First OB visit

We used the Center for Reproductive Medicine to get pregnant. They are a very conservative office and keep you there for close, weekly monitoring for the first 12 weeks. We are just now picking and meeting our OB.

I met with the OB’s nurse on Wednesday the 27th. She was very nice and spent about 30 minutes with me going over all the basics of the office, the normal flow of the Dr.’s care and all my history.

Then the lab took 7 vials of blood. I am waiting to hear the results. I don’t know what all the tests were, but I see the doctor on the 8th. I’m sure he’ll go over it then. I will be 14 weeks by then. The fertility clinic is sending all of our records over. He will have to make up for lost ground. Usually they would have seen me twice by this point.

I like the office where the OB is located. They have their own lab, sonogram equipment, endocrinologist (to manage the insulin), nutritionist, etc. to manage the spectrum of patients. It is a brand new building and everyone was pleasant. They even escorted me to every stop of my visit.

Name Game

Right now we are going through name possibilities if it is a boy. You see fourteen years ago we drove to Arkansas to visit Michael’s parents. On the 5 hour drive we talked about baby names. We picked out Jacob Daniel Levin and Rachel Elaine Levin.

This time around we still like Rachel Elaine, but don’t have a back up boy’s name. It sure would be easier if it were a girl. In the running are:

David, Jonathan, Noah and Thomas ….Michael also likes Micah, but I don’t. I don’t really like Noah all that much either, but I wouldn’t mind it as a middle name.

Baby Picture!!

We had another ultrasound today. All is well. Only one baby. 2 inches long and a heart beat of 182. It is amazing that at 11 weeks you can see five fingers, 4 limbs, heart beat, eyes and spinal cord. No - we won't find out the sex of the baby until the day comes. Which is technically July 9. However, I was insulin dependent - gestational diabetic with Jacob and will most likely be again with this one. They will not let me go long. They will induce labor when the baby reaches 7 1/2 pounds. I am betting a June baby. 38 weeks.

Sad days at the office.

We've had some sad events take place at the office. (Nothing with me... all's well thus far). It always happens in threes....

A friend has recently lost her dad to a battle with cancer. He had a heart attack on Thanksgiving but the hospital sent him home due to the Hospice care orders. It was so tough on her.... Hosiptals are supposed to make you better, not send you home. He died a week later.

We had a brief snow storm that put 3 inches on the ground. Lubbock is not equipped to handle much more than a dusting. A friend fell on the ice in the parking lot and broke her ankle in two places. She's now in the rehab portion of the hospital - nearly 2 weeks after her surgery and she might get to go home at the end of the week.

And lastly we had a fellow employee die. He had a stroke and heart attack a month ago. He never recovered and finally passed away last night. He was a strong, energetic man. He was a trainer on the road - visiting customers and getting them up and functioning on our software. He was a road warrior. We will miss him.

10 weeks!

We've reached 10 weeks into this pregnancy.

I feel better today than I have in weeks. I hope this bodes well for things to come. I have had amazing hunger. If I continue to eat, my nausea is kept at bay. However, it is just crazy to eat as much as my hunger dictates.

A few people had done the wives tales tests....show me your hands (palm up girl, palm down boy)... chinese calendar.... swing the needle over you belly.... they say I'm having a girl.

Jacob says it is a Girl. Michael says it is a Boy. I say..... One of you will be right!! We'll know at the end of June (we won't find out earlier).

I'll have another ultrasound in two weeks and we'll let you know how it all goes.