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@lilteacherbee & @MrsH - oh my goodness... my heart absolutely breaks for you both. I can't even begin to imagine what you're going through. Sending lots of e-hugs your way!

@MrsH & @lilteacherbee I am so sorry for your losses.

Hello ladies! I'm new to the boards but thought that this thread might be the best place to start. I was first an avid Weddingbee reader and then became an addicted Hellobee reader. A little bit about me:

EDD: February 16th, 2013

How far along?: 11 weeks

How long TTC: We were actively PREVENTING!

First child?: 3rd! 7 y/o boy, 9 m/o girl

Any feeling about boy/girl: I'm hoping for a boy this time!

First doctor's appointment: Already had one, next one on Monday.

How do you feel?/Symptoms so far: Nauseaous, exhausted

Who have you told?: Just a few close friends, haven't even told any family members yet!

@Wigglesj: Congrats, and welcome

just wanted to update everyone --

i had my nt scan yesterday. she tried three times, but baby just wouldn't cooperate! baby was bopping around and having fun, and then as soon as she would get ready to get the measurement, he/she would lie flat on the wall. it was funny and frustrating at the same time. i think we have an ornery one! she was able to tell that baby is normal, and there wasn't any fluid on his/her neck, but not able to take the actual measurements. i did the first batch of genetic screening blood work, though. we'll get those results in 4 weeks, after i do the second half. i'm not worried at all - she said everything looks great: perfect heartbeat, perfect size, and 5 fingers on both hands!

i think watching baby bump around and wave to us at 12 weeks was the most incredible moment of my life so far. there was such a big change between my 8 week appointment and yesterday. i truly fell in love with our sweet baby, and it made it so real for me!

here's an instagram of our u/s!

@ladyfingers: so awesome! what was the heart rate? how was the nt scan?

@photojane: heart rate was 152 and the scan seemed to go well, it took her a while to get a good pic of the membrane too but it measured 1.2 so they were very happy with that! They said they should have the blood test back by the end of next week and they'll call either way.

I just can't wait until we find out the gender! I went to a nice maternity and children's consignment shop today and bought some mommy clothes, and so wanted to buy some cute clothes for LO! I have to go in for high-risk scans at 16 and 18 weeks because of some cryo I had done on pre-cancerous cervical cells years ago, and she said she may be able to tell us gender at 16 weeks!

@ladyfingers: agreed... I just cleaned my shower today and thought I might die. I dont know if I ate something bad or what but I was super sick last night and today. I looked at myself in the mirror and i look like a crazy person. Between my frizzy hair after cleaning and the broken blood vessels around my eyes from throwing up and gagging I'm a hot mess.

@Phillybaby2013: I'm sorry, I hope you feel better soon! This morning I have the requisite heartburn. Bleh.

@photojane: The tech told us she thought it was a boy, and will be interested to see if she's right. I think she's wrong, though! I know, who do I think I am But I'm using the nub theory to predict girl.

@photojane: @ladyfingers: love these photos! I'm amazed at the difference a few weeks can make in development (hearing about it is one thing...but actually seeing it, wow!)

You ladies are so lucky! They don't do NT scans in Canada unless there's a reason to. I did my blood test last week, but that's it! I'm going in for a second blood test in a few weeks.

@ladyfingers: finding out the gender at 16 weeks would be such a nice treat! so exciting!

@Wigglesj: welcome and congrats fellow WB-er!

Hubs and I booked our babymoon vaca this past week! We are going to Paris and Barcelona for 2 weeks and I'll be 21 weeks by then. We've been humming and hawing about this trip for awhile, but decided to do it now before LO comes and our hands will be full. Hope I'll get my energy back...but more importantly, my appetite!

Hi ladies!
I love seeing the ultrasound pics
We had our NT scan done last Thursday morning and everything went well. The neck fold measured 1.1 mm which is good, and the heart beat was between 155-160. We were also told that we should be able to get the gender at 18 weeks, which will be at our September 10th appt.

Here's my ultrasound pic!

Had our scan and blood work this afternoon. It was amazing!! The baby was swimming like a little fish in there. I couldn't believe it. The measurements were good and baby is 7 cm long and had a hb of 155. The only bad part was the 5 sticks I got in their attempt to get blood. My veins are terrible. Oh well getting to see the baby was well worth the pain. Here's my Lil baby saying hi and a side shot...

@Mrs. Lantern: AH! i want to go with you!

@Emilie: what cutie! is he/she waving? i think we'll be getting the anatomy scan at 19 weeks, but i was pretty much begging the u/s tech to do it sooner. she wouldn't oblige. haha.

@Phillybaby2013: AW! how precious! love the little hand. how far along were you at your scan? i was 11w4d and baby was 5.9cm, and had a hb of 169, which i thought was kind of fast. i'm anxious to see how much that will drop at our next u/s or if maybe we have a little girl in there after all!

@photojane: oh and MS has hit full force I think... Just threw up in the kitchen sink. -fail.

Loving all the ultrasounds and the active babies :)!

I have noticed one new thing this week. I haven't had to pee in the middle of the night. Has anyone else noticed this. It's kind of nice to be able to sleep through the night without having to get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night (sometimes more than once).

Hey ladies- haven't been on in a while...we had our NT scan as well this week, everything's looking good. And slowly the morning sickness is easing up- yay! On the down side, hello reflux. Last time around it started way later so I'm not too happy about it. How's everybody feeling this week? Happy August!

@momentspassslow: glad there's another second timer on here! Our LO is 13 months and it's crazy hard running after him all day long!

@Wigglesj: congrats! so exciting!

@WALLAROO: yes! I can finally make it through the night without getting up again!

@Mrs. Lantern: I haven't told my boss yet. I was going to wait to make sure all was well with my appointment this Friday and then tell him next week when I will be a little over 13 weeks and almost out of the first tri. My job requires travel and I need to tell them sooner than later because my OB says she won't let me fly after 24 weeks.

@Phillybaby2013: How exciting! But MS at 13 weeks?! Boo! I hope it gets better for you soon.

@Baby Boy Mom: Yay!

We got our results back super fast, I was so panicked when I saw the OB office calling me yesterday because they said it'd be the end of this week and I thought something was wrong! But everything was normal Phew!

@Mrs. Lantern: LOL we have a bigger handicap stall with its own mirror so I was protected

@Phillybaby2013: Aw, thanks. I feel like a fatty I can't believe I'm showing this early!