Oct 25, 2006 - Level II Ultrasound

We finally had our 17 week Level II ultrasound today and everything was GREAT! The first thing we saw on the machine was the family jewels! The tech said there is a lefty, a righty and a weiny! It's definitly a boy - Cash Keith Osburn!

The ultrasound was 40 minutes long and was very detailed. The heartbeat was 146bpm, he was moving around all over the place, all organs measured great and the doc said Cash was a horse! He is measuring 1 week ahead! Be sure to visit our website for a few pictures from today.

We go back to the specialist again in 7 weeks and will be able to get a DVD of the whole appt. I am getting so excited to meet Cash and share him with Shawn, Cody and the rest of you!

Now it's REALLY time to shop!

Oct. 11, 2006 - 15 week OB Appt

Today's appointment with Dr. McClosky was uneventful. They had me pee in a cup, took my blood pressure (120/70), we listened to the baby's heartbeat on the doppler (158bpm), she pushed on my tummy a little and asked if I had any cramping, spotting, swelling, tiredness, etc. None for me so I was realeased for another 4 weeks. My next OB appt is on November 8, 2006.

Oh - I forgot one item. I gained 8lbs. Poo!

Sept 27, 2006 - 7th u/s and NT Scan...Boy O Boy!

My 13 week NT Scan was today and the results were great. The measurement was 1.6mm (should be under 2mm), the h/b was 156, baby measured 3 days ahead and since the results were good (and the doc saw the white dot above the nose, indicates no Downs), he suggested no more blood work. I do go back in 4 weeks though for another scan. I am so excited cause I thought my scan days were done.

And of course we asked to find out the sex. Shawn actually brought it to our attention while the tech was doing measurements. The doc thought it was pretty clear that we are having a BOY - Cash Keith Osburn!

I am so out numbered in the house it is not even funny! I was sad that we are not having a girl but I am thankful to have a healthy baby. God maps the plans,we just follow His directions.

Now let the shopping begin!

Sept 20, 2006 - 6th Ultrasound!

Today was our 6th ultrasound and first visit with an OB. I am 12 weeks and 1 day. I sure was spoiled with Dr. Hickman because he did an u/s every visit. I got one today but will probably not get another until 16-20 weeks when we find out the sex.

Going to an OB is different though because you have things that come up like a mom goes into labor sooo - you have to wait. We met with Dr. McCloskey and she was super nice. I am sure we are gonna be very pleased with Greter Houston OB/GYN. After an exam, blood pressure check, weigh in (do they have to do that?), medical history, pee and blood samples we got an ultrasound! She was so cool about it. She said to check on things and to ease my mind. I had told her that I got a home doppler and if I worry that something is wrong, I find the heartbeat really fast and then turn it off. She said that was just fine.

She started the u/s and the heartbeat was 162bpm and we could see it pumping way on the screen. Then we checked for fingers and toes - yep, all there. The baby seemed to be sleeping so not much movement this time. I got 2 pictures but they came out really dark but you can see everything in real life much better.

The doctor then talked to us about genetic screens and we waived the Cystic Fibrosis screen because we had that checked with Dr. Hickman 3 months ago. She said we really did not need to do an Amnio because thee is such a high false positive rate but the NT Test would be something she wants us to do. That is where they check the babies neck and fluid or chromosone abnormalities. I hope I got that right. You basically have a 30 minute u/s done and with a combination of the hormones from a blood test, they can check to see if everything is okay. The thing is you have to do this test from 11 weeks to 13 weeks so they are calling to set me an appt within the next few days. I'll update you on this one when it happens. Prayers that all goes well.

Then they gave us the u/s pictures, some pamplets and a pregnancy book and we were released for 3 weeks. My next appt is October 11, 2006. Until then, grow baby grow!

Sep 5, 2006 - 5th Ultrasound

My ultrasound went well today! The baby was measuring 10w1day and had a heartbeat of 163. It was moving around again. The tech could count the fingers and showed us the spine too. It looked like it was waving at us and sucking its thumb. I wanna refer to the baby as a she but I do not want to jinx anything.

I officially graduated to the OB too! My first appt is at 12w1d on 9/20. They are going to do an u/s that day too. I will be so glad to see our little bean again! Thank God everything turned out okay.

Aug 29, 2006 - 4th U/S - We have an Angel

Today was my 9 week 0 day ultrasound. I have been nervous, worried, happy, sad and not been sleeping well leading up to today. I had come to terms that Baby B probably would not make it but I still held on to hope that we would get a miracle.

The tech came in all excited so that helped. She started the scan and we immediately knew that Baby B was an Angel. There was no heartbeat. Mine skipped a beat but I had sudden peace with it. I knew that the good Lord would not bring us more than we could handle. So with that, we do have a miracle - Baby A is still with us and he/she has an Angel watching from above.

Baby A was measuring at 8w6d and had a heartbeat of 170. I was amazed at how fast it was. We even saw the little bean moving around. Shawn thought that was pretty cool.

We go back for another scan in a week and then I will be released to a regular OB doctor. They gave me a referral to a group that is in the same building so we'll see them at 12 weeks. Until next week...

Aug 22, 2006 - 3rd Ultrasound!

We had our 8week 0day ultrasound today and our news is good and bad. The good news is that Baby A is growing fine measuring at 8w1d and has a heart rate of 167bpm. The bad news is that Baby B probably will not make it and is measuring at 6w2d and has a heart rate of 75bpm. I had a feeling about 2 days ago that something was wrong. I could not sleep and my symptoms were just not like they used to be. Today I have some minor cramps. I have not had those for a while.

We are blessed to have one heathly baby at this point and know that if the Lord brings it to us, He will bring us through it.

I have another ultrasound next Tuesday. I will update the results as soon as I can. Until then thanks for your thoughts and prayers.