Dr's Appt Update

I had another appt with my OB yesterday and it was one of the best appt's ever. Why? According to him, I finally graduated!! I only see him once a month now. I'm SO thankful that everything is going SO good with this pregnancy. At first, it was scary not knowing what would happen, especially that I was considered a high-risk pregnancy. And now after all these weeks to know that I can relax a bit and only see him once a month is a HUGE accomplishment for me.

We heard Baby D's heart again. This little boy is all over the place. He was never still at the u/s on Monday and yesterday he was not still at all. In 3 weeks I did not gain a pound, yay!!!! So in 18 weeks of pregnancy I have put on 9 lbs. He did say, don't be surprised if one month from now your weight has gone up a bit. I'm still trying to eat healthy and exercise as much as I can.

We talked a little about childbirth classes but he said for me to call when I'm 24 weeks. I will have a few more ultrasounds done to see how the little boy is doing. I asked him about the baby's weight at birth and what influences does that have. He said a lot has to do with the parents weigh at birth, particularly the father's. That's a little scary because John was almost 10 lbs at birth. Hopefully our little boy will not be like his dad at all.

I started looking at a few things to register. There is an overwhelming amount of choices to make and what to register for and what not to. I feel like you need to take a course on Baby essentials. I plan on doing a lot of research to see what gets good reviews and what doesn't. I'm also getting ideas on the nursery. I can't wait to really start decorating and getting everything ready for our little one to arrive.