So, when I said “I have a feeling this school year will have a ‘whirlwind’ feel to it,” I was indeed talking about something a bit more specific (but wasn’t discussing much publicly yet). Liz requested a bit more information on such things, so I figured I could go ahead and bring everyone up to speed. 🙂
As most of you already know, or found out Friday via Facebook, Brooke is pregnant.
We actually found out toward the end of June, and told our respective parents/sisters around the July 4th holiday. At that point, we were about 6 weeks into the pregnancy and, as many of you know, that’s a bit early to go around telling people, as the chances of miscarriage are still a bit high at that point. We did wait, however, to tell our ‘rents until we had confirmed with Brooke’s primary care doc. We made another appointment with the OB/GYN doctors at SLU to get that ball rolling, as well, around the 8 week point. Once we hit 10 weeks, I told people at the lab; Brooke told people at her office a little before that, as it’s difficult to explain all these doctor appointments without giving some reason (especially when you’ve got a lot of stuff to do!).
Anyway, we finally got to hear a heartbeat on Friday afternoon (now at the 13 week period), and that’s when I put the news up on Facebook. We’re told that once you’re able to hear a heartbeat (usually around 12 weeks?), the chances of miscarriage drop dramatically. So far as we know, everything’s going splendidly! We’ll be doing an ultrasound on September 24th (~18 weeks), where we’ll hopefully be able to see the gender of the baby.
The baby is due February 24th. So, hopefully, I’ll have a newborn in time for him/her to witness my graduation!
So yeah, that’s basically it. Brooke has been feeling surprisingly well throughout this whole deal, with the exception of some headaches. She usually takes ibuprofen or naproxen for such things, but acetaminophen is all you can take when you’re pregnant (without a prescription for something more powerful, but still relatively safe for mom + baby). Brooke has noticed that she’s eating more for lunch now, and seems to be craving a few odd things here and there. I’ll keep reminding her to post things on her blog that are more specific to those points, though!
At any rate, 2010 is looking to be a pretty memorable year. My graduation, likely moving to a new town, having a kid…
What’s the worst that could happen? 🙂
Congratulations Linsenbardt FAMILY! How exciting! Make sure to take folic acid and DHA for a healthy and smart baby! (Not like s/he’ll need any extra brain power coming from such awesomely intelligent parents, but still…) Looks like 2010 will be a year to remember! Best wishes!!
Hey Andy, congrats to you and Brooke! It is so wonderful to hear this news and definitely sounds like some exciting things are coming up for you. Cheers!
I think having a kid in 2010 is an excellent idea. This makes the math simpler for Andy, when trying to remember how old his kid is.
I sure hope it takes after Brooke… 😉
Congratulations!
@Maya – Brooke’s been taking folic acid since last summer, and is still taking an Omega fatty acid supplement. Those pills are HUGE!
@Jill – Thanks! You still owe me an e-mail, by my count… 😛 How’s Canada going? Can we have your health care? 🙂
@Nathan. I hate you. Actually, I planned it that way, as 2010 is our 5 year anniversary, so it’s easier to remember all those dates. I told Brooke we can’t have the next one ’til 2015, but that really spaces things out a bit further than we should. And if that baby knows what’s good for him/her, they’ll take after Brooke more than me…
So Nathan must know that my son is math-challenged!?!? Still can’t figure out how he’s made it this far in school!
I’m pretty excited to be a grandma, too!! (just in case anybody cares!)
I think that you should make the correction that the baby is due on the 25th of Feb. I told Brooke that I will hold the baby’s head in until the clock strikes midnight if she even thinks about having it on the 24th (being that that is MY bday!!)
I’m not sure that’s healthy, Mallory. How’s that nursing degree coming along? 😛