Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Further along than we first thought

Hey everyone! As some of you know, we had our second baby doc appointment today. Besides the Dr. running WAY behind schedule so we didn't get to meet her, our trip was a blessing, to say the least. Dustin was getting a little frustrated due to hunger and having to get back to work. We had been sitting in our little room for 45 min. But then, the nurse practitioner showed up to help our backed up Dr. Apparently, they are going by a new due date, according to the ultrasound we had last month. So as of today I am 11 weeks 3 days pregnant (so I am already into my 12th week!!)! Our new due date is Sept 2, 2008, which I believe was our friend Annie's due date 2 years ago now. Funny! The nurse practitioner told us were going to listen to the baby's heartbeat - I got really excited! But the little one didn't want us to hear it - :-(. So, she went and got the ultrasound machine instead and boy was it ever worth it! All Dustin's frustrations melted away. The baby has grown SO much in the past 3 weeks! We saw the arms and legs, the profile (nose, eyes, mouth, and even an ear!)! And it was moving A LOT! And guess what ya'll? Our baby waved to us!!! (Yea, yea I know. It was probably just moving around...) But it sure looked like a calculated wave like she/he was saying "Hey parents! Wuz up?" It was totally amazing and a definite change from the lil peanut he/she looked like just a few weeks ago. Now it truly looks human! Due to my mom wanting to come out after we find out the gender, they went ahead and pre-scheduled my "anatomical survey" ultrasound for April 14 (the day after my 27th birthday) so hopefully my mom can go ahead and find a flight, and maybe even get here for the ultrasound itself! That is only 2 months away! Incredible miracle! That's what this is! Thank You Lord for this amazing opportunity to bring one of Your children into this world! Praise God!