Way behind on updating....

Wow, I never realized how hard it was to find time to sit down and write!!  But between work, home, family, sports, and just life in general I have had a hard time finding time to actually just write...  I have been busy at work, I am an IT person and they are doing a tech refresh (replacing old computers with new ones) and I have had to deal with that.  A few LATE nights at work!  I actually thought I would be able to do some blogging while sitting here at work that late when the deployment teams were here setting up the new systems but I was CRAZY busy! So - back to Baby Strange... :) 
After my first doctors appointment on December 29 I went back every 2 weeks and had an ultrasound done to check my cervix and the ultrasound tech was so awesome!  Everytime she would spend a little extra time looking at the baby so I could see - it is amazing the changes 2 weeks can make.  I dont think she was suppose to but always said it was the least she could do since I had to come in every 2 weeks and she used the excuse that she was getting the heart rate for the doctor. :)   Eventually I will have to upload some of my ultrasound pictures I have. 
I went to the doctor 5 times between December 29 and March 8 - everytime was the same drill.  Ultrasound to check my cervix and then see the doctor to find out how everything was going.   Everytime I went she was surprised at how well my cervix was holding up and I had no issues with anything else.  So, on March 8 we were going to be able to find out what we were having!!  Part of me did not want to find out and wanted to wait until we were in the delivery room BUT the OCD part of me knew there was no way I could plan for a baby and NOT know what he/she was!  Haha.  So, I knew I would have to find out - there was no other option for me. :)  That afternoon, DH, my son, and I all went along to find out what this little person inside of me was going to be....  I was so excited!  I have to admit, I was a little disappointed I had the same ultrasound tech everytime I had been there and REALLY liked here...  This time, I had the other tech they have there and was worrried I wouldn't like her as well and was looking forward to having the other girl since I had gotten to know her a little.  But, she was great too!  I was really happy with her.  She started out the u/s doing all the "boring" stuff as she called it - checking, measuring - and what seemed like FOREVER later she finally said, "OK, are you guys ready to find out what you are having?" Right away she could tell, we were having a baby BOY!!  There was no question, he was not a bit shy! Haha.  She said "I dont think we will be changing this one!" Meaning she was positive it was a boy and not mistaking - this freaked my son out!  Haha.  He thought she meant that this little baby boy could magically change into a girl between then and the time he was born.  Haha.  I had to explain that to him... :) I love how the mind of a child works! 
So, after this appt Dr said my cervix still looked great so she was going to start treating me like a normal patient and I could come back in a month!!!  No more ultrasounds for a while...  She did say that when they did the ultrasound she found that the umbilical cord only had 2 vessels instead of 3...  This did not worry her since everything else they look at looked normal - but for me this was a huge OMG!  She said the only thing she is concerned with is me having a small baby because the 1 missing vessel could mean the baby gets less nutrients and doesn't get as big...  I have been trying to let this all not worry me since she doesn't seem worried but as a mother the only thing you really want for your baby is for them to be healthy..  After my doc appt I got on the internet and started looking at what it meant to have 2 vessels compared to the normal 3...  BIG mistake!!  So, I stopped and haven't looked again..  I have to trust in my doctor and most of all GOD that my little boy will be perfectly healthy. 
I went back to the doctor on April 5 and had a "normal" patient visit...  Meaning no ultrasound... :( but she measured my belly - said I was actually measuring right on track if not a little big, this could be due to the fact that my due date by my last period and the measurements on the ultrasound are about a week different.... So, she said she would see me back in a month but this time wants to do an ultrasound to check my cervix and do a growth scan on the baby to make sure he was growing ok. :)  She also informed me this would be the last time I would be going 4 weeks between appts.