16 Week Ultrasound

You'll have to forgive me for not posting too often, working like crazy and this heat is KILLING me!! we are into the 100s today. It is 85 in our house with our one air conditioner. And the only reason we have that is because my brother and sister in law love us enough to surprise up by saying they were going to buy us one. Because of this I was able to sleep for EIGHT hours straight yesterday. GLORIOUS!! Today? Another story, have woke up every 2-3 hours to pee. No joke, guess I am definitely staying well hydrated in this heat. I am going to be exhausted tonight at work.

Thursday's appointment went well, we didn't have to wait super long...which was new for any appointment James has came to :-) Appointment was scheduled for 930 and we were out of there by 1030. In and out!

First we did our u/s and we had the best tech I have had thus far, but I have to admit being in the one room made me quite nervous....it was the same room we found out our second baby wasn't growing. Wasn't alive. This time...was DIFFERENT. SO amazing to physically see the heart beating, to hear the galloping heartbeat of 150. And see the baby laying there with arms by his/her head and legs curled up. Beautiful. This time we got only one picture, but the tech did take time to let us look in awe at our little miracle.

Here is our peek at our little one: 

Everyone keeps asking me what I want the baby to be, what I think it is....with honesty, I think the majority of women hope for a little girl. Most men hope for a little boy. My heart thinks this way at times, but the majority of times...I just want my baby to be a healthy, God loving, wonderfully sensitive Christian person. One that will show God's love in an amazing way to the world on a personal level. So people can connect to what Jesus did on the cross for us all. Boy or Girl. This is my wish for them. My prayer for them. For them to not know obesity, to have a healthy self-esteem, to not have any issues in speech or reading, to not be socially awkward, but to have a great personality that people enjoy being around. For this little one to love God's word. To be able to easily memorize scripture. But not be too serious that laughter, joy, and fun times of relaxation are lost. I pray for this little one to be good with money. To have a creative, musical side, to love exercise, veggies and fruit. For blessings I have forgotten to ask for. For things that God knows are surely going to come to pass. 

And that's that.

Other than that, I do have to say the rest of my appointment went wonderful. The baby had been laying straight up and down under my belly button. Cutest little thing. EVER. Ok, maybe I am bias. Any ways, my cervix measured 4.9 again. Which is WONDERFUL news. News that means I am exceeding any expectations they thought my unicornuate uterus would give me. It means my cervix is indeed the cervix of steel I have been praying for, and now I am second guessing that wording...because when it is supposed to (any time after 37 weeks) I would love for it to soften by itself without any need of medication. 

Doing great also means that at 24 weeks (viability) my ultrasounds on cervix stop. I am going to ask for an appointment with my normal doctor out of the several I have seen thus far for the last u/s to make sure this is her plan. I would still be more easy if they would follow up once a month or so. I find myself being anxious about the placement of the placenta, about cord issues, and about the ability to give a natural birth. God has answered my prayer for an air conditioner, a strong cervix, He can answer these prayers and replace fear with reassurance and peace. 

At 19w2d we will be doing the anatomy scan, which my sister and my husband will be coming with me for :-) I also already asked, and I will be getting a disk of images, and possibly a video clip!! I am excited for this appointment for sure. Except it is at 830 in the morning. And we are not morning people. The next time we have an u/s we will be about 21/22 weeks, and final one around 24 weeks. 

One more thing though before I go, we are looking into doing our gender reveal in the beginning of August pending finances. We have to look into where we are going to have the party. Because with family and close friends, we are currently at 50-60 guests. In August! In possible heat like this July (oh please no God!! lol). So what do we do? We are looking into renting a small hall if it will hold everyone, but it is 150. Or the pole barn down on the farm, or our backyard. The last two just require us figuring out tables and seating for that many people....decisions decisions...eeeeeek. 

It is time to shower and attempt one more nap before work (and I decide what I am going to bring for dinner at work...blah, I do not want to cook....)