I am still on top of the world and feeling fabulous! This baby is really being nice to me, hopefully all brothers or sisters that follow will be the same way.
I had my 16 week doctor's appointment that took an entire five minutes but allowed me to hear the baby's heartbeat again. I have loved this baby from the moment I found out I was expecting, but the heartbeat makes it so much more real. That small little "lub-lub, lub-lub" sends all sorts of thoughts through my head, most of which are borderline crazy, but hey, I am pregnant, crazy thoughts are part of my everyday life.
I scheduled my 20 week ultrasound for October 1, which will hopefully be the date we get to find out what the little love bundle is, of course Chris and I will be happy with any baby, but we are both secretly sticking to our own gender in our wants.
We have decided not to pursue any in-utero testing for Down's or neural tube defects. After speaking with several other moms and the emotions and feelings the testing gave them I think it would be better for me to wait until birth. For this pregnancy at least I have age on my side and found out about the pregnancy early enough that I was able to give myself the proper care and nutrition it takes to make a healthy little one. If I end up having kids into my 30s, I may more seriously consider the testing.
The house we put an offer in is literally within reach. The offer was originally rejected based on the fact that the seller forgot to sign one of the documents, but that has been corrected and submitted to the bank again. Hopefully we find out this week :)
