inconclusive...what does that mean?!

when we had our first appointment with our midwife, beth, my medical files hadn't been transferred over yet, so they didn't have all my test results. today we had an appointment with our other midwife, shannon, and as she went through our file she noticed a comment on our ultrasound...inconclusive. since it didn't indicate what exactly was inconclusive, we're going to bc womens in mid-july for another ultrasound. bloody hell! it appears as though all the baby's measurements were fine, but not knowing exactly what is "inconclusive" is a bit unnerving.


so since we're having a 2nd medical ultrasound, we've cancelled our 3d ultrasound. hopefully the 2nd ultrasound will still confirm that it's a boy, and we'll go from there. our midwife is sure everything is fine, but we want to have a fully conclusive report :-)



other than today's development, everything's been going fine. i have to take more calcium supplements though...i've been having some bad cramping lately when i walk, so it could be blamed on baby. we're also doing the gestational diabetes test next week and getting some routine pregnancy bloodwork done...the fewer times i have to be pricked with a needle, the better! shannon also suggested a relaxing homeopathic pill to take before my bloodtest to calm my nerves and hopefully prevent the sweat & shakes i get before going to the lab!

where's tres?!

wow, what a long hiatus from my blog!

work has been crazy busy for the past month, over the past 2 weeks i've had to place almost 3 dozen PADS puppies in homes, we've attended 2 of our birthing from within prenatal classes, celebrated father's day with both sets of parents, bought new dressers for our bedroom, and we puppysat beau. phew!

another typical family bbq

our friend, beau

our prenatal classes have been interesting. we've worked through 2 different "pain-coping" techniques, and i'm still not convinced. i'm not sure if it's me, or chris, or if this class is too "out there" for me. before the classes started, i thought i would enjoy them and that i might actually try and get through labour/delivery without any drugs. i don't think that's going to happen anymore. whatever chris tries to do to help through the "ice contractions" is not working. all i can focus on is the cold ice in my hands and how much it hurts. now i'm definitely glad we hired a doula! i think chris' role will be to stay by my side and be a silent supporter; roxanne will be the one talking me through the pain and comforting me. we still have 3 more classes to get through, so we'll see how it goes.

our new martha stewart dressers are arriving this weekend. we found a great deal from scan designs on a line that's being discontinued. we're making baby steps towards getting our 2nd bedroom baby-ready. hopefully after this weekend, the only thing left to move out is the computer workstation and some boxes! on the electronics-side, we've picked a digi-cam that we're interested in, and we're starting our research on videocameras. i'm feeling really good about our progress and we still have 13.5 weeks to go!

after all the craziness of the past few weeks, i'm looking forward to a very quiet weekend at home, just to chillax.

healthier momma-to-be!

chris and i met with our midwife today for our first check-up appointment. what a difference a midwife is compared to a doctor! we were with beth for a full 45 minutes today going over our family medical history, my sciatica issues, and overall pregnancy healthcare. it was definitely a more thorough discussion than we had with our last doctor (the whole 10 minutes it lasted). i'm glad we've made the switch :-) i guess one big difference right off the bat is tests. with the doctor, i basically didn't have a choice about the triple-screen marker...we were just sent off for the test (which i hadn't really wanted to get done in the first place). the next test that's coming up is the gestational diabetes. since i don't meet any of the risk factors for it, the choice is ultimately up to me. even though there's no diabetes in my family line, chris' dad does have it. i know that has no direct link to me or the baby, but for chris' peace of mind, we'll probably have it done anyways.

i was pleased that chris was comfortable with beth and even spoke up about some questions and concerns he had. after discussing my nutrition intake (or lack of nutrition), beth has suggested alternatives to my apple fritter breakfasts :P and chris, being the supportive husband he is, has committed to preparing breakfasts for the 2 of us! this way he'll know that i'm eating healthier in the morning, plus it'll be nice to have a meal together before we go our separate ways. now the trick is to keep our fridge stocked up with lots of fruits and vegetables, as well as finding grain-y foods that i'll actually eat! hopefully i can learn some better eating habits for the sake of our baby.

last night chris assembled our uno stroller and went through it step-by-step. since we bought it 2nd hand on craigslist, he was very thorough and ensured all the parts were present and in working order :-) i'm very pleased with all the features on the stroller, and even more pleased that the blue colour was much deeper than the bright blue displayed on the website! next step...ordering the carseat!

the return of nunu!

aw, what a weekend! chris and i got to spend an entire weekend with our boy, nugget :-) his family was supposed to go to whistler for the weekend so we volunteered to dog-sit, but they changed their minds last minute but we took him anyways. it was great to have a dog in the house again...we've definitely missed our 4-legged friends. i was worried that nugget might push me around a bit given his enormous size and strength, but he was really good, no pulling at all! chris thinks he remembered us...when we got off the elevator he remembered which way to go :-) he's still up to his old habits of picking up shoes at the doorway, and he still growls at the tv when he sees a dog :P i guess some things just don't change :-)