Due Date Tango - 15 weeks

These doctor's visits are pretty pointless aren't they...but I guess uneventful is a good thing in this case.

My weight's fine (lost 1 pound since the beginning but she didn't seem worried).
My pressure's fine (no clue what it was).
The baby's heart rate is fine (144 this time around)
The tests results from the first visit were A-OK and my iron levels were good.
I am still having difficulties aiming for the pee cup.
In 4 weeks we will do this all over again...

My doctor says the ultrasounds confirmed a February 23rd expected due date...which confuses me because I was under the impression she had calculated February 20th when we went. Like she said though, the baby comes out when it's ready, the due date is meaningless.

Mommy Update

I'm still a bit tired and craving fruit by the bushel. I think I should buy shares at Farm Boy. I'm not showing yet, I just look heavily bloated. I think I'll be wearing normal pants for another little while. I do not seem to have the huge-boobs-while-pregnant gene that my sister had. I am rejoicing. Not sure about Francis.


Baby Shower Update

The grand-mamans met, and discussed the shower and asked for my feedback and ideas which was really appreciated. I like small gatherings. You know, like 10 people..and nobody really pays attention to you because they are busy talking amongst themselves. So when the tally of "close family and friends" came up to 150, it was a little scary for me. I proposed a few things that would help me not feel like a beluga whale on display at MarineLand. I'm sure they will do wonderful job and that I will not only survive but fondly remember the event.


Consumerism Update



I went to Kiddy Town twice already. I think that's who I'll end up going with for my registry. It's totally me: messy and full of Canadian brands and the staff is amazing.

The first visit with Francis, in which a saleslady convinced us we need a B.O.B Revolution stroller. She explained a bunch of stuff I didn't know about car seats and moving them around and then I got to show off my strong pipes as she made me try to lift some of the seats up. Francis was proud. I think I might have pulled one of my biceps when showing off though. We bought pyjamas. We couldn't help it. They were ridiculously cute.

The second was with Jen, who's a month more pregnant with me. It was nice to laugh at all the mysterious little gadgets with a fellow hockey player. You know you found a good shopping partner when she compares swaddling to making a taco.

I must admit I am quite confused about the plethora of cutesy gadgets and decorations available to mothers. There are areas dedicated to crib bedding in stores, yet Health Canada recommends no blankets or bumpers. See, intuitively, if I was a baby I'd want to feel like I'm in a small enclosed safe area much like my familiar pre-birth environment. So it seems that sticking a baby on their back in a huge open crib would make me panic. But then again, I'm not a baby anymore. So we'll try to sleep sack thing.

Let's see...what else did we buy..oh we ordered a diaper bag from DadGear which is pretty awesome and not at all girly girl.

Until next time!

Steph and Casper
xo

Slip and Slide

The ultrasound session went very well. Everything measured normally and the baby was very photogenic. 

They calculated the delivery date to be February 20th based on the baby's length , 3 days before what the doctor calculated with her magic colour wheel that I still don't understand. 

We got to see the heart beating and the arms flailing about and the legs kicking...and then in a lower degree of cuteness, we got to see the bladder and the stomach too. They were basically just black dots . Let's see what else I remember..the heart beat went from 165 BPM at 10 weeks to its present 161 BPM. The length was 6.6 cm. The thingamabob they need to measure in the back of the neck was 2.1mm and they seem to say as long as it's under 3mm it's a good sign. 

I was so focused on not peeing on the technician that I missed a few pieces of information regarding the procedure. 

The baby is already stubborn like me....it was pretending to be on a slip and slide when it was supposed to stay still and then was perfectly still when we tried to move its position for certain measurements. Coughing a few times helped.   (Note: I really hate saying "it" to describe the baby. It will be nice when we can find out if it's a boy or girl.)

So once we were done and I was finally allowed to pee, they sucked more blood out of my arm for tests and sent me on my way with a nice bruise an a picture I forgot to pay for at the front desk. Whoops. 

My next appointment is in 2 weeks with the doctor. I have no clue what we will talk about. I'm guessing we will discuss my test results. Perhaps I will have the pleasure to pee in a cup again.

This whole being pregnant business is weird. People want to touch your tummy without your permission and strangers ask for your urine.

Until next time!

PS: You know, the more you look at the ultrasound the more the baby looks like a young Nick Carter chilling on a hammock and blowing out some smoke. Odd.

Coming Soon...

We are happy to announce the house and forest will be taken over by a little bundle of joy on or around February 23rd 2013.

To those of you who know our family well, you know this is a very popular birthday week (Grand-Papa Yvon is February 20th, Tante Melanie is February 21st and Maman Stephanie is February 25th). It will be fun to see if the baby will share a birthday with one of us.

The pregnancy has so far gone ridiculously well, to the point where I thought I had miscarried at around 7 weeks because I didn't think it was normal to not have any symptoms. I went to my first appointment at 10 weeks thinking I was going to get bad news but instead we heard a very strong 165 bpm heartbeat. We decided to nickname the fetus Casper because it's like a little ghost...I can't even tell it's there.


We will keep you updated on ultrasounds and test results as they make their way to us.
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