Week 17

Well, so far so good. We went to the doctor on Dec. 7th and everything sounds great. My blood pressure and weight gain are superb (at least I think so as I've only gained 5 lb total so far). The baby sounded great once the doctor found the heartbeat. Apparently she got it and then the baby kept moving around and away from the doppler so she had to keep chasing the baby down. She finally was able to corner the baby and get a heart rate of between 140 and 150. That's really good. I've been feeling baby move more. There are more flutters so to speak and they are more intense. It's kinda funny. Last night at the Chanukah party the baby started to move so intensely that I had to stop opening my gift. It felt like when you swing really high with your eyes closed and you feel your stomach drop. Anyway, it's great to feel the little one moving. As a matter of fact I thing the baby is moving or kicking now as I write. Yeah! The last two weeks have been rough. I got over a sinus infection and just playing catch up was draining. Then I strained my back about a week ago because I just wouldn't slow down. That was a very painful lesson to learn so now I'm trying to watch my activity level. We go back on Jan. 3 to find out if we are having Chaim or Aviella. We are absolutely fine with either or, we just want the baby to be healthy, happy and have a deep natural sense of G-d and spiritual obedience and intuition. As always keep us in prayer for the baby and the job situations as we are approaching such a wonderful and exciting turning point in our lives!