July 1, 2009 15 Week Check Up

We went in this morning for our 15 week check up with Dr. Conrad. We were told this would be a pretty lengthy appointment with a lot of information to take in. I feel like it turned out to be a pretty lengthy wait more so than a lengthy appointment. I am very glad that Kyle was able to arrange his schedule at work to attend this appointment with me. We went through several questions, blood work, and consults concerning what all we have to look forward to. We talked a lot about the hospitals and which one would best suit our needs. Kyle and I are leaning towards delivering at Crestwood due to their one on one care, and the fact that it is just next door to our doctor's office! We plan on touring the facilities in the near future, and confirming our decision based on our tour. After all the talks and tests, we were finally able to hear the baby's heartbeat. I was a little worried at first because it took awhile to find the heartbeat. The nurse would find it then loose it very quickly- the baby kept moving every time she would find it. It's a very active thing! We were finally able to get it to stay still and listen to the amazing sound of the precious baby inside me. It had a strong heartbeat of 150 beats per minute. They measured my belly and it measured at 18 inches. Dr. Conrad said that everything looks good, and to come back in 4 weeks for an ultrasound for determine the sex of the baby! I made the appointment for Wednesday July 22. (a little less than 4 weeks) We wanted to find out before our trip to Florida for Bryan and Brooke's wedding. 20 days to go until we find out if it's a boy or a girl!!