FINALLY 12 Weeks!!

I cannot believe we are FINALLY 12 Weeks today!  It has been such a LONG 12 weeks and it feels great to reach this pivotal milestone in our pregnancy when our chances of miscarrying drops significantly.  We have ordered some fun announcements that we will send out in only a matter of days to family and friends!  It will feel great to be out of the "pregnancy closet" that we have been in for almost 5 months! (Since September 2009)  Below is a recap of the last 12 weeks:

After we were cleared from our first pregnancy in early November, Derek and I ended up getting pregnant almost immediately again!  We couldn't believe that it happened so quickly.  Dr. Morgan had me come in every week starting at week 4 through 7 to get blood work to make sure all my levels were going up.  She told me to continue to take the Prometrium (the progesterone supplement) just in case.  Each time she called with the results I would hold my breath hoping for good news.  My levels continued to rise and they scheduled my first OB appointment at week 8 where we had our first Ultrasound.  As we walked into the office I couldn't help but have flashbacks of our last ultrasound and how terrible it was.  Once we saw the baby on the screen we were relieved to find out that everything looked great!  The baby had a strong heartbeat and was exactly the size it should be.  We couldn't have been more thrilled!  Our next appointment was at week 11 when we were able to listen to the heartbeat with the doppler.  It was amazing to hear the heartbeat so loud and clear!  The heartbeat was 165 bpm which according to old wives tales means that it could be a girl!  Apparently, if the heartbeat is over 140 it will most likely be a girl.  We will see!  The best part of this appointment was when Dr. Morgan told me that I no longer needed the progesterone!  It was great to throw that stuff away!!

Our next appointment is scheduled for February 17th where we will listen to the heartbeat again and do the other standard check-up procedures.  Then we will get to schedule our next appointment which will be the big 20 week Ultrasound!  We are praying hard that we will see a very healthy baby at this time.  We could not feel more grateful!

Below is a pic of our ultrasound at about 8 weeks: