Final Downs Bloodwork A-OK!

So I just got a call from the Doctor on the last blood test in the series for Downs Syndrome and everything came back negative. I am still at a 1 in 10,000 chance for having the illness, but that apparently is as high as it goes - so we are as much in the clear as you can hope to be.

The only down side of last week's test is that my nerves in my hand are still not behaving. I get a shooting pain in my ring finger when I try to reach for something, but it feels more like pins and needles than numbness, so it seems that my nerve is just waking up again.

All in all, no lasting effects, and very positive news. YAY!

Poochin' Out

So it seems like I am getting my little belly. This morning while I was brushing my teeth, Tim from the other room took a look at me and basically said "Wow, little Monday is finally coming out." Not only that, he's begun telling people at his office that I am getting a little belly and am (finally) beginning to show.

People at my office still can't believe I am 4 days shy of 4 months and am still as little as I am. But I know differently. I was wearing a fleece jacket Kevin & Debbie gave me 2 years ago for Christmas and realized that I had my hands in my pockets at my waist just to cradle my little Monday bulge. It was like my own little secret that I got to experience as I walked through the halls. Such a great little break from the hectic work day.

Can you hear me now? How 'bout now?

At our last visit to the doctor, where we got to hear Monday's heart again, I asked the Dr. if we couldn't borrow the doppler device they use to conduct the ultrasound. Though, and as expected, the Dr. said no they don't lend them out; she did say we could buy or rent one. So we did some research and was able to locate dopplers for reasonable rental rates. Lina found a great site which has high satisfaction ratings and reviews - http://www.storkradio.com/



In days we will have a little ultrasound of our own to play with. I have a feeling this will become a regular night time activity...to occur just before the Tummy Lube session.

Don't block my path to the food

So it seems that Monday's little growth spurt is also a growth spurt for Mom. I seem to be getting a little pooch right under my belly button. I also seem to have quiet the appetite and am eating everything in my path. I have gained another pound, but am still "under" the curve. I think I am within a normal range so I am not going to worry about it. (Progress!!)

17 Week Update from Baby Center

How your baby's growing: Your baby weighs about 5 ounces now, and he's around 5 inches long — about the size of a large onion. He can move his joints, and his skeleton — until now rubbery cartilage — is starting to harden to bone. His sense of hearing is also developing. The umbilical cord, his lifeline to the placenta, is growing stronger and thicker.

Big Weekend

So this weekend was about as jam packed as one could get. Friday night was our only down time, but we mistakenly stayed up too late watching a terrible move (MI-3) and didn't get to bed until around midnight.

On Saturday morning, we got up and headed out (again) to do the car thing. This time we went up to Colma, the dead-person-capital-of-California (more graveyards than homes) to see some dealerships up there. We ended up at the Lexus dealership looking at used late-model RX 350s. After we talked to the salesman for a while, it became clear that it was the last weekend in the month, the last month of the quarter, and they wanted to move some cars.... which worked greatly in our favor. Before we knew it (ok, 4 hours later), Tim had negotiated down the price of a new RX350 2008 to only $2k more than what they were offering the used models for, only $500 above invoice, with all the sales tax of any service we get there over the next 4 years on them. So we walked out of there (6 hours later) with a new car!

I am a soccer mom now!!!

Corgi not included - yet.

This has truly been my dream car for a while, and I couldn't be more excited. We got a great deal on leasing the car, and if we need to go bigger in 4 years, we can!

That evening we took the new wheels down to San Jose to see Francis and Dirk, the couple who rang the bell at our wedding, for dinner and some games. Dirk just got Francis a new Boston Terrier named Gabby that they picked up that day. We spent some quality time on the floor with poor scared Gabby, and had a wonderful dinner. We ended up playing Pop5 until about midnight - for the record, Dirk & I beat Tim & Francis 2 games to 1.

Then yesterday, our friends Brandon & Jen invited us to the 49ers game. Brandon's family has sweet season tickets that his grandfather got decades ago. We were in row 15 at the 40 yard line behind the opposing team... and directly in the sunlight all day. Although the Niners got their butts kicked (23 - 3) by Seattle, we had a wonderful day being outside with friends in gorgeous weather.

They then came over for pizza and Pop5 (I guess we were in a game-rut) until about 8. At that point, I just crashed. Tim kept thinking something was bothering me, but I just needed my sleep, which I got about 10 hours of starting at 9:30.

Comments Accepted

So I have been fooling around with settings this morning, and believe that comments can now be accepted by anyone. If that is the case, and you feel so moved, drop us a note and let us know what you think about our progress!