How Pregnant Does Cori Look?

So we found out reccently that our baby is in the 75th percentile. Meaning he or she is bigger that 75 % of most babies. That may explain why I am so big and why people keep asking me how many babies I am going to have. We are just happy that our baby is healthy. And it seems our little one is just taking after his/her parents. Sterling was a 9 lb baby and although I was premature I weighted over 9 lbs by my due date.
The picture is from my birthday on March 3, but it seems I have gotten so much bigger just in the fews weeks since then. We are very excited for our little baby Goliath. :) Only 54 more days!

6 Month Baby Update

This is a post I should have put up in Febuary but forgot to...

Well it's time for another baby update! I'm now 6 months pregnant and into the third trimester. Sterling and I are both getting really excited for the big day in May. The baby has been very active lately kicking, turning and basically beating me up :) . Last month Sterling even got to feel the baby move for the first time. But now the baby is so strong that my whole stomach shakes when our little one gets active.

Yesterday Sterling and I went to our 27 week ultrasound appointment with Dr. DeVore our high-risk OB. The best news of all was that everything is fine and our baby is healthy! We still don't know the baby's gender, which almost slipped out from our doctor when he forgot that we want it to be a surprise. The baby is now 2 1/2 pounds! This was probably our most entertaining ultrasound yet! The first funny thing was that the baby had his/her hand in their mouth. Apparently our baby was bored and their hand looked pretty tasty. It was really cute! Then when he was trying to get a good picture of the baby's face for us the baby kept sticking his/her tongue out. Very funny! I think our little one is a comedian. Sterling and I were both amazed out how clearly the ultrasound shows the baby's face. Technology sure has come a long way!

The first photo I attached is the one of the baby's face. The next is of the baby trying to eat his/her hand. And lastly is a profile.

Club 33 & Disneyland

We went to Disneyland on Saturday for our reservation at Club 33. It was quite the experience! The food and service was amazing! Afterwards we went on some rides and enjoyed the holiday sites. We even got snowed on during one of the shows(of course the snow was really made of soap suds). All and all we had a great day! I included some photos of us too. The first one is us on the balcony at Club 33 that overlooks New Orleans Square. Next is us inside Club 33. And lastly is us on the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters (as you can see Sterling really creamed me on that ride).

Our Trip to Hawaii

So we haven't really gotten around to saying this yet but we had a great time in Hawaii! We went to the beach, attended Jordan's graduation, ate some good food, enjoyed the sites and worked on our tans! It was wonderful!

4D Ultrasound

We just went to our 19-week ultrasound appointment. We were referred to see a high-risk pregnancy doctor because of my Scleroderma. Little did we know that they would be performing both a regular and a 4D ultrasound. It was really neat. We also learned that the doctor, Dr. DeVore is LDS. Anyways during the appointment they first had me put on these high tech glasses so that I could see everything the doctor showed us, right in front of my eyes, while Sterling looked at the monitor. We told the doctor that we didn't want to know the baby's gender and asked if it would be obvious. He said that he didn't even have to show us the baby's gender if we didn't want (so it is still a mystery). As they started the ultrasound Dr. DeVore first showed us our baby's profile with the regular ultrasound. Then he checked things like the heart, spine and body to make sure everything was normal. Thankfully it was. Then he switched over to the 4D and looked closer at the baby's face. Our baby is so cute already! He even had a way of just seeing the baby's skeleton. He mentioned during the ultrasound that due to my illness he saw some signs that I might have some complications with blood flow getting to the placenta in the future. So to avoid this we recommended a couple things. First he told me to have baby aspirin everyday until the 32-week mark. Then (my favorite part)...

Dr.DeVore: Do you exercise?
Cori: Yes.
Dr.DeVore: Stop.

How many people get told not to exercise? It was a little funny to hear him say that, I think most doctors generally tell you otherwise. He said that when you exercise it takes some blood away from the placenta and moves it to your heart and other organs. Since he's concerned about the baby getting enough blood, this should prevent that. Lastly he told me that each day I need to lay down on my left side for two hours. This will also help improve blood flow to the baby. Then he will continue to monitor the baby every month to make sure it's getting enough blood and growing properly. Worst-case scenario he said, he'll have to put me on complete bed rest. So all and all I thought it was a good appointment. I'm very glad the baby is healthy and that I can continue to do things to ensure that good health.

Christmas Elves

We elfed ourselves! My favorite dancer is Becca!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=272397876

Our Best Christmas Present

This is what 17 weeks of pregnancy looks like at our house.