Pregnancy Update 17 Weeks

This morning I had my 17 week appointment. Everything is still going great. The baby's heart rate was 157 (just about the same as last month). Caleb took this picture when we got home from the appointment. It is a little crooked (I look as though I am leaning forward, but I don't think I am. This picture is much better than the other ones he took where you can see the ceiling or I have no head.

According to the Baby Center site "Your baby weighs about 5 ounces now, and he's around 5 inches long — about the size of a large onion. He can move his joints, and his skeleton — until now rubbery cartilage — is starting to harden to bone. His sense of hearing is also developing. The umbilical cord, his lifeline to the placenta, is growing stronger and thicker."

Here is another belly shot taken a few days ago. Lately Caden has wanted to stick her tongue out in almost every picture.

I have an ultrasound scheduled on Monday July 23rd. I am getting excited and very anxious. I am ready to know what it is so I can start planning things. I also have this fear that I might be off on the due date and it will be pushed back a few days - I DO NOT want to be in the hospital over Christmas!!!


I am going to try to put a poll up where people can vote on what they think I am having.