Hello, everyone. I decided to make a blog about this pregnancy.
We decided to wait until we were past the "safety zone" of 13 weeks before announcing the pregnancy. As of next Monday, August 23rd, we will be 17 weeks along. I started taking pictures of the belly last week because that is the first time that the husband could really see any difference. (I will post that soon).
Our first appointment was an ultrasound at 10 weeks. Rob went along with me to the appointment because we were really nervous about seeing this little munchkin. It was so cute! I had to show up with a full bladder and it was not fun having the technician pushing on my bladder with the wand to see the baby. Sure enough, there was this little gummy bear looking thing hanging out in there. It had a huge head in proportion to its body and tiny arm and leg buds. At one point, the little head was still and the rest of the body was moving back and forth as if it were dancing! (I will post the pictures from that session too!).
My first OB appointment was pretty uneventful. Rob had school, so I went to this one alone. They attempted to find the heart beat with the doppler, but were unable to. I must admit, I felt so nervous that something had gone wrong until they brought in the crude ultrasound machine and found the baby. Sure enough, it was wiggling around and you could see the flickering of the heart. (There are no pictures from that appointment).
This past Thursday, August 19th, was our 16 week appointment. I really wanted Rob to come along since he will be moving up to Nebraska soon and we will be apart for a month. The technician put some cold gel on my belly (which felt great because it was over 100 degrees here in Texas!) and started looking for the baby. Sure enough, we heard the distinct sound of horse hoofs through the little box. And then a slight smack and they were gone. This little munchkin is fiesty! She had to chase it around and let us hear the heart. That was fun. Luckily, I was able to get a prescription for Zantac and prenatal vitamins. The Zantac will be a lifesaver! I tend to get heartburn every now and then. I hear from other people that women can get heart burn from just simply drinking water. From this appointment, I also got a referral for a growth scan in a couple of weeks. We are hoping to make the appointment for September 7th. At that appointment, we will be able to find out the gender of the baby. It is hard not to call the baby "he" or "she" and it feels weird calling the baby "it".
