It was a good day!

So yesterday was my 16 week appointment! And everything went great! To start my day, I had lunch with a good friend, and met her 3 month old son, Whit, who is as sweet as can be. She makes motherhood seem like a dream. She also told me my first non-horrifying breastfeeding story. I am hoping that I will be one of those good stories too. After lunch, I went home and napped (as I always do), and then got ready for my 4:00pm appointment. Headed out, got there, the nurse took my blood pressure (good), and my weight (no weight gain, which she said is okay). She checked for the heartbeat, and like last time she was surprised at how high the baby was...but there it was! Heartbeat was 152 bpm! It sounded perfect to me! The nurse said, is your husband tall? I said he's about 6'2...she said, Okay, maybe your baby is just long. I was thinking, cool! The doctor came in and pressed on my belly, and said, "Oh, you are a lot higher. You are about where a 20 week mother would be, I know we have your dates right, this just tells me you have a short torso. Which means you will probably show further out than a taller woman." Fun for me! But as my friend Margaret said, better to be out than wide! That's for sure! The doctor also said to be prepared for a growth spurt these next couple of months, meaning, be ready to gain some weight! Haha! So all in all, the appointment went great!


Next appointment is November 10, and that is where we will find out the gender! I've always wanted to find out the gender with just me and Joe in the room. I know my mother would LOVE to be in there, but this is something I really wanted to share with just my husband. So we have decided to have a little "gender revealing "dinner with my parents and brother, and Joe's parents and sister. We are all going to dinner that evening...and I am going to bake a cake, and the inside layer of icing will be either blue or pink. We will have both mother's cut into the cake together, and VOILA! Baby True's gender will be revealed!

As for how I'm feeling, I'm still feeling really good. No morning sickness, just little growing pains every now and then. Can't really breathe at night too well, but other than my slurpee addiction, I am doing great! Joe reminds me often that he not only loves me, but our baby as well, and that makes my heart melt!

Until next time, I leave a belly pic!

15 Weeks and 4 Days