26 Week Ultrasound

We had another ultrasound at 26 weeks to check the position of the placenta. The ultrasound tech was also nice enough to give us another peek at our little girl and even a couple of pictures! The good news is that the placenta has moved to where it is supposed to be so no more worries about that. Also, baby girl looks very healthy and is growing right on track!

She moves constantly now and is especially good at giving good, swift kicks to my bladder ;-) Jon is convinced she will be a soccer player but I think she must have gymnastics in her future with the way she tumbles around in there !These past couple of weeks Jon and I have even started being able to see the baby's movements from the outside which is kind of weird and cool at the same time.

Here are the pictures from the ultrasound:

Oh, we also forgot to take a picture of my belly at 26 weeks but we did get one at 27 weeks so I'll be sure to post that soon!

24 Weeks

Hey all,

We're at 25 weeks now. These pictures are from 24 weeks. Starting to get big! Everything is going well with the pregnancy. We have another ultrasound this week, so we'll put more pictures up soon.

Kristin had a baby shower at work, thanks to everyone who came and who gave presents. Kristin has 10 days of work left before she retires (at least temporarily). We're packing up to move- two weeks and we'll be in Columbia. We'll keep you posted with new pictures soon!

-Jon

Jonathan Virkler, M.D.

He did it!! Jon graduated this past weekend and is now officially a doctor. We had a very busy but very fun weekend of graduation events and loved having a lot of our family here to celebrate with us! I think the baby had a great time too and she definitely enjoyed meeting so much of her extended family :-) Here are some pictures from the weekend:

Awards Ceremony 5/15/09

Hooding Ceremony 5/17/09

Commencement 5/18/09

Dr. Jon with his degree and new class ring:

Graduation Party 5/18/09

22 weeks

We're at 22 weeks! Baby's just growing, all the major parts are formed already. Everything's going well, baby kicks pretty hard now!

In other news, we found a place in Columbia! Jon graduates this weekend and everyone's coming up for the party. We'll be moving in about a month so Jon can start residency.

Also, this week an awkward situation came up. Tybalt (our brilliant fur-son) realized that his mommy was growing quite a belly (yeah, not the brightest, that one). He asked what was going on, so we explained to him that he was going to get a baby sister. He did not appreciate that news one bit. This is what he looked like

Whoa Baby! Halfway Cooked!

So we're halfway there! We've hit 20 weeks and everything's going well. Kristin feels okay, but it's definitely getting a little harder to get around. She can feel the baby most of the time now, and the baby is definitely kicking hard! I can feel her moving around at least once a day or so. I heard the baby's heartbeat with a stethoscope a couple of days ago. Nice to know that everything's going okay. We'll keep you posted. Enjoy the pictures!

It's a.......................GIRL!!

We had our second trimester ultrasound today and found out that the baby is a girl! Bring on the pink!! Everything else looks good with the baby. Development is right on track and all fingers and toes are present and accounted for. All the measurements came out very average except for the baby's head which was pretty large (73rd percentile)!! We're hoping this just means that the baby will be extra smart :-)

The ultrasound also looked at the position of the placenta in the uterus and it turns out I have Placenta Previa. The doctor assured us that this is nothing to worry about and that there is still time for the Placenta to move and the issue to resolve itself. If not, I will just have to deliver through a C-section but there should be no risk posed to the baby. I go for another ultrasound in 6 weeks to see if the placenta has moved any.

Here are some pictures of our little girl:

Front view:

Bottom view:

Side view:

18 Weeks!

We're almost halfway there! We're at 18 weeks and counting. Had a doctor's appointment this week and everything looks good so far. We have our ultrasound scheduled for the end of April, and we should find out the sex then.

Kristin's still feeling pretty good, although at this point it is obvious she is pregnant. She can't fit into most of her regular pants, and has started to wear some maternity clothes. She's not really excited about that, but I think it's cute.

Happy Easter,

Jon