We heard the heartbeat!

I couldn't stop smiling once I came out of the doctor's office yesterday. The baby's heartbeat was 145! My belly measurements were right on track and I'm making progress as I should be. I even recorded the heartbeat so Robby could hear it once I got home. According to the old wive's tale, if the heartbeat is above 140 the baby is a girl and a boy for below 140. The next ultrasound will be December 16 (24 weeks) and we'll get a better guess at what the gender is then!

15 Weeks

The baby bump is getting bigger! Here I am at 15 weeks, after taking the picture I realized black isn't the best way to show off the belly, but it is definitely growing. The baby is about the size of an apple and an amazing thing happened in the middle of the night this week! He/She made their presence known to me! I'm pretty sure baby was telling Daddy to go to bed! :) I go in for my next doctor's appointment this Tuesday with Dr. Jones and I'll finally get to hear the baby's heartbeat! Sometime in November should be the month we find out the gender. Many people have told me they think I am having a girl, but Robby thinks it's a boy. To think our 1st born could be a girl is amazing, but a little boy would be pretty amazing too. A few people at my work have offered us baby stuff, so we already have a swing, bath, diaper genie, and a baby monitor. Cleaning and making room for a baby will be a bit of a challenge in our 1 bedroom apartment but we will make due (unless we find a house we love before then). Robby is halfway through the Fall semester and a lot closer to finding out where he will be doing his student teaching, and I am keeping busy at work. My 6 month review is coming up next week and I can't believe the time has gone so fast there. If you haven't voted yet, there is a poll in the top right hand corner of this blog.