Monday, July 27, 2009

The word is out!


We are back from SITS, JHC, and vacation!  It was so nice being all of those places, but it's really good to be home!  I truly hate the mess when you get home from vacation though -- all the laundry, the unpacking...It's maddening.

We have some great pictures from vacation and Miles's birthday to share when I get a chance.  They have to take a backseat to other pressing matters right now.

I had my first OB appointment and ultrasound this morning.  We had our U/S first (they do things kinda backwards at this office).  I was pretty nervous, but we quickly saw our little peanut!  He or she has a very strong heartbeat at 176 bpm!  The baby is measuring right at where my LMP date is, so I'm 8 weeks and 4 days along, due March 3rd!  

I really like the midwife I'll be seeing.  She has a Miles at home too, so that was really fun!  The only thing that she was concerned about is that I have a 3cm blood clot in my uterus.  She said it's not that uncommon and that it puts me at higher risk for bleeding during pregnancy and a very slightly higher risk for miscarriage.  However, because I'm almost 9 weeks along and everything looks beautiful, it's probably nothing to worry about.  I did a little reading online tonight and saw a statistic that was very reassuring.  It said that the percentage of pregnancy loss due to subchorionic hematoma (blood clot) is only 1-3%.  I can deal with those numbers!

I feel a little guilty because I haven't posted much about Miles lately, only in little Facebook statuses.  But he is doing fabulously!  He had his 1 year checkup today and he weighs 21 lbs. 1 oz, was 29.5 inches "tall."  Everything is great, says the doctor.  He is walking, waving, pointing, eating really well.  I have stopped nursing all except for morning and nighttime and he is drinking 2 cups of whole milk each day.  He's such a great baby...well, I guess he's a toddler now!  :-(

That's the news for now!  

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