September 19, 2012
We had our 24 week appointment today. The doctor checked all of baby’s organs. He said baby has no cleft pallet or cleft
lip. His umbilical cord looks good and
we watched blood flow through it. He
also checked his heart, kidneys, and spine.
We even got to see the chambers of the heart. He said the baby looked very good and very
normal. Normal is good! I asked about baby’s head size since his
daddy has quite the noggin! His head
size falls at about the 50th percentile. The size could change quite a bit and it will
be checked again around 30 weeks. His
heart rate was 156 beats per minute and it’s still so exciting to hear that
sound! The evidence that a little
miracle is growing inside of me! I asked
the doctor about traveling around Christmas time and he said I shouldn’t travel,
even by car, after 34 weeks. So it
sounds like we will be spending Christmas in Tulsa. Ty likes to say Carter cancelled
Christmas! My glucose test is set for my
next appointment in October. Can’t wait
to taste that little orange drink, haha! According to their scale, I'm up to 16 pounds gained!
This weekend we visited Ty’s family. We went to the wedding of one of Ty’s
childhood friends and the 1st birthday of one of his best friends’
child. We went by and saw the crib Ty's grandpa is making for Baby Cox and I saw Baby Cox kicking for
the first time. I was lying in bed
Friday night and saw a nudge to my belly.
Ty got to see him move Monday night.
Every new thing he does is so amazing and I love it so much! I’ve been watching him move all week and
sometimes just sit staring at my belly afraid I might miss him kicking.
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| Ready for the wedding. Ty surprised me with this beautiful maternity dress to wear for the wedding. |
His ears are now fully functioning and he has a sense of
balance. He can now tell whether he’s
upside-down or right side up. His see
through skin is becoming opaque and his brain is growing quickly.
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| With Ty's Grandpa Cox and the crib he's making for Baby Cox. |
We are so excited to have a weekend in Tulsa to get some
things done in baby’s room. I can’t wait
for his room to start looking like he could live in it! It’s hard to believe we are nearing the 3rd
trimester. Some sources consider 25
weeks to be the start of the 3rd trimester. Time sure has gone by fast!
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