Second Trimester Begins

Thankfully I had an uneventful first trimester.  The only pregnancy related symptoms I had were painful breasts and frequent trips to the bathroom.   I'm still able to wear my jeans and as every woman knows... jeans serve as a gauge for how much weight we've gained. 

Today my doctor told me he 'had to yell at me about my weight'... he does not want me to gain any weight but also said he knows that's unrealistic.  After the visit my mom wanted an ice-cream so we went to McDonalds... I ordered a fancy coffee and fries!  Weight gain so far, 2 pounds.

I have a visit with a perinatologist on January 14th, and I will find out the sex of the baby then.  Originally I wanted to be surprised but knowing the sex will just make it easier to prepare. 

Happy New Year!

The Baby Moves

I had my last visit with Dr. Buyalos, the reproductive doctor.  I am so blessed to have been under his care, he was such a kind man.  He did a final ultrasound and my mom saw the entire baby moving, but I only caught a glimpse of the arms moving.  I wanted to see more but the doctor was in a hurry and was seeing me at no charge so I couldn't complain.  The technology is so advanced but one drawback to his ultrasound machine is that it doesn't have a recording device, so for now the pictures will have to do.  The chance of the pregnancy going sideways is now less than 1% and I have 'graduated' to an ob/gyn office for all future visits.