Well, we have been seeing the doctor every month since the beginning and things have been looking very good. We really liked our doctor in Houston. Her name is Dawn Black at Texas Womens' Hospital. My friend Cara recommended her and she was great. At our last visit before we moved, we had the 18 week ultrasound, where among many exciting facts, we found out that I have a condition called placenta privia, but that there is a very good chance that the placenta will move up where it is supposed to be in just a few weeks. We will have another ultrasound at our next visit, the first week of May. They will know then whether or not there is cause for worry. As of now, I just need to be careful not to lift anything heavy and not travel too much, etc.
We transferred to Methodist Hospital here in San Antonio and met our new doctor, Shannon Gallegher this past Friday. She is very nice and has a great bed-side manor so we hope she will turn out to be as competent and good as Dr. Black.
So, we know that we are having a little man and we are so excited!! We are starting to call him different names, but not sure what we call the guy just yet. We also found out that he is growing at a great pace and as of this week, he is almost 8 inches long and weighs a little over a pound already! From the pictures, he also has very long legs like his daddy!
Last week, I felt the first baby movements - at first it was like something running lightly across the inside of my belly- a little creepy feeling to be honest! Then, later in the week, I started feeling actual flip flops in there. It is really exciting. I have felt him moving everyday since then, usually in the evening or even in the middle of the night. The doctor said Jonathan will be able to feel the baby in the next couple of weeks!
Stay posted for more exciting news...
Alexander Reece Tinker - Born August 11th, 2008 at 11:51 AM
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Good job on the blog you two! We're so excited for you guys hope all is going well.
-Brad and Jill
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