Anna, Karen, Rio, Mellow, Karin, Klinger, Margi, Barbara, and KarenVancouver -- Thanks so much for your support with my families response. I really had hoped for some excitement from them but all I got was ambivalence and raised eyebrows. Oh well... I can't let it ruin me. We are happy and that's all there is to it. We haven't shared our news with many people yet. We have not told my husbands family yet. We will do that in April as we see them. I like to deliver this news in person. I have not told people at work yet. Only my boss knows. She keeps asking when I'm going to let the "secret" out. I think I might tell them at our staff meeting next week.
Ryann -- I have no doubts you and DH are going to be amazing parents! Screw everyone who believes otherwise. That's how I'm looking at it. I am getting similar criticism. I'm sorry about your heart issue! I worry about my blood pressure. It was borderline high before pregnancy. Now it's normal with the pregnancy hormones on board but will probably go up at the end (hopefully not too much). My heartrate is always very slow... 48-52 awake and resting, around 70 if walking, and 140's with strenuous exercise. And I love the names you've picked out.
AFM -- I'm using my fetal doppler every evening after dinner and it makes me feel much better to hear the hb. I have my Nuchal Translucency on April 5th when I will be 12w4d. I know it's not diagnostic and is a "risk assessment" for chromosomal abnormalities but I'm worried about getting a borderline result. I had a friend who had an abnormal NT and who then was a complete worried wreck for the next month until she could have an amnio only to find all all was OK. Does anyone know how common an abnormal NT is? I've heard it only correlates to an abnormal baby in 20-60% of cases. There's a part of me that sorta doesn't want to do it. Did you all do it? Were the results immediate? Did anyone have an abnormal result and need further testing? I'm just not sure how much to worry about this.
Any input is appreciated.
). Got to hospital at 7:30, got checked in and in the room around 8ish, got a quickie u/s done, was checked as still at 6cm, signed consents and stuff, got the epidural around 8:30 (the anesthesiologist actually had a bit of trouble and had to try a few times then had to do a higher one...it was all numb, but was uncomfortable because I was hunched over). The waited a little for it to take full effect then started the ptocin and broke my water around 9. I could just barely feel pressure with the contraction, just enough to know when they were coming. The Dr checked again at 11:15 and I was fully dilated. She had the nurse adjust the bed so I was sitting straight up to allow the baby to decsend. I thought she was since I could feel a slight pressure. Around midnight the said we would start. The nurse rearranged me and I was almost crowning. Did 6 or 7 pushes with the nurse and the Dr came in hurried up and got dressed, then had me push once more. Then we had to stop becuase the cord was around her neck (freak out moment, but she waas monitored he whole time and was ok). Once that was done I did one more push ad the baby shot out. At first no cry they had to suction her for what seemed like an eternity, but ewas probably about 3 sec. I was also I little freaked cause she was so pale, but the realized it was just vernix/ (the cheesy coating). So started pushing shortly after midnight and she was here at 12:24. She was 6#10oz and 20.5 inch long. I had a few small tears and got a few stitches, bit all went easy. 
