Ultrasound update & more

Good news! Yesterday's ultrasound went well! It was an important day since they would be checking to make sure all the baby's organs were healthy and looked normal. My doctor did a lot of checking and measuring of everything, the head, the heart, thigh bones, feet, eyes, nose, spine and blood flow throughout its body just to name a few. He said that everything looked good, the baby's head measured a little small but it wasn't anything to worry about and he wasn't able to get a good look at the lower part of the baby's chin and lips because it refused to move no matter what we tried! In my previous ultrasound I saw both the chin and lips and they were normal so I'm not worried about that. The baby is measuring right on schedule and it looks like the May 8th due date is here to stay. He also was finally able to see between the baby's legs and said he is 90% certain its a girl! I feel so relieved that the baby is doing well and that its been confirmed we're having a girl. I still almost cant believe it and will probably keep wondering about it until the baby is born. I'm hoping Ill get lucky and my DR will take another look for me further on down the road.

Despite how wonderful yesterdays news was, I came home to very sad news. I am part of an online group of women who have dealt with infertility and are now blessed to be expecting in May. Though we don't personally know each other, we share everything from the most personal to the most mundane, we rely on each other for support, information and laughter. In the beginning we lost many moms to miscarriages but I thought we had gotten through that sad time. A friend in my group announced yesterday that they had had their baby and lost her, a beautiful little girl who's heartbeat had stopped due to her umbilical cord being wrapped around her head and arm. The terrible reality really struck me and Ive cried about it several times since I learned the news. I am so sad for her and her family, I cannot imagine what they are going through. No matter how rotten I feel, I'm so incredibly thankful I still have my baby.

I took this picture of Jackson the other day for a project he was doing for school. He's holding Gingerbread Fred, each of the kids get a turn to take him home with them and write about what he adventures at their house in a special notebook. His teacher also wanted 2 pictures including one of the two of them together. The kids then take him back to school and read to the class what they wrote about. Pretty cute! Tonite Ill be going over to his school to help decorate the classroom for tomorrow's holiday party. This has been an incredibly busy week with at least one or two things going on each day, Ill be glad for next week so I can relax and finally focus on Christmas shopping!