Doctor News!

May has been such an exciting month! We have learned so much about myself and our baby!

This last month has been filled with doctors appointments. May 2nd was the first of them. Just a week before that I had gone and had my MRI done -I was at my OBGYNS office to find out the results and just for a normal monthly appointment. We were so excited because I was 16 weeks, and though this was still early, we were hoping our doctor would want to take a look at my crazy wacked out body so that we would "just so happen" to find out the babies gender. Well, we left disappointed. My doctor did nothing but read me my MRI results and give me a good feelskie.  - super

But we were able to find out good news. They were able to get a good look at my uterus during the MRI and determined that I have uterus didelphys. Just a bunch of mumbo jumbo to most of you I'm sure. So, pretty much this means that when I was growing as a fetus my uterus did not fuse completely together (it starts as two separate sides) and because of that my uterus is completely separted by a septum which gives me "two" uteri.  It's like two half uteri pretty much side by side. This septum that divides my uterus also divides my cervix - giving me two of those as well. Crazy sounding I know.  What this means is pretty much the same as if I had a bicornuate uterus. Women who have either typically have fertility problems, and are higher risk for miscarrages in the second trimester, Preterm labor, uterian rupture, and have more pain associated with pregnancy and delivery due to more stretching during growth and dilation... sounds fun doesn't it? But we have been so blessed and just plain lucky - other than getting pains quite often I have been relatively symptom free and the baby is growing healthy and strong.  On another high note, the MRI revealed that I have two healthy working kidneys that are totally normal and in the correct location - so definitely another blessing!

Well, like I said we left that doctors appointment bummed out but I knew that next week I had an ultrasound scheduled with the specialists. So I figured I could be patient and wait a few more days! May 7th finally rolled around and Shane and I were just so ecstatic. We arrived for our appointment anxious. I was scheduled for my fetal well-being appointment at 17 weeks - as requested by my obgyn. So were waiting, and waiting... I'm sure it was only 10 minutes but I was being super impatient. I wasn't even sure if they would tell us ( I know some doctors are stingy about not telling before 18-20 weeks) So finally "Whitney!" They called my name and our ultasound tech showed us our room. Our energy was running so high with excitement in the hopes that they would be willing and able to tell us the gender.
"So, what is your appointment for today"
"fetal well being"
"nu uh, NOPE, I'm not doing that.. NOT at 17 weeks"
"....." - I'm sure my mouth hit the floor. I couldn't believe the audacity of this woman.  " Well, that's what my doctor had me schedule this appointment for- They wanted to get get me in because of my uterus"
"Nope, 17 weeks is just too early. That's ridiculous, I'll do some but not all"
Our excitement plumetted and hit the floor.... Honestly, who says that? Aren't you a tech... I didn't order this just because I felt like it, a doctor did.
Anyways, to say the least the whole first half of the appointment I was pretty bitter and couldn't even enjoy seeing our baby up on the screen.
 She rushed around taking measurements, barely mentioning or taking time to tell us what we were looking at.
But then she said "so, do you know the sex?"
"NO!!"
"Would you like to find out"
"YES!!"

Our excitement was back! Shane came over to my side as she rolled the probe around on my belly. I swear I had already seen a little boy part when she showed us the leg, but I didn't dare say that to this tech.... waiting.. waiting.. waiting, She jostled around a lot and finally steadied our view. On the screen she typed out... leg, leg, bottom.... labeling all the body parts.. .and then came I'M A BOY!!

Even with her hostility and the bitterness at the beginning of the appointment, It was still such a fun moment to share with Shane. We finally could stop calling this baby "it" ( I felt so guilty calling him "it") and say HE! We were so excited! Just after, she stepped out and we got to share a few happy moments together talking about our SON!

We were soo excited to tell our families, but we wanted to tell them all together and in a special way. If we lived closer I would have done a fun party or something, but with the distance this is obviously impossible... soooo we came up with a little video. We sent cards out inviting them to join us online at a specific time and date. Then we posted this...

I'm sure no one thought it was half as funny as Shane and I did. But we had so much fun making it - so that's all that matters.

We have done so much in the past two weeks since we found out we were having a little boy! We almost have his nursery complete. Minus a crib and rocker.. Pictures just need to be hung and a little organization. I even have fabric on its way to make his bedding! YAY!

I had been searching for a while and came across this cute website. I started searching for fabric knowing that the bedding was just too expensive for us to buy and found the exact fabric of the bedding I was trying to replicate. I am stoked! By making it I will save us about $200. Score!!

This is what my end product will HOPEFULLY look simular to!

Shane and I finally planted our little garden yesterday! We had been growing sprouts indoors for the past 4 or 5 weeks. We have peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, green beans, watermelons, cantelope, strawberries.. and a few more that I can't remember off the top of my head. We spents hours yesterday sifting the soil, adding fertilizer and planting... it took a long time but it was a lot of fun. Planting with the hubby... we are so lame! - IF and when these babies start to grow...I will have to post a picture. Cross your fingers the bugs and field mice don't eat them all up.

Speaking of which... oh...my...goodness. Today was the SECOND time a little field mouse has run STRAIGHT into the home (while we were working). We like to leave the door open with the beautiful weather and last week a little mouse ran right in through the front door. Man, the girls went crazy. Shane was a champ though. He faced his phobia and caught the dang thing... (he even admitted it was a little cute)but goodness... we thought SURELY...there is NO WAY that a mouse would run in again. Low and behold, this Sunday as we were enjoying the day with the girls...in runs a tiny little field mouse. Seriously, our luck. Never in Texas would this happen... TWICE

Our boy is definitely a product of his father and moving constantly. Shane has even been able to feel a few good kicks in the last few weeks! Every time he feels him  he gasps "oh my gosh, I felt him!" It is so cute and just so awesome to feel him moving around in there!