasn't that worried.

The drink for the 3 hour test was actually much better than the 1 hour test, so I was happy about that. The only pain in the butt was that I spent four hours at the hospital and had my blood drawn numerous times. It really was pretty painless though, and the OB said I passed the test with flying colors and my levels were no where near having Gestational Diabetes. Yay!

I had another OB appointment on Monday and it was more of the same. The OB said he'll continue to see me every two weeks until I have a month left, and then he'll start seeing me every week. I go back in 2 weeks and they'll do my Beta Strep test at that appointment. The OB said this continues to be a super easy pregnancy and to keep doing what I'm doing. I feel really lucky that this pregnancy has gone so smoothly. I still feel great and I'm moving around with ease. I sleep straight through the night and my hormones are completely normal. I'm a happy pregnant girl! :) If it wasn't for this beach ball in front of me, I wouldn't even know that I'm pregnant. She really does look like a beach ball at this point too. Totally round and located smack dab in the middle. I hope she doesn't drop until the very last moment because I kind of like how she looks right now.

This Saturday we'll be moving into our rental house so that the builders can start the renovation on our house! Which means this Saturday evening I'll be starting on the nursery. So excited! I'll be sure to post pics when it's all finished.

No News is Good News....

Monday I had my monthly visit with the OB. I had to take the Glucose Tolerance Test. At my last appointment they gave me this little bottle of orange liquid, it looked like gatorade. Harmless enough I thought.

Little did I know.

45 minutes before my appointment on Monday, I had to drink the orange liquid in it's entirety within 5 minutes, and then record my finish time. The first sip really wasn't so bad, but after that it was all downhill. I had to chug it and I honestly didn't think i was going to get it down without it coming right back up and into the toilet.

Then about an hour after finishing the drink, they drew some blood to test for Gestational Diabetes. They told me "no news is good news" so if I didn't hear from them everything was fine. I haven't heard from them yet so let's hope I passed the test!
They also tested my thyroid again to make sure that I don't need to adjust my medication.

I now have to go back every 2 weeks, and the doctor told me to expect the baby to gain about 5 pounds in the next month or so. He said I'll notice my belly getting bigger everyday.

My next appointment is on March 2nd.

We're getting close!

3D/4D Ultrasound

I haven't updated in a while because nothing new has really been happening. The pregnancy is moving along smoothly and my OB says I'm making this look so easy. (knock on wood)

But today I have new pictures to post!

Yesterday we went to have our 3D/4D ultrasound and it was AMAZING. The place we visited didn't feel like a clinic or doctor's office in any way. It was set up more like a spa. We walked into the room and there was a big couch for your guests, and then a nice comfy bed for me. The lights were dimmed and there was a big screen plasma tv mounted on the wall in front of me so that everybody in the room could see what was going on with baby.

As soon as the ultrasound tech put up the first 3D image, Mark and I got tears in our eyes. It was just so surreal to see a picture of Roxy that ACTUALLY looked like a baby. It made it seem so much more real to me. She's so cute. She has these chubby little cheeks already, and I'm pretty sure she has my lips. She had the hiccups in there which was hysterical to watch, and she even yawned at one point. It was so cool. I wish I could do it once a week!

Happy New Year!

This is the Bassinet we chose. Cute, right?

I hope everyone had a great time over the holidays. Alexis had plans with her friends for New Year's Eve so Mark and I had a nice quiet dinner out and then I was in bed early. Surprise, surprise.

New Year's Day we went to Babies R Us and registered which was SO....MUCH...FUN! There are just so many cute things to buy for baby. We picked out all the big pieces we want like the swing, high chair, pack and play, bassinet...etc. But we didn't buy anything yet because I'm trying to hold off as long as possible since we really don't have any place to put the baby's things right now. So I just added it to my registry for the time being. A lot of the things I picked out are out of stock, so if they come back in stock I may have to just go ahead and order before they run out again. We'll see.

Someone told me that anything that's still on your registry after your due date, you can purchase for 10% off. So right before the baby is born I'll have to go add tons of stuff that I know I'll need like diapers and toiletries so that I can get a nice discount on them after the baby is born. :)

It's a relief to have all the big things picked already. Now the only thing I need to decide on is the crib, changing table, and glider. Alexis and I plan to go shopping on Saturday and hopefully we'll find something we like. I'll post pictures if I find anything cute.

Merry Christmas!

I went to the OB today for my monthly check up. It was another super quick visit. They listened to the heartbeat and the baby kicked the heart rate monitor! So cute.

Tomorrow we leave for California to spend Christmas with my brother and sister in law. I'm so excited to get out of this freezing cold weather for a little while. My sister in law is pregnant too and due around the same time as me, so it will be fun to have two pregnant women waddling around together! (Ok, we're not really waddling yet, but it sounds cute.)

