itty bitty is growing!!

We had our 12 week appointment on Thursday to check-up and hear the heart beat, but when the doctor tried to hear the heart beat with the heart monitor, he couldn't find it. I got really nervous, but he was really sweet and said they like to hide when they're this little, so we'd just do an ultra sound instead. I was still pretty nervous, but Keith and the doctor were both very calm. I am so thankful for our doctor. He is calm, confident, friendly, and encouraging!!

We were excited to get to see him/her again, and when he found the baby and the heartbeat right away, I was very relieved and thankful. The heartbeat was 166 at 8 weeks and 160 this time! Keith says Itty Bitty just was just being sneaky and hiding from the doctor so that mama and daddy could see him/her again:)

Here's picture #2!!!! Our sweet baby has grown soooooo much in the four weeks since the last picture....from about a half inch to about 3 inches!!!! Wow!!! Very cool!! S/he is looking like a real baby!!! I never could see much in these ultra sound pics until now....it's funny how easy it is for me to see the tiny little head, body, and arms now that it's my baby...it was even more clear live on the screen. It's difficult to get a clear freeze-frame shot.

The doctor says everything looks great!! Our tiny blessing is growing and changing everyday.

Belly pic #2 at 9 weeks...this is the first day I thought I was beginning to look preggers....it may have just been the horizontal stripes;)
Belly pic #3 at 12 weeks....this is one of the only pairs of pants in my closet that would zip this week. I was thankful that I saved some clothes from before I lost weight a couple of years ago. Keith was sweet and got them down from the attic for me the other day. I was much more comfy in my big pants!!

I am thankful to have felt really well throughout the first 12 weeks. I've heard lots of stories about how sick some people are. I felt queasy for the first several weeks, but that has pretty much stopped now. I have some minor back pain, but nothing too painful. I have been really tired!! I've always been a sleepy head, but pregnancy has taken it to a new level:) When I read about all the things happening in my body and see how much that sweet baby has grown, it is easy to see why I've been tired!!

I haven't had too many crazy cravings. For a while I wanted baked potatoes a lot. Lately, I've been drinking lots of milk and eating way too much peanut butter. I've also been eating lots of apples and bananas...so much so that Keith has been singing me the pre-school song, "I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas!" He doesn't sing the whole thing and change the vowel sounds though:( I liked all of these things before I was pregnant but didn't love them. I rarely drank milk or ate peanut butter, and now I have them both at least twice a day...funny!