16+ Weeks

Well, I finally made it.. 16 weeks. My waistline has been gone for several weeks now. In fact, at my last appointment I had gained 9 pounds. I can tell some of it is in my belly (obviously) but I have a feeling a good portion of that is somewhere else!(if you know what I mean) And for those who are wondering, yes, I am still sick. Almost every day. Not throwing up everyday, although I come close at least once a week, mainly just that nauseous feeling. I have to admit though, it is tolerable most of the time. I figure it will go away eventually, I mean the baby comes around Thanksgiving.. so I should be good in time for turkey!

We went to the doctor a week ago and he said everything looks great. Then he pulled out this device to listen to the heartbeat (something we had not done at the doctor up to this point). He quickly found it and looked at me with this --isn't that the most exciting thing you've ever heard-- expression. I just shrugged and said, "Yup. We have one of those at home."

Thanks Lisa Bialon. She loaned us her doppler a few weeks ago so we can hear this.....

...anytime we want. So, even though I was glad to know that the doctor could hear it and that what we were hearing was in fact the same thing, I just didn't feel the need to get excited.

Now back to the 9 pounds. A girl at work (who is my friend) asked me this week how far along I was and then said, "You're going to be pretty big!" First of all, I know!! Second of all, even though she's my friend and should be able to honestly say stuff like that I really wasn't ready to hear it.