19 Weeks!

We are 19 weeks into this pregnancy and what an adventure it is! Of course, I started this blog with visions of future cozy family moments where Kyle and I could sit with this little one and read a week-by-week account of what Mommy and Daddy were like during the pregnancy. And, of course, that is completely unrealistic because half the time I don't even remember to post, and when I do remember I am inevitably somewhere that I can't do an update. But, hey, I've got a few minutes now and had a couple fun things to capture :)
One of them, and this is so minor, but it made me smile and I'm still kind of laughing over it...anyways, okay, back on track. Today I was reading on a website about what to expect at 19 weeks and it mentioned that iron was an important nutrient for baby and me right now, and that red meat is one of the best sources of iron. I've been noticing quite an increase in my desire for red meat over the past week or two, which is differnt for me, usually I don't crave steak or burgers, I mean, I'll never pass up a cheeseburger or a steak! But, I don't normally spend all day at work fantasizing about grilling burgers for dinner :) So, anyways, I email Kyle about it cuz I thought it was interesting (the craving red meat/iron, not the cheeseburger fantasy) and he replies with "well we're going to have to get you a slab of cow to eat tonight! wouldn't your pre-nadal pills have a bunch of iron in them?" and I just started cracking up because of his spelling of "pre-nadal" instead of "pre-natal", is that only funny to me?? Jennifer and Angie got a kick out of it, one of those endearing things that men do. I can't fault him, the way it is pronounced would certainly match up with his spelling, but to me it was just the cutest thing! Okay, so there is one little milestone or family moment or whatever you want to call that one.
The next thing I wanted to post about was the ultrasound I had 2 weeks ago. Dr. Harro wanted me to go in to have an ultrasound that would help us nail down the age of the baby, which would give us a more accurate due date. We were thinking I was about 11 weeks along and would be due around January 18, 2010. The rules for ultrasounds include drinking at least 32 oz. of water about an hour before the appointment, apparently a full bladder makes the ultrasound picture show up more clearly. Now, being me, I had to go to the extreme on the water drinking. In my thinking, if 32 oz. would give an okay picture of baby, just imagine what 64 oz. would do! Oh yeah, there goes Extra-Credit Sarah pounding through 64 oz. of water an hour before her appointment, chug-a-lug!! This was at 5:00 and my appointment is scheduled for 6:00. I get there all proud of myself and thinking this will be a great ultrasound, considering an 11 week old baby is pretty tiny, I wanted to be absolutely certain that we'd get a good look at Baby Remsburg! And then I get there and find out they are "running a little behind". uh oh. turns out I didn't get into that room until 6:45, and ohhhhhhh was I regretting those extra 32 oz. by that point! But the picture showed up just wonderfully, and I was completely enthralled by the image of that perfect little one on the screen, I completely forgot about my bladder that was ready to burst and started hoping we could just look at those ultrasound images for hours on end. The nurse was taking measurements and pointing out baby's head, arms, legs and spine for me, it was amazing! At one point she showed me the legs and said, "See how they are moving? Baby is kicking your bladder" lol! What a stinker! Then she says, "Everything is looking great for a 16.5 week pregnancy!" and I just kind of did a double take, asked her "Whaaaaat??" and she confirmed for me that we were actually just about 17 weeks in, not 11, and my new due date is now December 10, 2009. I was SOOOOOO excited! The first trimester is officially and safely behind me now, praise the Lord! Baby looks healthy and happy just swimming around and kicking away at Mommy's full bladder :) When I called Kyle to tell him on my way home he was super excited himself, and of course, my practical husband was quick to point out that we'd make the tax break cut-off, I do love that man!
Okay, there are some updates for now...oooh, wait, one more while I'm here!
At our first OB-GYN appointment with Dr. Harro we got a chance to possibly hear the heartbeat. Up until that point the only confirmation of pregnancy I'd had was the at home test results...granted, I did take 2, but still, there's nothing like hearing it from the doctor! So anyways, Dr. Harro confirmed that I was for sure pregnant and that Kyle and I were well on our way to becoming Mom and Dad (how cool does that sound?!?!) Okay, so next comes the part where Dr. Harro gets out his Doppler tool and is telling us that, at only 8 or 9 weeks (this was before we had the ultrasound)there is a chance we will hear the heartbeat but we also might not find it, which was totally okay from a "healthy baby" standpoint, but I just really really wanted to hear that sound! And sure enough, when Dr. Harro put the Doppler tool up to my tummy it wasn't more than 15 seconds before we heard that precious little heart beating away. I'm getting all teary just typing about it. That was the most amazing sound I'v ever heard, I couldn't help but get choked up, and yeah, there were tears streaming down my face and a big ole cheese grin going on! It was just so awesome to actually be able to hear my baby, I know there will be even bigger moments in the months (and years) to come, but that was my very first true experience with feeling like a Mommy and I will cherish it for the rest of my life!