Hey All,
Just wanted to let you all know that Courtney is now in California so if any of you peeps reading this are in the Tulare area feel free to give her a ring and try to hang out!
Cheers,
Ash
Friday, June 15, 2007
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Another appointment down...
Hey All!
Hope you are all doing well! So here is the update... nothing much to update!! We went to the doctor's this morning (both of us... me for my kidney stones and her for the baby). Good news, I no longer have kidney stones... but... I have a 50% chance of getting another one in my life. Not that you cared about that but I thought I'd throw it in.
So, at Dr. Ellis's, Courtney has a crappy bladder so she had to give a urine sample to culture and we'll hear the results from that this week. Courtney has not gained any weight since our last visit and so the Dr. decided to set up another ultrasound for July 11th. He wasn't too worried about it though. He also wanted Courtney to make sure that she felt at least 10 strong movements each day (right now she is feeling almost constant motion so that isn't a problem) just to make sure the baby is doing alright. Madeleine's heart rate was at 160bpm and he said that his 90% girl prediction still stands.
The fun part of this trip, however, was that Courtney was being tested for gestational diabetes. So she had to fast all morning and then they made her drink this nasty "lime" concoction that made her want to yack. She said it was nasty sweet and left a film in her mouth. They then waited an hour and then drew blood and we should find out the results from that later this week sometime.
Now for those that have been missing those pics of Court, here is a new(ish) one.
Enjoy!
And of Course... GO DUCKS!!
Hope you are all doing well! So here is the update... nothing much to update!! We went to the doctor's this morning (both of us... me for my kidney stones and her for the baby). Good news, I no longer have kidney stones... but... I have a 50% chance of getting another one in my life. Not that you cared about that but I thought I'd throw it in.
So, at Dr. Ellis's, Courtney has a crappy bladder so she had to give a urine sample to culture and we'll hear the results from that this week. Courtney has not gained any weight since our last visit and so the Dr. decided to set up another ultrasound for July 11th. He wasn't too worried about it though. He also wanted Courtney to make sure that she felt at least 10 strong movements each day (right now she is feeling almost constant motion so that isn't a problem) just to make sure the baby is doing alright. Madeleine's heart rate was at 160bpm and he said that his 90% girl prediction still stands.
The fun part of this trip, however, was that Courtney was being tested for gestational diabetes. So she had to fast all morning and then they made her drink this nasty "lime" concoction that made her want to yack. She said it was nasty sweet and left a film in her mouth. They then waited an hour and then drew blood and we should find out the results from that later this week sometime.
Now for those that have been missing those pics of Court, here is a new(ish) one.
Enjoy!
And of Course... GO DUCKS!!
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Same stuff, different day
Hey Gang,
I know I've been a slacker and have not updated recently... but there is really nothing much to update. Courtney is getting HUGE... that's for sure. She has another appointment on Wednesday of this coming week (it is the diabetes check). I have another kidney appointment on the same day (yay for me). Other than that time is just flying by and we are trying to enjoy our pre-baby lives while we can.
Courtney is going to California on the 15th of this month and I am staying here (no vacation for Ashy). Anyway, nothing new... when something new happens I'll update the blog!
Cheers,
Ash
PS. Anaheim Ducks 2007 Stanley Cup Champs... thought I'd throw that out there!
I know I've been a slacker and have not updated recently... but there is really nothing much to update. Courtney is getting HUGE... that's for sure. She has another appointment on Wednesday of this coming week (it is the diabetes check). I have another kidney appointment on the same day (yay for me). Other than that time is just flying by and we are trying to enjoy our pre-baby lives while we can.
Courtney is going to California on the 15th of this month and I am staying here (no vacation for Ashy). Anyway, nothing new... when something new happens I'll update the blog!
Cheers,
Ash
PS. Anaheim Ducks 2007 Stanley Cup Champs... thought I'd throw that out there!
Thursday, May 31, 2007
An Apple a Day...
Hey Gang,
So yesterday was another doctor's appointment with the same result... everything is great so far. The baby is still measuring big but that is not a bad thing. In the very beginning it was kind of tough to find the baby's heartbeat when he had his heartbeat machine exploring Court's tummy. Not so much anymore. This time he simply put it on her stomach and it was VERY easy to hear the heartbeat. 130 bpm... which made him scratch his head. He asked what odds he gave that it was a girl and we said 90%. He said that if he hadn't done the sonogram he would have thought it was a boy by the heartrate. He said that we must just have a very chill and relaxed baby girl! Anyway, everything is good! Just thought I'd keep you updated!
