Almost Halfway!!!

By the end of this week, we will be halfway done!!! That is so crazy to me! Peanut is now about 6 1/2 inches long and weighs almost 10 1/2 ounces.  Peanut can also hear sounds from the outside world now and can cover his/her ears if the sounds are too loud. He may even "jump" if any sounds are too startling!  Jerad and I started playing music for the baby this week and so far I think they like it! I feel lots of movement when the headphones are on my belly.  I'm definitely feeling a lot of movement especially at night around the time I get home from work.

Liz (our midwife) said I look the picture of health. My blood pressure is great and I have been getting plenty of fluids and nutrition!!!! I have gained just under 5 pounds since I got pregnant and am definitely sporting the maternity jeans with pride.

Oh, Peanut just kicked! Lol. At our appointment today, the heartbeat was 145 which some people will tell you is the "boy range."  For anybody confused I will explain: some people believe that girls typically have a faster heart rate in the womb, approximately between 150 and 170. Boys heart rates are then believed to be a little slower; about 130-150.  It's definitely not an exact science. Liz says she tested this for about a year...she would predict the baby's gender based on the heart rate and she was only right 60% of the time.  So it's definitely still going to be a surprise what we are having.

Our ultrasound is scheduled for Wednesday, so come back later this week and I will upload pictures...also I promise, the much awaited pictures of my belly will be up too!!!