16 weeks

We had our 16 week appointment yesterday and everything went great. We heard the heartbeat again, it was 140 and then 150 a few minutes later. We did find out that one of my hormone levels is slightly elevated, so as a precaution we will be doing a sonogram once a month to make sure everything is right on track. The doctor told us not to worry, that many patients have the same thing and nothing ends up being wrong. It will be neat to be able to see the baby every month going forward, not everyone is given that opportunity.

Over Christmas we found out that baby isn't a big fan of flying. I got motion sickness for the first time ever on a plane, and luckily we landed before it was too late! Thank goodness for the acupressure wrist bands, they worked like a charm on the way home. Lately, we've been busy researching strollers, car seats, cribs, pack-n-plays and all that fun stuff.

Our next appointment is January 3oth where we will find out whether we have a little boy or girl. I'm pretty sure we are having a little boy but we will see next month!

Merry Christmas!

2nd Trimester

We hit a milestone...we are officially in the second trimester!

I finally have enough energy to start exercising again which feels great. I started going to pre-natal yoga classes and I love them! Everyone knows how much I love my yoga and I have really missed it. Jason and I went to a partner's pre-natal yoga class together and really enjoyed it. It was mostly learning breathing, labor positions and the best part was back and feet massages for both of us. Jason liked that part too of course. The teacher repeatedly used Jason as her demo (but none of the other husbands), rubbed him, commented on his nice feet and guessed his shoe size. Jason was a great sport and I thought it was hilarious!

Our results came back from the NT scan and everything was normal. Our next doctor appointment is December 30th. Then in January we find out whether we will be having a little boy or girl :) We have started to talk about names, but we are keeping them a secret until the baby is born!

12 week sonogram

Friday morning we had a sonogram and got to see the baby again. What a big difference from the first time at 7 weeks! We also got to hear the heartbeat again and this time it was strong and loud at 155! I think I said "wow!" or "oh my gosh" a million times. Everything went great, and the doctor confirmed our due date of June 17th. The baby was just hanging out and had his/her hands by the face and had his/her ankles crossed. During the sonogram, the nurse kept calling the baby a "little stinker" which is quite humorous being Jason's child! The doctor said it looks like we have a beautiful perfect baby. Doesn't it look like the baby is surrounded by a heart?

12 Weeks: The belly is growing

I woke up one morning to a stomach that I didn't recognize, here's a pic of the growing belly: