Dear Baby H

Today I am 11 wks, 2days pregnant! I'm almost to my 2nd trimester and really looking forward to it! They say in your 2nd trimester a lot of the nausea goes away and you get a burst of energy...bring it on! I had my first Dr appointment on February 16th and I was 5 wks along. The Dr said I was super early, but I did get to see the cardiac flicker on the ultra sound and Dr said everything looked good! Unfortunately, Daddy couldn't come to this appointment because he was in the field training. But I did send him a picture of the ultra sound!

5 wks, about 4 mm long (the size of pencil lead)

I had another appointment the following week on Feb 24, and Daddy was able to come to this appointment. I measured close to 7 wks at this appointment and baby doubled in size! Once again, we could see the cardiac flicker, but you still looked like a bean! I started to get very nauseous around this time and it seemed to hit in the afternoons and evenings. The Dr prescribed some anti-nausea pills for relief, but they didn't really work much. I also started experiencing some issues while brushing my teeth...basically the issue is, whenever I brush my teeth I throw up. This makes for a long cycle of brushing, getting sick, relaxing/calming myself and attempting to brush again. I'll be glad when this stage is over!

6 wks, close to 7 wks

I had about a 3-4 wk break between appointments and got to experience the exhaustion and aches and pains that women experience during their 1st trimester. There's a really awkward phase where nothing sounds good to eat, but you want to eat something. OR, something sounds so good to eat, but once it was time to eat, it made me nauseous. Daddy has never been more frustrated with me! My next appointment was on March 21 and Daddy was able to come to this appointment also! Nothing exciting happened at this appointment, just a fun ultra sound. The Dr tried to hear the heartbeat with the Doppler, but you were not cooperating! When he did the ultrasound we could see your little arms and legs moving like crazy! It was the coolest thing to see!! I think the pregnancy became "real" to Daddy at this point! The Dr said everything looks good and that you are pretty active and he's happy with that. We got 2 different pictures from the ultrasound, 1 is a face picture and 1 is a profile. After showing Daddy your face he thought you looked like an alien and wanted to keep that picture with him to show the guys at work!

11 wks, face picture (kinda looks like an alien head!)

11 wks, profile picture

I go back for my next appointment on April 11, I will be 14 wks along. The Dr said he's going to get all the measurements of your head and (finally) give me a due date! It would be absolutely amazing if we could see if you're a boy or a girl, so please cooperate! My best friend, Molly, said she thought you were a boy from the minute I told her I was pregnant. Aunt Janet and Aunt Brooke both think you're a boy and Grandma T has already started a baby blanket in boy colors! I've been having some feelings leaning towards a boy, but I can't say for sure how strong my feelings are. Daddy definitely wants a boy! If you're a boy, we already have a name picked out, if you're a girl, it's going to be a long debate. We can't decide on ANY girl names! So, I guess I'll be seeing you in 3 wks!!