I went for my 5 month OB appointment today at 10:00 am. As usual, first thing the nurse did was check my weight, BP and urine sample. All three were good. I gained 5 pounds since my last appointment on April 27th, bringing my total weight gain to 15 pounds to date. My BP was 90/60, a little low from where they would like to see me at, but still ok. Urine sample was good, nothing out of the ordinary, and definitely no traces of blood or proteins. So far, so good! I was then seen by one of the doctors at the practice. He listened to 'Lil Bean's heartbeat, which was strong, and he measured my fundus, which measured 24 centimeters. Typically, the fundus measures one centimeter for every week of pregnancy, so mine should be 23. The doctor is attributing my increase in size to a big baby, rather that me being furthur along than we think I am.
We discussed alot of concerns that I had, and I'm very happy with the responses that I got. First, we discussed my placenta previa condition. I have an u/s scheduled for May 24th followed by another Dr. appointment to discuss the results. As of today, my placenta has not moved and is still completely covering my cervix. The doctors are not expecting it to move, but still want to monitor it along with my cervix and cerclage. We then discussed when would be the best time to perform the colposcopy. Given this new diagnosis, partnered with my cerclage, he recommended we wait until the next u/s to decide what the best course of action will be. Third thing we touched base on is when the cerclage will be removed. The best time for this procedure to be done is between 36 and 37 weeks. So we will schedule this when we get closer to that time. I asked him if it would be safe for me to travel, since Phillip and I have 2 round trip airfare tickets to Las Vegas and a 3 day 2 night stay at the MGM Grand. He said that it would be safe for me to go since it's not that long of a trip, but not to travel after the 7th month. So Phillip and I will be planning our babymoon soon! I am sooo excited, I can't wait!!! And last, but not the least, we discussed when we can schedule the c-section. My doctors are all very optimistic that everything will go fine, since my cerclage will probably prevent my cervix from dilating, and being on bed rest will help prevent any pre-term labor, it would be in 'Lil Bean's best interest to wait until 39 weeks to do the c-section. So as it stands, it looks like 'Lil Bean will be making his grand entrance on August 12th, 2009! It's good to know what we can expect and when we can expect things.
There are a million and one things that I need to take care of before our baby arrives. I need to get the nursery ready, finish up my registries, help my sister plan my baby shower (which we are planning on having on Saturday, July 11th, 2009), finish buying the things I don't get at my shower, and the list goes on! I'm sure there's a bunch of things that I'm forgetting, but hopefully I will remember them before I have my little baby boy!
So for now, please go visit my baby registries. I am registered at Babies 'R Us and at the Baby Depot at Burlington Coat Factory. Look me up by my name, Anita Delemos. Let me know if I'm forgetting something. Any input is helpful and greatly appreciated! Thanks for checking in and I will update again soon! God bless :)
Friday, April 24, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
The innocence of a child
I just wanted to share with you all a conversation I had with my 6 year-old son, Kaleb. His innocence made my heart melt!
I had set up an appointment on Good Friday at Studio One for Kaleb’s Easter pictures to be taken. So earlier that day, I took him shopping to pick out an outfit for this occaassion. While we were in the store, we picked out 2 pastel colored shirts and a nice pair of shorts. After we were done shopping for him, I took him to the infant section to let him pick out a couple of outfits for his baby brother. As we were looking at all the nice baby clothes, Kaleb asked me a question and it just took me by surprise. Here is the conversation as it unfolded:
Kaleb: “Mom, do you think the baby is gonna live?”
Me: “Of course I do. Why, you don’t?”
Kaleb: “No I don’t. You just never know what God has in store for any of us.”
So we looked at a few more outfits, and he starts to make his selection. He picked out a very cute sleeper, and then started to look for another one. And the conversation continued...
Kaleb: “Well mom, do you think the baby will live after he is born?”
Me: “I sure do hope so, honey. I pray every single day for that.”
Kaleb: “How do you know that he’s healthy and perfect?”Me: “Well, remember the pictures I showed you of the baby?”
Kaleb: “Aha. What about them?”
Me: “When the doctor did the ultrasound, she looked over the baby to make sure he was perfect and not sick. She measured his arm and leg bones, his stomach; she looked at his heart, his kidneys, his head, his brain and everything else she could see to make sure he was perfectly healthy. That is how the doctors find out if there is something wrong with the baby before birth. She even took those pictures I showed you.”
