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Hi Joey!
We don't have any good photos of your head or your body but we were able to salvage two shots showing your boy parts  :)

15 weeks

17 weeks

I bought you a present today.  You have to have a hat just like Baby Elijah  :)  So, now we have a girly headband and a boy hat.  We are covered either direction but I think those photos are pretty much evidence that we are going to have to save the girly headband for one of our cousins to have a girl!

17 weeks

Hi Joseph Robert!
We had our 17 week appointment today.  You are 17w1d.  We didn't have a long appointment but they did confirm that your penis was still there  :)  Since we had it confirmed two appointments in a row, we decided to go ahead and tell your family.  Now, it isn't a secret anymore that you are our little Baby Joey.

Nothing much else to report.  Dr. Bonehead changed our meds a bit so we are going to take 1 pill at night and 1/2 a pill in the morning.  Your heartbeat was good and you looked good.

Our next appointment is in 2 weeks and it is our BIG appointment where we get an extra long ultrasound and see your measurements.  We get to see if you are a big fat pig or a normal baby  :)

Thanks for cooperating and showing us that you are still a boy.  We will see you in 2 weeks and I look forward to feeling you moving everyday.

First Present!

Hi Baby!
I know it isn't a Thursday or a dr. appointment day but I had to tell you all about your FIRST PRESENT!  Your Uncle Zachary texted me today that he found a gift for you and brought it over right away.  He said it was important to buy it for you because I call my kiddos monkeys.  It is so cute, so soft and rattles.  We will just have to keep it away from Elijah  :)

Thank you Uncle Zachary for thinking of the new baby!!

16 weeks

Hi Squirt!
You poor thing - you can definitely tell you aren't our first pregnancy.  You don't have your own dedicated nickname - kiddo, squirt, peanut, etc.  You don't have any pictures (though not my fault) and you get no long, drawn out posts about all of mommie's innermost thoughts and feelings.  Sorry buddy - you can tell your therapist all about it down the road.  :)  However, one thing that is different - I am making plans to dress you cuter at the hospital.  I am on the look out for cute little clothes and hats.  With Elijah, he was just in the hospital straight jacket the whole time and I feel that we can do a little bit better for you  :)  I am pretty cheap when it comes to clothes but I am willing to pay FULL price for the right outfits for you!

You are 16 weeks today.  No dr. this week - we go back next Friday.  You are moving around a bit everyday and it is exciting.  But, they are still such small movements that I have to wait a few minutes to make sure it was really you!  You are still being really nice to me - no sickness to complain about.  But, I did notice that I am at that point in my pregnancy where my hips hurt at night.  It is like they fall asleep and tingle.  I hate that!

I had a huge realization this week.  In all my prior pregnancies, I was counting down weeks.  How many weeks until the first trimester? Until the cerclage? Until we are past the point Little M was born? Until we are past the point the twins were born? Until you are viable? Until you are viable with a relatively minor probability of health issues?  Each day/week was just a countdown until the next stage.  However, with you, I don't think about it.  I did count down until our cerclage but, now, I just count down till June.  I don't think "Oh my gosh, only 8 more weeks until you have a shot."  I don't think "Your % of survival is xxx."  I just think "6 more months and I will have two babies."  It goes to show you how relaxed I am about you and how I am truly planning on enjoying your entire pregnancy!  I just can't wait to get a good photo of you to share with everyone!

Well, squirt, that is about it for this week.  I can't wait to see you next week & hopefully, we can get a good photo but I fear that isn't going to come until our 19 week appointment.

15 weeks

Hi Runt!
You are a whopping 15 weeks today and we went to see Dr. Bonebrake this morning.  We had good news - you are doing great!  Heart rate was fine, you were moving, our cervix was perfect and we are cleared for another two weeks.  I think your old mom may even be in good graces with her blood sugars - which is almost unheard of  :)  On the down side, we didn't get to see you hardly at all.  The angle of the ultrasound pretty much had you blocked by the placenta.  We didn't get to see your face and there were no measurements so it was a really short ultrasound.  Poor kid - 15 weeks and still not a picture in your scrapbook!

I definitely felt you give me a swift punch or kick yesterday!  I think it might have been too much sugar.  We had just had dinner and we had dessert at Ted & Wally's.  You were reacting to the best ice cream on the planet - Chocolate Banana from Ted & Wally's.  I was sitting in my recliner and there was a huge flutter.  I told your daddy that you just definitely got me!

Well buddy, we will see you again in 2 weeks.  We are scheduled for 17, 19 and 21 weeks to see you.  I think the 19 week will be the big ultrasound that is super long and detailed.  I am hoping that shortly after that, we will go to a 4 week appointment schedule for 12 weeks or so because these appointments are so long with the drive time!

Talk to you in a week or two, runt  :)