Francesca's Latest Ultrasounds

Sorry if I don't post very often but aside from being extremely tired I also have to take care of a VERY ACTIVE 2 year old... Felipe is growing up really quickly and now he climbs up on everything so I have to constantly be watching him.

This morning I went to get my 36 week ultrasound and Francesca is growing perfectly. She is currently weighing about 6lbs 8oz so she will probably be just like Felipe when he was born.

To see photos of the latest ultrasounds you can go to: http://thesimos.shutterfly.com/2009photos/50

The first three photos are the most recent ones and the technician was kind enough to do some 3D images of her face.

I will hopefully post more information before I go into labor... If not I guess the next post will be about Francesca's birth.

Latest Ultrasound

Yesterday I went to get a second ultrasound because at the last one they couldn't get the measurements of the spine.

Everything is going well but there was a little surprise there are two...

The blog name will have to change now...

Latest Ultrasound Photos

22 weeks and 3 days...

I just got back from my ultrasound and it is definitely a BOY!!!

Everything is going great. His heartbeat was 162bpm and he was sleeping. I guess he takes after his lazy mother.

We had to shake him around because the tech needed to measure his heart and he was sleeping butt up with his head resting on my bladder. All the measurements were right on schedule and he is currently weighing 1lb 1oz.

The Verdict is in...

Well the sonogram today confirmed what Adrian had been wanting to hear for a while... We will be having a baby boy in July.

After not being able to see the sex of the baby on Monday's ultrasound I decided that today I was going to do everything within my reach to assure that I would not leave the hospital without knowing. Ever since the morning I was listening to lively latin music and for lunch I drank a Pepsi and had half a bag of peanut M&Ms. No... that was not my lunch... I had a delicious pork chop and rice.

As I was driving to the hospital I was poking at my belly to make sure the baby would not go to sleep right before the sonogram. Luckily everything went well. The first image that we got was our baby boy showing his third leg.

He was very active so it was difficult for the tech to take all the necessary measurements. He also got the hiccups towards the end of the exam. I think the culprit of those hiccups was the soda that I drank.

It was so nice to see the baby moving around. At one point during the sonogram he was covering his face with his hands. The tech took all the measurements except the heart because like I said the baby was moving around so much that he couldn't get a clear image of the heart. I have another appointment on the 28th but from what he saw today the baby is growing right on schedule.

18 week Check-Up

Well... Unfortunately the baby was not cooperating today so I could not find out the sex of this little peanut. It decided it wanted to curl up into a ball... eventhough the tech poked and probed it didn't budge.

I did get my AFP blood test done so we will await the results of that... The heartbeat sounded great and I haven't gained any weight since last month... I guess eating healthier is helping with my weight.

I have a full sonogram at the end of this week so lets hope the baby cooperates at that appointment.

I will keep you posted on the progress of the sex determination.

9 1/2 weeks and counting

Today I went to my second doctors appointment. Everything is OK. They did an ultrasound just to make sure that the baby was developing right on schedule. I also got to hear the heartbeat is was 165 beats. It is such a cool experience to hear your baby's heartbeat for the first time.

I have another appointment in 4 weeks. I will keep you posted.

First Ultrasound

This was the first ultrasound that was done on November 27th. You can't really see the baby at this point because it is about the size of a sesame seed, all you see is the amniotic sac.

ENJOY!