Doctor's Appointment

28.5 weeks...Today we had another doctor's appointment. It was a quickie! The baby's heart rate was 132 bpm this time and this made us think boy! But those wives tales are very unscientific. My blood pressure is still good and I am measuring about 27 weeks, so a little behind in size. Again every doctor measures different too. I have gained a total of 14 pounds which isn't bad, but I wish it were less!! We have another appointment in three weeks and then we start going every two weeks. They told us this last time so I am glad we don't have to start going that often just yet! I can't believe that we are in our third trimester and only have about 11 weeks to go! The baby will be here quicker that we think. The room still is not really started, but Chad has worked really hard to get it primed and ready to paint whenever we figure out what color we are going to paint it.

Test Results

Today I got a call from the nurse at my doctor's office saying that I am negative for gestational diabetes and anemia. Everything is looking good. I was a little worried with all the sweets that this baby is making me crave! I thought for sure my sugar levels would be sky high!

Doctor's Appointment

26 weeks...On Friday we had another doctor's appointment. I had to take the glucose test. The drink wasn't that bad a little like orange crush without the fizz. We will find out the results sometime next week. Hopefully I passed and won't have to take the 3 hour test. They measured my belly at 27 weeks, which is great because I am not measuring way bigger like my last visit. My blood pressure is good and the baby's heart rate was 150 bpm which is also very normal. She had trouble getting the heart rate on the baby because it kept moving around once she would find it. We have a little squirmer on our hands I think. I have only gained a total of 10 pounds which is amazing since all I want to eat is candy and junk food. This baby totally has daddy's taste buds!! We will post the news on whether or not I passed the glucose test as soon as we know!

Happy New Year!!

25 1/2 weeks...Well Happy 2008 to everyone. The baby got to ring in the new year with Mommy, Daddy, Lindsay, Ben, Benjamin, Caden and the new little girl Kahl. We swapped lots of pregnancy stories and enjoyed watching Caden walk all over the house. He is getting so grown up! Daddy also played Benjamin's new guitar and entertained Caden! We also ate New Year's Day lunch with Grandma Ruthie, Grandpa Kenny, Aunt Kendra H., Uncle Derrick, Kierra, Kendrick, and Kynzie. We hope that everyone has a great 2008 we know we will with our new arrival in April!

Babymoon!

Well the Lohnes clan just arrived back home after a very wonderful Babymoon in Las Vegas, Nevada. The baby had several of it's first this trip. First airplane ride, first limo ride, first trip to Vegas (after being conceived), first trip to Hoover Dam, and first time in two states at once (Nevada and Arizona). When we took off for Vegas the baby was doing somersaults in my belly. We got to see the baby also move a glass of water on my belly. The baby kicked like crazy the whole time we were out there. Now that we are back I think it is just as tired as Mommy and Daddy because the movements are small and a lot fewer! Above are a few pictures of our trip, enjoy!

Christmas Eve Surprise Sonogram!

24 weeks...On Christmas Eve we were able to get a Christmas present from Mrs. Claus and the baby. We were lucky enough to go and get another sonogram. Can you tell we LOVE to see this baby. It is becoming a very tight fit in Mommy's belly. The baby as usual had it's arms by it's head and even crossed it's hands in front of it's face shying away from us. We got to see those long legs and big feet again too. The face on the screen was very vivid and the baby has a really round face. I think that takes after Mommy. Mommy, Daddy and Baby all wish everyone a very, very Merry Christmas! We all three had a great time with all of our family and got lots and lots of goodies for all of us to enjoy! Have a great New Year too!!

Doctor's Appointment/Sonogram

21 weeks...On Monday we had our regular check up, my blood pressure was good and the baby's heart beat was strong at 150 bpm. They measured my belly twice and said I measured at 29 weeks and I was only 21 weeks. This raised some concern with the doctor since the measurement was so far off my due date. The doctor said it could be a few things: due date was way off, we could be having twins or I could have extra fluid (which could be bad). She scheduled an earlier sonogram than what was planned. We waited two agonizing days!!! Today we went to the sonogram along with Grandma Ruthie, Grandpa Kenny, Grandma Geri, Grandpa Bill, and Aunt Kendra H. The baby measured to only be a week ahead which is totally normal. The heart looked good and sounded great at 140 bpm this time. The fluid looked fine and not any extra. We all got to see the baby really show it's stuff. It wiggled all it's fingers for us and even gave us a #1 signal and a gun salute with it's hands. The sonogram tech showed us both of it's feet and arms, the spine and the profile of it's face. The pictures above are from this visit. This visit was very special because Grandpa Bill had never seen a human baby sonogram before. I think he was amazed at the baby moving and wiggling around. Everyone is very happy that everything is okay, especially the Mommy and Daddy!!

21 Weeks

Today we took another monthly picture. The belly is growing as you can see. I am already noticing that I have a little shelf. We also picked up the baby's crib from Walmart and put it together today. As you can see we had two little helpers watching over the building of the crib. The crib is nicer than I even expected. We are very excited to finally have an item for the baby, that we bought.

Bedding

We decided on a bedding set for the baby room this weekend. It is modern and very colorful and has polka dots, which is Mommy's favorite!! Hopefully the baby will like it too. We also ordered the baby's new crib and it should be here sometime within the next week. Can't wait to see how it looks.

A New Friend!

Today we found out that my friend Lindsay (who is 20 weeks pregnant) will be having a girl! We are so excited for Ben, Lindsay, Caden and Benjamin. That mommy was way out numbered and needed a girl on her side! Just kidding. Our baby will have either a new friend or a new girlfriend!!! You never know what the future may bring! Either way, I know our kids will love to hang out while us Moms have all our lunch and dinner dates together. Can't wait to see that beautiful little girl!

Doctor's Appointment

Well today marked the beginning of our 18th week. We also had another doctor's appointment. I have only gained two pounds so far, which the nurse said was just fine. I agree! I already was packing some extra weight before I got pregnant. The nurse took my blood pressure and said it was REALLY GOOD. She stressed that part, I was very happy about my blood pressure. She also measured my belly and said that my uterus was high and that was normal. Chad and I got to hear the heartbeat again and also got to hear some movements. It is so neat to listen to that little heart. She said we had a healthy normal baby and I was healthy too. We have our next appointment and official sonogram to check out the baby's anatomy on December 6th.

17 weeks

Today was our monthly picture tracking the belly. It is getting bigger, even though it just looks like flab there is a baby in there I swear! We even have pictures to prove it. When I lay down you can tell my tummy is getting harder and harder. It is neat to lay down at night and feel the lump.