16 weeks

 

This has been one tough week without nausea meds.  But seeing little squirt on Tuesday kicking around put everything back into prospective. I've been without meds. because I was in-between doctors and the pre-authorization for the insurance company is a royal pain, so I just decided to deal with it till I could get in to see my new doctor.  I now have Zofran in my system, and I am one happy girl!!

We were supposed to be finding out the gender at this appointment, but baby wouldn't cooperate with the tech. so she could see what was going on down there. I was a little bummed at first to have to wait an entire month longer to find out till I reminded myself of a few simple things. 

• The baby is growing right on track. Baby is about 5oz. at this point.
• I heard and got to see a heart beating at 139 beats/min
• I can see evidence of God's creation right in front of my eyes
• I see a beautiful profile of a child that's mine!  

 So, this week I am just thankful!! Since I don't want to keep calling the baby "the baby" or "it", Andy (my husband) came up with the nickname bug.  It stands for Baby of Undetermined Gender. Surely at my 20 week appointment we will find out a little more.

Baby Bug updates:
Weight gain? yes, I'm now 110

Cravings/Aversions? I can always go for a plain cheeseburger, Arby's roast beef sandwich (I lived off these last week), lemon-lime gatorade.

Next Appointment? I'll be 20 weeks, July 9th.

Morning Sickness? Oh dear, its been bad since I didn't take Zofran the past week.  I don't think I realized how much it was helping last week when I was complaining about it not working as well as it used to. I felt like such a bum all week. Usually I would start feeling better around 12:30 or 1 and could finally get a few things done.  I just have to remind myself to eat often.

How big is the baby? 5 oz, or the size of an avocado.