The Goode's Baby Adventure

We received a call from the doctor's office and we have to go in between 28 and 30 weeks for a growth ultrasound of our little girl. Apparently they have to keep a closer eye on her because of my diagnosis of chronic hypertension. Sometimes when you have high blood pressure your baby may not grow as well and the doctors just like to watch for any signs. So during our pregnancy we will get to see her a bit more often than usual, which is a plus. Hopefully my blood pressure isn't to the point where it will affect her growth.

We had our 24 week appointment yesterday and Little Miss Eva is doing great! Her heart rate was 147, all her anatomy looked great on ultrasound, and the quad screen came back negative. She is in the 51st percentile for size so the doctor said she is perfect, not too big and not too small. :) I measured in at 25 cm, which is one cm larger than expected at this point. ( I guess you are supposed to measure in centimeters what you are in weeks.) The doctor said its because I am carrying so high and the position Eva is in and that my weight and everything else is good so not to worry about it.

So life is good, breathing is sometimes difficult, but we are all healthy. Christmas is just around the corner and Shawn's Holiday party is in a few days!! I'm excited because we get to dress up and look pretty for a night. I even got a new dress for the occasion since somehow I seemed to have outgrown all of my others. :P  We hope that everyone is happy and healthy this holiday season!! Lots of love!

Just a couple of pictures to start celebrating the holidays!!! We hope everyone is having a wonderful time. :)

This morning I was lying in bed and our kitty, Oscar, decided that my belly was a great place to take a nap. Well before too long I started to feel Eva moving around a lot. Before I knew it she kicked the cat right off of my belly!!! It was the strongest kick I have felt by her so far and Oscar looked at me like I had done it. I guess she likes her space!!! All I could do was laugh because she totally offended him. :)

On Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 we found out that our little Baby Goode is a little girl!!!! Shawn and I couldn't be happier and the realization that we are going to have a daughter is just amazing. I can honestly say that yesterday was one of the happiest days of our lives and we were both just in awe. Shawn told me I was drunk with happiness and I honestly was, and still am. We went over to Babies R Us and bought her a couple of little outfits, bedding, and the stroller. They were having an amazing sale and we made out like bandits, or should I say our daughter made out like crazy!!! Her bedding is super cute with lots of girly colors and cute lil bugs. Wow!!! I have a permanent smile on and I don't think its going away any time soon. So here are the pictures from yesterday!!!

Her little foot

Her Profile

Well, it's almost Halloween and we carved our pumpkins today!! We plan on going to the corn maze tomorrow as long as the weather permits. (fingers crossed) Shawn is on leave until November 9th and we are planning on taking a little trip for my birthday as long as our crib gets here on time. Which leads me to Dad's visit. :)

We took the pups to the dog park on base today. They had a great time running around and acting like a bunch of crazies!! :) The weather is nice and cool which lets them play longer since they don't overheat so quickly. I had to include a picture of the Snuggly Scar so he wouldn't feel left out.

Our 16 week appointment was today and nothing too eventful went on. Checked my weight and blood pressure(which was normal) and then listened to Baby Goode. Doc said that Baby Goode sounded good even though we didn't get to hear much because of the squirming around. Blood was drawn for the quad screen which checks for signs of Downs Syndrome and neural tube defects. Our next appointment will be down in radiology at 20 weeks for the ultrasound!!!! Hopefully Baby Goode will be cooperative and show us what we are looking for so we can start saying he or she. Shawn has called the baby he from the get go so maybe he already has it right. :) Shawn and I have both been pretty sick and my poor husband tried so hard to not get me sick. We have hand sanitizer, lysol, and anti bacterial wipes in every room right now. He even slept in another room to try and not get me sick!! He is the sweetest but I still ended up in Urgent Care Monday night with Bronchitis. Woo Hoo, fun.

So, my Dad called yesterday and is planning to come and visit at the end of the month!!! He will be the first person from my family to actually come in from out of town to visit us here in Mountain Home. :) I'm trying to think of things to do while he is here and I figure one day we can take him out to the flight line to see the F-15's. After that I am not sure. Hopefully he doesn't get too bored here in Mountain Home since he is used to having lots to do at home.

Hooray!!!! We are beginning our second trimester and hopefully it is super fantastic like everyone says it will be. :) Our 16 week appointment is on October 14th and maybe the doc can take a peek and see if Baby Goode is a girl or a boy. If not we'll have to wait until the 20 week mark. I am so bad at waiting!!!!

Well, our 12 week appointment seemed to go well for the most part. Baby Goode is measuring right where he/she should be. We heard the heartbeat for the first time and it was amazing but we could only hear a bit at a time due to all of the wiggling. :) This little kiddo sure likes to move around a lot, I can't wait until I can feel it all myself! Our doctor also gave us some news about when Baby Goode is going to be here. Apparently I am being categorized as a chronic hypertensive which makes it a high risk pregnancy. Apparently IVF also puts you in that category, which I really didn't know. So the plan is to induce before I ever get to 40 weeks. It all scares me but now we know for sure that Shawn will be here for the birth. I just hope that everything goes well for the duration of the pregnancy. I am starting to show a bit now and it is very exciting and kind of difficult all at the same time. I love that our baby is growing and becoming so real, but it is not easy to say goodbye to my jeans. :P

Week 11 is now complete and week 12 is now beginning and the rumbling belly feels like its in overdrive. I felt really great for a couple of days and it has been downhill since then. Hopefully all the rumors I hear about the 2nd trimester being great are true. Feeling like a tired slug just isn't my cup of tea. :) We have our first appointment on base this week and I am hoping that we love our doctor!! Fingers crossed since we'll be with him for a bit.

Here is the most recent ultrasound of Baby Goode. Shawn was over the moon when he saw our baby on the screen. (He wasn't able to go to the first u/s) It was amazing to see how much he/she has grown and to see the heart beating so fast. To top it all off Baby Goode decided to wiggle around and put on a little show.

Finally starting to feel better after all of the "morning" sickness that has been abundant this first trimester. :P I can't believe that we'll be into our second trimester at the end of this month, time sure seems to fly by. Not a lot going on right now, just waiting for the base hospital to get back to me to set up our first appointment there. Ha ha, we'll see how long that takes!!! I wish I could have stayed with my reproductive doc, they are the best at that office.