I went to the doctor yesterday for my monthly check-up. It took all of 5 minutes. We drew blood for more routine tests and we listened to the heart beat. It took her a while to find the heart beat which scared the mess out of me, but it turns out the baby was moving all over the place and she couldn't pin point it long enough to get a rate! You could actually hear the sound of swooshing as the baby moved away from the Doppler sound head. She did finally track it down and it was at 152 beat per minute which is great.
I've been feeling the baby more which is pretty alien. Chris THINKS he may have felt it the other day but it is still hard for him to feel. The doctor was surprised I felt it as early as I did but I think when you are really aware of what you should be feeling you probably notice it earlier.
The one big disappointment from the doctors appointment was that they forgot to schedule my 20 week ultrasound. This is the big ultrasound where they take measurements of all the limbs and organs and figure out if its a boy or girl. Apparently they forgot to set mine up and so they had to scramble to get me an appointment soon. There is a time frame of a couple weeks to get these particular measurements before the baby gets too big and crowded in for them to be accurate. So they got me the earliest date they could...AUGUST 14!!! Ugh. I thought I just had a few days let to wait, not a few weeks!! And so we will continue to wait and continue to hold off planning a room, etc. until AUGUST....
But other than that no complaints. Other than the number on the scale at the MDs is bigger than I ever thought I would see in my life....still on track with healthy weight gaining...it just sucks to see that number on the screen!!
~Kathy
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The time will go by fast...enjoy every minute of this time!
They say when the heartbeat is above 150.....it's a girl!! =) Can't wait to find out!!
-Rachel Cooper
Hey Chris and Kathy,
Your mom (Carlita) was subbing with us at SDS Preschool. She told me about you and your sweet baby boy. I just wanted to say congratulations, hello, and that you are all in our prayers. I know you are both going through alot and are exhausted with worry. If you need anything, Matthew and I are here. - Katie Reilly Sharpe
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