Moving: The Movie™



Moving day was awesome, tiring, annoying and fun all at the same time. Thanks to all our wonderful friends who pitched in and made the day go quickly... the beer was all the sweeter because of your hard work! We're now well and truly settled into our new home, although there's still much unpacking and cleaning before it truly feels "ours"!

Posted in: , , on April 4, 2010 at at 9:46:00 PM 0 comments  

A Human!

It's gettin real over here folks. Just look at this bub just laying back waiting for it's next feed. Just moochin away with the legs all stretched out floating comfortably in placenta. These images seems to show you so much if you trust the pixels you're looking at. The skull and brain are all in good form and bones are standing out more on the images than before. The heart was visibly pumping blood and the tech noted the kidneys and bladder were all up in full filter mode. Definitely has Cameron's nose I'd say...


Now it's just waving hey!


A footsie!

And cut to wide shot

Posted in: on March 28, 2010 at at 9:26:00 PM 1 comments  

Checkup 12 weeks 4 days

Pictures are coming but we still have to find our scanner in order to share them! The doctors appointment yesterday went swimmingly and Cam finally got to meet our normal OB.

First, of course, we had another ultrasound which is still very novel to us but can see how it may become a stressful practice as more detail will be noticed each visit, and discrepancies pointed out. This time, the whole fetus (as it is now officially called!) was viewable, laying on its back with the legs up. The tech pointed out that its position couldn't have been more perfect but was concerned with a particular fluid building up behind the neck. When asked what kind of fluid, she said she couldn't be sure. But meanwhile! The heart was steady, kidneys and bladder were seen and functioning, and of course, the brain seemed to look like a real brain! The tech had a guess on the sex but couldn't be completely sure until my next ultrasound which will be another 8 weeks. What she said we won't repeat so we can keep you all in suspense!
Meeting the OB went well and she did her own poke and prod exam. A vial of my blood was taken in order to perform the nucleal transparency test and Cam nearly lost it as she drew it out of me. After she answered a few of our questions and we arranged my next appointment, Cam said that "she was cute" and didn't know what my beef was. She was definitely nicer, as my tests previous had all come back negative which makes everyone's lives easier.
Afterwards, with our after-appointment-glow, we went and cleaned the old house. I was pretty exhausted after working and then going through the exam and tried to contribute the best I could. We are pretty much done with the old place and ready to hand back the keys! Can't wait to finally throw our energy into the new house which needs some big time TLC. My overacting olfactories are completely against the "new house smell" and re-cleaning it seems like the only way to diminish my opposition. More pictures of the house coming soon too! We really need to get our internet in gear so I don't have to write blogs at work :D

Edit 3/26:
Cam feels the need for me to explain the full scope of the fluid issue. The previous account states how I understood the fluid to be a concern but really all is perfectly normal. The tech needed to measure the amount of fluid as part of the nucheal trans test and too much or too little could have led to further tests to make sure that Down Syndrome was not a possibility. The blood test was a follow up to make sure that all was sound. Cam would also like to voice that the blood did not put him off. It just gushed into the test tube in a way that was unexpected and therefore a short breath was heard from his direction.

Posted in: on March 25, 2010 at at 12:07:00 PM 1 comments  

Luggin the Lime

Thats preggers talk! Check out some Cannon Beach photos when Cam girl-napped me Wednesday night to celebrate the signing for our new house!










Posted in: on March 19, 2010 at at 10:04:00 AM 0 comments  

These days things are getting interesting! Today Cam and I sign a hundred pieces of paper for our new abode! I'm feeling anxious of moving everything and accomplishing everything that I want to do to our new house. Luckily, there is no fixing up to do but there is a lot of painting in order to make it our own. Moving day is Sunday so far and we will have a few friends helping us move boxes of transformers and goods. Hopefully, I'll feel up for documenting the event, maybe with some video!

Cam has been supporting me and my mood swings a lot lately. Yesterday, I felt on top of the world but last night I felt so drained and heavy, I had to go bed barely able to eat a PB&J. Our photo shoot of my preg progress has fallen behind as I have little energy after work to get any of my million projects worked on. This morning, having nothing in my stomach I was super nauseous and caused more concern to Cam who now knows he has to force me to eat when I'm feeling my lowest. Other than that, I have forgotten for awhile that I am pregnant. I eat the same as I always have but am more conscious of eating more vegetables and better nutrients. I should be eating more than I am, but it is difficult to get past the mentality of feeling gluttonous and heavy after always feeling the need to be fit my whole life. As I begin to show more, which is very slight at the moment, this mentality should pass and I'll start to accept the whole thing.
Work hasn't changed too much and neither have people's attitudes toward me. When I first told coworkers, they would go out of their way to help me out but now it seems to have fallen out of attention. I pay slightly more attention to children than I used to but am still wary of them. They are strange and unpredictable. Cam is a child's favorite as proven when he went and hung out with a friends two year old the other day. He has also had little contact with children but really enjoyed reading to him and playing with his toys with him. The kid was a wreck when he finally had to be put down to bed and made quite the commotion.
Doctors appointment is next Wednesday so more pictures are coming! Stay tuned! Hopefully, we will work with our regularly scheduled OB and all goes well!

