The Eventful Uneventful Pregnancy

On Valentine's Day, I will reach my second trimester! Hooray! So why the eventful uneventful pregnancy? By the time I reach my second trimester, I'll have had two ultrasounds and seen Dr. Hill twice. That's a lot for the first trimester!! That's the only way my pregnancy has been eventful so far. The first week of January I had my bloodwork, the second an ultrasound, the third week I had off, the fourth week I had an appointment with Dr. Hill, this week I had an ultrasound and next week I have an appointment with Dr. Hill.

Shew. A lot of appointments, but the fun part is getting to see the baby so often. The difference in the first and second ultrasound pictures are just amazing. In the first, Achoo is just this little itty bitty peanut. In the second, we can see Achoo's legs and profile. I saw Achoo move while they were doing the ultrasound - which was incredibly amazing to see movement this early on!

My guess is that at the end of February/beginning of March I will have yet another ultrasound. I'll know for sure after my visit with Dr. Hill next Wednesday. Everything is great - they are just monitoring a situation to make sure things move where they are supposed to. I kind of thought Dr. Hill was being crazy making me have ANOTHER ultrasound, but after talking with the tech I was really glad he has a proactive stance. Next week, we will be able to hear the heartbeat on the doppler!

Achoo's fetal heartbeat on ultrasound #1 was 188bpm and yesterday it was 182bpm. I remember Lauren's being high, so as of now I think Achoo might be a girl. Troy (and others) think Achoo will be a boy. Either way, as long as we have a healthy baby, we will be happy.

I have still had just very minor morning sickness, which is usually the worst at night after dinner (go figure!). I've been really tired and I'm fortunate that Troy has been both helpful and understanding, so I'm getting enough sleep. Plus, he's been really busy with school and work, that he probably welcomes the quiet at 9:15 when I scoot off to bed. I know this is just a temporary thing and that soon I will get my energy back!

We have been very blessed with this pregnancy and I am fortunate to have a doctor who is taking such good care of our little Achoo.