15 weeks!

Ok, I was going to try to update this thing every Tuesday as our "week" changed, but I already fell off the wagon. In my defense, the last week of school is insane and I was exhausted every night last week!

We had our monthly doctor's appointment today (I call it my "normal pregnant person" appointment). It was pretty ordinary, which I am not complaining about at all! I have only gained 3 pounds so far, which my OB said was great. In fact, he said I could gain about 5 more. Woohoo... bring on the queso! We listened to Tad, he answered my questions... pretty normal!

The exciting part was scheduling our anatomy scan!! Andrew and I are pretty lucky that we have gotten to see Tad 4 times already - that is way more than "normal" pregnant people get to see their babies! At 6 weeks, Tad was just a blog with a tiny flickering heart. At 7w2d, we could see and hear the heartbeat and make out arm buds and leg buds. At 8w1d, the arms and legs were very clear and we could make out the heartbeat without the doctor pointing it out! :) Our NT scan at 12w2d showed us that Tad really is a baby and not just some alien in my belly... those are the pictures you can see in the video. Well - at our anatomy scan, not only will the check the chambers of Tad's heart, his spine and brain, but they will be able to tell us if Tad is a boy or a girl!! July 15th - 3:30 EST. Mark your calendars people - I am stoked!

One more thing: Remember how I said I had only gained 3 pounds? Well check out this picture! Being five feet tall certainly makes baby bellies pop out sooner! (Taken at 14w4d)

So... here's Tad!

We thought blogging might be a good way to keep everybody involved in the life and times of Tad, so here we are! Welcome to the 21st century everyone!

It looks like we're having a baby! I can't speak for anyone else, but I am so stoked to meet this little person. S/he is totally worth the wait. :) We will post pictures and updates on this blog and hopefully you will all feel in the loop with Tad.

He's doing great so far! We got to see him last Thursday at our first trimester screening. He was being stubborn and a ham (who does that sound like?!), dancing all around and not getting in the right position to get the necessary measurements, but he eventually settled down. He is quite the head butter, and I think he may may be cursed with the Katz nose. Still, by far, the cutest baby I have ever seen. We got the results from the screening and it looks like Tad is at a very low risk for Down's syndrome and Trisomy 13 - s/he looked perfectly healthy!

Andrew let me buy a home doppler, so I am very lucky that I can hear Tad's heartbeat whenever I want. For someone as paranoid and neurotic as me, it has been a lifesaver. Most nights before bed, we listen to him swish, swish, swishing away. It is pretty amazing. The heartbeat stays pretty consistent around 163 bpm, which is perfect for where we are.

I can not even put into words how lucky I think we are to have this baby. I know s/he is going to be amazing - and we are excited to take you all on this journey with us!

We leave you with a little montage of Tad. That is actually his heartbeat in the background... we recorded it! Soooo cool :)