20 Weeks (5 Months)

I had my 5 month appt. today. Everything's good. The heartbeat was loud and strong. I almost thought it was a little fast (and I know it should be) but it sounded too fast. The doctor said it sounded fine. And, he said the baby was moving around because the heart beat moved and did get quicker. He said babies in the womb are like the rest of us, when they move, the heart rate goes up.

Everything seems fine. I'm supposed to feel regular movements in the next week or two. I'm getting them now, but they're not regular yet.

The only bummer is that it may take another month to feel the baby from the outside. I can't wait for Jason to feel but I guess we have to wait a little longer.

The appointment was short and sweet. I go back in 4 more weeks, as usual. I'll get to schedule my glucose test which I can't wait for (note: that was sarcastic).

So, that's it for now.

Random Appt. and Pic

I had a random doctor's appointment today. It was with the cardiologist. Oh yea, remember? I also have a cardiologist. Is there a specialist out there that I don't have?

Anyway, it was a routine visit. I have gained 19 pounds since last year. I'm blaming the pregnancy. My cholesterol went up... shocker. The doctor wasn't concerned, though.

Everything was good and I'm scheduled to go back next year for another general check up. I haven't had anything happening in the cardio department (luckily). So, it was an uneventful appointment.

Now, since I'm posting this boring stuff, I thought I 'd post a picture update. I'll be 20 weeks (5 months) on Moday. Can you believe it?

U/S Pics - 18 Weeks

Here's the baby!

Back from Big U/S

I'm back and the baby looks good! I was so happy that mom and Candi came with us. I wanted to share the experience. Jason was in awe and said this makes it more real.

We saw every little part of the baby. I thought it was amazing to see the heart (and the four chambers), the spine, and the limbs. You could even see each toe bone. It was pretty cool.

The baby slept most of the time. I'm not surprised. I woke up at 3am last night and never fell back asleep. I felt the little one from probably 3-6am so they were probably tired by the time we had the ultrasound.

We did not ask to find out the gender so that's still a mystery. The little one didn't flash us any clues (that I saw) so we still don't know.

Well, since I didn't fall back asleep after 3am, I am exhausted. We took mom and Candi to brunch and then Jason and I had to buy a Miata battery and went shopping. I had some coupons for baby stuff so I bought a couple things. I couldn't hold off any longer. I also bought a couple more tops. Now that I'm growing, I can't really wear my old sweaters because my belly pops out.

I'll try to scan the u/s pictures tomorrow and post them. For now I'm going to lay around and relax. I have to work tomorrow and I'm beat.