The babe is 2 inches! I saw my peanut today. I've turned the pics (see below) so you're looking at it more straight on. The first pic is my martian baby - the one on the left. It's looking right at you. The head is on top. It was moving during this picture, so it's got its left hand up by its head. The right hand is down by it's belly. The face just looks kinda martian-like to me. ;) The right one is a side shot. Again the head is on top. If you look REALLY close, you can make out its spine!



Today I measured 11 weeks and 6 days. WOA!! I'm starting to worry that I will have a 30 pound baby!! Its head to rump measurement was 5.17 centimeters. That's just over two inches. They're still showing a due date of 2/22. That's not a bad due date but I got some interesting news from the doc yesterday . . .

Because I will take a blood thinner throughout this pregnancy, they will want the delivery to be a fairly controlled process - for my safety. Sooooo . . . she said once we get closer, we'll pick a birthday and schedule an induction. That's kinda nice actually, because then I know I'll get my doctor versus someone who happens to be on call at 2 am on a Saturday.

At the office yesterday I made FIVE new appointments. They start on Monday when I go to a Perinatal specialist for a 1st Trimester Screening. This is a combination of a maternal blood test and a special ultrasound which identifies if our babe is at risk for certain chromosomal disorders, like Downs syndrome and Trisomy 18. So, I am doing that Monday morning.

I'm seeing my regular doctor again on Aug 18 (to review the 1st trimester screening results), Sept 4 (before I go out of town for two weeks), Oct 9 (this is the 20 week ultrasound when we'll find out the sex), and Nov 3. If there are any mother-in-laws out there who want to come for a doctors visit . . . now's when you can book a trip. Maybe that November visit would be a good time to come. Maybe the baby's room will be started by then . . . well, at least walls would be up. ;)

I also got the OK to travel to Ohio for Christmas, assuming everything with the pregnancy is going fine up until then. So, I will start looking at airfare to finalize my ticket shortly.

Our pregnant friends, Dave & Gwen, are coming for dinner tonight. We're going COMFORT FOOD with Judi's meatloaf and a potato casserole. For dessert a strawberry shortcake casserole. YUMMY! Tonight Gwen and I will look at the hospital's birthing classes while the boys watch pre-season football. Just another day in the Kegg house!

XOX
Liz