It's a.....?

So by now you all know the Corbitt household will be bringing home a little baby boy Jan/Feb 2009. Our doctor's appt on Friday went fairly well. The baby weighs around 12ounces and has a heart rate of 154. Our ultrasound tech noticed one small problem around the right kidney and decided to let Dr. Sanford look at the pictures. We were then referred to Memphis Maternal Fetal Medicine to see Dr. Bk (long last name). So.....at 1pm Scott, myself and baby Corbitt (mostly because he doesn't have a choice) walked in their office nervous and a little afraid of what was to come. We spent about 45minutes with their ultrasound tech checking every little inch of Baby Corbitt. I am happy to report that everything besides the right kidney looks wonderful. Unfortunately, Baby Corbitt has a condition known as Hydronephrosis: distention and dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces, usually caused by obstruction of the free flow of urine from the kidney, leading to progressive atrophy of the kidney. Dr. BK believes that eventually the right kidney will shut down. And for those of you who are wondering, the baby's right kidney is working properly. There is just some kind of obstruction that's not allowing the urine to pass through to the bladder and creating quite a bit of pressure on the right kidney. We're still in a little shock about the news and I feel as though I keep climbing the high risk pregnancy ladder more and more. We will continue to follow-up with Dr. Bk's office every four weeks until it gets closer to the due date. So....that's another doctor's appt for us to work into Scott's busy traveling schedule. Dr. Bk said there might be a chance of delivery a little earlier but we won't know anything until we get further along. So.....to make a long story short: Baby Corbitt is doing pretty well except the right kidney issue. It's not looking like Baby Corbitt will have any brothers/sisters anytime after this (We've had to handle quite a bit of stress over the last few months and Scott knows way to much about the whole pregnancy issues and complications.)
Scott has been doing research and it looks as though 1 in 800 children are born with one kidney and live productive lives. He's even been looking at athletic gear for Baby Corbitt to wear and protect the left kidney. Please keep us in your prayers. I'm sure we will work through this in a short period of time. It's just taking some getting use to.

Ultrasound Pictures at 16weeks 5days

17weeks and 2days

Things are going really great. We had our doctor's appointment last friday and everything looks good. The baby's heartrate was 154. Unfortunately, we were unable to find out the sex of the baby. Which is probably a good thing because we have been tossing back the idea of letting it be a surprise and obviously the baby liked that idea. The baby spent most of the ultrasound time curled up in a ball. Thankfully everything looked great. Baby weighs right around 6oz and seems to be right on track. We go back on Sept. 12th for another round of tests and ultrasound. I told my nurse that I don't care how much blood they draw (and I'm not an easy stick) or how many tests they run as long as I get an ultrasound with my visit I will be a happy mom-to-be.

I promise to post the ultrasound pictures tomorrow evening. I left them in my planner at work and will need to scan them at home.

As far as cravings, I have been craving PBJ sandwiches with baked Cheetos. I could probably eat this for lunch and dinner if people let me I've also been craving the sweet cornbread. Poor Scott is not a big fan of the sweet cornbread but he is wonderful about letting me fix a few times during the week. I've also fallen in love with cranberry juice......I think it's the sour taste that I love so much. So...far that about it. I still cant touch chicken or cereal & milk. But I'm learning to work around those issues right now.

The Baby Bedding

Here's the baby bedding we have chosen for the nursery. I'm so excited and I can't wait to order and have the nursery set up. Of course we're not going to order everything in the picture but we are going to order the crib set, some of the artwork as well as the mobile and a few other pieces to complete the nursery. I'm crossing my fingers that the nursery will be set around the first of November. Hope everyone likes the bedding!!

12week ultrasound pictures

Here's Baby Corbitt just relaxing and having a great time!!
I'm sure you all ready tell that Baby Corbitt is going to have some attitude when he/she is coming into this world.
And a final profile shot of Baby Corbitt. I'm so excited about the next ultrasound pictures. I can't wait to see how much our baby has grown and what kind of attitude will be showing that day.

13weeks down....

Ok....As you can tell it's been awhile since I last posted. I think I'm beginning to hit the honeymoon stage of the pregnancy. I've regained quite a bit of my energy which is why there's a lack of posts. Scott and I have been trying to accomplish quite a bit during the weekends while he's home. I've also been pretty busy at work with the end of the month numbers. I'm only having a few days where I'm not feeling good but I think that mostly has to do with my sinus problems. I'm still not having any really strong cravings but I'm sure that time will come.

The doctor's apt on July 25th went very well. Our ultrasound tech is absolutely wonderful. I think she spent at least 15minutes with us watching the baby move and taking pictures. The baby's heart rate was 167 and leads many people to believe it's going to be a little girl. But I have a different feeling. I can't really explain it but I just do. Scott and I think our group is due for little boys. (Plus baby Simpson #2 is going to need a playmate since our group is surrounded by little girls.) But we'll have to wait and see. Scott and I still want to wait and not find out what the sex of the baby is until the due date. But I'm not really sure if we'll be able to hold up to the pressure. Our next doctor's appointment is going to be Aug. 22nd and we'll be 16weeks 6days along. I guess we'll make a true decision in the waiting room. We're trying to make gender neutral decisions for the nursery and the bedding which actually works pretty well with our style.

Once the problem with uploading pictures is corrected I will download the ultrasound pictures and the pictures of the bedding.

Who knew?

Who knew that your body can go through so many changes in such a short amount of time? During the past 11weeks I have learned what I can and can not eat (later being the most important). I can not eat chicken (grilled, baked- it doesn't matter) and I can not eat cereal & milk. Who knew that such a wonderful breakfast staples would be something this pregnant body can not handle. Oh- and it doesn't matter what cereal it is. I've tried Honey Nut Cheerios and Honey bunches of oats...Just thinking about it makes me a little green. But don't worry- I'm getting plenty of caluim with my supplements and other diary products.

Everything else is going well............I can't believe I scheduled our doctor's appt for 07/25/08. I really don't know what I was thinking. Two more weeks before we get another ultrasound. I'm crossing my fingers that the time will pass quickly.

I'm off to spend time with my hubby...He said he needs some love and attention.