13 weeks - took my first official belly pic AND the Cubs won the World Series! Blue drawings, courtesy of Jase.
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On to the 16 week appointment! November 22, 2016 - just a normal doctor visit to check vitals and report how I've been feeling. Nothing crazy to talk about, just tired and getting huge - both normal symptoms. Dr. Dalton was very pleased with the placement of my uterus...I just nod and say "great!" to these comments. We did get to listen to baby's heartbeat which was strong in the mid-150s. There was lots of "whooshing" interrupting the heartbeat which Dr. Dalton says was the baby moving around. Thank you Jesus. I had taken Jase to his dr earlier in the day for a nasty cough that turns out to not be just allergies, but a respiratory infection (super!) so he was with me and was pretty interested in the heartbeat. "What is that? It sounds weird? WHY?!?!?!?" I wonder if this baby will ever get a word in.
The difference in how I look in these pictures makes me want to paint our entire house the same green as that bathroom. Goodness.
I've been feeling really anxious about our next appointment not being until 20 weeks since that's 2 week passed the dreaded 18 week mark so I expressed my concerns and before I finished my thought, Dr. Dalton said, "Well let's move it up to 18 weeks." As sad as I still am that Dr. Ingram left Pontiac, I am constantly reassured there was reason for me to find Dr. Dalton. She is exactly what I need. All. The. Time. So our big anatomy scan is now scheduled for Friday, December 9th at 9:45am. I am at a loss for words thinking about having another 18 week appointment.
In the meantime, we'll be prepping for Thanksgiving dinner at our house with some of Kiel's family, Black Friday Shopping, and Christmas decorating - it's my most favorite time of year :)
Hard to pin point what I'm thankful for this year...our family, our friends, our home, our jobs, our health, great doctors, cardinals, 2nd chances, patience, love...all of it. I'm thankful for all of it.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
-Nicole
