Saturday, May 24, 2008

16 week check-up, but we're actually about 17 weeks

Well we just had another doctor's appointment yesterday. And it was fairly boring. Not really much to talk about, so I'll be brief. They did do another heart reading and the baby's heartbeat was 163. The nurse said that that was a very good strong heartbeat. I got to see the nurse practitioner and she did a quick little measurement with her hands and said that we are measuring about 18 weeks, which she said was good since we were at the 17 week marker on paper. The fun thing about this visit, besides the fact that we got to hear the heartbeat, was that we were finally able to schedule our ultrasound appointment. Our appointment is June 12th. And we are so excited because that is only about 3 weeks away. We were both afraid that we were going to have to wait a whole month or even longer. But no, it's only 3 weeks away. Can you tell I'm excited. They gave us a little information sheet telling me that I have to drink 24 fl. oz. of liquid (not milk or milk products) 2 hours before my appointment. This is so that they can get a clear picture of the baby, and I'm not supposed to go to the bathroom those 2 hours before either. So I think this could be interesting and maybe a little uncomfortable, but it will be worth it if we can find out the sex of our baby. We also get to bring a VHS tape so that we can share that video with all of you, plus I'm sure that there will be pictures as well. Well that is all for now. Hope all is well with everyone. We love you all.

Vanessa, Ryan, and baby

1 comment:

roxydoxy said...

Yea!! I am so excited for you! I can't wait to find out if it's a boy or girl! So much fun! I have never felt the little baby flutter but I can imagine what a wonder and crazy feelingit must be!! Keep me posted I want to know everything!
Love you guys,
Jess