My Birthday

Well I am old today, the big 28! Yikes! People tell me all the time "when you are 40 you will be wishing for the time you turned 28, you are just a baby!" I dont feel like a baby. I feel 100 years old at times. I suppose I need to go in for the 100,000 mile checkup one of these days soon!! But anyway, my birthday this year was cool. We had family over, and we spent it at home relaxing. My daughter is doing great, and my wife couldnt be happier! This are looking great for the end of 2006, quite a contrast from the beginning of this year! Just go back and read some of those posts! LOL!! Anyway, heres to another year!

Doctor Visit 11

Today was another unplanned visit! Kelly had some slight pain in the uterus, she said it felt like our child was biting her! We both know thats impossible, but it was good for a laugh that morning, at the thought. Anyway, Kelly went to the doctor this afternoon. Again, I could not be there due to a photo shoot I was doing. But today was a good visit. They said the pulling sensation was from scar tissue from the surgery she had with the D&C procedure recently. Doctor said not to worry, its fine, and just another sign things are going well, and the uterus is growing. Another good report is the placenta has moved off the cervix a bit, and she released Kelly back to normal activities. Which was a welcome sign. They did a quick ultrasound today, and Olivia looks fine in there. She was active as ever, and they had a time getting her to stop moving for a second, to get some good ultrasound shots. We only got three this time, but its all good! Anyway, our next appointment is with both the high risk people and Arona. We are going to video the next one!
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This Visits Stats:
Age - 17W 3D today
Size - 10"
Heartbeat - 167 bpm
Weight - 1/2 pound
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Doctor Visit 10

Kelly went in today for a routine visit. Nothing major, just wanted to check on the progress of the baby's development. Well, we did not get any ultrasound images, however, we got one incredible video this time! Its about 5 minutes long, and full of amazing stuff. We saw her bladder, legs, head, and ribs, even the spine. It is pretty cool to be able to watch the video over and over at home. We notice something new every single time we watch it. Kelly and Olivia are doing great!
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This Visits Stats:
Age - 16W 2D today
Size - 7"
Heartbeat - 162bpm
Weight - 1/4 pound
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Doctor Visit 9

I was finally able to go again, today for the doctor visit. It was awful not being able to go last time. Anyway, today was a planned visit, and things were great! First of all, Kelly has not had any bleeding since that one morning, and even then it was minute. The doctor said it was because she overdid it that weekend, finishing up the nursery and all, and the placenta is on the cervix slightly. Well, today she did a quick ultrasound. The baby is doing outstanding, again! But the placenta has not moved at all, even with a week of bed rest. So, they put Kelly on another week of bed rest, to hopefully get the placenta to move while the baby has a huge growth spurt this week. At the end of this month, she will be as big as a barbie doll!! Wow! Anyway, things are good, Kelly can return to work in a week, and our baby is still active as can be in there.
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This Visits Stats:
Age - 15W today
Size - 4in
Heartbeat - 162bpm
Weight - roll of pennies
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Doctor Visit 8

Today was an unplanned doctor visit. I am thrilled Kelly has such good doctors though, because they saw her on an emergency basis today. Kelly woke up after I left for work, and was spotting after she used the bathroom. Well, immeadiately she called her doctor, and they wanted her to come straight in. Kelly called her mother, and both of them headed out. Upon arrival to the doctors office, they saw Kelly right away. They did an ultrasound as well as a quick pelvic exam. The ultrasound showed our baby dancing, and playing all around. In other words the baby is fine. However, the placenta is over the cervix, so thats whats causing the slight spotting. They put her on a two week bed rest, which means no work, no play, nothing. They are trying to get the placenta to move off the cervix during the next two week growth spurt. Hopefully it will, and she can go back to work, and everything will be fine. Again, the baby is fine!
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This Visits Stats:
Age - 14W 3D today
Size - 4in
Heartbeat - 150bpm
Weight - roll of pennies
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