Guacamole, Flutters, and a Heartbeat!

16 weeks

our baby is the size of an avocado!

we had another pregnancy milestone today at our doctor's visit. we were able to HEAR the heartbeat today!! Baby W is beating strong at 162bpm. it was such a wonderful sound to hear for the first time. i never realized how much i would enjoy hearing a beating little heart:) my weight is still an issue. when i went in today i had lost 2 more lbs. my doctor told me i should start feeling a little better in the next week and hopes that i will have gained more weight when i come for my next appointment in a month. guess i better start eating up!!

last night i was helping clay study for a test and all of a sudden i felt this sloshing (it's the only word i could think of) in my tummy. i wasn't sure if it was the baby or not, but come to find out my doctor confirmed to me today that YES that was the baby and what i was feeling were flutters. i guess that is another pregnancy milestone too!! i was so worried that i would miss that first flutter or kick. i can't wait for clay to start feeling what i'm feeling.

tomorrow's the other BIG day! we will know whether Baby W is a boy or a girl. i can't wait. i can finally start picking out colors for the nursery and all that other fun stuff!!