12 week scan

It's 3.54 on a Wednesday afternoon and we are sitting in the Anglesea Imagery centre waiting room ready to go in for the scan. Really excited but also a little nervous. It has taken so long to get to 12 weeks and now I'm still waiting.

Had the general texts from the parents stating that we HAVE to txt them straight away telling them how many babies are in Chelsea's tummy. It's just a waiting game now... 

And we are in

In the middle of the scan. Trying to get baby to behave so we can get some good measurements.  

After another person tried the scan still no movement. We have a couple of printed pictures and are back in the waiting room waiting for a disc of pictures. Scan dates place December 25th as due date.

Willies heart and heartbeat

A Leg. and a bum .. Really

Willies head, sucking thumb

Look at that HUGE Brain

Willies looking at you. Had either side of head

Chilling out, Head on Left.

Check out that head

A thumb sucker

Willie resting on back.

11 Weeks Pregnant

Time for another update and things are starting to get a little exciting. We had our second midwife visit today and that seemed to go well. Katrina gave use some more information about the pregnancy process and asked us if we were going to do the extra blood test before the scan.

This test is designed to identify early signs of possible genetic problems. We decided to get the test so that we can be prepared for our child should there be any complications.

After a couple more questions we were both feeling relieved again.  Chelsea had her blood pressure taken and all was normal.  We were given our Maternity note folder and booked in for our next meeting. Chelsea and I both made it pretty clear about how excited we are about our scan and Katrina was happy for us. She was down to earth and easy to chat with as always.

I guess the next big part of the update would be the decision not to find out if 'Little Willie' is going to be a boy or a girl. Chelsea is really wanting to know but I figure that its not really going to make a lot of difference so we should wait.  At this stage we are going to wait... How long i'll hold out... that is another story. Of course that doesn't stop us from guessing. Apparently when Karen was pregnant with Chelsea she had morning sickness but with the boys she didn't.  So that makes Chelsea feel like she is having a girl. Me, I kind of want to have a girl but it would be great at the same time to have a boy first so that he can take on the roll of older brother.  Also the fact that we both are thinking its a girl makes us think that we will have a boy. Confused, we are, but thats all part of the surprise.

Names
Now this is going to be a very long and slow decision process. Already we have had the parents offer their names and Kimberly offered hers. Sorry guys not going to happen.

So far leading the race is...

Boys                  Girls
James                 Rose / Rosie
Jack                   Madelyn
Benjamin           Grace
                          Chloe

Well sitting here has just started Chelsea rattling of some ridiculous names and admitting that one of them was an ex, needless to say it was deleted.

Scan Booked

With only a couple of days before we hit the 10 weeks pregnant mark things are finally feeling like they are moving along. Tonight Chelsea booked the first scan. We are booked in to Anglesea Imaging Centre on the 12 of June at 3:50pm... is that exact enough. Im pretty excited about it all and as I've mentioned before.

Doubled checked tonight and we have another midwife appointment next week. That makes one appointment for the next two week with us having a picture of Little Willie at the end of it all.

An update on the morning sickness... it's in full swing. I received a txt today saying Chelsea had a bit of a spew at school. She is sitting on the couch next to me now and has been pretty sick and sore all day.  We have read a couple of things on the web that say morning sickness should start to end in the next couple of weeks. I hope so as it doesn't look like a lot of fun.

Counting Down

9 Weeks Pregnant

Talk about time going by slowly. Its been 4 weeks since we found out that Chelsea was pregnant but it feels like it been 6 months.  We have told our close friends and family the news but have also told them that Chelsea isn't 12 weeks yet so to keep it to themselves. Once we have had our 12 week scan and heard/seen little willie then we will start to tell everyone.

Im looking forward to telling people our news as keeping it a secret is hard work.

We were really excited to start with and used to talk all the time about our plans for the baby. Names, room colours, clothing, holidaying etc but since the scare the other week we seem to be just taking it one day at a time.

Chelsea is still feeling a little sore and has had a couple of days where see felt really unwell.  I haven't been told of any horror "morning sickness" but maybe that will never come.

3 weeks till our scan. We are planning on getting it done on the 12th of June, Wednesday. Both Chelsea and I have been approved to leave at 3 that day so we can get our scan straight after school.  I guess at the scan we get to take home a picture of little willie or something that I will be able to show people to prove we're having a baby.

Well thats the update so far.

Still very excited and just waiting...

The Scary Night

It's such a stressful time at the moment. Chelsea wasn't feeling well last night so had to leave Gran's early and come home.

Once home she realised something wasn't quite right. After a quick chat she decided to give the health nurse line a call and they gave her some advice.  An hour later and things were starting to settle down but we still were worried that we might be loosing Little Willie.

A text to Katrina and she reassured us that sometime what Chelsea was experiencing was normal and as long as it has stopped then things should be ok.  She also said that if we were worried we could go and get a scan early.

Chelsea decided to take the day off school to rest up and not put her body under any extra pressure. Everything has gone back to normal now and she is back to feeling her 'normal' pregnant self.

Hopefully everything is ok but I guess we will just have to wait till the first scan on the 12th of June.

Katrina Woodham, your our Midwife

Had a visit from Katrina on Thursday evening. She was running a little late as she had to deliver a baby earlier in the day. When she arrived Katrina gave us the run down about herself and her midwife skills. She was very friendly and had calm attitude about herself.

We asked a couple of questions but being new parents weren't really sure what the right questions were to be asking.  Katrina gave us the run down on what to expect from her or any other midwives.

Chelsea felt comfortable and relaxed so we decided ask Katrina if she would take us on. A quick signing of a couple of forms and it was all set.

Chelsea had her blood pressure taken and Ph level.

Everything is good and normal..... One step closer

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