16 weeks

Today I had my 16-week appointment. I met with a different midwife this time (there are 3 where I go) whose name was Megan. I was nervous about meeting her because I am pretty sure she just finished her midwife schooling, but I absolutely loved her. She was personable, open to questions, and knowledgeable. I liked that she explained things to me, which the last midwife didn't do (come to find out that one is leaving in a couple months anyway). As of right now, I am kinda hoping Megan will deliver our baby, but we'll see who is on-call when that happens.

The appointment went well. We heard the baby's heartbeat and Megan said it sounded good. She measured me and everything seems to be going normal. The most exciting thing was that she gave me my referral to go get my big ultrasound where we get to find out the sex of our baby as well as see how his/her body and organs are looking. My appointment is November 9th at 8am. I don't look forward to drinking 24 oz of water in a short amount of time and then holding it in for over an hour...a bit nervous about that since I don't drink a lot at once usually. But I guess I have to! So excited that in 2 1/2 weeks (if baby cooperates) we will know what we are having. Can't wait to pick out baby stuff. And so far, 2nd trimester has been great! I have more energy, don't get sick anymore, and I don't spend Saturdays laying on the couch doing nothing anymore. I know this will change in the 3rd tri so I am enjoying it! I am so thankful to God for this pregnancy.