25 week appointment

Another routine appointment today.  Measured my belly and listened to the baby's heart rate.  Everything still checking out well.  I am finally gaining weight.  I am embarrassed to say I gained 10 lbs in the last month, but the doctor thinks I was probably just catching up.  I actually went all month without being sick, so I had a good appetite.  To have only a 10 lbs weight gain at this point is pretty good. 

I feel the baby move a lot now, which is reassuring.  Sometimes I still use the doppler at work to listen to the heartbeat, though. :-)

My next appointment is in 3 weeks.  Another routine check with the third trimester labs which includes the sugar test. 

Cory felt the baby kick!

The baby is moving pretty frequently now, and Cory got to feel him move this morning.  It's not too strong yet, so he really wasn't for sure if the baby moved or I moved.  I assured him it was the baby moving.  I am sure there will be many more oppurtunities as he gets stronger.  :-)

It's a Boy!

We had our ultrasound today that showed we are having a baby boy.  Neither Cory or I had a preference over a boy or a girl, so we are very excited!

The ultrasound tech told us he was folded up like a taco and had his hands and his feet in front of his face so we didn't get any great pictures of his face, but that's ok.  I am sure he is not going to look all gray and fuzzy when he comes out, so it wouldn't be very realistic anyway...  All of the measurements were good, and everything looked ok.  

I am feeling the baby move pretty frequently, but it is still light movements.  My overall weight gain to this point is -1 lbs, but the doctor is still not concerned so I will not complain.  She simply says I will gain eventually and at this rate will not gain too much.  

I am still doing fine, but the hardest part has been being sick.  I got over my strep throat and had a sinus infection with a terrible headache.  I got over that and now have had a cough  and cold symptoms for the last week.  My family doctor said it was either the cold of flu and gave me cough medicine.  I have recovered withh all except the cough.  My OB doctor said that it could be allergies.  I am sure it will pass eventually.

We are now about 22 weeks.  Some days it seems like it is going realy fast, and others it seems like August is so far away.  We go back to see the doctor in 4 weeks.

First movements

I felt the baby move this morning for the first time that I was sure it was the baby.  I have been so anxious about feeling it, I have felt some things, but haven't been sure it was the baby or just my normal digestive movements.  I was laying in bed not ready to get up yet when I felt it.  It literally felt like someone poked me from the inside.  Very different feeling, but very exciting!

17 week check-up

I went back to the doctor today.  They measured my belly and listened to the baby's heartbeat and said everything was good.  I am back to my starting weight, but the doctor is not concerned. She just said I will gain eventually.  With the exception of having strep throat last week, I am feeling great.  I do seem to get tired easily, but we're hanging in.

My next appointment is currently scheduled for April 2, and we will have another ultrasound.  Hopefully we will find out the baby's sex then. Be sure to take the poll before we find out!

13 week check-up

I went back to the doctor today. We are now 13 weeks along. They measured my belly and listened to the baby's heart rate. She didn't count how fast it was, but said everything was checking out good. I actually lost weight since the last time I was in, but the doctor was ok with that at this point.

I still don't feel any different yet. I am still wearing my regular clothes, except my fitted dress pants aren't fitting very well anymore. It was reassuring for me to hear the heartbeat.

I am scheduled to go back in 4 weeks for another check-up. We will have our ultrasound at the appointment after that (8 weeks from now). They want to wait until after 20 weeks so it is easier to see, so hopefully we will find out the sex then.

First Doctor's Appointment

We were able to see the doctor for the first time today and had our first ultrasound. Of course it is too early to tell the sex, but everything looked good. The baby measures 1 inch long with a heartrate of 182 bpm. The tech said the heart rate would slow down as the heart developed more. It definitely makes it seem more real to actually see the baby. Everything checked out well, so we are happy.