2nd Appointment

We had our second doctor's appointment, and it happened very quickly. We were able to hear the baby's heartbeat, which was nice.

Our Alternator in our '05 Ford Focus went out. The axle had to be removed to reach it in this model. It took them a long time to do so. When the alternator was replaced with the one I bought that was rebuilt, it stopped working as the car was being driven back to Janice. They claimed the alternator was a lemon. The man I bought the part from claims that the mechanic just wants me to buy a new one, which for the Ford Focus is $400!

Now they are fighting it out. We had to rent a Corolla for a couple days. We rode the motorcycle for a couple days at first, but I didn't feel very comfortable with Janice being on the back. I was always afraid I would have a blowout or something. So, we rented a car. I'm still waiting on the car, and we're praying that we'll be able to afford it!
Kelly

Our First Ultrasound

We went a couple weeks ago for our first ultrasound and found out that the due date is April 6th, which is very close to my dad's b-day (9th). The Baby's heartbeat was 176 beats/minute. It was really neat, and we really enjoyed the visit.

Kelly

I was very touched at the moment I saw that little teeny tiny thing. 1.8 cm...it was amazing. At the same time, I was happy I didn't see two of them in there. Kelly and I pray for this little one very often that he/she will be a healthy little baby. It was very awesome to listen to the heartbeat.

Janice

Waiting for the Doctor

Caption: "These are the ultrasound technicians who incorrectly told you you'd be having a girl. Grace has offered to re-wallpaper your nursery and Brenda will return any gender-specific gifts that you received."

Janice and I are still waiting for a second doctor's appointment with an O.B. doctor. Because of our HMO, we have to be referred from our primary care physician to a specialized doctor. The doctor's office told us that the O.B. doctor will call us for an appointment. When we didn't get a call for a while, we called the Primary Care office again to make sure they had referred us. They told us that they did and not to call the O.B. doctor, saying the office would contact us. It almost sounds like a bad job interview doesn't it? Anyway, here in a moment I'm going to call the O.B. doctor.

Kelly