17 weeks!

     today i am 17 weeks along and i had another four week doctors appointment this morning! the first thing the nurse did when i went back to the room was take my blood pressure. she quickly told me to take a deep breath and said my blood pressure was very high. she had an extremely worried look on her face but i felt fine! she then ask if i had a headache or was seeing white spots and i wasnt experiencing any of those things so i told her no. but of course i then started to freak myself out and thinking to myself "oh my gosh, am i really feeling okay? is my head hurting, have i been seeing white spots?!" but then i calmed myself down and reminded myself that i was feeling okay and that sometimes my blood pressure runs high.
     the worst part of the appointment is having to get on the scale! i was dreading seeing the number on the scale and i tried to stand in a position to block the view so thomas couldnt see what it was. but i surprised to see that the number wasnt as high as i had expected so i let him know what it was. when the doctor came in the room i asked him if my weight from four weeks ago was in my file and he said yes and then told me i had gained 5 and a half pounds, which he then said was PERFECT! that put a big smile on my face! who wouldnt love to hear their doctor say that their weight gain is perfect!
     then the doctor had me lay down and he felt my stomach to see how big everything was getting and he said it was the perfect size!! i looked at thomas right away and had the biggest smile on my face because i feel so fat recently and i dont feel like i look pregnant yet, i feel like i just look fat. so i am very pleased with everything i had heard! and then for my favorite part we got to listen to the baby's heartbeat. every time it is so surreal to me, to hear someone elses heart beating inside of you is just the strangest thing.  i told thomas i wanted to look into renting one of those little machines, just so i could listen to the heart all day long. he just looked at me like i was crazy and laughed, but i was being serious.

          the baby weighs about 5 ounces and is around 5 inches long from head to bottom. the baby is going through a growth spurt the next couple weeks and will be doubling its weight and adding inches to its length! this week it is the size of a turnip!

     my next appointment is may 1 at 3:00, and i will be finding out the sex of the baby! i will be posting that news as soon as i get home, and it will be a creative reveal and i am so excited about it! and dont ask me because im not telling anyone! you will just have to wait to be surprised!