Hello there precious boy! I have a few minutes to write before your sister goes to bed so I thought I would fill you in on your doctor appointments from this week. There was some mixed news but the bottom line is that you are growing just the way you should and we hope to be meeting you in less than 15 weeks!
Mommy was a little nervous Monday because I knew we had our appointment with Bernie Tuesday evening and the forecast was calling for A LOT of snow. So much snow, in fact, that Daddy's school cancelled for Tuesday on Monday night. That NEVER happens! When we woke up Tuesday morning there was not one single flake of snow, but we were happy that Daddy was off anyway. He made cinnamon rolls for us for breakfast and then Tenley and I made a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies to try and use up some of our baking ingredients left over from Christmas. When the last pan came out of the oven around 9:00, the snow started. And boy did it snow! I was so worried that we wouldn't get to go to our midwife appointment, but Bernie's office called around noon and asked if we could come early. Daddy said we could, so we loaded ourselves into the car and made the long trip to Crown Point.
When we saw Bernie, she said that everything looked good. She measured my belly and said that we are measuring right on time. We got to hear your little heartbeat again and it was a little faster than usual- 153 beats per minute. She just chuckled and said, "It's a girl today!" and Daddy groaned...he's so looking forward to having a little boy! Bernie then started looking over our information from our last ultrasound with Dr. Losure and said that she is still concerned about how your umbilical cord is attached and, depending on what Dr. Losure had to say the next day, she may want to transfer our care to another physician. That made Mommy worry a lot, but the next day helped to make me feel better.
Wednesday morning we got up and Grandma Carol came to our house to go with us to your ultrasound. Yvonne, our regular ultrasound tech, showed us all of your little parts and said that you are definitely still a boy and that you weigh 1 lb 13 oz right now which is in the 49th percentile. When she was done looking at you, she went and got Dr. Losure. Dr. Losure was very reassuring and said that although your cord is still an issue, he's going to monitor you closely to make sure that you are growing nice and strong. He said that so far everything is "perfect" and that he will see us again in 3 weeks instead of four. That means we will see Bernie again on March 26th and Dr. Losure again on March 28th. I am looking forward to seeing you again already but am very happy that our appointments this week were reassuring. Here is your latest picture- you're getting a bit bigger!
Today your sister and I were very busy. Grandma Cindy is coming into town tomorrow for your fun sprinkle on Saturday, so we wanted to make sure that the house is nice and clean for her. We got up, ate breakfast, and then headed straight to the grocery store to stock up on food. We made a quick run to Target to get a birthday card for Violet and then came home and gave the dogs a good bath. They hated it but they smell so much better! Once the dogs were bathed, we started cleaning the bedrooms. We took a quick break for lunch and then decided it was time for a nap. Once Tenley woke up, I finished cleaning all of the floors in the bedroom and hallway and then thought it would be fun to take a break and play in the snow. I've been promising Tenley that we would build a snowman but our last few snows haven't given us the right kind of snow. Today's snow was perfect though and we built a pretty good one. We can't wait until you are here to help us next year! Here is a picture of Tenley and our snowman creation:
We had an extra snowball because it was supposed to be the middle of the snowman but it was a little too big for Mommy to lift. I probably shouldn't have lifted what I did, but the finished product was so worth it. Tenley loved the snow and next year we will try to get her proper snow attire. For now, the outfit that Auntie Carrie gave her layered over her other clothes works really well!
OK, Bean- it's time for Tenley and I to get to bed. I will write to you again after our busy weekend. It is going to be so much fun and we can't wait for Grandma Cindy to get here and for all the fun activities we have planned. I hope you are doing well in there- you sure are kicking me enough! I love feeling every movement, though, and hope you keep it up. Sleep tight and Mommy loves you!
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