My turn today!

I have my level 2 u/s today. Keep us in your thoughts at 10:00 central, for a healthy baby report!

Goodluck!!!

Good luck today!!!

Healthy baby! I really liked this woman who did the u/s. Out of all the kids, and all the u/s I've had, this is the first time any tech ever told me the numbers that they look for when measuring for things like down's, anecephaly, etc. No evidence of either of those, the baby had great measurements! No cleft lip or palate.

It was very active! I told dh on the drive over there (less than 10 min) that the baby has been more active this morning than it was all day yesterday. Well, it moved and squirmed so much during this u/s. She said every time she tried to get a shot it would roll away. She did get every measurement she needed, and didn't run the numbers while I was there but said that growth is right on track for my due date.

She stayed away from the privates. There was a time she was down by the lower spine and butt, and I did watch to see if I saw anything, but she managed to stay just enough away from the area so that the goodies didn't show. Yea, I get my surprise at delivery!

I'll post pics later, I just wanted to get my update in.

Congratulations on a strong, active, HEALTHY baby!! Sometimes I wish I had the patience of you - to be able to wait for a suprise at delivery, but I just couldn't wait! I figure it was still a suprise for us, just in half the time of delivery...


CONGRATS AGAIN!!

Thanks!

Sarina, I didn't have the patience before. I found out with all the other kids before hand. This time I want the surprise, so I'm making myself be patient, lol. I thought it would be hard to resist during the u/s, but I must have had myself psyched up enough that I was able to not tell her to look.

That's great it went so well! I always thought I wanted to wait, until I hit about 10 weeks with this pregnancy. I don't think I could have made it without finding out yesterday. My little guy was super squirmy too (so we got almost 2 hours to watch him!), but it made it tough to get lots of pictures.

I love that things are going so well with everyone! Congrats!

Wonderful news, Karen!! So glad your Little One is doing great... how nice the tech actually told you what was going on!!

Great news. Congrats on the Healthy little one...

I am with you Sarina, I wish I had the patience too, I keep telling my DH, that if we have 3 or 4, then with the last one I will let it be a surprise, but I know myself, I just don't know how I could do it. And I realized that its the shallow side of me, its the shopping side of me that can't stand the wait. I am not a huge fan of the yellow and green nursery theme, so I need to know the gender so I can decorate, so with not finding out, I wish I could find a nursery set that I was madly in love with, then I think I could handle it.

I always thought I wanted to wait, until I actually got pregnant. I was preparing myself for not being able to tell yesterday, but I would have been devastated. Then again, if you're choosing not to find out, I bet it's not such a letdown.

More power to you!!

It is MUCH easier when you don't want to find out, you psych yourself up for not knowing and actually doing what you can to make sure the u/s tech remembers not to go down there. When I first got pg, I discussed with dh about not finding out. He was a little hesistant, but it didn't take long to get him to agree with me.

With the other 4 kids, I had to know every single time. With #1 and #3, they wouldn't show us. I was so disappointed. I did end up finding out at 8 mos with #1 and at around 30 weeks with #3.

I think it was also easier for me this time to make the decision because we have both sexes already (3 girls, then our boy). I love to plan things out too, but have the clothes shopping covered. When it gets to be time for buying clothes (that I will still be able to return within 90 days for many stores' return policies), then I'm going to buy both sexes. I'll keep all receipts with the clothes and keep girl clothes in one box and boys in another. Then after the baby is born, we'll just return the ones we don't need. As for a nursery, that luxury went out the door with #4, he stayed in our room. This baby will have to do the same. I already have girl and boy bedding themes, they are still in great shape and I'll just pull out the storage bins and dh can make the crib up after the baby's born (while I'm still in the hospital). But.....if I had an entire room to make a nursery again, I know I wouldn't be able to not find out.

Congrats Karen! Thats awesome news. I too always thought that I would want to wait to find out. Once I got pregnant I wanted to be able to plan and buy things for him and well I just had to know.

Congrats on getting to watch your healthy baby play!!! Glad to hear everythign went well!

Thanks!