Cheers,
Ash
So yesterday was another doctor's appointment with the same result... everything is great so far. The baby is still measuring big but that is not a bad thing. In the very beginning it was kind of tough to find the baby's heartbeat when he had his heartbeat machine exploring Court's tummy. Not so much anymore. This time he simply put it on her stomach and it was VERY easy to hear the heartbeat. 130 bpm... which made him scratch his head. He asked what odds he gave that it was a girl and we said 90%. He said that if he hadn't done the sonogram he would have thought it was a boy by the heartrate. He said that we must just have a very chill and relaxed baby girl! Anyway, everything is good! Just thought I'd keep you updated!
Cheers,
Ash
Friday, May 25, 2007
Third Trimester!!!
Hey All!
Sorry I have been slacking lately. We had the end of the year craziness in the hall followed by a trip out to Chicago and Indiana for my best buddy's wedding and a visit with some of the family (e.g. Heath and Thais and Grandma Wright). It was good times but now we are back.
Last Saturday Courtney entered into the third trimester so time is pretty short now. We have passed the age of viability meaning that worst case senario and the baby came today there would still be a chance that she could live. Things have been going really smoothly since the first trimester... in fact the second didn't seem overly tough at all on Courtney. This third is already starting a little rough.
When Courtney was younger she broke her tailbone and now, as her pelvis is kind of rearranging it is causing some pretty bad pain in the tailbone region and lower back. She still has some sciatic nerve issues in her leg but the biggest pain is that tailbone.
Complicating these problems is the fact that we have no heat in the apartment right now. The hall is getting new boilers and so the installation process is happening right now (and will continue until June 7) and so we have no heat until it is done. Not a problem usually this time of year because generally we have the air and not the heat on. But we are going through somewhat of a "cold" spell meaning that it only about 50 degrees outside and only a tad better than that inside. So we have been walking around in sweats and coats because our apartment is FREEZING!!
Anyway, again I apologize for not updating but such is life. Here are some pics for you!
Sorry I have been slacking lately. We had the end of the year craziness in the hall followed by a trip out to Chicago and Indiana for my best buddy's wedding and a visit with some of the family (e.g. Heath and Thais and Grandma Wright). It was good times but now we are back.
Last Saturday Courtney entered into the third trimester so time is pretty short now. We have passed the age of viability meaning that worst case senario and the baby came today there would still be a chance that she could live. Things have been going really smoothly since the first trimester... in fact the second didn't seem overly tough at all on Courtney. This third is already starting a little rough.
When Courtney was younger she broke her tailbone and now, as her pelvis is kind of rearranging it is causing some pretty bad pain in the tailbone region and lower back. She still has some sciatic nerve issues in her leg but the biggest pain is that tailbone.
Complicating these problems is the fact that we have no heat in the apartment right now. The hall is getting new boilers and so the installation process is happening right now (and will continue until June 7) and so we have no heat until it is done. Not a problem usually this time of year because generally we have the air and not the heat on. But we are going through somewhat of a "cold" spell meaning that it only about 50 degrees outside and only a tad better than that inside. So we have been walking around in sweats and coats because our apartment is FREEZING!!
Anyway, again I apologize for not updating but such is life. Here are some pics for you!
Friday, May 4, 2007
Drum roll please...
We are having... a BABY GIRL!!! (or at least the doctor gave us a 90% chance that she is a girl). She is in good health and is right at the right size. Dr. Ellis said that Courtney is measuring big because she has more amniotic fluid than normal but as of right now that is not a problem. So sometime around September 1st we will have a baby girl named Madeleine Aurora Carter. We are SUPER excited!! Courtney was jumping up and down (literally) with glee!!
Here are the ultrasound pics (if you click on them you can read the explanations):
Here are the ultrasound pics (if you click on them you can read the explanations):
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
3 more days!
Hey All!
No pictures today... though I do have a new one to put up (just don't have time right now)... but I just wanted to remind you all to check the blog on Friday because we have our ultrasound appointment at 11:20 GMT!!! Hopefully the baby will cooperate and show the goods... but, knowing that it is our baby, you know it is going to be stubborn. Keep your fingers crossed!
Cheers!
No pictures today... though I do have a new one to put up (just don't have time right now)... but I just wanted to remind you all to check the blog on Friday because we have our ultrasound appointment at 11:20 GMT!!! Hopefully the baby will cooperate and show the goods... but, knowing that it is our baby, you know it is going to be stubborn. Keep your fingers crossed!
Cheers!
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