Baby #2 - Update

Just think in 2 short months, Baby #2 will have a name....or at least a gender!

I had my 11 week appointment today. Logan came with me and did great. He oo'd and ah'd the nursing staff with his handsome baby blues...

Mainly at these visits they ask if you have any questions and really the main thing for both the doc and the mommy-to-be is 'let's hear the heartbeat'.

Seeing as how I am only 11 weeks along and the baby is not only small (just over an inch long), but is still low in my belly, it can sometimes be hard to find right away. Today it was about 4 minutes of hard to find. John later asked if I was nervous during this time. And really, I wasn't. Of course there is always a glimmer of fear in a mom-to-be, but I knew that the baby was low and small, so I wasn't expecting an immediate find. Plus, the day before I had a horrible nauseous day, so while it is a gross feeling, I find it reassuring that I am still in fact pregnant. :)

The doctor would find the heartbeat and very quickly lose it. All the while, Logan was sitting in his umbrella stroller as silent and smiley as can be. Of course, when the doctor finally got the heartbeat for more than a second, Logan started babbling and calling 'Mom' ( did I ever post that he says Mom very clearly? That has been since he was about 6.5-7 months old....). I felt bad asking Logan to 'sh', but I was trying to bask in the sweet sound for a quick moment...and John had asked me to record the heartbeat so he could hear it (since he comes to the ultrasound appointments, but not the ones inbetween). I asked how fast it was and she said 170 beats per minute! Wow - that is faster than Logan's ever was....or at least, I believe so. I looked back on my blog around the same week and would you believe of all the items I document, I did not record the beats per minute at that visit?? It was the visit where we had an ultrasound, so I think we were just glad to see the heartbeat, then thrilled to see the baby.

The doctor also mentioned (for this baby) that the baby is sitting high on the uterus. So I know that every pregnancy is different, regardless of gender or person....but for a small moment I will think that this baby could be a girl....faster heartbeat and sitting high....I'm just saying. I honestly would be very happy with either a boy or girl, so it doesn't matter.

Anywho, a very strong heartbeat leads to a very relieved mother. My next appointment is August 13th (4 weeks from today) and it will be about the same - How are you feeling? Let's hear the heartbeat. However, the appointment after that will be a super exciting one - the ultrasound. Let's hope that this baby will be as cooperative as Logan was during his u/s!