28 Week Appointment

I had my 28 week appointment on Monday, and everything is still looking good. Blasto is moving around like crazy, and her heart rate and measurements were all good. I'll have one more appointment at the hospital here before we move to Ft. Lewis. They want to see me right before we leave just to make sure everything is still ok. Also, it could take a little while to ge an appointment at the hospital at Lewis, so it will be nice to have one last check before we leave. I got my doctor's permission to fly in a couple weeks. We'll be going to Poughkeepsie, NY for the wedding of one of Pat's friends. I think Pat might even end up being a groomsman. I think it will be fun to see him all decked out in a tux! It will be a little crazy making the trip in the middle of trying to move, but I'm sure Pat will do a good job of keeping me sane. He's been getting a lot of practice these last few weeks!

Take that Housing Market!

We received an offer for our asking price on our house today, and we've accepted it! Closing is scheduled for July 31st. It's happening a little more quickly than I had expected it to, but I'd much rather sell the house sooner than we want than be stuck with it later. I'm definitely glad that the showings are over. We've only had 4, but it's dificult to have to leave the house with only 15 minutes notice, especially when I'm working from home.

I realized today that I'm actually going to be a little sad to leave this house. It's the first house that Pat and I have lived in together. We'll also be leaving behind some good friends and family that will be hard to say good-bye to. We're going to stay in town for a couple of weeks after closing so that Pat can out-process and finish up his Masters. We're tentatively looking at hitting the road on August 14th. A road trip with a pregnant lady and a sassy cat! Sounds fun, right?

A Little Bit of Everything

Things have been a bit crazy at the Vogt household lately, so I figured I'd just throw it all into one post. First and foremost, Blasto is doing great! She's measuring right where she should be and I'm feeling her kick every day. Pat has even been able to feel her a couple of times. People keep asking if I'm showing much yet, so I guess it's time for a belly photo. This is me at 25 weeks. We're also getting ready for our impending move even though Pat doesn't have orders yet. We were told on Monday that we're confirmed for a specific post, but I don't want to share what it is until we see it on some paper work. We've been told that we should get that by Friday, but we've heard that before. The house actually went on the market today, so Pat and I have been cleaning like crazy and making some small repairs around the house. We still have a few things to do, but overall the house looks great! I'm really going to miss this house, even if we have to deal with prehistoric insects now and then.

I realized that I never posted any pictures from our trip to Jamaica, so I'm throwing in some of those as well. We had such a nice time. It was just a really relaxing week. We spent most of our time floating in lazy river or playing in the ocean. Blasto was so calm the whole week. I think being in the water put her to sleep most of the time!

That's it for now. Hopefully we'll have some more news on Friday!

20 Week Ultrasound Pictures

I finally found some time to scan in a few pictures from our 20 week ultrasound. The first one is pretty self-explanatory, but I'll try to describe the others. I realize that they can just look like blobs if you aren't used to looking at ultrasounds.


You can see an arm in the foreground with one finger extended, her leg to the left of it, and another arm in the background.

In this one, she had both hands tucked up on one side of her face.

This one is by far my favorite. She has her little chin resting in both hands. So cute!!!

Drum Roll Please..................

It's a girl!!!!!!

The ultrasound tech of course had to preface it with the usual disclaimer, but it seems pretty certain that our little Blasto is on Team Pink. The rest of the ultrasound went well, too. Ten little fingers and toes, the heart beating happily away at 150 bpm, and all the other major limbs and organs where they're supposed to be. She was playing with her hands and sucking her thumb the whole time. It was quite adorable. She was also a little wiggle worm. We got some pictures, but it was hard to get good shots because she kept moving around.

No news yet on where we'll be living when Blasto makes her grand entrance. Pat called the guy who's in charge of giving out the assigments, but he won't have any slots to discuss for a few more weeks. Pat will try calling again after we get back from our vacation. I had prepared myself for no news, but it's still disappointing. At least the Army is teaching me patience!

20 Week Appointment

I had my 20 week appointment at the OB clinic yesterday, and everything looks good so far. Blasto's heart rate was 157 beats/minutes, and baby is measuring right on target. Pat and I go to the hospital tomorrow for the anatomy ultrasound. They'll count fingers and toes, check out the major organs, and we'll hopefully get to find out the gender. I've been holding back on buying any of the adorable baby clothes I see since I haven't known whether to buy little girl clothes or boy clothes. I'm hoping that I don't lose all self-control after tomorrow. There's also a chance that Blasto won't cooperate, and then we won't know gender until Blasto is born. With our living situation still up in the air, it would be nice to definitely know gender, though!

16 Week Appointment

I had my 16 week appointment yesterday morning, and everything went well. My blood pressure reading was normal, so I don't think the Dr. is really worried about it for now. I got to hear Blasto's heartbeat, which is always reassuring. I'm even sporting a bit of a baby belly now!

After my appointment I had to have some blood drawn for the Quad screen, and I also got to schedule my 20 week ultrasound with radiology. It's scheduled for May 28th, bright and early in the morning so that Pat can come too. Bring on the gender predictions!