Hi All,
Well I had my checkup today and little Keegan is doing well! His heartbeat was in the 140s where it has been for a while now and I'm measuring where I should be at 30 weeks. Weight wise, I haven't gained nearly as much as I did with Mia at 30 weeks. To date, I've gained about 24 lbs, about 13 lbs less than what I was with Mia. Not sure if it's b/c I'm having a boy or b/c I'm running around after a toddler all day....probably due to the latter! haha! Mia def keeps me on my toes!
My doc is trying to schedule my c-section for Friday Aug 24th, about a week before Keegan is due (Sept 1). I'll be delivering in Dover, about 20 mins south of Middletown. The hospital is supposed to be really good and kind of like the hospital where Mia was delivered...small and not very busy. Mothers get their own rooms w/ a flat screen TV (that'll be nice!) pre and post delivery which is what I want b/c of my surgery (another hospital I was looking at had shared rooms w/ a nursery and private rooms (first come first serve) w/ no nursery...and it was just too busy of a hospital for me). Hopefully we can get it scheduled for Aug 24th so we can let our families know when Keegan will make his debut!
I also had to get an ultrasound done yesterday (thurs) to check for placenta previa, which I do not have thankfully! If I did, I'd have to have a c-section anyway. Anywho, during the u/s Keegan was kicking the doppler like crazy! He was keeping me and the tech lady very amused! The pics I saw of him too were so cool and a lot better than they were at 20 weeks. He was moving around a lot at 20 weeks and was a lot smaller. This time though, he is definitely bigger and actually let us see him opening and closing his mouth and I also got to see his feet and hands which were both up by his face...it was so cute and very amazing to see! Oh and she told me that I am DEFINITELYYYYYYYYY having a boy, no doubt about it! haha! Josh smiled when I told him!
Hope you all have a great 4th of July! My next appt is in two weeks on July 12th which is when I'll send my monthly update. I'll let you know how things go as usual!
Have a great day!
Cathy
P.S. Josh and I found out two days ago that our house is being pushed out one week and will HOPEFULLY close on July 13th. We'll see!
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Prenatal Visit, East Coast
Hi Everyone,
Today I had my first prenatal appt with my new doctor which went very well. The receptionist was so nice along with the medical assistants...kind of reminded me of my previous doctor's office. My doctor seems really nice but not sure how she will compare to my previous doctor whom I reallllly loved. I'm sure she will be just as good...I'm always comparing.
During my appointment, everything looked (blood pressure etc) and sounded good. Keegan's heartbeat was in the 130s-140s which she found very easily. And when she was listening to his heartbeat, he kept kicking and kicking...it was funny b/c all we heard on the monitor was thumping. Guess he's going to be an active baby like Mia! Man am I going to be busy! haha! My doc also said that my placenta is a bit low (as it was at my 20th week ultrasound) and just wants an ultrasound done to verify where it is. If it is low, they usually will do a C-section which I am going to have anyway. They are going to schedule my C-section around Aug. 24-25 but being that those dates are on a weekend I believe, it may be done a few days prior since they want to take me at least a week before I am due. My next appt is on June 28th. I'll keep you posted!
Today I had my first prenatal appt with my new doctor which went very well. The receptionist was so nice along with the medical assistants...kind of reminded me of my previous doctor's office. My doctor seems really nice but not sure how she will compare to my previous doctor whom I reallllly loved. I'm sure she will be just as good...I'm always comparing.
During my appointment, everything looked (blood pressure etc) and sounded good. Keegan's heartbeat was in the 130s-140s which she found very easily. And when she was listening to his heartbeat, he kept kicking and kicking...it was funny b/c all we heard on the monitor was thumping. Guess he's going to be an active baby like Mia! Man am I going to be busy! haha! My doc also said that my placenta is a bit low (as it was at my 20th week ultrasound) and just wants an ultrasound done to verify where it is. If it is low, they usually will do a C-section which I am going to have anyway. They are going to schedule my C-section around Aug. 24-25 but being that those dates are on a weekend I believe, it may be done a few days prior since they want to take me at least a week before I am due. My next appt is on June 28th. I'll keep you posted!
Carroll Family Update
Hola Everyone,
Just an update on our little family...
Mia is almost 23 months old! WOW! Not sure where the time went to but it flew by! She is active as ever, loves to run around with her bunny whose hair is almost gone b/c of all the plucking Mia has done since Easter, still loves to suck her two fingers especially at bed time, loves playing with her grandparents whom she gets to see more often now since we've been back, absolutely loves animals especially dogs and cats, tries to sing her ABCs and Itsy Bitsy Spider but usually wants me to do it instead, loves to read books and have me sing to her at night and really loves to lay down on beds and pillows. Maybe she'll love being in a big girl bed when it comes to that time?
She keeps me busy though to say the least which I really love. I can't imagine what it will be like with her and a baby though? Twice is busy is probably an under statement but we'll work it out. She'll probably think Keegan is her baby and say, "My baby" all the time. Mia knows where Keegan is and thinks he's in her belly and daddy's too...it's cute! She loves to pull up my shirt when I ask her where Keegan is and point to my belly. I think she'll be a great big sister!
Mia has adjusted well to being on the east coast time. It probably took us a week to convert her b/c we took out time but it worked out. Her naps have been longer since we got here which means her bedtime is a bit later, but she still sleeps about 11-12 hours which I can't complain about. She is one good sleeper...must take after daddy!
