It's a....BABY!

Today we went to the doctor for our second ultrasound...the one in which they promise it will more like a baby and less like a frog! It was interesting because I had a bit of the tummy flu yesterday and hadn't ingested nutrients in several hours, nor slept much, so I was a bit woozy. Aaron nicely kept poking me awake in the waiting room, and luckily we had the first appointment so we didn't have to wait long (though they did tell us to arrive there 15 minutes early to fill out copious amounts of paperwork, of which it turned out there was none).

As soon as they called us back, Aaron announced that we were not to find out the sex of the baby. The ultrasound lady made us turn our heads at several points because apparently it was quite obvious, and I leave you to draw your own conclusions. I know what I think we're having, and I quite agree with Aaron's cousin Jason: only one of the two sexes would still be parked right on my bladder, using it as a sort of fetal beanbag. Please feel free to make wild guesses in the comments section (smart money will be on either a boy or a girl, though).

The nice ultrasound lady also showed us several bits of the baby, such as arms (2), legs (2), and face (1). Our child pushed its face up against the ultrasound and then commenced to eating its hands. Our baby is sporting a lovely round head, with a brain that appears to be working (though not yet advanced enough to realize that it should not lay on Mommy's vital organs). Usually the baby is a late riser, and I don't feel it moving until after about 1PM (already taking after Daddy), but today it knew that it was a Big Day and it was tumbling around quite happily before, after, and during the appointment. This is very tickly and makes me have to pee quite often.

Our child also has a spinal cord, so for those of you out there who had money on the invertebrate category--sorry.

Little Rapid Heartbeat

We went to the doctor (well, technically we saw our nurse practitioner, who is also pregnant and due in Oct) on Thursday for a round of tests and routine 4 week check up. We got to listen to the baby's heartbeat (which was really cool), running about 140 bpm. Kate also figured out why she had to go to the bathroom so much- the baby was on her bladder! Most babies hide in corners of the uterus, but not our little one. Baby has hunkered down on Mommy's bladder, like a kind of bean bag. Must be comfy.

Kate also felt the baby for the first time tonight- the quickening, they call it (although I have my doubts- the Quickening is related to Highlander in some way, and refers to becoming immortal. Stupid doctors. What do they know about "science"? I'll stick to Christopher Lambert.)

Updates

So, Aaron and I discussed it last night, and decided that we needed a schedule for this blog. As there isn't much going on yet (unless you want me to document my strange feeding habits, or the fact that I've outgrown yet another pair of pants), we're only going to post after each visit to the doctor--which right now is about once a month. Hopefully, this will prevent people from checking and feeling disappointed when there's nothing new written. Our next appointment is mid-July (the 17th, I think). So, we'll let you know more about the frog then (oh wait, I'm supposed to be using "Biggie Smalls," not "the frog;" it's so hard to keep up with the nicknames).

Biggie Smalls

There will be a new addition to the Wolfe family around Christmas, 2008. Kate and I went to the 12 week check up today, and heard Biggie's heartbeat. We are so excited about the next 6 months- and for the decades beyond.

We have nicknamed the baby Biggie Smalls, or Jumbo, due to the fact that Kate is already showing- and has done for the past 3 weeks or so. Kate was convinced that we were having quadruplets, but there was just a single, rapid heartbeat this morning.