Amy's Belly: May 23

Update on Amy's belly - it's pretty clear if you compare the two pics that her belly is, in fact, growing! If I put my hand on her belly and push slightly, it resists - the best thing I've read in all of the books we have is that it's like a balloon is slowly inflating inside of her. Amy feels the baby every now and then, but I can't feel it yet - I can't wait for the first time it kicks hard enough for me to feel it too! Right now Amy can't tell if it's really the baby, or gas bubbles - perhaps it's gas bubbles FROM the baby. :)


On Tuesday we go to the doctor for our last ultrasound, and find out whether we're having a boy or a girl! Amy took an old wives' tale quiz on the web yesterday, and there's a 70% chance according to a collection of tests like the Drano method that we're having a girl. The most statistically significant test to date? Amy feels like she's having a girl, and we read somewhere that the mother-to-be is right 75% of the time. To combat the ever-growing sentiment for a girl, I've made it my mission to watch every NBA playoff game the last 6 weeks - I hear if a team from west of the Mississippi wins 4-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals over a team with black uniforms and at least two guys named Spud, you're definitely having a boy.


We're both ready for a boy or a girl, we just want to know! Stay healthy baby, we'll "see" you on Tuesday. :)
Love,

Dad

Appt. with Dr. Gorsuch: 5/14

We had our 2nd appointment with Dr. Gorsuch today - I believe this is our 4th overall. Mom Hoye came along, too, and she didn't even ask any (silly) questions! :)

The nurse came in and rubbed jelly on the heartrate monitor and put it up to Amy's belly, and the sonar went to work - it was tougher to find the baby and isolate the heartbeat this time, but she said a lot of that had to do with the baby moving around! The heartrate came back at 152, although I watched and it was jumping all over the place - real hard to get the baby to stay still this morning.

They first said Amy had a slightly high level of protein, so Dr. Gorsuch ran some further tests - but they came back with no protein, so nothing to worry about. We asked about the stitch/cramp in Amy's side (is it appendicitis! we both wondered - thanks Ed), and she said it was probably some ligament cramping. Am only had it for about a day, so it shouldn't be anything to worry about, but Mom and I both recommend that she resist picking up all 30 pounds of Bubba Man.

That's about it - less than two weeks to our final ultrasound, and then we find out whether it's Ms. Baby Niner or Mr. Baby Niner!

We love you baby - can't wait to find out whether we'll be playing dolls or G.I. Joe.

Love, Daddy

Baby Niner is just starting to show itself. Here's the first picture Sean's taken to track the progress of my growing belly...