Waiting...Waiting...Waiting...

It's Friday and it's Day 10! Do they mean 10 Working Days or just plain 10 Days? A friend told me that he and his wife got their amnio call after 8-10 "Plain" Days.

This waiting is making me real antsy! C'mon phone, RING! But then again, do I really want them to rush the procedure? ARRGGGHHHH!!!!

I just have to be more patient, for now....

2nd Ultrasound

This is our baby's 2nd ultrasound taken on March 21st. The amnio took a bit longer than normal ... little booger was wide awake and was 'swiping' at the needle which is apparently normal per my ob doc. Doc had to wait a few times to extract amnio because little baby was very nosey and wanted to know what the commotion was about. Got scared quite a bit - started having contractions during the procedure - the contractions were a bit intense. My hubby watched the whole process and was cringing ... he too got scared especially when the doc became quiet at one point.

Contractions went away shortly after the amnio but had to take it easy for a few days. My genetic counselor said that there's a 1 in 200 chance of miscarriage after an amnio ... now we just had to wait 10 days for the result - here's hoping it's a 'healthy result'.

Well ...

It's been snowing on and off all morning and afternoon. We finally got more snow around 6 - 7 at night and the kids had fun outside making snowman and throwing snowballs at each other (initiated by my husband of course).

Just heard news from the "family grapevine" ... she said that one of my nephews (husband's side) is getting married and that the bride is two months along. For a mere second, I felt OLD, because of my nephew's impending fatherhood. And then I thought how nice it was that there's going to be two babies coming into this world ... I no longer worried about my age ... it is just a state of mind after all!

I can't wait to have my amnio ... and to have the results which will be good hopefully. I think I'd sleep better once the amnio (with a good healthy result) is behind us.

2nd Prenatal

Today was my 2nd prenatal appointment and I decided to bring both my husband and daughter along. It was so much fun to hear the baby's heartbeat together along with a couple of 'feisty kicks' per my daughter's opinion.

The dietitian was not very happy with me because of my sugars ... she and the doc made a few changes with my insulin and quite a few suggestions with my diet ... oh and I have to keep a diary of sorts of what I eat (and the amounts) everyday that they can check every appointment ... ugh!!!!

Oh Boy?

According to the "Chinese Lunar Calendar", we're having a boy. I know it's suppose to be 'For Entertainment Purposes' only but it's kinda weird how accurate it is, at least for my first 2 kids ... (backtracked, ran my age, conception, etc. for both my kids). I guess we'll find out how good it really is after March 21st ( my amnio appt)- if it is also right about this pregnancy.

Here's the link : http://www.pregnancyweekly.com/pregnancy_information/chinese_calendar.htm