Thursday, April 17, 2008

15 weeks along

Well, we made it to London & back! What a wonderful trip that was! Aside from a delay coming back from DC back to Nashville, everything went as planned. Just a great reminder for why I enjoy my job & the flexibility it has provided for me & my family, and then to get a tremedous trip once a year is icing on the cake! We had a great time visiting all there is to see in London & then our day in Paris. Pampered Chef pulled out all the stops for the Galas they had for us, including an event held where they hold the UK Emmy's & a fabulous river boat cruise w/ dinner at the Painted Hall at the Naval College in Greenwich.
I was a little nervous about how I'd feel on the long plane ride & then with the different food being pregnant, but all was fine. Aside from my knee giving out & a foot cramp that I think was caused from my shoe inserts, I felt fine. I was even able to stay up past my 'normal' pregnancy bedtime, but since they are 6 hours ahead, that screwed me up for the past few days of being back home. I'm still tired, but not quite as bad...still not back to late nights though as I was pre-pregnancy.
I'm starting to have a belly pop out & make an appearance as well! I guess it's time to start the weekly belly progress pics. I still have a few pairs of jeans that fit, but not for long! I'm anxiously awaiting that first moment when I know I feel the baby move, but it really is just a little too early to expect that yet. I'm definitely back to using the restroom more frequently! Good thing I had aisle seats on all the flights to & from London!
My 16 week appt. is set for next Thursday, April 24. There won't be an ultrasound, but we should be able to hear the heartbeat. This will be our first appt. meeting my new OB. My other OB (same one I had for Kameron) has decided to stay home to raise her family & her last day was April 4. I'm excited to meet my new doctor (in that same practice), as I've heard a lot of good things about her.
Since my last post (well, Buddy's) our results came back normal for the Nuchal Screening, which brings our risk for Down's Syndrome down to 1/702. I may be getting a Cystic Fibrosis test at next week's appt., but insurance has to have a letter of medical necessity from the doctor in order to pay for that.
Other than that, we're keeping busy as always! Kameron enjoyed a week with both sets of grandparents, but seems pretty happy to have mommy & daddy back home. He recently said he thinks the baby is a girl, but has always said boy until the other day. I'm honestly on the edge of my seat to find out, yet at the same time there is a part of me that thinks it would be neat to wait the whole time to find out. I just don't think I could do it! You can take the poll on the right for what sex you think it is until next month! Well, I guess that's all for now...I'll post another update after my appt. on the 24th.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Welcome home !!
If your stuff is getting a little too small for you, you might call Roseann Barr. Maybe she'll lend you an outfit or two.
Dad

Anonymous said...

Welcome back, I`m glad to hear everything went well and you all had a great time. Little one even went to Europe already :))