SO... I was right!!!

It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have another ultrasound in 2 weeks for our anatomy scan. We will be confirming it then. I am waiting to start buying anything until then, just in case. But from that picture I am PRETTY sure it is a girly girl!!!

15 months and Cerclage

On Thursday we took Cameron in for his 15 month appointment. He was 21lbs and 30 3/4 inch. His weight percentile went from 5th to 9th!!! Yay! We are finally putting on some weight. Not that I couldn't tell from his little pot belly poking out when he walks. We were sitting in the exam room waiting for the doctor, Cameron was stripped down to his britches and exploring everything in the room. When the doctor finally came in Cam sat down on the floor. I said "tell the doctor Hi!" and he went "HI!!!" and waved emphatically. Yep this kids isn't social AT all!

And then yesterday, I went in and had my cerclage done. For those of you that don't care to "know" more about me, stop reading now! Talk about out of body experience. It was so surreal, walking into the operating room, having 6 or 7 masked people decend on me like vultures to a carcass. Then the spinal. The thing I was worried about, felt like someone was digging an ice pick around in my back. Once that fun was done, I was put on my back and they lifted my dead weight legs into those fancy stirrups that just make you feel so special. Followed by a brief intermission while the spinal fully kicked in and I am splayed open for all the world to see while the doctors stand there having a conversation about "Julie and Julia"- Go figure. Slightly uncomfortable. Thankfully they let me cling to my picture of Cameron the whole time since I apparently wasn't allowed to cling to any dignity...

Anywho the whole procedure took all of 15 minutes, and then they wheeled me to the recovery room for me to sit until I could feel some semblance of my lower half. It took about 2+ hours, they tried to sit me up at one point and my BP dropped and I nearly passed out, so we took that a little slower. Then once I was able to be put in the fancy rolling chair, they told me to go to the bathroom and I could go home.... Easier said than done! Apparently my muscles were still too numb to remember how to go! It took another 2 hours for that! I have never been so excited to go to the bathroom! But then again I have never had a cheering section of nurses encouraging me before either.

I am now at home, after a 20 minute trip up the stairs... You never know how much you use your leg muscles until you can't feel them anymore.... I am in bed, yearning to be up playing with my little boy. But Everything went well. I go back on December 28th to check it and make sure everything is staying well put, including our little bean!

Reasons I think I am having a Girl....

1. I just feel it ( I know.. Not scientific, but they say "mothers instinct")
2. I was never this exhausted when I was pregnant with Cameron.... I can't keep my eyes open!
3. I had very bad morning sickness with Cameron, this time only here and there.
4. Girls are supposed to "take mom's good looks" and I look like crap...:)
5. I have had a major headache the past week, to which my mom pointed out she had with ONLY me and none of my brothers....


So anyways... There are probably more, but that is all I can think of right now. Now I have to go chase Cameron down the hallway.

I think I am going to post a link to this site where people can guess what, when and how big the baby will be. Does that sound like a fun idea? I think so...

Update!

We had an appointment on Monday and got to see the little one kicking and jumping around! I was so happy to see it. The heartbeat was 165bpm and little one is growing right on time!

We have a busy week coming up next week. Wednesday we have my pre-op appointment. Thursday we have Cameron's 15 month well baby check and shots. Then Friday morning I am going in to have my cerclage placed.

As for everything else, Cameron is doing well. Talking up a storm now. Most of it is not discernable, but cute nonetheless. He is walking all over still, him and Molly are the best of friends. I really can't believe he is 15 months old already!

Right now we are having a blizzard warning, which could prove to be fun! Alright I will leave you with some pictures!!

OMG Come on Thanksgiving!!!

My pregnant self is sooooo excited for eating all that turkey and pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes! I can't wait to have my first Thanksgiving where my little boy can eat all the good delicious food and get it all over himself. In his hair, up his nose, EVERYWHERE! It is going to be so cute!

As an update. Cameron is walking nearly 100% of the time now. He is growing up so fast! He looks like a little duckie!

I am feeling OK. Have had a few bouts of morning sickness but nothing near as bad as last time so far....keeping my fingers crossed.

Still waiting for December 7th...........

Dr Appointments

So I just got off the phone with Bronson Maternal Fetal Medicine. I have an appointment scheduled for December 7th. There they will do an ultrasound and check my cervical length.... Yay! Here we go again.... After that I will have my cerclage scheduled for within a week to 10 days. (For those who don't know, a cerclage is a stitch put in my cervix to hopefully keep it CLOSED!!!) I will be out of comission for a little while after that. It is a sort of out-patient procedure. It will involve an epidural and at least 8-12 hours in the hospital for monitoring. After the procedure I will probably have to be on bedrest at home for 4-7 days depending on what the doctor says.... Should be fun with Cameron not understanding why Mommy can't play with him!

Let's all keep our fingers crossed that this cerclage will keep this little one where it is supposed to be for the WHOLE pregnancy! And relieve me from having to be on bedrest! There is still a chance I will have to go on bedrest eventually, but we are hoping not. And we will cross that bridge when we get to it! I will still have weekly or bi-weekly cervical length monitoring to ensure that the stitch is doing its job!

Alright. Enough babbling! Now this blog is not just about Cameron! It is about BOTH our babies!

Here comes #2!!!

So I am sure everyone already knows, but Keith and I found out this month that we are happily expecting our second child. And while I am not happily enjoying the morning sickness that comes along with it, it is a wonderful thing and we couldn't be more ecstatic!

We will be due right around June 22nd 2010!!