The last few months have been a whirlwind. Some major stresses for darling hubby and I - his Dad died, we had some marital stuff crop up, and I spent the first 16 weeks of this pregnancy completely stressed out with fear.
But, things are looking up! Our baby (a boy!!) is doing great and growing well. We saw him on ultrasound a few weeks ago and will see him again this coming Monday for a follow-up. Everything looked fine, we just couldn't get a good look at his little face or heart as well as we'd like. He'll be much bigger this time and we'll be able to see his cardiac structures in more detail. I'm hoping my doctor's office has the 3D feature on their ultrasound machine - I'd love to see what his face looks like!
I'm feeling pretty good. The food and smell aversion thing comes and goes. I guess it's OK because I really haven't gained any weight through the first 23 weeks - but I was a chunk to start out, so it's not unhealthy to be "net neutral" at this stage. I started to feel baby kicking and moving in earnest about 2 weeks ago - in fact, he's thumping away in there as I type this. What an odd and reassuring sensation. I had bought a small fetal doppler machine (to listen to his heartbeat) back at the 14 week mark and was using it almost daily to soothe my fears. Now, I only listen every once in a while because I get fairly consistent reminders he's doing okay in there. :-)
I can't believe there's only about 16 weeks left until he's here. The first part of this pregnancy seemed to go so slowly, but now it's definitely picking up speed. Luckily, I don't really have much to do to prepare - his nursery is furnished and decorated and I have some basics set aside in the closet. I guess as we get closer I'll wash all the little clothes and sheets and blankets and whatnot.
So, stay tuned - we'll keep you up to date on Little Man's progress!
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