We had our 2nd ultrasound today (just an abdominal). I'm 9 weeks and 1 day today and the baby is measuring perfectly at 9 weeks. We saw his/her heartbeat again on today's ultrasound. We were happy to see that it's very strong at 175 beats per minute. All-in-all, everything is going very well and we have less than 3 more weeks until the end of the first trimester! Our ultrasound tech said that our baby is now the size of a cashew (2 weeks ago - he/she was a grain of rice). That rate of growth certainly explains why I've felt so miserable lately. My hormones have been working overtime lately. I feel sick a lot. Eat a lot. Drink a lot. Pee a lot. I've had a bad headache for the past 24 hours. All sorts of fun stuff going on.
I had some blood work done today (just to check my levels of blood thinner to make sure that's all OK) and we saw our doctor. It's official. I've gained SEVEN pounds since the wedding... five since the honeymoon. So I guess 5lb so far in the first trimester. I guess that should be kind of surprising because I feel like I'm eating everything in my path. haha
Our next ultrasound is exactly 3 weeks from now and will officially mark the beginning of our 2nd trimester! That one is supposed to be very cool and we'll likely get to see the baby move around and hear the heartbeat etc. We're very excited! :)
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