Another Dr's appt...

Well today I had another doctor's appointment. I met Shawn for lunch before the appointment at 1:30 and since he was having a slow day at work he decided to come along:) It was nice to have company, but the appointment was pretty short... The heartbeat was 145 this time and the doc got Shawn to feel where the top of my uterus was at the level of my belly button. Right where it is supposed to be at 20 weeks I guess. I did find out that I've only gained 7 pounds the whole time, and only 1 lb since my appointment 4 weeks ago! The doctor said that anything under 10 pounds at 20 weeks is considered good, so I guess I'm on track. While we were listening to the heartbeat the baby kicked, but I haven't felt anything yet. He could tell by the sound on the doppler he was using to hear the heartbeat:) I should be feeling him/her move anytime now. Supposedly before 22 weeks anyway. Our big ultrasound is scheduled for April 28 at 2pm, I can't wait!

Pictures:)

Ok, so I finally figured out how to put pics directly into posts. Here is a picture I finally took today of my belly... This was taken at 19weeks 5 days.




And here is the ultrasound from 8 weeks 4 days...

Ultrasound Pic in my profile...

Well I finally got a chance to post the ultrasound pic from 8 weeks now that I am 19 weeks! Anyway, you can click on show complete profile or here is the link: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/zzmarcie/USpaint.jpg

Hopefully we'll have another in about 6 weeks to tell whether it is a boy or a girl:)

~Marcie

3rd doctor's appointment

Well I had another quick visit to the doctor this afternoon, got to hear the heartbeat at 148:) That is the slowest its been so far... Other than that I had gained 4 pounds since the last appointment which they said was fine. And I found out I will most likely get to find out whether the baby's a boy or girl on April 28th! That will be at 24 weeks, so by that time as long as he/she is cooperating we should be able to tell!! Other than that we finally broke down and bought a pair of maternity pants, the kind that fits under your belly, so it fits pretty well right now, and I still don't have a need for maternity shirts! One thing I have to start doing is making sure I get enough protein, cause I really don't eat much meat at all lately. The doc said 4-6 ounces every day. They checked my iron today and it was 13 point something, whatever that means. They said they don't like to see it below 11. That's about all I think. Til next time!