Break Time

It's been a while since my last post. I apologize to all of my fans for that.......

We're in a bit of a lull right now. We were in Eureka Springs on a little vacation for a few days. It was our "babymoon"....a little calm before the baby storm.

We are also, for the first time, in an extended period without doctor visits - so the news is slow. Our next doctor visit is April 19 - when we have our nuchal translucency ultrasound. For those of you that are nuchal rookies (like me), it's main purpose is to check for chromosomal defects such as Down's Syndrome.

Baby is currently 10 weeks and 2 days. It's exciting to get up into the double digit weeks, and to be only a couple of weeks from completing the first trimester. Apparently the baby is somewhere between 1 to 1 1/2 inches now - or around the size of a small plum.

During our last visit, which I haven't mentioned on here - we actually got a 4-D ultrasound done, where you could see the baby a bit better. I haven't scanned it yet, because it's connected to several other scans, and I haven't gotten the nerve to take the scissors to them yet. It does have more definition - you can see limbs, ears, etc. It also kind of has a bit of a lumpy, alien look though.......

Anne is still feeling really good. She had one day last week where she had a really bad headache and was exhausted - but by the next day whe was fine. She also got a little winded on some of the steep hills in Eureka Springs, but nothing serious. She's actually lost 2-4 pounds during the pregnancy so far. That's realitively common for women having morning sickness, but Anne hasn't had that. Last week,, the doctor told her to eat a double cheeseburger.....I don't think she minded that advice.

We've got our fingers crossed. For the most part, sickness is only in the first trimester and has usually subsided after about 12 weeks. A couple of more weeks and we're likely out of the woods.

Happy Easter everyone!