18 weeks

18 weeks today! Only two more weeks until the halfway point! Crazy!

I had an appointment last Wednesday. I had gained 6 pounds since my last appointment, but the doctor said that was perfectly fine since I'd only gained about 2 pounds during the first trimester. The heartbeat sounded good; the doctor said she could tell that the baby was moving all over the place, since we'd hear the heartbeat for a few seconds, and then some swooshing around, and then the heartbeat again. Funny. The doctor told me that she wants me to have a level II ultrasound (rather than the regular one), so that the doctor can look more closely at the baby's heart (due to family history). So, instead of getting to have the "big" ultrasound in 2 weeks, I'll have to wait until August 29 (when I'll be almost 23 weeks). That's the one day of the month that a doctor comes down from St. Vincent's Children's Hospital (in Indianapolis) to do level II ultrasounds. You'd think that someone in Bloomington could do them... but no. So, I'm kind of bummed that we'll have to wait a bit longer to see the baby, but, I'll do whatever I need to do to make sure the baby's healthy, I guess. After the appointment I had to then have blood drawn for the AFP test. I hate having blood drawn, so this was no fun at all!

I don't think I've felt any movement yet. I've had a few feelings of... hmmm.. maybe that was it... but I really don't know! I'm really looking forward to this.