We had our 16 week appointment on Wednesday and all is well. Other than the hour and 20 minute wait until we were seen. Not so happy about that. But all is well with the baby. I haven’t gained any weight since my last appointment but apparently that’s okay at this point. The heartbeat has gone down to 152 beats per minute. I’ve read some Old Wives Tales that say the lower the heartbeat the greater chance it’s a boy. While this isn’t reliable all of the time we’re hoping! Even though the doctor referred to it again as the 18-20 week ultrasound, she said she preferred to have patients schedule it at 20 weeks when it’s easier to see all the chambers of the heart, etc. So 20 weeks it is – October 8th at 1:30 – 23 more excruciating days. But the good news is, it’s scheduled and at least now there’s a date to look forward to.
Here’s the 16 week morning and evening belly shot. I had Casey take the morning shot and then realized that for continuity it would be better if he took it in the evening like he normally does. I’m only posting it because my hair looks much better in this pic after not having taken a nap. For some reason it looks like my belly has shrunk between the 14 and 16 week pictures but I think it’s just an illusion. I’ve also posted some pictures of our nursery in progress. While we’re not buying any furniture until some time next summer, we have most of the other things we need for baby’s arrival as you can see.
People at work still have *no* idea. And while it’s been asked by friends and family if my coworkers are just being polite and don’t want to ask if I’ve gained weight or don’t want to assume anything, I assure you this is not the case and as soon as they suspect *something* they’ll start asking questions. The game continues.
