2nd Baby Visit....Exciting!!!!

Well, we had our 2nd baby visit today. Looks like everything is just great :-)

We had a cervical length ultrasound today & everything is fine there....we weren't worried, just glad to have it confirmed. Since I work at the OBGYN office, I have a few more privileges than most expectant mothers....the ultrasound tech will take our babies picture whenever & as many as we can get the baby to cooperate in. Our baby was not very photogenic today, so we only got 4 good shots. You will notice that in one of the pics the baby is smiling. Nate said, "It must be Rachel's baby, already smiling" I guess it's good that our baby is already happy.

Look at the baby smiling :-)

Baby is sucking on its thumb

Kind of a creepy picture....but you can see a lot

The baby is just lounging around

We hope you enjoyed those pics....on another note about baby development....I've gained 3 pounds (I have a little belly), the baby has gotten 3 ounces bigger & Nate & Doozer are also fabulous. Hahaha. We met with our OB doctor today, Dr. Jodi Holbrook (she's my boss, but Nate has not met her). She gave us some more information on the Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) that I've been referred to. She would like me to go for a consult & a level II ultrasound. Dr. Holbrook says it will be a safety precaution & she sees no reason why anything would be wrong, but would rather be safe. She said it's better to get too much information about my health history & Nate's so there are no surprises when the baby comes in October. We will be scheduling our appointment with MFM soon & we will keep you all posted. We are not worried about the outcome, we agree w/ the doctor about being safe & just having too much information on us both instead of not enough.

As of now our due date is still October 19th, Dr. Holbrook said the baby is getting bigger & the bigger the baby the sooner the date will be, but she didn't want to change it just yet, we are still pretty early. We have 25 weeks left until baby comes....it's going to fly by & we are getting more excited all the time :-) For those of you who haven't heard....we have also decided on names for the little one. If it's a boy he will be, Ethan Robert Helgerson, Robert is after Nate's Dad & his middle name. If it's a girl she will be, Jordan Deborah Helgerson, Deborah is after my Mom!!! Start your guesses now......

Our next appointment will be with MFM, the high risk clinic. I'll keep you posted to when it is, I'll be scheduling it tomorrow. We meet w/ our OB Doctor, Dr. Holbrook on May 18th for a visit, no ultrasound that day :-( I'm sure I'll get in for a few pics while at work though. Hehehe.

Thanks for checking up on all of us. We will continue to keep you all posted on our progress.

Love xoxoxo,
Rachel, Nate, Doozer & Baby H