Weekend

Erin is still doing great.  We had fun with friends on the boat Saturday. We cooked some food and listened to music while taking in some rays.  Sunday we had our first house showing so we ended up cleaning most of the day and then having Fathers day over at her parents house.  I worked on homework until midnight.  Thankfully, I have less than a month left before I'm finished.

Erin is 17 weeks pregnant this week.  She is showing a little now and is kind of excited to show it off.  Everyone tells me that pregnant women are hard to deal with, but Erin has been more than pleasant.  She's relaxed and happy most of the time.  I think it's because she is just proud to be a mom.  I love her and I'm looking forward to watching her be a great mother.

Check up

Erin has not had any other issues since last week so we were hopeful when we went in for a follow up ultrasound this morning.  Thankfully the ultrasound confirmed that the blood clot is smaller now and no longer a concern.

It's amazing to see how fast a baby grows from one week to the next.  They estimate that the baby is 4 oz and the due date is predicted to be December 3rd.  The next visit on July 12th will be the gender reveal.  We're extremely anxious to find out the sex.  Erin is on team pink and I'm on team blue.  I'm mainly on team blue because I know that I will be whipped if I have a girl. :)  I'll really be happy with a healthy baby and mom.

1 week - 3 doctor's visits

We ended up going to the doctor 3 times this week due to the bleeding.  We found that she seems to have problems when she's active so we've tried to limit her activity to prevent anymore issues.  This seems to be working so far as we haven't had any problems since Thursday.  We go back for a follow up ultra sound next Thursday to see if the blood clot has changed in size.  We're hopeful that this was just a small complication that will pass and we can continue with a normal pregnancy.

We read the "what to expect" website weekly and can't believe that our baby is already 4 inches long.  I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going...

Some complications

We had to call the doctor on Sunday night because Erin was spot bleeding.  This is concerning because she is now 14 1/2 weeks pregnant and this isn't normal.  We called the on call doctor and he told us that he thought it would be best if we come in first thing in the morning.  They did an ultrasound and determined that there's a blood clot at the edge of the placenta and the water sack.  There's nothing that they can really do about it other than just see what happens.  The doctor put her on "couch potato" rest until we go back to the doctor again tomorrow.  The dogs are loving that she is spending so much time with them.  Pray for us that God will watch over Erin and our baby.

For Sale

Erin and I have decided to put our house on the market.  Our house is great for the two of us and the occasional guest, but we're looking for a little more room to grow if you know what I mean.  We've already picked out the school district that we want to build in and a nice subdivision with lots large enough to put in a swimming pool. We actually already have a house plan and a builder.  We're probably crazy to do this during the pregnancy, but who cares.  We've never really been one for taking it easy.