Virginia Beach!

Well the baby and I are in Virginia Beach and we will be here until this Friday. We miss daddy so much, but I am learning a lot for my new job at International BioResources. We have been training (mainly reading and presentations) for the last week and this week we will finally be able to do some hands on type of stuff.

I also went swimming the other day with the baby for the first time. They have a pool in the hotel so I have been taking advantage of that and the workout area while we can. The baby has also been eating a lot of crab cakes and he seems to like them cuz I haven't felt nauseous.

Today we went down by the beach and saw the first government owned lighthouse...it was pretty cool. It was on a military base so they had to search our car thoroughly before we could get in. We also went to a naval museum and we were going to get on the battleship Wisconsin but due to the rain we were not able to so we will definitely see it another day!

Well the baby is definitely getting bigger and he is very active...I love it when he kicks! I have been able to see my stomach move when he kicks now. I can't wait for daddy to be able to feel the baby kick again when I get back!

Jason Mraz Concert!

This week we were supposed to go to Playa Del Carmen Mexico for Dusty and Megan's Wedding...However due to the swine flu we decided not to go. There is no need to put our baby at risk right now since he is so vulnerable at this point. Since we didn't go, we decided to go to a Jason Mraz Concert! We went last Tuesday night and he was amazing. He was so good live and he even had a brass section, which made it even better. Before the concert, we went to Brewburgers which was a really awesome burger place in Omaha and we met Hugh there. I had their beef brisket sandwich which was amazing and Andy had their portabello burger with gorgonzola cheese. If you are ever in Omaha we highly recommend this place! (We found it on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives...the best show ever.)

Also when we were at the concert, I think the baby liked the music because he kept kicking. Either he liked it or it was too loud...I am not really sure!

Ob Appt

Today I had another Ob appt and everything is going great! My BP was really good and no protein or sugar were found in my urine. They also measured my belly which is getting bigger everyday! They checked the baby's fetal heart tones and baby's HR was 155. It was really funny because when the nurse went to put the doppler on the baby to check fetal heart tones he moved! He is a mover and a shaker...I wonder where he gets that from?! =) Recently I have felt him kick a lot and Andy loves putting his hand on my belly to feel him kick!

My next Ob appt. I will take a glucola test that checks for gestational diabetes. I hope it is negative. I really haven't had any signs or symptoms of gestational diabetes but I guess we will find out next appt.

I also had to pick up all of my medical records up until this point so I can take them with me to Virginia Beach, VA. I am going to be there for 4 weeks for my new job. I turned down the Sgt. Bluff Clinic job and took this one instead. It is full time and I will be working at Plasma Donation Center that will be opening June 16. It is only a couple blocks away from my house so that is really nice.

In the meantime I have been looking for good daycares and I have a found a few but if there is any in home daycares that anyone knows about let me know!

Nursery and Maternity Pics!

Yesterday we went up to Sioux Falls and we got our dresser/changing table. Today we took some pics of our nursery and a few maternity pictures. Here is the link if you want to watch as a slideshow. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegouldfam/sets/72157617259738677/show/. I hope everyone enjoys the pics!

Daddy felt baby kick!

Yes it's true. Last night Andy felt our little boy kick! He had his hand on my belly and the baby kicked at least 8 times. He is an active little boy! We can't wait until August! Also I am adding a picture of our crib. Our theme is frogs and ducks and we love our nursery! Tomorrow we will go pick up our baby's dresser/changing table in Sioux Falls. Now all we need is our recliner and our baby room will be complete.

Last weekend we also went to Target and registered for our little boy. Our baby shower will be June 13 and my sister Dana is working on getting the invites out! I hope everyone can make it!

Good News!

I had great news the other day...the doctor's office called and they got my AFP result back and it was negative. AFP stands for alpha feta protein and it is checking for down syndrome, spina bifida, and other neural tube defects. That is great to hear that our baby is healthy so far!
On a side note I just got a new job at the Sergeant Bluff Clinic as a RN and this job will be great for when the baby comes! I am so excited and I'm sure the baby will be too!
Also I put a pic of my pregnant belly at 20 weeks...we are halfway done with our bun in the oven!
I also wanted to say thank you to the people that have been following my blog. (Sylvia)

Mid Term Pregnancy Ultrasound!

Yesterday Andy and I had our mid term pregnancy ultrasound! It was amazing to be able to see the baby again. We saw everything....the feet, hands, heart, brain, kidneys, knees, spine just to name a few. We also saw that the baby is going to be a boy! We are so excited! We found out that this ultrasound rules out 80% of problems and the Doctor said that everything was normal.

The baby boy was also moving quite a bit and he kicked when we looked at this feet! It was so cute. Also when we went to listen to the baby's fetal heart tones the nurse had a hard time getting them becuase he was moving so much. Finally he stayed in one spot long enough so she could get them.

Andy added the DVD of our ultrasound to our website. Go to http://www.thegouldfam.com/ and right click on 19 week ultrasound. Then hit save link as and you can save it to your desktop and it will download. After it is done being downloaded you are ready to watch!

I will also be adding a few of the pics later on today. We can't wait for our little bouncing baby boy to come in August.