Anyway I received a glowing report from the doctor today. Ms. Elyse is doing great. I had another ultrasound because my 20 week anatomy scan was performed a week early in Denver so it was ruled as incomplete since there were a few things that they couldn't see. So I had another scan today and they were able to see almost everything except for the skin along her lower spine. They are looking for any signs of Spina Bifida so I have to wait 6 more weeks to get a final gold star on that scan. I did have the blood work done months ago to scan for this defect and it was negative so they felt I didn't have much to worry about. She was just laying in a weird position again so they couldn't get a good look. I also had been having some pains in my lower belly over the past week and at times it was scary, but luckily I learned it's just growing pains. She weighed in at 1lb 4oz which was on the higher end. That was reassuring because I haven't put on much weight which has been nice, but at the same time I've been worried about her. I also got my belly measured for the first time and I was at 22cm which correlates perfectly to 22/23 weeks along. That was reassuring too, because I just now have a belly that is slightly noticeable in tighter clothing. She's also super active all the time which is really neat and very bizarre at the same time. Here's a glamour shot from today. :-)
I have really stocked up on baby gear in the past month too and my poor savings account is starting to suffer. :-) Just thankful I've been a relatively responsible young adult and I actually having savings for times like these. She finally has a nice selection of every day clothing and even a few really cute smocked dresses for later on. Her bedding finally arrived and it's so cute. I'm going to have her room painted this month and the crib should be here any day now. I ended up switching the color of the crib to a venetian darker gold. I love birds so doing a bird theme in her nursery. I found the cutest bird mobile and painting that I added to my registry. I also found these stuffed bird rattles at Pottery Barn kids over the weekend so HAD to get those. I'm putting a twin size bed in there too so having an upholstered headboard made that will be here soon. My nesting is out of control, but I was forewarned that it would get bad around this time. I'll be sure to post some pictures of her room soon. I hope to have her nursery pretty much complete by the end of December or early January.
Oh and received a wake up call today from my doctor. She mentioned that in four more weeks I will enter my third and FINAL trimester. After one more doctor's visit at the end of Dec, I begin going every two weeks until she is here. That stresses me out just typing that sentence...hah!
