We just had our 2nd check-up today and all is well. Dr. Haines re-established our due date as February 3, 2008. Stu is excited to have those couple extra days to prepare the house! We had a doppler heart rate check. Baby J's heart was beating at 160 per minute and it was very cool to hear it for the first time.
Then we had an ultrasound and was able to see it's heart valves actually pumping. Baby J is the length of a small lemon now and you could see its spinal cord, fingers and all. It was kicking like crazy and also tossing around a bit. In the picture, we had it just right with a profile shot of the whole body but as the Print button was pressed, Baby J decided to play coy and turns it back to the camera. But it will give you an idea of its growth nonetheless. With this second visit, we finally felt ok to share the news with our friends. It's nice to not have to keep a secret anymore. I'm not very good at that.
Our next visit isn't until Sept 7 when I will be about 19 weeks along and well into my second trimester. For now, I'm feeling good but getting up a lot at night. I'm just starting to show barely and can fit into most of my old clothes with the help of a small rubber band to hold my pants up! I started prenatal yoga this week also and am looking forward to some stretching and exercise each week.
That's it for now. Going away this weekend for a girl's getaway in Sonoma Valley, otherwise known as wine country in California. Not the greatest time for a trip like this but it will be relaxing.
Hope all is well.
Love Beth, Stu and Sweet Baby J
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