May 15
Posted by Chelsea on Thursday May 15, 2008 Under Pregnancy
GIRL!!!
We had our big ultrasound yesterday and found out we’re having a girl!
First pictures:
We think that’s a foot :0)
Doesn’t she look like her Daddy?:
Big Yawn!
We have video of the experience too which is awesome but I need the technical genius of my husband to post those. Stay tuned ;-D
Onto the story of the actual ultrasound:
Yesterday was absolutely amazing.
The logistics:
I had to empty my blatter an hour before getting the u/s and then drink 16 ozs. of clear liquid 30 minutes before and then not pee. I also had some orange juice to make sure we had an awake baby 
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The actual ultrasound (u/s)
They called me in pretty quickly and got started. Shaun got to see the whole thing while I was laying on the table with the monitor faced away from me. At the swanky place that I went to for my 12 week u/s they had a monitor that I could see as well. But, I thought it was kind of neat that Shaun got to see and experience things that I didn’t because the rest of the pregnancy is about me doing that 
. His facial expressions were great. We had to be quiet while the tech was taking all the images and I so wanted him to give me a blow by blow but he couldn’t. Right at the beginning the tech said “Oh of course you’re in a funny posistion. The first baby I did today was in a funny position and that just seems to set the tone.” I got all worried that we weren’t going to see the goods. I was SURE to tell her before we even started that I wanted to KNOW what kind of baby was in there. (I know she’s a human btw) About 15-20 minutes in her wand got very painful. She stops and says “You’re too full. Could you go to the bathroom?” I asked “All the way?” she said, “Yes.” I wanted to kiss her!
When I got back, she started again and with no warning said “Well, you’re going to have a girl.” I was amazed and the water works totally started. I didn’t get to see the image of her goods but the tech was positive she was a girl. So girl it is! Then we moved on to the part where I got to watch. It was so incredibly amazing! She waved at us (as she has on every u/s), we got to see her sucking, trying to put her thumb in her mouth, yawning 
and stretching (my absolute favorite), she changed positions in a very Mom-like (hey that’s me!) way and was just so cute! We also got to see her very healthy spine, legs (they look long-wishful thinking on my part), and arms. Once I figure out how to post the video I’ll post a link! My friends who saw it said that her profile looks like Shaun and I have to agree. She’s so cute!
After that the tech took some more measurements and then asked us to wait outside so that the doctor could look and make sure we got all the pictures we needed. We had and she sent us on our way with a CD of the experience. They can only give you the images that she shared with me. All the other stuff goes to the specialist to review and my doctor. The tech only made the comment about her spine but didn’t seem alarmed at all (and isn’t allowed to say anything) but was very matter-of-factly cheerful throughout the entire procedure. I go in next week to see my doctor and I’ll get the full results then 
I saw a very active, healthy-looking baby! SO COOL.
Apr 25
Posted by Chelsea on Friday Apr 25, 2008 Under Pregnancy
From: Chelsea Titus [mailto:chelsea.titus@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 12:14 PM
To: ‘Shaun Titus’
Subject: Exciting News
Hi all,
We’re very excited to announce that we’re having a baby!!! YAY! I’m due on October 12th and we couldn’t be happier or more excited.
We find out the sex on May 14th-which couldn’t come soon enough. Attached is a picture of one of our ultra-sounds. Not surprisingly we have a very active baby in there, that’s fun to watch on ultra-sound but I suspect won’t be so fun to feel in a few months đŸ™‚
I hope everyone is doing great. I can’t wait to hear from you and hopefully see you all soon.
Chelsea (and Shaun and The
Bean)
Apr 25
Posted by Chelsea on Friday Apr 25, 2008 Under Pregnancy
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Chelsea Titus wrote:
Hi all,
We had our 12 week ultrasound on Tuesday. It was a longer and more in depth one where they checked for chromosomal abnormalities. Everything checked out perfectly healthy-YAY! I also got to stare at my baby for a good 20 minutes-that was unbelievably cool! When we started I had actually fallen asleep waiting for the technician-hey they put a pregnant lady in a dark room, laying down, next to and ultrasound machine emitting white noise-it was bound to happen! So when they first looked in there The Bean was sleeping too. At first it freaked me out because it wasn’t moving but then I saw the heartbeat =D And then The Bean woke up!
The Bean takes after its Daddy. He/she was all over the place-that kid does not sit still! The tech said “Your baby is VERY active. I need to follow it.” He had that wand thingy all over my belly-it was crazy! I got to see the back and spine, the top of the head with the different regions of the brain and lots of profile pics! It is measuring 10 cm and looks just like a teeny tiny baby in there-so amazing!
So enjoy the pics.
Love you all,
Chelsea, Shaun, and The Bean
Apr 25
Posted by Chelsea on Friday Apr 25, 2008 Under Pregnancy
On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Chelsea Titus wrote:
Hi all:
Please see my amazing husband’s email below. Yesterday was so exciting. The baby was moving around like crazy and looked like a BABY! It was so incredibly cool. We get to hear the heartbeat in 2 weeks.
Love you all,
Chelsea
Our doctor decided to do an ultrasound at our first appointment and we found out some very exciting details. We are not having twins (whew), Chelsea is due on 10/12 which is Columbus day, and most exciting is that we got to see our baby (which we currently call Bean because it’s been supplying Chelsea with an endless supply of gas – she puts her family to shame in burping contests right now).
I scanned an image and attached it to this email. The doctor said we were very lucky because the initial ultrasound normally isn’t so clean and well defined. It was actually a little eerie because the baby was moving around and you could really see it’s arm and leg sprouts pretty well at one point.
On a less important, but still very exciting note, we bought a new Honda Element EX last night! Our old Jeep was in need of very expensive repairs and at 207k miles it wasn’t worth dumping thousands of dollars into. Plus we wanted the new safety features now that we are going to have a little one. I attached a picture of the car too so that you can see it.
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Shaun
Big Yawn!
We have video of the experience too which is awesome but I need the technical genius of my husband to post those. Stay tuned ;-D
