It's a Boy Today?

Just a quick update. We had a check up today.

For those of you keeping track of the heart rate for deciding whether it's a boy or girl, the heart rate today was 146. And we have a feisty child who liked to move once she had its heart beat on the monitor.

Two weeks until the ultrasound!

Party At Our Crib

The crib arrived today, furthering the transformation of what was my office into the baby's room. Granted the crib is still in the box but having it sitting there in the living room is a not so gentle reminder that this person will be here faster than I think.

I'm loving second trimester and I think Brian is too. I'm still ready to go to bed at 8:30 at night but at least eating isn't such a problem. Last Friday, on the way to Stoughton, I think I felt the baby for the first time. It felt like butterflies. As my cousin said, you'll really know when you stop and say "I think I just got punched from the inside." That hasn't happened yet but we're only in the 16th week.

Speaking of the bambino, Brian and I have to be a little more careful about what we say because the baby can now hear. Another bonus this week is that his/her eyes have also moved to their correct spots, facing forward instead of to the sides.

Swish, Swish, Swish

We met with our actual doctor for the first time yesterday and got to hear the baby's heartbeat (154 beats per minute). All is well and everything is measuring where it should be.

Also at this appointment, we made the appointment for our 20 week ultrasound. We'll find out the sex of the baby on October 27th!

Today marks the beginning of the second trimester so the queasiness should be subsiding pretty soon. It is hard to believe that we are one third of the way done with this pregnancy. We better get going on that baby room...

This week the baby is about the size of a clenched fist. S/he is practicing wiggling its toes and possibly sucking its thumb. Speaking of fingers, the baby has fingerprints.