Week 17 & Week 18

Week 17
Sorry that it has been a while since our last update...we celebrated Skyla's graduation from 8th grade and went to Albuquerque to celebrate Auntie Helen's 40th Birthday.

Week 17 was exciting as we had another appointment with Dr. Appel. Mom and baby are doing great! Dr. Appel was puzzled that mom's uterus was so large for this stage of the pregnancy. So, she busted out the old ultrasound machine to have a look around. Mom and Dad got their first look at the baby and he/she looks perfect! There is no indication of twins (sorry Grandma Debbie) and all of the measurements taken confirmed the baby is due 11/8/08. Before anyone asks, we were not able to see what sex the baby is, but we should find that out in June when we have the real sonogram. We should also have some pictures to share from that sonogram.

Dr. Appel was also surprised to see how active the baby is, but mom could have told you that already. During the ultrasound, Mom and Dad got to see the baby's head, spine, leg and hand when he/she waved to us. It was very exciting for us!!!

This week, Mom caught a head cold and had to suffer through it while travelling to Albuquerque. Mom discovered that it takes much longer to get over a cold when you are pregnant. Other than using many boxes of tissues and grabbing the occasional nap, Mom was a trooper!

Auntie Helen, Auntie Apryl and Grandma Diann we all very excited to see pregnant Mama and all of our friends in Albuquerque sent their congratulations and best wishes.

Week 18
This week, Dad has to go out of town for work, but Mom feeling much better, so it should not be an issue this time. Our next test for Mom's endurance will be our vacation to Los Angeles which we leave for on Friday, June 6th. We have lots of fun things planned, but we have to make sure that we do not wear Mom out. This will probably be our last update for two weeks, as we will be vacationing.