Jack Henry Kremer

July 5, 2007

New ultrasound pictures are here! The doctor and the ultrasound tech confirmed that he is indeed a boy. Pictures 1-4 are looking directly at his face, his head is tilted to the right. 5-7 are profile shots, and 8 is a graphical representation of his heartbeat along with a map of bloodflow throughout his body.
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8.
July 4, 2007

Here are Beth's week 28 photographs - #1 #2. She's finally plus 10 pounds!
May 28, 2007

Here are Beth's week 23 photographs - #1 #2. She's eating normally now and has gained a little more weight.
May 22, 2007

Here's Beth's week 22 pregnancy photograph. And here's another one.

In case you're curious, this is the IV bag that Beth had to lug around for 3 1/2 months.

She has finally managed to climb her way back to her pre-pregnancy weight! She lost 14 pounds between January and March.
May 4, 2007

Beth stopped all IV fluids and medicine yesterday. We tried flushing her PICC line but there was a leak and it soaked the dressing. We ended up in the emergency room and the doctor removed the line. Earlier than planned, but it was going to be removed this Wednesday.
April 26, 2007

We had our level II ultrasound today, they took over 80 ultrasound images of the baby, though they only printed a few of them for us. It's a baby boy!
- His little foot.
- An excellent image of his head.
- The ultrasound tech said this is proof that he's a boy. We can't see anything but that's why they have experts.
April 22, 2007

Bethy really looks pregnant now. Here she is in all her pregnant glory!
She has been feeling much better lately, she's had several 2,000+ calorie days in the last week.
Our level II ultrasound is happening this week and we should know the gender of the baby then!
April 16, 2007

Chris and Nikki visited yesterday and Beth and Nikki posed for a photo.
April 15, 2007

Sorry it too me so long to scan, here's our 15 1/2 week ultrasound. Beth has had a very good couple of days, she's broken 1,000 calories three days in a row now! She is definitely feeling the baby kicking and moving. Not quite strong enough for me to feel it yet, but soon. Our level II ultrasound is coming up at the end of the month so we should know the gender then.
April 12, 2007

Dr. Phil did a story about an extreme case of hyperemesis. Hopefully this national exposure will help people understand the severity of the problem.
April 2, 2007

Beth was getting IV infusions of Zofran every 6 hours but it was not helping at all. So we switched to a round-the-clock infusion. Of course, that means its own pump and a y-site attached to her PICC line. So she has to walk around with a whole extra mess of tubes hannging off her arm. It does appear to have some effect, she has eaten a little bit more over the last week and has actually gained a pound. Beth says she is sure that she is feeling the baby move around. It's not a very strong feeling yet but she's sure it's the baby.
March 18, 2007

Here is the third ultrasound. We didn't get a length, but it has very obvious baby features. It wasn't dancing like last time, but was still moving. I think it was just chilling out.
March 17, 2007

Beth was released today. We are trying home IV infusions of Zofran.
March 16, 2007

Beth was admitted to the hospital today for severe nausea and vomiting.
March 1, 2007

Beth has been battling hyperemesis gravidarum for the last 5 weeks - constant nausea and vomiting due to pregnancy. She had lost 10 pounds before we switched doctors. We'll post more on this later, but you can read all about it at the Hyperemesis Foundation's site.
February 27, 2007

We had our second ultrasound today, the baby is now 10 weeks old and has a heartbeat of 160. You can view the picture here. The baby is 3cm long and it was dancing up a storm. Its arms were waving, its legs were kicking, and its head was rockin' out! It's like the baby was putting on a show for us.
February 4, 2007

We had our first ultrasound today, the baby is only 7 weeks old but we could see a beating heart! You can see the ultrasound picture here. The baby is just over 1 centemeter long.