Kaleb: “Oh. So the doctors already know that he’s perfect?”
Me: “Yes, son. And Mommy knows, too. The doctors are taking very good care of both baby and I. So don’t you worry about a thing, ok?”
Kaleb: “Ok, mom. Oh look, here’s the perfect little sleeper for him, it can keep his tiny feet warm and cozy!”
So off we went to the register to check out. It just broke my heart to hear him ask those questions with such a worried tone in his voice. I did the best I could to reassure him without lying to him. He accepted my answers and explanations and seemed content. The innocence of children truly amazes me!
Here are the two sleepers Kaleb picked out for his baby brother:
I had set up an appointment on Good Friday at Studio One for Kaleb’s Easter pictures to be taken. So earlier that day, I took him shopping to pick out an outfit for this occaassion. While we were in the store, we picked out 2 pastel colored shirts and a nice pair of shorts. After we were done shopping for him, I took him to the infant section to let him pick out a couple of outfits for his baby brother. As we were looking at all the nice baby clothes, Kaleb asked me a question and it just took me by surprise. Here is the conversation as it unfolded:
Kaleb: “Mom, do you think the baby is gonna live?”
Me: “Of course I do. Why, you don’t?”
Kaleb: “No I don’t. You just never know what God has in store for any of us.”
So we looked at a few more outfits, and he starts to make his selection. He picked out a very cute sleeper, and then started to look for another one. And the conversation continued...
Kaleb: “Well mom, do you think the baby will live after he is born?”
Me: “I sure do hope so, honey. I pray every single day for that.”
Kaleb: “How do you know that he’s healthy and perfect?”Me: “Well, remember the pictures I showed you of the baby?”
Kaleb: “Aha. What about them?”
Me: “When the doctor did the ultrasound, she looked over the baby to make sure he was perfect and not sick. She measured his arm and leg bones, his stomach; she looked at his heart, his kidneys, his head, his brain and everything else she could see to make sure he was perfectly healthy. That is how the doctors find out if there is something wrong with the baby before birth. She even took those pictures I showed you.”
Kaleb: “Oh. So the doctors already know that he’s perfect?”
Me: “Yes, son. And Mommy knows, too. The doctors are taking very good care of both baby and I. So don’t you worry about a thing, ok?”
Kaleb: “Ok, mom. Oh look, here’s the perfect little sleeper for him, it can keep his tiny feet warm and cozy!”
So off we went to the register to check out. It just broke my heart to hear him ask those questions with such a worried tone in his voice. I did the best I could to reassure him without lying to him. He accepted my answers and explanations and seemed content. The innocence of children truly amazes me!
Here are the two sleepers Kaleb picked out for his baby brother:
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
More u/s pictures
Here are some more neat u/s pictutes of our baby boy:
Our baby boy's hands and feet!
Precious hand with all 5 fingers!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Results are in. We're having a baby.....
I was ready to go to our appointment by the time Phillip got home. He quickly got dressed and we were on our way to our u/s. We arrived at the Ob office at 2:45, signed in and were called back right away. The sonographer got the equipment set up and I handed her the cd that we brought so we could get the u/s session recorded. She asked us if we wanted to know the sex of our baby if she was lucky enough to see, and we quickly said yes. She put the wand on my belly and we immediately saw our baby swimming around! It was just awesome! She talked us through everything she was measuring and everything that we were seeing. We saw both hands with 5 fingers on each hand, feet and 10 little toes, all 4 chambers of the heart, the brain, both kidneys, the stomach, spine, skull and much more. She measured the upper and lower arms and legs. She let us listen to our baby’s heartbeat; it was strong at 154 bpm. Then she looked between the legs and saw a wee-wee! She pointed to it and said “it looks like you’re having a boy”!!! We were so happy! I knew in my heart that ‘Lil Bean is a boy, but to hear confirmation just made it that much more real! She said that based on the measurements she took, our baby boy is now weighing approximately 9ounces. She also looked at and took measurements of my cervix and ovaries. When she was done, I asked her if she was going to do a trans-vaginal u/s to look at my cerclage. She was not sure, so she stepped out to ask my Dr. She came back in and said that my Dr. did indeed want a trans-vaginal u/s, so she started right away. My cervix was measuring well and my cerclage was intact. She looked at the placenta and we were done. She had me get dressed so I could see my Dr. right away. I started to wonder what was wrong, since I wasn’t scheduled to see my Dr. until Monday.
