Week 11
Motherhood Maternity becomes the hot spot for clothing shopping. Forget
about Gap and the lastest spring fashions, all I want to know is does it
STRETCH ?
Week 10
Mommy and Daddy Isbell go into the Dr's office after Mommy Isbell has been
having sharp back pains for the past week. These pains run from her back
down her legs, making walking and getting up difficult. It turns out that
she's got sciatic nerve problems. This usually doesn't manifest until the
3rd trimester, but can happen early on because of the hormone reflexin.
Reflexin is reeleased into the mommy's body to help her belly stretch due
to the baby's growth and can cause other muscles (like back muscles) to
overstretch easily.
Dr. pats on Mommy's belly and approves of pouch. Mommy has a pouch!! Ahh!
Week 8 - February 20, 2004
Baby's first pictures. Ultrasound at Atlanta Perinatal. We saw the baby
for the first time and heard his/her little heartbeat. It was fast and
strong. We also saw the heartbeat. The heartbeat consisted of little
flashes of white light right in the baby's chest area. The technician
measured the baby to be 7w6d when we thought it should be 8w2d, but the
little difference didn't mean much. Everything else measured fine and
looked fine. CJ was really here and his/her heart was just beating away.
Daddy starts a baby webpage with the ultrasound pics and plans to start an account once we find out CJ's sex (not for another 12 weeks!).
Week 7
Daddy takes Mommy out to South City Kitchen to celebrate a major personal
milestone passed for the baby. They celebrate even more that Valentines
Day weekend.
Week 6
Dr. checkup. Blood tests look good. HCG levels look great. And Yes, you
are really really for really pregnant.
Week 5
The horrible m/s (morning sickness) sets in. Except it's not really in
the morning when it hits bad. It's the evening. The headaches come along for the ride. Other symptoms: Extreme fatique and crankiness (so says
Daddy).
Week 4
We're having a baby?!? Yay! We're having a baby!!! Blood tests, blood
tests, blood tests galore.