We had our appointment and ultrasound today. Greg, Morgan, and I were very excited! And there our baby was.....IT'S A GIRL!!!!! I will update more later. Just wanted to share the news!
Love
Char

16 weeks and my tummy is growin'

Today marks 16 weeks. It is still so surreal to me. But, it is sinking in more and more that I really am pregnant. Once I start feeling the baby moving around, I am sure it will really sink in. It is so hard since you really feel pregnant in the first trimester and then you move onto the second trimester when the symptoms are less and you are waiting for your belly to pop. Getting there, though :)

Let's see what has happened in the last two weeks...Hmmmmmm. Well, I am currently on leave from work. Working with my students was proving to be more challenging, as I have some very physically involved students. Most likely, I will be out for the remainder of the school year.

Last week I had a doctor's appointment at my OB. Everything looked good, and the baby's heart rate was in the 150's. My next appointment is on February 28, and it is our gender scan. yes, we are finding out the sex of the baby. Morgan and Greg really want to know. Morgan will be coming to the gender scan with us. We are very excited to find out. Now, while as I was at my doctor appointment, I discussed with my doctor how I have heart palpitations. My heart, at times, feels like it is beating out of my chest. He said this was common with pregnant women since there is increased blood volume. However, I mentioned to him that it feels like it pauses when it goes from beating really fast to beating a normal rate. Given my family history of heart issues, he suggested that I see a cardiologist to make sure that all is ok. I have an appointment tomorrow morning.

As far as how I have been feeling.......well, I am definitely feeling much better that I was during the early part of the pregnancy. However, I have my days when I feel nauseous, tired, out of breath, and have head aches. Head aches have been more frequent in the mornings. My food aversions remain inconsistent from day to day. Some days I like certain foods and other days I don't like those foods.

Overall, a good past few weeks. Waiting for my belly to pop and to feel those first movements of the baby.
Char

14 Weeks!!!!!

Call me nuts...I rented a doppler so we can hear the heartbeat at home. I received it today and how reassuring it was to hear that heartbeat. Took me a while to find it but when I did....music to my ears. When I figure out how to record it onto the computer, I will post an audio file here to share. Now I can't wait until i pick Morgan today so that we can listen to it together. She will love it. She has aleady seen the baby via ultrasound, although it was when I was about 8 weeks...she pointed out the hand and finger buds to the tech. It was really cute. I can't wait to bring her to the next U/S which should be 18-20 weeks. We've already had lots of U/S, since we were seeing a fertility specialist. We have had 5 ultrasounds so far...the picture posted to the right is the baby at 12 weeks :)

Anyhow, as soon as I hit the 2nd trimester mark, I went out maternity clothes shopping. Joc and Morgan helped me pick out some really cute outfits. It is so nice to have a pair of jeans that don't need to be rubberbanded to keep them close :)

So how am I....hmmm. Well, as usual (thanks to my Aunt Barbara hi si, I am sure, watchinme from above :)), I am quite nervous and paranoid. I overanalyze everything about this pregnancy. I know, I know....nothing new for Charlene. I just wish I could relax and enjoy the ride. Perhaps when my belly becomes more round and obvious it will help. I do have a baby bump now, just not nice and round yet. Soon, I know.

Well, I will update more later. be sure to come back and check for upates. If I am not mistaken, I think you can subscribe to my blog and then you will get an email when there is an update.

Take care, all.
Love,
Char