Check Up

I had a dr.'s appointment this morning. Jeff wasn't able to go because he worked over an extra 3 hours last night and didn't get to bed until right before I left for work. He hates missing appointments (and the opportunity to hear the heartbeat) but he needed to sleep.

All is well with the bean. Today was the 1st time that he did belly measurements. The doc said that the baby is growing at a normal rate. I am still a little under my pre-pregnancy weight but I actually gained 3 lbs! I am still not sure how that happened because I have to fight to keep food down. Maybe it has something to do with fast food (Burger King) staying down better than most foods. Hmmm....I hate that though. I am normally such a healthy eater with fruits and vegetables. Someone told me that the grease actually helps to settle the stomach. I guess it makes some sense but I am hoping to be able to each much healthier soon. Another bit of good news is that while the doctor said that the nausea may not go completly away, it should be substantially better over the next few weeks. (Of course, he has been telling me this for weeks!)

Our next ultrasound is set for March 12th -- this is the big one where they could determine the gender if we wanted them to. Their policy is that the technician will not even check on the gender so noone in the office will know and accidentially tell us. I set this appointment for the afternoon to make sure Jeff would be able to make it. We are very excited to see how much s/he has grown.