We had our 12 week appointment today and everything is great. Measuring right on track and baby boo has a strong heartbeat of 165 bpm. When we listen at home on our Doppler not only are we enjoying the sounds of the heartbeat but also all the rolls and wiggles going on inside. We decided not to have the NT Scan. I have talked with two different ladies that had two different experiences with it. One was told her results showed an increase/likely risk for DS (down syndrome), which caused increase stress and worry for 6 months only to deliver a perfectly healthy baby. The other was told her results showed a 1 in 3000+, which she was told by her doctor basically meant a negative result, only to deliver a handsome baby boy with DS. Neither opted for the amino due to the risk of miscarriage. For myself to know 2 people personally with drastically different outcomes from the same test it was a no brainer for us. Totally not worth the risk. We will love the baby that God gives us and we will have the 20 week scan that will test for the same thing so we are confident that if it shows something at that point we will have plenty of time to adjust and educate ourselves prior to our little bundles arrival. Either way we are the most blessed people on earth to be baby boo's parents!!
After getting the stomach bug last week and losing more weight then I should have because of it, my weight is exactly the same as it was last month. I guess that's a good thing. ;) Speaking of stomach bug, we think we picked it up at Jump Mania (an indoor bouncy house type place). We went because that is where we were wanting to have Ethan's 3rd birthday but after picking up the lovely germs there's no way we are having a party there. Not only do I not want to risk my own child getting sick again but I would feel so bad if the other kids that come to the party ended up getting sick too because of it. No thanks...not worth the risk!! So back to the drawing board on deciding on the birthday party location. I'm wanting to have it some place other then home because I know if I have it at home then it will be over the top. Whereas, if we have it in public I'm limited to what I can do. lol.
My last post was all about our big boy. Well he is officially a BIG BOY!! He tinkles and poos in the potty without any issues or accidents. I couldn't be more proud of him. When we all got sick last week with that darn stomach bug, we had to take him to urgent care for dehydration. Poor guy couldn't keep anything down. :( All the nurses and doctors were shocked that he's only 2.5 years old and already potty trained. I was so proud. For tinkling in the potty he got his fish and fishing pole which is so fun to watch. It's a tub/pool toy with an electronic fish that has a magnet in his mouth and a real working fishing pole that has a magnetic lure and/or worm to fish with. The fish swims around the water and once he 'bites' the 'bait' he flails around as he is being reeled in. It's so cute! Then for poo'n on the potty he wanted a tractor. Well just any ole Walmart cheap tractor wouldn't do so we took an hour drive time round trip to a farm and home supply store to make sure we got the best tractor money could buy. :) He picked out the package that had (2) different John Deere tractors and (1) truck.
I received the shirts I had made for Ethan and 'Dada' to wear at the hospital. They are so cute!! I originally was going to surprise Dada with his but I suck at keeping secrets from him so once it came in the mail I knew there was no way I was going to keep it on the down low for 6 months. So I had to show him right away and of course he loved it. :) We also purchased our first 'baby #2' purchase which is only making the urge to shop that much worse. lol.
Life is great!!
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