The 16-week appointment

Well yikes, who knew that being pregnant could be quite so uneventful. I suppose I should relish this time now as it won't be this way forever, right?

So today we went in for our 16 week appointment! We saw Dr. Hardesty instead of our usual doc, because in the practice we visit there are three different doctors who rotate the duty of delivering babies (which doesn't include my normal doctor, Dr. Butler).

Dr. Hardesty was lovely! She looked younger than me and was friendly and enthusiastic, so that was nice to see.

Basically, all I did was step on a scale and ask her a barrage of questions. In the beginning I was worried I wasn't gaining enough weight, but that fear has dissipated. It seems I've gained a whopping 8 pounds so far. Apparently that's not a lot, but it seems like a lot! Especially because I'm only halfway through month four. It didn't help that today was a "hungry" day and I'd already eaten a ton. Oh well.

After the weigh-in, she checked to see how I was feeling, and we decided that I wanted to get straight to hearing that little heartbeat again before we proceeded to my questions. She informed me that sometimes it can take a while to find it, so I shouldn't worry.

Of course I worried! The first time it took Dr. Butler about 10 seconds to find the heartbeat, and I'd say it took Dr. Hardesty about 30. I watched Jeff's face the whole time who put on a nice big (fake) grin as we waited. Although, I noticed he wasn't actually looking at me. Finally, there it was.

That little whoosh, whoosh, whoosh that I can now recognize as the heartbeat. Dr. Hardesty smiled and packed up her equipment, and I asked if she had measured it or not. Because I had read that it's supposed to be measured (yes, I'm probably an annoying patient)! She smiled and politely told me that she's done it so many times she doesn't have to count, she just knows it's at about 150, which is perfect. Alright!

That was it. I asked some questions and got some free pre-natal vitamins and was sent on my merry way. It's nice to hear the heartbeat again and know that he/she is still in there growing, but it would've been great to get some visuals!

Just one more month to go, and we'll get to have an ultrasound, and get a peak at our little grape, who is now the size of an avocado. At that point we'll be able to post pics and report the gender, so stay tuned!