Since we've been here, Mia has done a lot better at eating. She loves to eat fruit, especially strawberries and watermelon...must take after her mommy. Mia also loves to drink milk out of her cereal bowl and lovvvesss cupcakes which I don't give her too often just b/c she usually only eats the icing...go figure! That's the best part!
She eats well though and is average weight for an almost 2 year old. Her next appointment will be around her 2nd birthday.
Things are going along well for me and my pregancy. Little Keegan is active as ever and I just love seeing him move around in my belly! It is really amazing. I feel great, but just short of breath a lot quicker than I used to be. I don't have any stretch marks and really didn't have much with Mia. I also have only gained about 23 lbs where I gained about 10 lbs more with Mia at this stage of 28 weeks. It's all worth it in the end though!
Josh is still on his sabbatical and will be until July 16th which he is loving. We're spending our time with both families whom we haven't seen since Christmas and also at Dewey Beach in DE. We're traveling back and forth a lot which isn't bad, but it'll be nice to be in our own home and not have to drive back and forth b/t homes every few weeks. Thankfully our parents only live about 2 1/2 hours apart. He and I want to go somewhere just the two of us before his sabbatical ends but we're still figuring out where. It won't be too far away just b/c of my pregnancy and all but it'll be fun whatever we do.
So all is well in the Carroll family and we are adjusting to the east coast way of life. We really miss it back in Cali along with all of our friends...it takes some getting used to being away from a place where you've been for 7 years, but we're doing well. I reallllly don't miss the hot weather back there though. It's nice to have sporadic weather where it is hot some days and then a bit cooler others. Too bad Cali wasn't so $$ and far from our families b/c we definitely would have stayed. We just really want our kids to grow up around our family and being back here as proved to us how priceless it is to see Mia around her grandparents/family. It is so cute to see her get so excited to see her grandparents and to know that we can just hop in the car and go see them...no booking plane tickets and worrying about how she will do on the flight. It's nice to say the least and we are definitely glad to be back.
Hope all is well with you!
Love,
Cathy, Josh, Mia and baby-2-B Keegan :)
Just an update on our little family...
Mia is almost 23 months old! WOW! Not sure where the time went to but it flew by! She is active as ever, loves to run around with her bunny whose hair is almost gone b/c of all the plucking Mia has done since Easter, still loves to suck her two fingers especially at bed time, loves playing with her grandparents whom she gets to see more often now since we've been back, absolutely loves animals especially dogs and cats, tries to sing her ABCs and Itsy Bitsy Spider but usually wants me to do it instead, loves to read books and have me sing to her at night and really loves to lay down on beds and pillows. Maybe she'll love being in a big girl bed when it comes to that time?
She keeps me busy though to say the least which I really love. I can't imagine what it will be like with her and a baby though? Twice is busy is probably an under statement but we'll work it out. She'll probably think Keegan is her baby and say, "My baby" all the time. Mia knows where Keegan is and thinks he's in her belly and daddy's too...it's cute! She loves to pull up my shirt when I ask her where Keegan is and point to my belly. I think she'll be a great big sister!
Mia has adjusted well to being on the east coast time. It probably took us a week to convert her b/c we took out time but it worked out. Her naps have been longer since we got here which means her bedtime is a bit later, but she still sleeps about 11-12 hours which I can't complain about. She is one good sleeper...must take after daddy!
Since we've been here, Mia has done a lot better at eating. She loves to eat fruit, especially strawberries and watermelon...must take after her mommy. Mia also loves to drink milk out of her cereal bowl and lovvvesss cupcakes which I don't give her too often just b/c she usually only eats the icing...go figure! That's the best part!
She eats well though and is average weight for an almost 2 year old. Her next appointment will be around her 2nd birthday.
Things are going along well for me and my pregancy. Little Keegan is active as ever and I just love seeing him move around in my belly! It is really amazing. I feel great, but just short of breath a lot quicker than I used to be. I don't have any stretch marks and really didn't have much with Mia. I also have only gained about 23 lbs where I gained about 10 lbs more with Mia at this stage of 28 weeks. It's all worth it in the end though!
Josh is still on his sabbatical and will be until July 16th which he is loving. We're spending our time with both families whom we haven't seen since Christmas and also at Dewey Beach in DE. We're traveling back and forth a lot which isn't bad, but it'll be nice to be in our own home and not have to drive back and forth b/t homes every few weeks. Thankfully our parents only live about 2 1/2 hours apart. He and I want to go somewhere just the two of us before his sabbatical ends but we're still figuring out where. It won't be too far away just b/c of my pregnancy and all but it'll be fun whatever we do.
So all is well in the Carroll family and we are adjusting to the east coast way of life. We really miss it back in Cali along with all of our friends...it takes some getting used to being away from a place where you've been for 7 years, but we're doing well. I reallllly don't miss the hot weather back there though. It's nice to have sporadic weather where it is hot some days and then a bit cooler others. Too bad Cali wasn't so $$ and far from our families b/c we definitely would have stayed. We just really want our kids to grow up around our family and being back here as proved to us how priceless it is to see Mia around her grandparents/family. It is so cute to see her get so excited to see her grandparents and to know that we can just hop in the car and go see them...no booking plane tickets and worrying about how she will do on the flight. It's nice to say the least and we are definitely glad to be back.
Hope all is well with you!
Love,
Cathy, Josh, Mia and baby-2-B Keegan :)
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