Check Up

Today marks the first day of the 5th month and I thought I would post a check up for everyone. Last Friday, Jesse and I went to the doctor for our monthly checkup and we were able to hear the baby's heartbeat which the doctor said was a nice and strong heartbeat.  It was a wonderful sound to hear. I was a little worried (as I think most first time mothers are) because I want to know everyday that everything is fine in there and, other than the occassional morning sickness I'm still getting, I don't get much of a response from Chicken Little.  I also had blood work done during that visit to check for birth defects and everything was normal so we are very thankful for that.



Frequently Asked Questions:
1.) How are you feeling?
          I feel good most days, aside from the occassional sick days and morning vomiting, but its much better than it used to be which I'm thrilled about.


2.) Have you felt the baby?
          No, not yet. I'm still patiently waiting and find myself poking my stomach just to get some kind of response from Chicken Little but s/he continues to be stubborn and won't play my game.


3.) When can we see "belly pictures"
          Here's One for week 18:

4.) Boy or Girl?
          We're not sure yet. My doctor said that we won't have another ultrasound until the 24th week which will be late February/early March but our next appointment is February 12th and I will be 21 weeks along by then and we are HOPING that he will give us an order for an ultrasound. For the time being we have a poll that we'd like people to take whether they think it's a boy or a girl.