Second Appointment

So...Casey and I just returned from our second appointment, everything went very well! We got to hear the baby's heartbeat and it was amazing to hear the pitter-patter of his/her little heart. Dr. Sherman said it was between 150 and 160 beats per minute (I made sure to remember Kim). At first Casey and I both got a little nervous because we didn't hear anything but were very relieved to hear it shortly after. I have gained 2 lbs. in the last month, which Dr. Sherman says is just fine. She let us know that all of my labs came back normal and answered ALL of the questions that I had. Our next appointment is in another month (July 1st) and I will be almost 17 weeks at that time, but she said that will be almost too soon to find out what the sex of the baby is. Therefore, we will have to wait 8 more weeks from now until my visit at the end of July (I will be almost 21 weeks) and we will do the big ultrasound and we will find out the sex of the baby.

At this stage in my pregnancy the baby is about the size of a medium shrimp and is 3" long and weighs about an ounce. I am starting to get a little bitty bump but most of all my waistline is just getting thicker, I will post a picture soon hopefully but you probably won't notice much difference. Aside from that, I feel great. I have had no nausea and (knock on wood) have not been sick thus far and this week (starting tomorrow, 13th week) is the last week of my first trimester, yeah! Tootles.....