We had the ultrasound on Monday! It's a baby....GIRL! She's very stubborn, and did not cooperate very well with the ultrasound. We got most of the measurements, but they were unable to get her to turn and do the spine & kidney stuff. She also did not cooperate to get enough for the heart either, although the doctor came in and said not to worry, what she did see looked great, we just need to get more measurements and details. So, I go back in 2 weeks for another scan. I think that makes ultrasound number 7 or 8 for this pregnancy. I have lost count. I was so sore after between the pushing of the tech, and the pushing back of the baby. I even had some bruising the day after.
Kristopher was beyond thrilled to get to go to this and see his little sister. He is very excited to have the role as a big brother to a baby sister, and says he's going to protect her from all the bad things in the world, and help her learn new things when she's big enough for him to teach her stuff. I think he's secretly excited because he thinks baby girls are easier than boys, given the last 3 he's been around on a regular basis between fostering and babysitting have been colicy boys. The last baby girl he's been around ended up being his little shadow as she got older, and they still have such a special bond. I'm excited to have her here, and see how they bond.
It's amazing how much ultrasounds have changed in the 9 years since we've experienced this. We were able to see so much! And, they do not give print out pictures anymore. We were given a cd with many pictures, plus 4 short video clips. I have one of the kicking, one of the baby swallowing, and then a few of just hanging out and you can see the heart beating. It's so amazing. :)
After the ultrasound, I had my ob appt. Everything was good there, and I gained "almost 2 pounds" so they didn't yell at me this time. BP was good, but after explaining how I've been getting headaches and describing them, I was told to try really hard to lower my stress and relax more. She even recommended checking my bp when I get the headaches that cause the throbbing, but as of the visit things were great so no concerns. The biggest stresser right now is our 9 yr old foster daughter, and due to the amount of issues, she will be moving to a different home before the next school year starts. That was a really hard decision to make, but it's pretty clear to everyone that we are not the appropriate match for her. She needs more of a therapy trained home, or somewhere with a lot less children/older children only/or only child home. Her brother is staying though because he's bonded really well, and starting to become open to the idea of adoption. He definitely wants to stay here, expresses that wish to his therapists and caseworkers, and recent evaluation for him shows that it would be damaging to remove him as well. For her, in almost 6 months they do not show any real bonding or attachment, and she's expressed not wanting to stay. But anyway, there's a partial look into my stress, and I'm trying really hard to give myself time and space when things get hard and not let it get so bad. In the past week, I've been able to control the headache enough that I don't have to take anything, and it goes away once I give myself a break. So that's a good sign.
When I update next, I'll post a picture from the ultrasound, but for now I need to edit a little to block out some personal info since this is public.
Oh, and baby's name is going to be Keira.
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