18 weeks and fun with the boys

Today I had another appointment to check on the baby. Troy was working so I decided to just take the boys with me and then run errands after. I of course got many funny looks and comments from people but that is to be expected. Manti is not a huge fan of the doctors office, even if it has nothing to do with him. He cried when I had to use the rest room, when the doctor measured my tummy and even when the doctor said hello to him. Sebastien is the complete opposite. He loves the attention he gets and seeing new things. Now for the news about baby #3...I gained one pound over the past month, they had a hard time finding the heartbeat (which made me VERY nervous), measured my belly and everything looks great! The baby was positioned funny which is why the heart beat wasn't really noticeable. The most comforting thing about the appointment was the movement of the baby. I just cannot wait until my ultrasound when I can actually see this little one and know for a fact that he/she is doing well!

Here is my 18 week belly shot. Not much there yet!

After all the fun at the doctors office we went to Carl's Jr. and went to watch the trains. We were very lucky today and got to see 4 trains go by! The boys were loving it and had lots of fun. We then ventured off to Target and bought some new shelves for me to reorganize around the house. Yay for me! I am really trying to figure out how to set up for a third baby. If it is a boy, WE ARE SET! We will just do bunk beds in the kids room and move toys into the guest room. If we have a girl, I would like to do some girly stuff in their room but then I am not sure how all the boys would feel about that. Maybe we could talk the housing office on base into getting us a different house?!?! That would solve SO MANY problems. I don't think we are that lucky, bummer!

14 weeks

After our trip to Arizona I anxiously awaited my next appointment. I was just about 14 weeks and couldn't wait to get in and hear this little baby's heartbeat. I was very happy to see the doctor that delivered Manti, she is so wonderful. She came in to visit for a little bit at first and then got a page. I was so bummed because I didn't know if she was going to be back or not. Lucky for me she came back in the room a few minutes later and said, "Let's check out this baby!" Yay, the moment I have been waiting for! I laid down on the table and she began to look for the heartbeat. She kept trying to find it and then says "Huh?" Not the most comforting thing you want to hear from your doctor. She had to push on my tummy a little and then found a very faint heartbeat but heard a lot of movement. I didn't hear the heartbeat very well but she said it was there and sent me on my way. I was not as happy leaving that appointment as I thought I would be. I was really hoping to hear the heartbeat like I did with the boys. Hopefully next time the heartbeat will be easier to find and I can stop worrying.