Posted in: on March 17, 2010 at at 9:25:00 AM 0 comments  

Tuesday


Had a great weekend entertaining long lost friend Carrie who I went to school with at Sydney Uni! I had promised her bands and booze a few months ago but the my new ordeal changed things up a bit. We galavanted all over Portland and Cam and Kim loved hearing of her round the world adventures. The timing may have been off, but good times were had and Cam and I are now working to move into our new house which closes on the 19th! Once in, then the nesting can begin... And expect a couple more updates from me now that I have this new iPhone app to help me keep the blog alive and not bother the Facebook folk with growing pains. Until next time..

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Posted in: on March 2, 2010 at at 4:35:00 PM 1 comments  

8 Weeks 3 Days


Back from the second checkup today!

This time with Cam in tow, we had an ultrasound which was much clearer than only two weeks before. The head and little stub arms were visible as well as the tiny heartbeat going the rate of a squirrels. The tech measured the heart rate to make sure it was regular and checked around the area to make sure nothing else strange was growing near the fetus. Lastly, she let us hear the heartbeat through the equipment and sure enough the thing was beating away making us realize that this being was now on it's own, making its own blood, making its own journey from here on out. We just had to guide it and nurture it and see how it shapes out. Now having two hearts in my body, I was still a bit foggy how the machine was able to determine that one little beating organ from the other dominate one. Cam on the other hand was going through a life changing epiphany complete with shivers and a momentous sense of awe.
From there we were then directed to the examination room where I met my substitute doctor as my original OB was on vacation(?) The new doc was extremely personable and made us laugh throughout my poke-and-prod exam. From there we sat with him in his office as he put on the serious doctor face and gave us the low down of what to expect in the next few months. There were tests to be taken, if elected, including a Nucheal Translucency to test for Down syndrome and a Cystic Fibrosis Carrier test. Both sounded like the chances were slim but risky if not caught early. He went over meds I could take and drugs I should stop taking (cocaine and meth will be the hardest) but I felt like I had already been educated in most of the topics due to some heavy book reading in the past couple of weeks. Cam, of course absorbed the info like a sponge and was so glad that he came along. I thanked Dr. F as I was so grateful for his welcoming attitude and cool demeanor. Unfortunately, I could not betray my original OB and switch teams, not because of loyalty, but because she was the only one who would travel to my insured hospital for the delivery. C'est la vie! As Dr. F is in the same clinic though, its nice to know that he is there, always looking out for patients whose regular docs are on vacation.
Meanwhile, Cam is taking care of me in the best way he knows how. His support is through the roof and I couldn't be any luckier. And as for the gummy bear, you don't know it yet, but you're pretty lucky too.

Posted in: , on February 23, 2010 at at 8:21:00 PM 3 comments  

7 Weeks 1 Day

It's Cam's birthday today! So far I have made him feel extra special by reminding him of the miracle of life inside me and the nausea that it brings. By not eating in my sleep, I wake up feeling fine for about 20 minutes until my body turns on me. Of course eating crackers in the middle of the night is not very appealing and I'm still getting into a rhythm of how this all works. Tonight we'll have a few people over, grill up some steaks and see how I last. Having quite a few errands to run today, hopefully I can keep it together enough for Cam to have an enjoyable day :)

Posted in: , , on February 15, 2010 at at 10:44:00 AM 0 comments  

5 Weeks 6 Days

I am starting this blog a bit late. But as with all situations as delicate as this, rushing is something that one needs to resist. But now, all seems "safe" enough to proceed and publicly shout "Hey look! Im not broken after all!"

My first appointment to the doctor produced these results with the ultrasound. The technician seemed disgruntled at her findings as the details are difficult to make out. I pointed this out to her and expressed, I was more than thrilled to see what she was seeing. However, I am still a bit disappointed at the quality of ultrasounds as I feel technology should have developed a bit better by now, being a futuristic year of 2010, to be able to see a 2mm speck in my uterus as clearly as if was being featured on BBCs Planet Earth. But alas, its still grainy black and white and we see a large black blob, being the yolk, with a tiny arrow (not part of the fetus unfortunately) pointing to what should be the important developing bits.


My technician didn't seem to be enjoying her job when I couldn't think of anything more exciting to do every day. No worry though, my bubbliness will see me through this, until I met up with my doctor.
She meets me in her office and looks over my chart. With an intense glare, she demands why I haven't been in in the last year for a check up on a procedure I had back in late 2008. Good question. My excuses are meager, like having no idea that she wanted me to come back for a check up. There could be complications down the road if I have any high level CIN squamous cells left in my cervix she explains. I agree, that should be made a priority for my health that this be taken care of. We make an appointment for two weeks from the day and she leaves the room. Kind of left in a shock, I leave the office wondering what I should be more concerned about: my doctor being furious at me, or me just being happy because the appointment was indeed a success. To be continued...

Posted in: , on February 7, 2010 at at 10:22:00 AM 3 comments  

Interstate Diagram Print Sample!


Interstate Diagram Print Sample!, originally uploaded by Senex Prime.

First print sample of my Interstate Diagram poster came in today. This one is from an online on-demand printer - I love the size (36" x 24"), and the colors look great as well, nice and bright! I could even make the type a little bit smaller at this reproduction size, which could neaten things up a bit. Still waiting on a couple of different printers before I make a final decision on which way to go.

Prints will be for sale soon - let me know if you're interested by emailing camgbooth -AT- gmail -DOT- com!

UPDATE: Posters - in both 25" x 17" and 36" x 24" sizes - are now available for purchase here.

Posted in: , , , , on November 20, 2009 at at 12:43:00 PM 0 comments  

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