Just wanted to post a quick update... had a drs appointment this morning - everything looks great! The baby was moving around a lot so it took the dr a while to find the heartbeat & when she did it sounded kind of muffled, which the dr said was because the baby was moving all around. Heartbeat was nice and strong at 163 bpm though! We are 17 weeks tomorrow and so far I have gained 9 lbs. They also took blood for the rest of the sequential screen to screen for neural tube defects. I also feel better after takling to the dr about our "increased risk of downs"...she confirmed that there are A LOT of false positives and our risk is still low. She said that most of the time the level 2 ultrasound will show any problems & for us not to get too worried or worked up about it as chances are the baby is perfect! We have the level 2 ultrasound next Thursday & hopefully everything will go well there and will show a healthy little baby in there....and we should be able to find out if it is a boy or a girl! The heartrate is up there where Maddie's was, so by the old wives tale, it would be a girl. We shall see next week!
In other news, Maddie has been eating up a storm and is starting to get a cute little "baby belly". She likes to poke her belly button with her finger and pick her entire belly up with her hands, it is pretty cute. She is continuing to perfect her walking skills and is doing great! She has also been giving high 5's since Uncle David showed her how to do it on Saturday!
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