20w1d

Today marks the halfway point {well actually yesterday marked the halfway point but who cares}
Today i had the meeting with the Genetic councelor, to discuss what Genetic testing we will do in the next couple of weeks. We went over our Family History, and then talked about the options we have!.
We decided to just stick with the High resolution Ultrasound.
WHY you ask.... its pretty simple. We have three option, Ultrasound, Bloodwork and  Amniocentesis.

Ultrasound: Its NONE invasive, does not harm the baby, is 97%  accurate {for anencephaly, spina bifida etc} PLUS we get to see Sticky bean <3

Amniocenteses is a NO GO, because There is a risk that an amniocentesis could cause a miscarriage. We are NOT Willing to take the chance of losing our baby. PLUS it is "only" 98% accurate.... WHY would i put my Baby at risk for that ONE percent { compared to the Ultrasound}

Blood testing..... this is a tricky one... basically they draw blood check my levels and give me a STATISTIC POSSIBILITY that something MIGHT be wrong.... Meaning, i COULD have an elevated blood level for some genetic defect BUT the baby is perfectly Healty... I do NOT wanna be stressed out the rest of this pregnancy, wondering IF or if NOT the baby is healthy....

The lady was REALLY nice, and respected our wishes to only do the Ultrasound as genetic screening, she even agreed with us in our desicion. My ultrasound is scheduled for April 2nd so in excatly one week from today!. She said she makes sure that a Dr. will see me that day as well, and go over my ultrasound results, she said " she wants to make sure i am leaving the hospital with every question answered "

Well thats it for the Councelling today, i am like i said 20w1d as of today, and baby is getting stronger and stronger :D i uploaded a short video of baby kicking { on FB} and as soon as i find my IPhone cable i will update this post with the 20w Pic and the Video. I had a pretty "significant" weight gain this week EEK lol i am now at 130 which means i gained 5 pounds total! but thats NOT BAD {at all} for being half way there!.
But i definitely need to watch what i eat now, i have been pigging out BIG TIMES ....{but Lord the food over here is so good} Well thats it for now i guess i better get my butt in gear and prepare for tomorrow { We will get our washer and dryer delivered PLUS we get the last things from germany delivered YAY}



EDIT

19 weeks 1 Day

I FINALLY have internet at our new house WoooHooo. I am 19w 1ds pregnant and feeling GREAT at the moment ( besides the backpain). Nothing really changed since my last post, BUT i forgot to mention the discussion i had with my OB/GYN about VBA2C or Repeat C-section.
He said i am not the Perfect Candidate for a Vbac since i have never been in fullblown laor { Kaitlyns Birth does not count because i was induced, and only 18 weeks along}, I also told them that my biggest fear is that my Uterus ruptures during labor and that i could lose Baby or even die during Labor. He said that it IS a risk especially after 2 C-sections. I also asked him how long they would let me go past my due date and/or if they induce me. He said They will NOT induce me and if i dont start labor on my own by 41 weeks i WILL have a C-section... Basically what the Docs would do it Schedule a C-section for 41w0ds and if i go into labor before that date GREAT but if not i will have a C-section. I am torn, i dont want to try and Vbac and Baby goes  into disstress and then have to go through C-section in the end if Vaginal labor goes wrong!. But i would also LOVE to have the baby Vaginally because C-section IS  major surgery after all.
I will have to sit down and talk to T about the pro's and con's in the end Baby's safety is Priority #1 and i might have to forget about my "selfish" wish to VBAC.

Baby has been real active :D His/her kicks are getting stronger and i LOVE to feel my little one!. S/he is still not kicking har enough to video tape it. I see it but it doesnt show on tape :( Oh well maybe next week :)

Can you believe i am about to hit the half way mark already????

18 week check up

This is going to be a short update, since I am posting from my phone. I am 18w2ds today! Today was also my first OB/GYN appointment here at the clinic in ft hood!
I THOUGHT they scheduled an ultrasound today so I was pretty sad when the doc told me there wasnt going to be one today, he saw how disappointed I was so he did a quick ultrasound with one of those old ultrasound machines, but the quality sucked so bad that we couldn't really see sticky bean!
We scheduled my anatomy scan for the 2nd of April and my next OB/GYN appointment is on the 14th (I think) of April.
My vitals are OK, I gained .2 pounds since last week so a total weight gain of 3 pounds.
My iron is SUPER low, so now I am on iron supplements.
Baby is kicking up a storm and hubby is staring at my belly, talking to baby <3 I started feeling AND seeing baby kick on Monday and today is the first time hubby saw it as well <3
I tried video taping it but the kicks won't really show on the video! The lil kicks are not strong enough just yet!

since we are about to PCS in 2 days i decided to update this blog one more time. not much since my last posting has changed so ill start with a belly pic :)

I love the lil bump i have going on :D .... my blood pressure has been giving me a hard time lately, but other then that i am feeling pretty good. I have more energy and the naeusea waves are not as often / bad anymore.
I am not looking forward to the 11 hours 20 minute flight on sunday tho.
Well this is it for now. ill try to keep you all posted as much as possible... make sure to also check my PCS blog HERE