16 weeks

I had another midwifery check up on Monday.  Just a routine visit so nothing too exciting to report.  It was fun to hear baby's heartbeat again; Katya was very interested in that.  I gained about a pound and a half since my last weigh in which was a little less than I expected.  I am sure I will start gaining more soon so I am trying not to worry about it.  I have been throwing up about once a week which is annoying but I guess it could be worse.  I just hate throwing up and wish it would stop!  Overall I am still feeling okay and have been eating a pretty good diet and exercising.  It feels incredibly good to be working out again and I hope I can keep it up.  I do step aerobics (old school, I know) for cardio and lower and upper body weight bearing, usually my Kathy Smith tapes.  I am working on getting more yoga into my routine and to learn more abdominal exercise that is safe to do with an expanding belly. 

One exciting thing, our 20 week ultrasound is scheduled!  I had to resist the temptation to ask for the ultrasound early (they can do this routine ultrasound as early as 17 wks though they can see more closer to 20 wks).  I decided that Feb 14th would be a perfect day for it, being Valentine's Day, and I will be 19 wks and 5 days.  Really, it is just around the corner.  We are excited to find out our baby's gender, hopefully the little rascal behaves him/her self.  I am hoping for a boy and Craig and Katya both want a girl.  We have both a girl and boy name picked out, which is always the hardest part; either way we will be thrilled.  I am a big believer in 'you get what you get and you don't get upset!'  I get annoyed with people who have more children just to 'try for a certain gender'.  Craig gets annoyed with the "you have to have a boy to carry on the family name" attitude.  We are passing on the things that are important to us in our girls just as we would a boy.  I also get really annoyed with people who seem to forget that the purpose of the 20 week ultrasound is to asses your baby's health and anatomy, not find out the sex.  Opinionated?  Who me?  No way:-)!  Until next time....