Our first Doctor's appointment was yesterday. We saw Dr. Brea McQuillan in Boise near St. Luke's Hospital. We were VERY pleased with the Dr., her nurse, and all the staff at the clinic. While it will be a bit of an inconvenience to drive to Boise every month, we feel the facility, the staff, and the entire experience will make it well worth it.
We didn't learn too much new information yet. They did a thorough history, blood & urine samples, and physical exam. They explained several tests that would be available to screen for abnormalities such as down syndrome and discussed the risks and benefits of each.
One thing I did learn is that it's identical, not fraternal twins that run in families. For some reason I had it mixed up. So, with my Mom, Adam's Aunt, and Adam's Grandpa all being identical twins, our chances are higher than average to have twins. (Adam was quite pleased to hear this.) We will have an ultrasound in 2 weeks to determine an exact due date and to see if there could possibly be more than one bun in the oven.
So, that's the complete update for now. More later.
Happy New Year!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
First Christmas Presents
Merry Christmas! I hope you had a wonderful holiday spent with family. We opened presents with Roger, Carol, Collin, & Wesley last night and spent the day today with Mom and Dad. I'm still full! Yum!
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but this baby is supposedly about the size of a lentil and has already received Christmas presents from both sets of grandparents! Talk about spoiled!
So, there's been a lot of talk in our house lately about my growing...um, well...parts. Apparently Adam's mind wasn't on Christmas today when I exclaimed, "I just love my new boots!" I heard my Dad say to Adam, "BOOTS. She said boots." :D
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but this baby is supposedly about the size of a lentil and has already received Christmas presents from both sets of grandparents! Talk about spoiled!
So, there's been a lot of talk in our house lately about my growing...um, well...parts. Apparently Adam's mind wasn't on Christmas today when I exclaimed, "I just love my new boots!" I heard my Dad say to Adam, "BOOTS. She said boots." :D
I love my new boots!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
First Entry
Well, I don't know a darn thing about blogging, but I've decided to jump on board and give it a try! I picked this as a way to chronicle our journey to becoming parents partly because I wanted to share with friends and family without making it entirely public (ie: Facebook) but also as a diary to look back on sometime and remember this rollercoaster ride.
So, I guess I should start at the beginning. Adam and I found out Tuesday, December 15th 2009 that we would be a Mom & Dad. We were shocked to say the least. (No, we weren't exactly planning on this. And yes, I am a pharmacist and know how to prevent such things.) We'd been talking for quite some time about starting a family and being closer to being ready but we certainly hadn't made the decision to go for it yet. So, we were surprised.
At first I was terrified to tell anyone. It took me some time to even digest what it all meant and the thought of having to talk with someone else about it was overwhelming. I think I was pretty quiet that next day at work. Adam had Wednesday off and had planned to work on building some things he's been making for Christmas presents but couldn't even make a straight cut! We were distracted, and terrified.
After a day of contemplation, lots of thinking, and simply getting used to the idea, we tested again (just to be sure) and decided it was time to tell our parents. I won't go into all the details but will say that we were feeling very relieved and reassured after telling them! They all (well, Dad's still coming around) seem excited & very supportive!
Once we told our parents and a few people at work knew (It's impossible to hide anything around there - can't even buy a pregnancy test without somebody noticing!) I started feeling better. By that time, Adam was totally on board and super excited and ready to spread the news. We told Adam's extended family on Saturday at a family get-together and by Monday word was starting to get out.
I've been doing a little reading online but I feel like I don't know anything about this. I've got a lot of learning to do! We have a Dr.'s appointment Wednesday the 30th, so I'm hoping to know a little more after that. At this stage, I think I'm about 5 weeks along and expect a late August baby.
So, with all that, what I guess I'm saying is, we're going to be parents, we're pretty excited and we'll try to keep you up-to-date as best we can!
Have a very Merry Christmas & I'll post again after our first Dr.'s appointment!
So, I guess I should start at the beginning. Adam and I found out Tuesday, December 15th 2009 that we would be a Mom & Dad. We were shocked to say the least. (No, we weren't exactly planning on this. And yes, I am a pharmacist and know how to prevent such things.) We'd been talking for quite some time about starting a family and being closer to being ready but we certainly hadn't made the decision to go for it yet. So, we were surprised.
At first I was terrified to tell anyone. It took me some time to even digest what it all meant and the thought of having to talk with someone else about it was overwhelming. I think I was pretty quiet that next day at work. Adam had Wednesday off and had planned to work on building some things he's been making for Christmas presents but couldn't even make a straight cut! We were distracted, and terrified.
After a day of contemplation, lots of thinking, and simply getting used to the idea, we tested again (just to be sure) and decided it was time to tell our parents. I won't go into all the details but will say that we were feeling very relieved and reassured after telling them! They all (well, Dad's still coming around) seem excited & very supportive!
Once we told our parents and a few people at work knew (It's impossible to hide anything around there - can't even buy a pregnancy test without somebody noticing!) I started feeling better. By that time, Adam was totally on board and super excited and ready to spread the news. We told Adam's extended family on Saturday at a family get-together and by Monday word was starting to get out.
I've been doing a little reading online but I feel like I don't know anything about this. I've got a lot of learning to do! We have a Dr.'s appointment Wednesday the 30th, so I'm hoping to know a little more after that. At this stage, I think I'm about 5 weeks along and expect a late August baby.
So, with all that, what I guess I'm saying is, we're going to be parents, we're pretty excited and we'll try to keep you up-to-date as best we can!
Have a very Merry Christmas & I'll post again after our first Dr.'s appointment!
Christmas Tree Hunting 12/6/09
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