4 months...

So I'm a little over 16 weeks along, almost halfway there. :o) I had my 16 week check up today so I thought I would post an update. I don't have any new pictures but there's a fun site with info and pics for how far along I am, http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/calendar/week16, if you want to check it out. I heard the baby's heartbeat again, this time it was 155 bpm. Everything looks good so far and I'll have my "big" ultrasound in a few weeks. In spite of my recent craving for sweets, I have only gained 4 pound so far! That's about all. Remember to vote in the baby pool, I'll be closing it just before the ultrasound.

Results and Registry

So I got the results from my first trimester screening and everything looks good. It's not a diagnostic test, so basically what you get is a ratio of how likely or unlikely it is. So for down's syndrome, before the test for my age my odds were 1 in 700, now they are 1 in 15,000, so it's very unlikely the baby will have down's syndrome. They also test for trisomy 13 and 18, for those for my age before the test, the odds were 1 in 1,300, now they're 1 in 26,000, so it's also very unlikely the baby will have either of those. All of the measurements were good. I go in for a check up the end of this month and then we'll have our "big" ultrasound where we found out what the baby is (as long as the baby cooperates) November 21. We'll send out an email as soon as we get back. It will be a nice present for Thanksgiving to find out what the baby is!

Also, we started a registry at Babies R Us. Obviously, it won't be complete until we find out what the baby is and can look for little boy or girl stuff but most of the basics are there. You can look at it online at babiesrus.com and then search for our name. Here are some cool ways to save money since we're out of state for most of you. To avoid shipping costs, you can call the store near us directly and buy an item over the phone, and they'll let us know to come pick it up. They even have free gift wrap. I thought that was cool, because I hate paying shipping costs. Also, you can sign up for their mailing list, and get coupons like once a month for 15-25% off one item, or $5 off a purchase. I signed up for those, I'm sure I'll find things to use them on, heehee. Once we found out what the baby is, we'll probably register at Amazon too because the crib bedding we like for a boy or a girl isn't available at Babies R Us.

Well, that's all for now. And don't forget to put in a guess in our baby pool, there's a link in top right hand corner of this page. I'll probably close the pool just before our ultrasound so no one can change their guess once we found out if the baby is a girl or boy.

Almost out of the first trimester...

So I'm almost out of the first trimester, yea! Although I have been very lucky so far, very little morning sickness, just more tired and stuff like that. I had my 12 week check up on Monday, everything looked good except I had lost 2 pounds since my last appt. This is probably because I had a sinus infection a week or two ago so my doctor wasn't too worried. I'm starting to get just a little bit of a baby bump. I heard the baby's heartbeat again and this time it was 168. Today I had another ultrasound for the first trimester screening. I won't get the screening results until next week but the neck measurement is well within the normal range, so it's unlikely the baby will have Down's Syndrome. It's very early and therefore not accurate enough to go buy baby stuff based on, but the sonographer's guess is that the baby is a girl. I was really surprised because I've been thinking that the baby is a boy, but we'll see. We should know for sure by the middle to end of November. And just so everyone knows, we're keeping the name a secret until the baby is born. We want there to be some surprise! We got some cute ultrasound pictures, it's amazing how much the baby has grown!

Here's baby waving!

Here's baby kicking!
Cute little baby feet!
And here are some 3D ultrasound pics!