Saturday had drizzly and cold weather. We were sitting around doing nothing when we got a phone call from Katelyn’s parents asking if Rachel wanted to come up to East Jordan to spend a day with Katelyn. She was excited to go since this would be the last time she would see Katelyn before she left to go home to North Carolina until Christmas. We dropped off Rachel then went on the Ironton Ferry, circled Lake Charlevoix through Boyne City (which was really nice), then explored Charlevoix. We walked around and took pictures of all of the Earl Young storybook houses. I love them. Then we ate a late lunch at The Weathervane and went back to pick up Rachel. She had fun with Katelyn riding around the property on golf carts. Sunday we packed, cleaned, and returned home. I had to spend the week unpacking, cleaning, and getting ready for our Second Annual Rysso Family Luau.
Thursday I had my first trimester screening ultrasound and bloodwork to check for Down Syndrome. Since there was an ultrasound involved, Paul took time off work to come with me. The ultrasound was really cool. I can’t believe how much the baby has grown since our last one. They said that it is 3 inches long. At first the baby was sleeping on its side with its legs and arms stretched out in front of it. For the screening measurement, they needed a side view of the baby so since it wasn’t moving, they told me to cough to wake it up and perhaps it would roll over. It took a few tries but then the baby suddenly woke up and started flailing its arms around. It rolled over and they could get the measurement. The whole thing took almost a half hour. It was so cool to see the baby moving around in there. They said the heartbeat was perfect. I got quite a few good pictures. The bloodwork part wasn’t so fun because they lady had trouble getting the pinprick on my finger to drop properly on the paper. They had to milk the finger like a cow and it throbbed for hours afterward. They said that the ultrasound looked normal and it would take about a week for the bloodwork results to come back.
Friday I had the day off work to prepare for the luau. It was a really exhausting day and I broke down crying at one point because I had so much to do and no energy to do it. I ended the day way ahead of where I was the night before the party last year but I was completely beat and unable to stay up any longer to get any more done. That is such a weird feeling. I am used to being able to pull all nighters to get ready for anything with no problems; finals, packing for vacations, party prep, finishing a good book, whatever. Now that is impossible.
News from the womb…
The vocal cords have formed but the baby is unable to make sounds because sound travels through air, not fluid. The intestines have forming into folds and have becoming lined with nutrient-extracting villi. The liver has begun to secrete bile and the pancreas has begun to produce insulin. The baby’s hands are becoming more and more functional and it can move its thumb in opposition to the other fingers. The external genitalia of girls can now be clearly distinguished from boys.
Thursday I had my first trimester screening ultrasound and bloodwork to check for Down Syndrome. Since there was an ultrasound involved, Paul took time off work to come with me. The ultrasound was really cool. I can’t believe how much the baby has grown since our last one. They said that it is 3 inches long. At first the baby was sleeping on its side with its legs and arms stretched out in front of it. For the screening measurement, they needed a side view of the baby so since it wasn’t moving, they told me to cough to wake it up and perhaps it would roll over. It took a few tries but then the baby suddenly woke up and started flailing its arms around. It rolled over and they could get the measurement. The whole thing took almost a half hour. It was so cool to see the baby moving around in there. They said the heartbeat was perfect. I got quite a few good pictures. The bloodwork part wasn’t so fun because they lady had trouble getting the pinprick on my finger to drop properly on the paper. They had to milk the finger like a cow and it throbbed for hours afterward. They said that the ultrasound looked normal and it would take about a week for the bloodwork results to come back.
Friday I had the day off work to prepare for the luau. It was a really exhausting day and I broke down crying at one point because I had so much to do and no energy to do it. I ended the day way ahead of where I was the night before the party last year but I was completely beat and unable to stay up any longer to get any more done. That is such a weird feeling. I am used to being able to pull all nighters to get ready for anything with no problems; finals, packing for vacations, party prep, finishing a good book, whatever. Now that is impossible.
News from the womb…
The vocal cords have formed but the baby is unable to make sounds because sound travels through air, not fluid. The intestines have forming into folds and have becoming lined with nutrient-extracting villi. The liver has begun to secrete bile and the pancreas has begun to produce insulin. The baby’s hands are becoming more and more functional and it can move its thumb in opposition to the other fingers. The external genitalia of girls can now be clearly distinguished from boys.
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