Heartbeat is pounding!

Went for my monthly visit today and I officially gained 4 lbs although my pants and hips are telling me something different. We also got to hear the baby's heartbeat. It was pounding hard and fast. I swore I was starting to feel the baby when I would rest on my left side but the baby is pretty much center and low still. The doctor told me that I may start to feel the baby by our next visit which is September 16.

It is all very exciting and so amazing! However, the next visit they have to draw more blood...yuk. They also have to check for some kind of Mediterranean thing because my family is Italian...blah blah blah. Just another reason to draw more blood I think..lol All my blood work came back perfect from the last visit so I am happy!

Tomorrow I go for a transnuchal ultrasound. Big words for a really sensitive ultrasound that allows the doctors to check spinal fluid behind the spine. Ultimately, it checks for downs syndrome. Like I said to the doctors, whatever the results are we are fine and content. I will not do an Amnio and I made that very very clear. I am actually excited to go because this ultrasound will be clearer than the first. Also, they did say sometimes they can see the sex at this point. One of the ultrasound techs told me it isn't really accurate until 20 wks. So we will see what happens.

I know I promised to get the first picture up so I promise after tomorrow's picture I will put both pics up on this site. I will mess with my scanner and get it to work.

Well, until tomorrow have a great rest of the day! I know I will!
Lots of love,
Maria
xoxo