New Doctor

Today we had our first appointment with our doctor here in Oklahoma City. We got to see the baby via ultrasound again. The heart rate was in the 180's this time and he/she was very active. The ultrasound tech asked me to cough a couple of times to get a better look at things and when I did the baby would jump up like he/she was bouncing on a trampoline. It was very cute. They gave us their thoughts on what they thought the gender was, but we are going to wait a few more weeks to make certain before we will let you all know. We are 12 weeks along and it looks like we are still on track for a December 14th baby (sorry Corbin, I will try to make up a day in the next few weeks).

The doctor was concerned about one measurement that indicates an increased risk for genetic issues so he wants us to return on June 19th for another ultrasound, a glucose tolerance test, an Echocardiogram, and a couple of other tests. We also had a blood test run at this appointment to check for an increased risk of Down Syndrome and Edwards Syndrome. We are anxiously awaiting the results. Please pray that the baby's heart has formed as it should, that if there is anything amiss that the cardiologist will see it on the echo, and for the baby and I's general health.

On another note we were so excited and grateful to find out today that Jeremy will be able to transfer with Target down to OKC and he will start June 9th, the day after we return from vacation.

The Big Reveal

Today was Jeremy's graduation from the wonderful University of Kansas! We were very excited to share this big event with lots of family and friends, but we were also excited, nervous, and anxious to share the other big event in our lives with our families today. Some of you may ask why we would let the baby steal Jeremy's thunder after all his hard work. Well, we wanted to tell everyone together (when one of you is moving to another state that makes it difficult), we wanted to do it in person, and we wanted to tell both sides of the family at fairly close to the same time. Jeremy's graduation day was the only time in the anywhere near future that all those conditions could be met. It was Jeremy's idea to begin with and secretly I think he was more excited about the baby than graduating.

Just before Jeremy's semi-surprise party we pulled his parents and my parents outside and told them we had a little gift for each of them. Inside their black gift box tied with a ribbon they found onesies that read
Coming Soon
I Grandma
I Grandpa

I think the overall reaction could be described as shock. Regretfully we didn't have much time to talk about it because party guests were arriving and the food was not entirely ready so we headed back inside. The rest of the day was great. Jeremy looked so proud to be walking the hill and I was so excited for him and now we have no big secrets!

Making the Move

Wow! What a busy week! Thursday night was my last shift at Children's Mercy and I was super sad to leave, but am hopefully that we are moving on to bigger and better things and I continually trying to keep in mind that we are doing this for our new family.
I packed up the car while Jeremy was at work on Saturday and left town. Leaving without him was incredibly hard. I think I cried for half of the 5 hour drive to OKC.
I started work on Monday morning and by Wednesday I had begged my way on to the appointment books of a high-risk obstetrician here that is affiliated with Mercy Medical Center, but can deliver the baby at Integris Baptist where I work. Praise God! Our first appointment with Dr. Mirabile is May 29th. They will do a Level II Ultrasound at that time. Please pray continually for the health of the baby.