12 Weeks!

Matthew and I have been burning up the roadways in Illinois and Indiana for the last week, so my lack of posts are due to not being home since last Saturday. It was a nice change of pace though. We went to a friend's wedding in Chicao, got to see some friends who moved a couple of months ago, and then visited my mom for a couple of days. We definitely put the miles on my car over the last week!

The most fun news from the week is the doppler I've borrowed from our neighbor! She doesn't need it any more because her little guy is moving all the time. I've had so much fun listening to our little nugget's heartbeat! While I was home, I let my mom listen as well. For the first time the baby was actually staying in one place. Usually I have to chase it down. Since the baby wasn't moving I was able to keep the doppler in one spot for quite a while. All of a sudden we both got a HUGE blast to the ears. That was a sound I hadn't heard before, but suddenly realized that it was a kick that we'd heard! The heartbeat is so fun to listen to, but the kick was so cool too! I knew the baby was moving a lot and able to punch/kick, but I hadn't heard it before. Such a fun sound, even though it blasted us a bit!

Anyway, so here's the weekly belly shot! Today is 12 weeks! I can't believe that I'm almost done with the first trimester already! Time is really flying. I have two more weeks and then I go back to the OB :o)