No, it's still unknown. This past check-up was your standard "let's hear the heartbeat and answer any of your questions." I'm sure that it is important and all but I really just want to focus on my job not taking off for three hours to have 5 minutes with a doctor that's not delivering our baby. But, I digress...
I have an appointment scheduled in Maryland for September 7th so we better be there by then! That's the goal at least - leaving something between August 22 and 29... Still TBD but at that next appointment, we should definitively learn the gender. Woo hoo!
17 weeks (that's 119 days) - "the belly" changes daily so some days I look bigger than others. Today, for instance, completely small and it looks like I ate a little too much last night. However, and I'm not quite sure how this happened but I've gained about 10 pounds (!) since getting pregnant back in early May. I do not think it looks like 10 pounds but Rob will have to confirm or deny that (to be truthful).
Fun facts about Momma at 17 weeks?
Yes, I'm feeling the bubbles this time whereas last time? No bubbles. I also feel like this baby is very low in my pelvis compared to Isabel. Indigestion has already (sigh) started occurring, versus third trimester before, but it's milder so definitely manageable. Overall, I'm feeling good and wish I got more exercise in (hit the gym about 4 times a week for 20-40 of cardio and 5-10m of light weights -- I'm tired!) but I still have some good muscle tone in legs and core so that makes me happy. I cannot wait to wait a ridiculous bikini in Florida and just be big and not care. Now, for the stuff you all really care about...
Fun facts about Baby Brady at 17 weeks?
I've got an onion. That's right s/he has lots of layers (Shrek anyone?). Given that onions are of various size, that translates to about 5 inches in length. (Crazy to think that I was born just a short month or two after this point.) Coincidentally, the littlest one is also a 5 in weight ... 5 ounces. I know what you're thinking - how much is that really? Well, if you convert into dry measure, it's between a 1/2 cup and 3/4 cup (which seems miniscule).
"Their little limbs have nearly reached their proper proportions and will continue to grow evenly with the rest of the body from here on out. They're now becoming capable of hearing and reacting to sounds even though their ears are not yet structurally complete or fully functional. Meanwhile, different parts of our mini-Einstein's astonishingly complex brain are developing to process our little one's hearing and other senses, (you know, sight, smell, taste and touch)."
No comments:
Post a Comment