Baby Black is Growing!

12 week photos...

             

They say that's our baby, but some of the views looked a little more like an alien or a monkey! Even so, it's adorable!  We saw the baby kicking and moving it's arms, which was really cool.  When he first started the ultrasound, we didn't see a flickering heart like we did in the 6-week ultrasound, and I guess this made Brad a little nervous for a minute.  Now that baby is bigger, between 2.5 and 3 inches, you have to look a little closer to find the heart.  Not only did we see the heart beating, we also saw the bladder and the stomach.  Everything looked perfect.  We also had a blood test, which screens for Down's Syndrome and Trisomy 18.  We'll have those results in about a week.

I had to do the rubberband trick yesterday for the first time.  My pants were just a little too tight at work and I couldn't stand it anymore.  Someone gave me a rubberband and oh, my...what a relief!  I've ordered some maternity clothes from the Gap, but most of them just look terrible!  I suppose as my belly gets bigger, the clothes will look a little more attractive, but we'll see!  It's becoming difficult to find anything that's comfortable.  I can't wait to get home and put on my velour drawstring pants and a loose t-shirt.  I guess this is the time in the pregnancy when you don't look pregnant yet, just a little bit fat.  That's how I'm feeling right now!  I can't wait for my belly to grow.

I find that I'm really beginning to love being pregnant.  I'm so excited about all the upcoming changes and new experiences and watching my belly grow!