Today we heard the heartbeat! What a most beautiful sound!!!! The heartbeat was 160 bpm - pretty much right on target with the boys. Not saying I think it's a boy...just simply saying. We also say Baby Battermann! We had the boys with us, so I was talking to the boys and showing them the screen. I wanted them to do another ultrasound after the boys left the room so I could just sit and stare at the screen and not worry about somebody touching a button or breaking a machine. :) The boys thought hearing the heartbeat was cool. I forgot to record it, so I hope to at the next appointment.
Though the doctor's office took FOREVER to get us through the appointment...which wasn't easy to accept seeing as how they knew we had our 2 boys with us...it all went well. They recognized me and they were glad to see the boys that I had spent so much time seeing them for. :) When the nurse was going through the entire book of things I should know...I kept saying 'yeah, I got it'....but I think she has some sort of obligation to still hit all the key points.
Anyway, at this stage, I have gained a firm 5 pounds. I typically (haha...typically, like this happens all the time...though it is becoming a bit of a habit) gain quite a bit in the first trimester. I don't know how girls only gain the 3-5 pounds recommended. However, I tend to not gain as much towards the end, whereas it is usually the opposite.
At this point, I just started with nausea....around 7.5/8 weeks. It is not as bad, meaning I haven't thrown up yet, and I am still able to function. It seems to come later in the morning and in the evening a bit. Regardless, we are taking a trip to Orlando right after the holidays, so the doctor gave me a prescription for the miracle drug, Zofran. I look forward to its magic...during our vacation, which include driving to Florida. :)
This pregnancy is proving to be different so far. Not only the nausea (I am still able to brush my teeth without a problem...it was very difficult with my last 2 pregnancies), but I am SO hungry! I've heard of pregnant people being always hungry...but with my boys, I didn't feel that way so much (even though I gained quite a bit of weight). So who knows.....could it be that for me a different pregnancy means a different gender? I guess we'll find out soon enough...
Oh and the due date is July 28th, but I'll be doing a planned c-section. I'm thinking the 21st sounds like a pretty awesome golden birthday! :)
A great appointment...yay!!!
