18 Week Appointment

Yesterday was my 18 week appointment. The kids and I headed in to the office as Kenny was meeting us there after work. Jonathan be-bopped right in; he was excited as he thought we were going to see the baby on the tv again. Normal routine…go in and stand on that ugly scale! I have been really worried about ‘weighing in’ at this appointment. With both Madison and Jonathan, I was lucky enough to lose weight during the pregnancy and end up after it was all said and done with gaining no more than 10lbs (with either one). I got to thinking about how I was going to feel if I gained more with this one. A break down! That is how it will end. The first 3 months I didn’t have much of an appetite. I did the same with Jonathan….got hungry, and when I tried to eat, I was done after a few bites. During this last month, that all changed; I felt like I could and was eating everything in sight! So my concern for weight was highly increased. I was relieved to have weighed in at a half pound less than my 14 week appointment. WHEW!

Total weight loss to date: 5lbs!



So, we weighed the kids…b/c you know as a kid, the scale is so much more fun!! Thanks to the nurses for humoring them =) We went back into our room to wait on the doctor and Kenny arrived right on time! Their was an ultra sound machine in the room, so of course the kids got excited and questioned why I told them we weren’t going to be seeing the baby on the tv? As parents this isn’t the first time (and my kids aren’t that old) nor is it going to be the last time that I get that look….mom, you don’t know what you are talking about. Lucky for them, this time, I found humor in the situation.

Everything is going well and right on track. The doctor found the heartbeat right away. Oh, what music to the ears! The kids were in awe and absolutely speechless; which as many of you know, doesn’t happen too often. The doctor held the monitor up to my ear so I could hear the heartbeat really good and asked what we though we were having. Kenny and I looked at each and chuckled. We will love this baby unconditionally no matter what it is…we just continue to pray for a healthy baby and an easy delivery. However, we set out hoping for another girl…but now find ourselves convinced that it is a boy. The doctor just looked at me and said….oh I don’t know…sounds like a girl with a heartbeat just trotting away. But I guess you have a 50/50 chance! Madison cheers for a girl and well, Jonathan, is still in awe over hearing the heartbeat. He first started out saying that if it was a girl, he wasn’t holding her. But warmed up to the idea. He bounces back and forth on wanting a girl and a boy.

We started getting all the questions….are you going to breastfeed? Who is going to be the baby’s doctor? What are we going to do about birth control after you have the baby? I just laughed and told the doctor that I was 4 months pregnant and that was all my mind had taken in, and here she was asking questions about 9mos plus! At least she shared the humor, LOL!

We are all anticipating the Big Ultrasound! And look forward to that, which should be happening sometime within the next 3 weeks!