Today was an exciting day! We (Mike, Sophia and I) went to our second doctor's appointment. We thought we'd see a bigger baby #2 but as fate would have it, we didn't. As a matter of fact, it was quite the opposite! We did, however, get to see the baby via an ultrasound! Which was fantastic!! We all saw the wee little one, saw the baby's heartbeat and we even HEARD the heartbeat!!! Now for the kicker (no puns intended), the baby is measuring 5 weeks 6 days!!! So, I'm not as far along as the nurse has suspected, our new due date is September 17, 2013. Which doesn't surprise me a bit. Not to get into to many details so lets put it this way, GOD wanted us to have this baby so we are! Now, don't start taking that out of context, all I mean is, I don't have a clue where I was in my cycle last month so trying to pin-point a due date could bounce around a bit.... Now, onto the appointment!
So we were sitting there (Mike and Soph were sitting behind the curtain but they could see the giant tv that displayed the baby), I was laying there and the nurse says, "There it is, the little grain of rice." :) I asked her if we could see or hear the baby's heartbeat? So she scanned over the sac and wah lah! There it was!!!! The little heartbeat just a gettin it!! :) PRECIOUS!!! Then she turned on the sound, side note - technology today is remarkable! I mean seriously, I was watching this show on a big screen!, and we heard the sweet sound of our second baby's heart beating.....:) Such a sweet sound. It was beating a rate of 103 per minute. The nurse was pleasantly surprised that we could not only see the baby's heartbeat but we could HEAR it too, with it being so early in the pregnancy! This baby is a champ and really wants to be in this world, that's a definite given!!!
So, after the ultrasound I met with the doctor. He was a cool guy! He told me that we probably wouldn't have another ultrasound until we get closer to the 20 week mark. He also said that we might have an ultrasound around the 36 week mark because Soph was a big baby (9 lbs 1 oz, 21 in) this one might be big too. I don't know why he was telling me this. I am guessing he thinks I'm a picture junky.... WOW - he's right! Good doc and that's the first time we met!
Another quick fact, the doctor's office that I'm going to is a team of 4 doctors. So I'm not real sure which one I will see and when. That doesn't bother me, I told them to just make sure there's a doctor there for the appointments and the birth! ha! That was pretty much the bulk of the appointment. Oh, he also said, no raw hotdogs, tuna fish once a month and something else about listeria...I can't remember the third thing. It amazes me at how the studies change over the years... I mean, this pregnancy is already way different from when I was pregnant with Sophia. I don't mean the symptoms are different, I mean the world and what people believe and teach are different... yeah, this pregnancy is about the same as the one with Soph... just gaining weight like porky pig! I must be pregnant with a girl. LOL
I was secretly, (well... maybe not so secretly) hoping for twins :) I know it's nuts but "Hey" :) I LOVE being a twin and I would love to have twins, growing up in this world is tough! It never hurts to have someone by your side through it all! Why not start that bond in the womb with a womb-mate ;-) ha! The next appointment is February 20, 2013 at 4:00 pm.
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