Everything's normal!

I went to the doctor today (my regular obstetrician--Dr. Phillips) and listened to the baby's heartbeat.  Since Brandon's on Christmas break right now, he got to come with me and hear the baby's heartbeat too.  His heart was beating at 138 bmp and sounded just like it should sound!  The high-risk doctor (Dr. Chatelain) who is doing my ultrasounds recommended to Dr. Phillips that I do a 24-hour urine collection at every visit (approximately every four weeks) and do a blood platelet count at every visit to make sure that my kidneys are functioning well and that my platelet count doesn't drop below normal.  My last 24-hour urine collection was just as normal as that of someone who doesn't have any kidney disease, so I don't have to do a collection for this visit!  I'm so glad that I don't have to do one this time since it's close to Christmas.  Speaking of Christmas, I get more and more anxious and excited about Seth's birth the more I think about the birth of Jesus.  I can't wait until my own little baby boy is born!  Dr. Phillips said that I should start to feel him move in about three weeks!  I'm going back to see Dr. Phillips in four weeks, and I'm going to see Dr. Chatelain again in five weeks for a follow-up ultrasound!  I can't wait to see Seth again :)

It's a.........

BOY!  We are going to have a boy!  His name will be Seth Andrew Renuard.  I had an appointment yesterday with a high-risk obstetrician.  He did an ultrasound to make sure that the baby is developing normally and that the uterus and everything is positioned correctly.  Thankfully, everything looks normal!  I wasn't expecting to find out the baby's gender at the appointment since I'm about 16 weeks, so I was very pleasantly surprised when the doctor asked if I wanted to know the baby's gender!  Brandon and I are so excited about our son :)  It's so exciting to see the baby through the ultrasound.  The baby was standing on his head when the doctor first started doing the ultrasound.  The doctor had a little bit of trouble getting a good picture of his chest, but eventually the baby cooperated :)  I'll leave you with a few ultrasound pictures!

As you can see, this is a photo of his head and chest.....

Now here's a picture of his face....

And here's a picture proving he's a boy (in case there are any non-believers)....

I'm going back to the high-risk doctor for a follow-up ultrasound in about six weeks.  From then on, I'm going to go back every four weeks.  I'm still seeing my other obstetrician every three to four weeks.  The high-risk doctor is just kind of overseeing everything.  I'm so glad that the baby and the pregnancy are both normal!

Thanks for reading :)