She took us into an exam room where we waited for my Dr. She came in right away with my chart in her hands. She explained that the baby was in perfect health and measuring great. Then she said that I have placenta previa. It is when the placenta lies close to or is covering the cervix. I have what is called “complete previa”, my placenta is lying right on top of my cervix. Normally, the placenta is attached to the top of the uterus, but mine is attached to the bottom, covering my cervix. She went on to explain the course of action we need to take with this new diagnosis. I will be on bed rest (I already am), I will need to have an u/s at every appointment to watch my placenta (I am already having this done to monitor my cervix and cerclage), I will need a c-section (we already planned on a repeat c-section) and I will be at risk for bleeding and pre-term labor (new risks we should be looking out for). So, this new diagnosis doesn’t really change anything for us, except for the possibility of pre-term labor. But since I am on bed rest, the chances are pretty good that it will not happen. But just to make sure, they are monitoring everything with extra caution. This is indeed considered a high-risk pregnancy.
When we left the OB office, we were on mission to find some cigars to announce our news. We found the perfect ones and bought 20 of them. Then we headed to the mall to buy an outfit for our baby boy. We walked in to Macy’s and started to look for the perfect outfit. I was on cloud 9 looking at all the little baby outfits! We couldn’t make up our minds on which one to get, so we decided to each pick out an outfit. We finally decided on which ones we wanted. I picked out an adorable take-me-home outfit, and he decided on a really cute romper. We just couldn’t resist the yellow ducky bath robe, so we got that, too. It will be perfect in the kid’s bathroom (it is decorated in Rubber Ducky)! And we went ahead and grabbed some side snap shirts and another romper that says “Mommy loves me”! I can’t wait to go shopping again! There are so many things that I want to buy, but I will have to wait until after I have my baby shower.
We finally made all the phone calls we needed to make to announce our “big” news. Everyone was thrilled for us. And we couldn’t be any happier! We went out to eat at the Hard Rock Casino afterwards to celebrate.
Now we get to fix the nursery and pick out the bedding and all that fun stuff! We are also in the process of starting our baby registry. We plan on registering at Burlington Baby Depot(I already started an online resistry but it's far from completion) and at Babies R Us. Updates will follow as things happen. Be sure to look for them! And please keep us in your prayers for a healthy pregnancy and baby boy. Thank you for checking in!
She took us into an exam room where we waited for my Dr. She came in right away with my chart in her hands. She explained that the baby was in perfect health and measuring great. Then she said that I have placenta previa. It is when the placenta lies close to or is covering the cervix. I have what is called “complete previa”, my placenta is lying right on top of my cervix. Normally, the placenta is attached to the top of the uterus, but mine is attached to the bottom, covering my cervix. She went on to explain the course of action we need to take with this new diagnosis. I will be on bed rest (I already am), I will need to have an u/s at every appointment to watch my placenta (I am already having this done to monitor my cervix and cerclage), I will need a c-section (we already planned on a repeat c-section) and I will be at risk for bleeding and pre-term labor (new risks we should be looking out for). So, this new diagnosis doesn’t really change anything for us, except for the possibility of pre-term labor. But since I am on bed rest, the chances are pretty good that it will not happen. But just to make sure, they are monitoring everything with extra caution. This is indeed considered a high-risk pregnancy.
When we left the OB office, we were on mission to find some cigars to announce our news. We found the perfect ones and bought 20 of them. Then we headed to the mall to buy an outfit for our baby boy. We walked in to Macy’s and started to look for the perfect outfit. I was on cloud 9 looking at all the little baby outfits! We couldn’t make up our minds on which one to get, so we decided to each pick out an outfit. We finally decided on which ones we wanted. I picked out an adorable take-me-home outfit, and he decided on a really cute romper. We just couldn’t resist the yellow ducky bath robe, so we got that, too. It will be perfect in the kid’s bathroom (it is decorated in Rubber Ducky)! And we went ahead and grabbed some side snap shirts and another romper that says “Mommy loves me”! I can’t wait to go shopping again! There are so many things that I want to buy, but I will have to wait until after I have my baby shower.
We finally made all the phone calls we needed to make to announce our “big” news. Everyone was thrilled for us. And we couldn’t be any happier! We went out to eat at the Hard Rock Casino afterwards to celebrate.
