Week 18

We had our 4 month appointment on Friday. Still rather uneventful doctor visits these days, but Jeff got to come with me and hear the heartbeat for the first time, so that was fun. We are getting a little worried though. While checking for the heartbeat, the midwife said, "My goodness you have one active little baby in there!". This is the second person to say something to us about this. And we witnessed for ourselves during the last ultrasound just how active it really is. Plus, I've been feeling the baby move A LOT in the past two weeks since I first started noticing it. And we are just worried that we are going to have our hands full...even more than we anticipated. But honestly, what should we have expected? With Jeff and I as parents...we are doomed to have one HYPER baby! :) I still keep saying though...as long as the baby is healthy, we'll be happy. Speaking of, I took the second round of blood draws for the integrated screening tests while at the appointment also (the test for Downs and other chromosomal abnormalities). Praying for some good results. I should know more within a week or so.
Other than that, not much else to report this week. Baby Center says baby is about the size of a bell pepper this week! And it is practicing flexing it's muscles (no doubt)! Here is a snipit from The Bump.com...
"Baby's become amazingly mobile (compared to you, at least), passing the hours yawning, hiccupping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking, and swallowing. And baby is finally big enough that you'll soon be able to feel her movements."
Just thought that was funny since it is certainly what we have been noticing!
Also, apparently if we had a an ultrasound now, we would be able to see the gender (as long as baby cooperated). Our next ultrasound is in another 3 weeks, but we are still 99% sure we aren't going to find out the sex anyway.
Other than that, nothing else too exciting going on. I have been experiencing some minor back pain here and there, but I think that has a lot to do with my poor posture. Shoulda worked out those core muscles more before I got pregnant! Oh well..just have to make do. :)
Counting down the weeks till Aruba!!! Only 4 from this coming Friday. YAY!!
My 18 week picture is below. (Can you tell I'm really starting to pack on the pounds now!?!) Time to go work out...I just went on a quick 2 mile (well, almost) walk, but looking at this picture really gets me motivated to pop in the pregnancy work-out DVD!