Catching up!

Well, I've had a couple milestones since my last post! First of all, I felt the baby move! At first, I wasn't sure what I was feeling. It was like a muscle twitch in my belly. I suspected it might be baby movement, but I wasn't too sure, because it's still kind of early for me to be feeling that, so I mostly kept it to myself. A week later, I got a really good movement. It was like a ripple that went up the front of my belly. There was no doubt in my mind what that was. It was the strongest movement I've felt so far, and I got really excited!

A couple days ago, I went to my second doctor's appointment. It went much quicker than my first did. They did not need to take any blood this time! I heard the baby's heart beat again, and managed not to cry this time. I got the results of all my lab work, and found out that I'm in great health, except for a mild bacterial infection, which she assured me is pretty common during pregnancy. This appointment, like my last one, was with my nurse practitioner. I have not actually met my OBGYN yet. So she made a note that my next appointment needs to be with my OBGYN, so that I can meet her. My next appointment will be my 20 week appointment. It will be the day before Thanksgiving, and I will have my second ultra sound on the same day. They should be able to tell me the gender! I'm completely excited about that! I can't wait to know! Boy or girl, I really don't care. I just want to know whether to call it Anthony or Alexandrea. Andy or Lexi?

Today, I had my first, truly weird pregnancy food. Pickles with chocolate syrup. In my defense, I only decided to try it after my mom mentioned that she'd seen chocolate covered pickles for sale somewhere, and that they were big sellers. Since I'd already thought about trying it, I simply had to, after hearing that. I totally expected it to be disgusting, but instead, it was really good. I ate three pickles with chocolate syrup. I wouldn't say it's something I'll crave, but it's definitely not bad. I think I must be crazy!

Anyway, I'm going to try my best to keep up with this better. I haven't felt too great for the last week or so, but I want this blog to be a good way for people to keep up with what's happening with me. :)