Now we get to fix the nursery and pick out the bedding and all that fun stuff! We are also in the process of starting our baby registry. We plan on registering at Burlington Baby Depot(I already started an online resistry but it's far from completion) and at Babies R Us. Updates will follow as things happen. Be sure to look for them! And please keep us in your prayers for a healthy pregnancy and baby boy. Thank you for checking in!
Monday, March 30, 2009
U/S disappointment
We eagerly awaited March 25th to come. We were going to find out our baby’s gender. We had an appointment scheduled that day at 4:00 pm. But first, I had an OB check scheduled for 3:30. I was ready and waiting for Phillip to get off work and come home so we could leave for our appointment, and it was such a huge relief when he finally arrived! We arrived at our OB office 15 minutes early, signed in and waited for the nurse to call me back to get my vitals. It was 3:45 when she finally called me back. The nurse took my BP. weight and a urine sample. All was well. I gained 2 more pounds. My total weight gain so far is 10 pounds, which is really good. I really thought I would weigh heavier, but I am thankful that I’m not! I sure look like preggosaurus-rex!
We were then taken to a waiting area in the back to wait for an exam room, and we were told that the Dr. I was scheduled to see has been called out for an emergency surgery and that I was going to see another one of the doctors there. It was almost 4:00. I went to see the lady at the front desk to ask her if I needed to reschedule my OB check for another day since my u/s was supposed to start at any minute. She assured me that they would make sure that we got our u/s that day before they closed. So I went back to the waiting area, where they showed us to the exam room. We waited for the doctor to come, and waited, and waited. 4:30 came and went, still no sign of the doctor. 4:45 came and still no doctor. It was close to 5:00 when Phillip peeked out the door and flagged a nurse down and asked her if we could just go ahead and get the u/s done and then come back to see the doctor, that way we weren’t wasting our time just waiting. She said she would check for us. The office manager came and told us that the sonographer had left for the day, and that she was sorry but to stop by and see her on our way out to reschedule our u/s. I was so upset that I had to leave right away without seeing the doctor (thanks to pregnancy hormones!). On our way out, I stopped by to see the lady about rescheduling our appointment. She got us an appointment to come back Friday the 27th at 3:00 pm. We went home to get ready to go to Kaleb’s t-ball game. We had to let everyone know who were just as excited as us, what had happened. Everyone was so upset, but happy to hear that we got another appointment scheduled.
We were then taken to a waiting area in the back to wait for an exam room, and we were told that the Dr. I was scheduled to see has been called out for an emergency surgery and that I was going to see another one of the doctors there. It was almost 4:00. I went to see the lady at the front desk to ask her if I needed to reschedule my OB check for another day since my u/s was supposed to start at any minute. She assured me that they would make sure that we got our u/s that day before they closed. So I went back to the waiting area, where they showed us to the exam room. We waited for the doctor to come, and waited, and waited. 4:30 came and went, still no sign of the doctor. 4:45 came and still no doctor. It was close to 5:00 when Phillip peeked out the door and flagged a nurse down and asked her if we could just go ahead and get the u/s done and then come back to see the doctor, that way we weren’t wasting our time just waiting. She said she would check for us. The office manager came and told us that the sonographer had left for the day, and that she was sorry but to stop by and see her on our way out to reschedule our u/s. I was so upset that I had to leave right away without seeing the doctor (thanks to pregnancy hormones!). On our way out, I stopped by to see the lady about rescheduling our appointment. She got us an appointment to come back Friday the 27th at 3:00 pm. We went home to get ready to go to Kaleb’s t-ball game. We had to let everyone know who were just as excited as us, what had happened. Everyone was so upset, but happy to hear that we got another appointment scheduled.
Monday, March 23, 2009
We find out in 3 days!!!
We have our anatomy u/s scheduled for March 25th, that’s this Wednesday!!! We are only 3 days away from finding out just who our ‘Lil Bean is. I have been hoping for a girl, and surprisingly, Phillip has, too. His family is also rooting for Team Pink since there are NO girls in their grandbaby department yet. And of course, my family wants a little girl. Kaleb wants a little sister so bad, he even said if it’s not a baby sister then he doesn’t want to be a big brother. I just have this feeling though, that I am carrying a boy! I would be just as happy to have a boy as I would be to have a girl. The main thing is that we want a healthy baby. So I guess we will find out soon enough! And as soon as we find out, I will be posting an update, so be sure to look out for it!
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