Blue, blue, blue

So, there's been a little concern with the fact that Josh and I don't know for sure what the sex of the baby is. If we had a baby girl, she'd have a lot of blue to wear... Well... The verdict is in and.......

IT'S A BOY!!!

So, I had my appointment with the new doc today. I ended up changing it to just a consultation because my current doc said if I get copies of my records, then I was officially no longer their patient. Crazy, huh? Well, I met with the new doc, and he seems pretty good. He didnt' just answer the questions I asked, but if it was in reference to a specific procedure, he explained why they did what they do and didn't just say yes or no.

Well, with my next scheduled appointment with the old doc, they were going to do another ultrasound to see if the baby had turned. The new doctor asked if I knew if the baby had turned yet, and I told him that I was scheduled to have an ultrasound at my next appointment with my current doctor to find out. Well, he had me lay back and did an ultrasound. The baby has officially turned, so he's head down and ready to go when it's time. I asked if the doctor could confirm the sex for me, and sure enough, there was the little penis-no doubt about it. Still no picture. I didn't want to ask for a picture because it wasn't an official appointment.

I have an appointment next week, and I'll find out if there is going to be another ultrasound. There should be another one closer to the delivery date so we can gauge how big the baby is. Needless to say, I've decided to officially change. The new doctor seems pretty good, and it is nice knowing we won't have to drive so far and worry about traffic. The new hospital is 10 minutes away driving through Long Beach-no high ways or rush hour traffic to worry about.

I feel bad, though. The office manager at the old doctor was working so hard to get everything worked out with the hospital. They did eventually make us an offer saying they wouldn't charge us more than the in-network out of pocket cost. That was good, but the distance still makes us uncomfortable. Also, the office manager said the hospital was able to charge more being out of network than in-network. Although they would only hold me to the 20%, and no more than the deductible out of pocket, I could still end up being more because of the non-restricted costs. I figure it would just be easier to go somewhere in-network.

Speaking of how big the baby is getting, he is getting HUGE! It is actually a little painful when he moves now. He hasn't gotten into my ribs yet, but his usual movements are a little painful. I have a feeling he might be bigger than 8 pounds... It's just a feeling I have. He looked so much bigger on the ultrasound today than he has before. My stomach is getting so big, too. My belly button still hasn't popped, though.

The countdown is on... A little over a month to go. How prepared are we do you ask? Well.... Getting more and more prepared each day, I think. Haha.