12 weeks

This week has been another crazy one and I am looking forward to my weekend. I was 12 weeks Monday and getting bigger by the week. We had scheduled our Texas trip for the 3rd week of July and I can't wait to see everybody

Wednesday was our ultrasound and man was I nervous. It had been over a month since I had seen Roo and I was curious to see what had changed. Imagined to my surprise when I saw two arms and two legs and a little face. I was amazed at how much Roo had grown in just four weeks from a little bean to more defined baby. Roo was dancing around in there and giving the tech a run for his money. We got to hear the heartbeat, 163 bpm. I pretty much laid there holding Randy's hand and smiling up a storm, I was so happy just to watch Roo on the screen. The Dr. came in and stated everything looked great and on track. So I proceeded to give another volume of blood for the test and went home with a ton of new pictures of our baby. We go back August 2nd, which at that point we will hopefully know what we are having, even though it will be after we get back from Texas.

Thursday we put in for orders again since Hawaii fell through. We put in for San Diego, Little Creek, VA, and Bremerton and I am hopeful we will know soon. Also today we had our 2nd baby appt. I weighed the same so I was happy that the pounds were not being packed on just yet. My blood pressure was a little high, but I had a stressful day at work so I figured that to be the cause. We discussed my back pain, constant bathroom breaks, and traveling with Dr. Griffin who is referring me to physical therapy for the back pain and that running to the bathroom over a dozen times a day is normal. She also gave me some tips on handling the plane trip and such. Then we got to hear Roo's heartbeat with the Doppler, 160 bpm, music to Mommy's ears. Dr. Griffin said everything else look good and that she will see me in 4 weeks!