First Trimester...DONE

It is hard to believe that we are already almost out of the first trimester when it still feels like we JUST found out I was pregnant! But we are reaching that week 13. I'm thrilled that all we have heard about sickness ending is true! I haven't been SICK, but the nausea was pretty intense and has finally subsided. I'm also really picking up my energy! These are all good things. Going to bed at 8pm wasn't the best phase.

We had our second doctor's appointment yesterday, and I can't even describe how much more REAL it was this time. Seeing the baby on the screen and actually having him/her look like a real baby. It's just really hard to say how amazing it was to see the profile, the belly, the arms and legs. We also found that we have an extremely active baby! Every time the technician tried to measure the length, the entire baby's body would jump up and down! It was almost as if he/she had the hiccups. It was so cute. Everything appeared to be perfect. I was a bit worried because the whole point of the ultrasound was to measure the neck for the NT screen, which apparently can indicate genetic/chromosomal disorders. That part of the screen appeared totally normal, which we are very thankful for! The second part is the blood work. Once that comes back they can give us a percentage chance for the liklihood of such disorders. We are praying that everything will come back perfect! The heart rate was strong, 152. And NO this does not indicate it's a girl yet:). The ultrasound technician said they are ALL high in the beginning!

We are just thankful for the strong heartbeat and that we can see the baby is developing right on target. Our next appointment is at 16 weeks at which time we will do more bloodwork and listen to the heartbeat. We are really looking forward to 20 weeks when we can find out the sex of the baby!!! We are still playing the name game and more than likely won't settle on any names until we know the sex either way. However, we welcome name suggestions!!! Send them in:)

Again, thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for our house to sell so we can be more at ease during the pregnancy and be able to enjoy each step of it to the fullest!!!