Thursday, March 4, 2010

26 weeks till Baby Benson comes...

...and changes our lives forever. The ultrasound below was taken at my first appointment (10 weeks). I am 14 weeks now and had another appointment today. We got to hear the heartbeat again, but I still have a hard time believing there is a baby inside of me. At my next visit (18 weeks), we will find out the gender! That seems so soon to me. I still don't feel pregnant. And as far as looking pregnant, I haven't gained any weight yet, but I do think my stomach is sticking out more than usual, especially at night. Is that normal? Sometimes I show Jared my belly in the evening and he accuses me of sticking it out on purpose...it's a noticeable difference at night.) It's crazy to think that in just 4 weeks the baby will be developed enough to clearly tell the gender. My doctor said that you can actually tell as early as 14 weeks, but there's no additional benefit to having an ultrasound that early, so we'll wait until 18. Can't wait!

7 comments:

  1. Congrats!! You are so lucky not to feel pregnant!!

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  2. I'm still so super excited for you! Yay!

    So, randomly last night I had a dream that you had already had your baby, and she (yes, you are having a girl) was already 3 months old and had lots of red hair (yeah, I'm not sure where the red came from). Anyway, I totally didn't realize you had had your baby already, but Kyle knew and was telling me what a bad friend I am for not knowing. And Lauren was pregnant. Weird.

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  3. Jenn! I wish that I could be there fussing over you and talking about everything. I felt the same way during the visit. I kept thinking-really? Really? There's a little baby in there? I imagine it's totally normal that it sticks out a little more at night because your muscles are fatigued from all day and then it just pokes out more at night??? Does that sound right? I'm so excited--if you ever want to chat about it just call.

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  4. yay!! you know this means you have to blog more. like at least twice a month! steal that wi-fi!

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  5. Wahoo! So excited for you guys. I read that it's common to start feeling the baby kick at 18 weeks--so just think--next month you can find out the gender AND start feeling the baby playing soccer in your stomach.

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  6. I am so happy for you! Congratulations!

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