Holiday Traditions & Half Way There!

Recently, we went to get our Christmas tree.  It has been a long time since we have done that because in the past Tuna has gotten a tree from his work.  We had forgotten how exciting it was to go and pick a tree, tie it to car, get it home, and get it decorated.  This prompted a conversation about Christmas traditions and things we want to make a tradition in years to come.  So our question is what are some of your traditions...things you do every year or even things you might like to start with your family?  Whether it is as simple as baking the annual "Santa Cookies" or a family outing to the Nutcracker Ballet we want to hear it!  Leave us comments below or on our Facebook pages.  And thanks for sharing!

While you are thinking about it, here is a picture of Tuna securing the tree to the family truckster:

In other exciting news...we are half way there!  Woo hoo!  Today marks 20 weeks and the halfway point.  Of course this prompted a Google search about the whole 40 weeks v 9 months of pregnancy.  We found the site below that determines everything when you enter the due date.  We thought it was pretty cool!

Trimester Calculator 

Lisa has been able to feel the baby moving and kicking since about 14 weeks.  In the recent days we have both seen her tummy move and Lisa has been able to feel the baby move from the outside on a couple of occasions.  She laughs because it sometimes seems like the baby is doing backstrokes...perhaps we have a swimmer on our hands?!  We have also noticed that the baby doesn't really start moving and grooving until after 11:30 am.  Maybe this bodes well for him/her to be a late sleeper?  And will go to bed early, too!  ;)  We can hope, right??

The next appointment is December 29th...a regular check-up and the re-scheduled anatomy scan.  It will be great to see how much our Chickpea has grown since the last scan!

Thanks for reading our blog and we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Hanukkah in the meanwhile!

xoxo,
Tuna and Lisa

Two Appointments, One Re-Scheduled Appointment, and a Maternity Dress - Oh My!

Hello Everyone!
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family.  We spent the day at Aunt Sharon and Uncle George's Milagro Ranch with family and ate way too much!  But that is what the holidays are for, right?

Sorry it has been a while since we updated the blog, so here is the latest and greatest!

November 17th - We had an anatomy scan at a different doctor's office since it was a level two ultrasound.  Basically, it was a closer look at the baby's anatomy.  This is done to check for abnormalities in the baby's development - which there is a higher likelihood of since Lisa is SO OLD!  ;)  Well, after waiting well past our appointment time we finally got back to see the doctor and as the scan began the doctor began asking questions that were quite alarming to us.  As it turns out they had the due date wrong - by a month!  No wonder they were concerned!  They had the due date as April 7th, so when the baby was measuring 15 weeks and 3 days (instead of what they thought was supposed to be 19 weeks and 3 days) they became alarmed.  After we resolved that issue the doctor adjusted the due date and continued with the measurements.  She measured the skull and femur, looked for cleft pallet, and made sure there were 4 chambers in the heart.  She said that preliminarily that things looked good, but because the appointment was too early that she couldn't say anything definitively.  The anatomy scan is supposed to be done between 18 weeks and 22 weeks - so she wanted us to come back in 4 - 6 weeks.  Needless to say we were confused as to why we were sent by my doctor so early as the other doctor clearly indicated that there was no reason for us to have come at 15 weeks.  We definitely had some questions, but were so happy to get to see our little Chickpea again and to get confirmation that he/she was growing precisely on track, to the day!  Below is a profile of the Chickpea at 15 weeks and 3 days (waving, no less!) :

November 28th - This was the usual 4 week check-up appointment.  Tuna was very busy with a big project and did not come to the appointment - and it is a good thing!  The appointment was at 10:45 and Lisa didn't even get back to the exam room until 11:50!  Of course there was another 20 minute wait after that to see the doctor.  All she did was ask questions and use the doppler to hear the heartbeat - it was so loud and strong!  And the doctor was much more friendly and open at this appointment - a big change from the first appointment and reassuring to both of us.  We think that she must not be a morning person and hadn't had her coffee the first time we saw her!  :)   She did look through the files and asked why we went to the anatomy scan so early.  It was explained to her that her office sent us to the appointment!  So after a little digging around in the file she realized that her office booked the appointment based on an April 7th due date versus the true due date of May 7th.  She said that she would re-schedule the appointment, for the right time, and would try to work out paying for the second scan...since we paid for the first.  Well, we are glad to report that we do have a second scan on December 29th and that the doctor's office is paying for it!  We weren't really expecting that - at all! And she was very reassuring that this mistake was not the norm. 

Odds and Ends - The Aggie indoctrination has begun!  Kim and Rich gifted Chickpea with some lovely pressies over the Thanksgiving Holiday - one of which was an Aggie pacifier!  We are sure some of you Longhorns might have something to say about that!  ;)

Lisa has been feeling really great since about 14 and a half weeks.  Still down about 27 pounds she is so glad to be out of the "yuk" phase and is trying to be good about what she is eating.  Although, Guy and Megan's wedding cake was SO worth it!  Speaking of Guy and Megan...they got hitched this past weekend and Lisa needed a dress for the occasion and the first maternity item was purchased.  It definitely made the "bump" more pronounced!

Thank you all for your support and for reading our little blog.  We are scared, excited, overwhelmed, nervous, and still in denial about this whole thing.  Your kind words and comments mean more to us than you will ever know!

xoxo,
Tuna and Lisa