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February Check-Up

Well, the baby's doing great! Heartbeat was 148 beats per minute today and my measurements were perfect! I have been having some trouble with heartburn keeping me up at night, so the doctor gave me some new orders. No bending from the waist and sleep on an incline to see if we can avoid a prescription.

Other news from the appointment, due to a family history of cleft palate, the doctor has ordered a more in-depth ultrasound at my hospital this Thursday that our insurance will cover 100%. Since this is a "targeted ultrasound" and not a "screening ultrasound" I'm not sure if they will take the time if the baby is not in an (ahem) ideal position to wait around and see if the baby will move to show us all his/her glory. So I've kept my appointment at the "Belly Boutique" just in case until we finish our appointment on Thursday. So hopefully, either Thursday or Friday we will know if GabeKenzie is actually Gabriel or McKenzie.

Callie spent the day with Mimi and BamPaw while I got several errands run with Granny. Callie and Mimi apparently had a very eventful day full of science lessons, practicing dexterity, and Callie correcting Mimi from time to time. ("Do you want more water?" "No, I have juice." "No, I think you have water." "No, more juice." -Mimi opens the cup - "Oh, you did have juice, didn't you?" "Yes!")

This was my first time to leave Callie for more than 3 hours since she was born. I don't know if you caught this, but she's going to be 2 next month and I've not been away from her for much more than 3 hours! Before I was a parent, I would say that a parent who did that was going to make their child too dependent on them. Look at me now!

That's all I know for now. Hope everyone had a good start to their week and has something to look forward to! God bless you and yours!

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Sarah and family said…
With the heart rate at 148, I think you will be calling this baby Gabe pretty soon. Camden's heart rate was consistently in the 140-150s range throughout my pregnancy and I have heard that girls usually have higher heart rates. Do you remember what Callie's was during pregnancy? I am so excited for you guys and cannot wait to meet another neice or nephew!!!
February 2, 2010 at 3:23 PM
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