7 weeks

What a great week! We had a doctor appointment and our first ultrasound. I was very anxious to see what exactly was going on in there. The doctor was quickly able to see our little nugget and a strong heartbeat. It was beating at 132bpm. True music to my ears! Baby G is measuring right on target. This week arm and leg buds have started to grow. The baby's brain is growing too. He/she is still only about the size of a blueberry but continues to cause me some serious morning sickness. It has occurred everyday for the last week promptly at 7:30. I nibble on crackers on the drive to work and typically start feeling better by 9am.

I always had an overwhelming feeling from the beginning of my pregnancy with  Carli, that she was a girl. I haven't had a strong pull towards either sex this time.... until just yesterday. Now I can't shake the feeling it is a boy. The Chinese gender chart says boy and I think I will do the baking soda test this weekend. I did all of the above with Carli and it said girl. I cannot wait to find out around Easter!I feel a huge sense of relief after our appointment. I am very excited to share the news with our family is a few weeks. I think they will all be very surprised! I may be paranoid but I think a few people at work may be on to me. We have had a couple events lately where I have skipped a beer and they just know that isn't normal!

Carli recently drew a picture of our family. It is just precious and she is so proud! She better start practicing how to make room for one more on her paper!