Sorry for not posting last week... there wasn't really much to report. This last Friday (2/16) we went to Dr. Ellis' office for our monthly appointment. It was time to hear the baby's heartbeat. We also got the results of Courtney's blood work back as well. You can all breathe a sigh of relief, Courtney does not have any STDs, anemia, or AIDS... whew, I know I was worried! :-)
Anyway, the doctor got out his "Doppler" or heart beat finder thing and started to probe around. After about 5 minutes or so of strained looks (think constipation) he finally said... "Ah, there it is" and we were able to hear a quickly beating heart. He said that the reason that it took so long to find was due to the fact that the baby's heart was beating in time with Courtney's, only three times faster. So the baby and Courtney's hearts beat on cue and then the baby would have two more beats before Courtney's next. The doctor said that he wasn't sure if that was the baby's heart beat or if it was Courtney's heart beat reverberating off his equipment.
The cool thing about this is that there is basically no chance of a miscarriage from this point on. Courtney will be entering the 2nd trimester on Saturday (2/24) and complications are rare past this point. Courtney has been "alright" (as she says) lately but we all know what that means. Nausea, headaches, and heartburn have become a way of life... as has her complaining (just don't tell her I said that!!!) Hahaha!
I have been going through "sympathy" pregnancy meaning that I feel like a fat cow because I feel empowered to eat every time Courtney eats (which is like every hour) and so this pregnancy is doing in my workout routine and "diet" if you can call it that. I blame it all on Courtney!
Check out the pictures from the past two weeks.
Pic one is at 11 weeks, two days... pic two is at 12 weeks, two days.
Cheers and we'll be updating soon!!
Ash
PS. Check out the new "Anberlin" album... it rocks!
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