Today's Dr.'s Appointment

I had a check up at the Doctor today and everything went well. It was very routine, but the exciting part was getting to hear the heartbeat again! It was 150 bpm...right on target.

Here's an update about what's going on...

"your baby is about five inches long and more than three and a half ounces — the size of your open hand. Body fat is beginning to form and will continue to accumulate through the end of your pregnancy. Your baby is almost certainly listening up by now. In fact, loud noises — the dog barking, the doorbell ringing — will actually startle your baby (and also get him or her used to such noises; for instance, fetuses who regularly hear a dog barking will become babies who sleep right through Fido's outbursts).
Your baby's eyes (which have fortunately finished their migration to the front
of his or her head) are making small side-to-side movements and can even
perceive some light, though the eyelids are still sealed. And since practice
makes perfect, your baby is sharpening his or her sucking and swallowing skills
in preparation for that first suckle at your breast or bottle. In fact, most of
the survival reflexes that your baby will have at birth are being perfected in
utero right now."