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13 Weeks & 2 Days
Jan. 15th 2008

Today I had an Ultrasound scheduled which is a standard procedure that Kaiser does. Paul and I were excited to have the opportunity to see our baby once again. When the lady starts checking the baby she asks me how far along I was and I told her that I was just over 13 weeks. She then informs me that this procedure was scheduled too early. I should have been scheduled at 18 weeks. She also tells me that the baby was measuring at 14 weeks and a few days. She said that since I was there she might as well look at the baby and give us some pictures but that I would have to come back in 4 weeks.

We got to see our baby sucking it's thumb and swallowing. She showed us the baby's heart beat and told us that it was 155bpm. which is withing the normal range. We also got to hear the heart beat too.

The baby wasn't moving so she pushed lightly on my tummy and the baby started to move like crazy. The baby unfolded it's legs, which were folded Indian style, and straightened them completely and curled it's toes over. It was so amazing to see. Then the baby waved at us, can you believe it! Even the lady was surprised.

She asked us if we wanted to know the sex of the baby. She said because I can see right here what your having. We said that we did and she tried to get us a good view and said you're having a...BOY!!!!!

We got to find out the sex of the baby a whole month earlier then we should have. What a blessing this has been for us!! We are so happy and feel so blessed. We did get a wonderful crotch shot of his private parts, and it is definitely a boy! This visit was so worth it and we get to do it all again next month.

Thank you Lord for your wonderful blessings!!!!

Second Prenatal Visit!

12 Weeks & 1 Day
Jan. 7th 2008

We just had our second prenatal appointment. Paul and I were not expecting to get to see the baby at this visit. However, our doctor informed us that the baby was still to young to hear the heart beat via the Doppler machine that they use. So we got to see our baby instead!

We were so happy and excited. He told us that everything was looking wonderful with the baby despite the fact that I have lost 5 lbs. do to morning sickness and having a cold. The baby was looking healthy and measured bigger for it's gestational age. We also got to see the heart beating and the doctor told us that it looked great and was beating normally.

So Baby Laufer is on it's way and looking great! We are looking forward to feeling the baby move and finding out if we are having a boy or a girl. We are also excited about getting the baby's room ready and all set up.

We will update you with more real soon!!

Our First Doctor Visit!!

7 weeks & 4 days

Yesterday Paul and I went to our fist doctor appointment. I was nervous and excited all at the same time. See, the thing is that the appointment note that we had said that our appointment was on Thursday, December 5th. However, Thursday was the 6th. Since we didn't notice the discrepancy until 11 o'clock the night before, we went ahead with our plan to go to Kaiser in the morning and see what we could do.

So we show up at Kaiser 10 minutes early for our appointment, and lo and behold, the appointment was scheduled for Thursday. Great... So we ask if they can work us in and they tell us they'll look into it and to have a seat. Fortunately, someone called in and canceled a 9:30 appointment with our doctor and so we were able to get in, albeit a little later than planned.

We were impressed with our doctor. He was really nice, took his time and explained everything he was doing, and made sure to answer all our questions to our satisfaction. He told us that my lab tests all came back normal, and I'm not a carrier of cystic fibrosis (which is the only genetic disorder that Paul and I are likely to have). He did not make us feel rushed or like we were laymen or unimportant. We found out that we should be having our child after the new hospital wing is complete, so if we're still in SoCal when baby is born we should be in the new building. We asked if Kaiser requires us to use a midwife, and the answer is no. If we want a doctor, we can ask for one at any time, even right away. I think that's what we're going to do!

When we saw our baby on the screen for the first time we were speechless. He showed us the baby's head and heartbeat. We Couldn't believe that we were looking at our baby. It was an amazing feeling seeing our baby. Our doctor confirmed that our due date is July 20, 2008 and that our baby was 7 weeks and 3 days old.

All in all it was a great visit and we both had big smiles on our faces. We feel so blessed by God to have the opportunity of being parents. We pray that God help our baby grow healthy, strong and that baby Laufer would love Jesus at a young age. Thank you God for this blessing!

How I'm Feeling

November 28, 2007
6 weeks & 3 days

Yesterday was a rough day! I was feeling extremely tried, out of it, and nauseated. Not nauseated to the point of getting sick but defiantly not myself. I am having a hard time eating. Nothing sounds good to eat. Before I was pregnant I would just eat when I got hungry and if that meant only eating two meals in the day then that is what I did. Now I have to eat three meals a day or six small meals throughout the day, which is very difficult for me to do. I don’t feel hungry but I know that I need to eat.

Today has been more of the same!

I am excited about my first doctor appointment next week. I will get to ask all my questions, find out my official due date and I will also get to find out how the baby is doing. It is hard knowing your pregnant but not knowing how the baby is. I am looking forward to the point when I start looking pregnant and when I can start to feel the baby move. Right now I just have to take it day-by-day (and Paul, too).

More to come soon!!!

I Can't Believe I am Pregnant!!!

Paul and I decided to start trying to get pregnant in August after my knee surgery. We wanted to try earlier but we knew that if I was pregnant that they wouldn't perform the surgery. So we waited...

So Friday Nov. 9th I woke up and realized that I was just a few days from starting my period. These new-fandangled pregnancy tests claim to work up to five days before your first missed period, so I decided to give it a, uh, "go".
So the first line comes up right away and I'm thinking, "Ok, I'm not pregnant this month." But then a few moments later a faint second line begins to appear and I'm thinking, "No way! Is that a line or not? It's a light line but it's definitely a line!"

Meanwhile, Paul was home sick from work and working on his computer downstairs. I went and sat down next to him and something clued him into the fact that I had taken a test. This is SO NOT HOW I WANTED TO TELL HIM! I had it all planned out and now he was going to RUIN IT! So we go upstairs and look at the test and sure enough he says "Yep, that's a line!". We call Kaiser to set up an appointment and they tell us to just show up. So we did, and 20 minutes later they confirmed that we're pregnant! Woohoo!