Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Coming Along


Our 24 week appointment went well. We heard the heartbeat, and it was very strong and healthy at 155 bpm. I was given a glucose drink to take home and will have the gestational diabetes test done in a couple weeks. Other than that, it was a routine appointment. Patrick enjoys going to these appointments with me and hopes to continue to make all of them. The next appointment is scheduled for August 25, and we get another ultrasound! In the meantime, we are considering doing the 3-D ultrasound at an ultrasound center...

Gavin has been moving around a lot lately, and I feel him move throughout the day. Patrick hasn't been able to feel him move yet, but he should pretty soon. I continue to feel better, just struggling with all the extra weight. I have a feeling he is not going to be small!

Our nursery is coming together... we are keeping the green wall color and have our crib and glider (which is the most comfortable chair ever) and are working on setting up our dresser (waiting on a couple pieces). I really like how it looks so far with the dark furniture, and I want to keep it simple, no theme, but just green, blue and dark brown. We'll post pictures as soon as the dresser is set up.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

It's a.....


BOY!!! We are very excited! He measured exactly at 20 weeks and the doctor said "we're at the top of our class." We got 5 ultrasound pictures, but this one has the clearest full-body picture. We get another ultrasound at 28 weeks, so we're excited to be able to see him again.


I also have been feeling him move more and more. It started off as a popcorn feeling, and now it is a mixture of that and a bubbly, pulsating feeling. It happens sporadically but it is reassuring to have the feeling now.


And, ready for more news... we are 98% sure his name will be Gavin Reed. Patrick and I both really like this name and have had it picked out for a while now. Reed is my mom's maiden name and my sister's middle name, and we thought it went well together. We were thinking Magnus or Sparticus, but changed our minds...


Love,
C & P