Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Yesterday was a rollercoster ride! On the way to the ultrasound appointment my car died. I called Matt to pick me up at the post office. He said that his car was running hot and that he was having to turn it off at every stop light and had the heater running full blast to keep it from overheating. We made it to the appointment and found out that I am having a boy! Matt and I are so excited. I also found out that because of my previous pregnancy causing me to become hypothyroid, I will have to have an ultrasound every four weeks to make sure the baby is developing normally and that my thyroid levels are healthy. The doctor also recommended a c-section due to the fact that with my last delivery Baikal and I contracted an infection which had us both on IV antibiotics for a few days. He said that post delivery infections can potentially weaken the body's ability to heal well and that going through labor would put me at an increase in "bust a gut" syndrome (uterine rupture). The due date is now at Dec. 14th. He said that our boy looked great and everything looked normal for this stage of development. Woohoo!