Ultrasound #4

Audrey made her fourth appearance on camera today! :) We went in for our weekly non-stress test and of course our little princess didn't want to cooperate. The doctor ordered an ultrasound and I am happy to say that everything is fine! My blood pressure was 122/78 today..woohoo! We got to have a 3D ultrasound this time and it was amazing! I learned several things about our girl:
1. She's still a girl! (Whew!)

2. The cause of all the heartburn: She has a lot of hair!! (You could actually see it on the 2D ultrasound)

3. Audrey has chunker cheeks like her mama!

She kept putting her hands in front of her face...like this child is bashful...lol. I am so in love with this baby!

What if it's a boy??

For the last several weeks I have been worrying that Audrey is a boy. What if the ultrasound tech was wrong? Did anyone else have this fear? Today I told my doc that it is Scott's birthday and we would like a 3D ultrasound for his gift. She laughed and said Scott's birthday isn't a good enough reason for our insurance company. Well, you can't blame me for trying...lol.

Oh yeah, I've put a lot of thought into Audrey's name and we decided on Audrey Alicia Theresa Jo Akkerman. LoL...just kidding.

More middle names

Claire...Dawn....Elise
Noelle....Ryan...Pearl
Mae...Faith...Reese

Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions?
This is so hard!

Another busy weekend

Scott and I took our niece, Michael, for an overnighter on Friday night. We went to the park when I got home from work on Friday and then out to dinner. When we were ordering our food the waitress asked me what kind of gravy I wanted. Michael, with her 5 year old wisdom, piped up "Just whatever her baby wants!" It was too funny!

Michael is so interested in baby Audrey and very excited about her arrival. She told me all about how the baby has a cord that feeds it...then asked me how the baby comes out. Needless to say, I told her to ask her mom...lol. She was so cute talking to my belly and telling Audrey she loves her. She patiently waited with her hand on my belly and felt the baby kick several times.

On Saturday morning we went to the GR Museum to see the dinosaur exhibit. There were several hands-on activities and Michael had a blast! I wish we could have taken more pictures, but we forget to check the camera batteries before we left...oops.

The polls have closed...

And we have a tie! Which only leaves me thinking that doing a poll wasn't helpful at all...lol. Grace and Josephine each had 9 votes and Joy had only 4. We are still undecided...still leaning towards Grace...and now I am thinking maybe we should look for something completely different. Hmm.

That's a big belly!

The first thing I do when I get home from work is change my clothes. (Only because I am covered with boogers, paint, yogurt and various "mystery spots") Today while I was changing I caught my bare belly sideways in the mirror. Holy cow. And I still have two months left!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Happy Valentine's Day to you all!! I haven't blogged in a while and I wanted to let everyone know that my blood pressure was back to normal at my Thursday doctor appointment. Yes!! The doc was pretty concerned last time and I was super worried she would make me stop working full time so this is great news! More baby news - I am now 28 weeks (is that my third trimester?) and aside from muscle pains I am feeling great. Audrey is somewhere around 2.5 pounds and 15 inches long....which explains why I can feel her in my ribs and by my pelvis at the same time...crazy girl! Only 12 more weeks to go!