15 Week Doctor's Visit

Tuesday June 30th, 2009 – Day 107

We had our 15 week Doctor’s appointment today. Chris went with me because our doctor was going to talk to us about testing and other options. We heard the heartbeat and it was loud and strong. Of course my eyes welled up with tears just hearing such an amazing sound. Doc said it was about 148 to 149 beats per minute. Last time it was at 151 so basically the same. I was happy to find out that I hadn’t gained any weight over the past month, although I was really sure I had since I can’t fit into any of my pants anymore. We opted out of doing testing today to determine downs or spinal issues and wait until our 19 week ultrasound to decide. Of course, we want our baby to be healthy, but I know we are going to love it no matter what. Doc says that everything seems to be normal and that I should just keep doing what I’ve been doing, although I didn’t tell him that I’ve been eating everything bad under the sun. He brought up swimming as a great sport to do while pregnant. Of course as soon as Lisa’s pool is completely finished, I intend to swim at least 2 – 3 times per week. So now we’ll just look forward to the BIG ultrasound in 4 weeks where we’ll determine the gender of the baby and see if we can detect any red flags. Doc will measure the baby and we’ll see if our due date is still December 20th. We are excited!!