Since I won't be posting another blog until after the holidays, I just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

It's a Girl!

I just got back from the hospital, and the ultrasound technician said IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!
So on May 6, 2009, we will be welcoming Roxy Madison Ostrov into the world! I'm so beyond excited! They did the anatomy scan today and checked all of her organs and everthing, and it all looks perfect! AND to top it all off, my placenta has moved up a lot more. So she said all I need to do is grow some more and the placenta should be completely out of the way.

I'll scan the new ultrasound pics and post them later today. She looks adorable already.

I have an appt. with my OB on Monday so he should be giving me the detailed results of the NT scan I had a few months ago, but the ultrasound technician said everything came back fine.

So this is a very happy day for us and I can't wait to start shopping now that I know what I'm having!

Baby's First Kick!

Yesterday I felt the baby kick for the first time! I've actually been feeling movement for quite a few weeks now, but it has been more like a fluttering feeling. Yesterdays kick was very strong though. I was so excited that I woke Alexis up to see if she could feel it too, but no such luck. I guess we'll have to wait a little longer before Mark and Lexi can feel the kicks on the outside of my belly. In the meantime, I'm enjoying the feeling immensely. I hope baby kicks the crap out of me today.

Thanksgiving!

Nothing new to report from my doctor's appt. today. It was the fastest appointment I've ever had. I went in, they checked my blood pressure, listened to the baby's heart, and said come back in 4 weeks.

I'm super excited about Thanksgiving this week. This will be the only year that I can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner without worrying about looking pregnant afterwards! :)

Placenta Previa Update

So today was my first follow up visit at the hospital to check if there's any movement with my placenta. They told me to come in with a full bladder so they could see things more clearly, and since last time my bladder wasn't full enough I kind of over did it this time. Man, I thought I was going to EXPLODE by the time I laid down on the table. And then she started pushing down on my bladder and I prayed that I wouldn't pee in my pants. Good times, good times.

Anyhow, the placenta has only moved a tiny bit, but it moved so that's a good sign. We're hoping that it will have moved up a lot more by my next appointment in December.

I was hoping that we'd be able to see if it's a boy or a girl today, but we couldn't get a clear enough picture of that area. The technician says she feels like it's a girl because she couldn't find anything that resembled a twig and berries....but she said "don't buy anything yet."

So I guess we'll have to wait a little longer.

The little bugger was bouncing all around again today, and when the technician printed the picture, baby was laying on it's belly. So we got an interesting pic today of the

baby face down.

My next appointment is with my OB on Monday, and then I go back to the hospital for my anatomy scan on December 18th.

Back from my OB appt. and the Dr. said the Placenta Previa is a non issue at this point. He said the majority of women have placenta previa if you look at them early enough. He's betting that by my 20 week ultrasound, the placenta will have moved up already. So that's a big relief.

I got to see the baby again. It completely flipped over and is facing the opposite direction than it was last week.

Other than that, the appointment was pretty short. He did the ultrasound, did a pap exam, and that was that.

My next ultrasound appointment will be in 3 weeks at the hospital. This will be the longest amount of time I've gone without seeing the baby since I got pregnant!

Fun Facts

Congratulations!

Your Due Date Is Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Your conception date was most likely

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

87 days down, 193 to go!

Fun Birthday Facts
Your baby's birthstone will be Emerald (Love, Success)
Your baby's Astrological Sign will be Taurus
Your baby's Flower is Lily_of_the_Valley or Hawthorn (Yellow, Red and Green)
Your baby will be born in the Chinese Year of The Ox
This time next year your baby will be 25 Weeks Old!
Your baby will start kindergarten in 2014, be old enough to drive a car in 2025, finish high school in 2027, and will graduate from college with the class of 2031, give or take a year. Can you imagine?

NT screening

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Baby @ 11 weeks 6 days! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Tuesday I went to the hospital for my Integrated Screening and Level I ultrasound. It will take a week or two to get the results back. It was the longest ultrasound I've had so far and I loved it because I was able to watch the baby for a good 15-20 minutes. It looks like a boy to me and I think it has definitely inherited Mark's A.D.D. It was jumping around like a jackrabbit the whole time.

The technician also told me that I have Placenta Previa. Instead of the placenta being at the top of my uterus above the baby, it's at the bottom of my uterus under the baby and completely covering my cervix. This could cause problems if it continues throughout my pregnancy, but I have high hopes that it will move up as my pregnancy progresses.

I have to go back in 4 weeks for a follow up ultrasound to see if it has moved at all.

My next appointment with my OB is on Monday so I'll talk to him about it then.