Bumpdate!

Wow - so much to write about today I don't even know where to begin. I guess I have to start with the huge milestone that Baby D hit today. Baby D is now 16 weeks old!! Can you believe it!?! And s/he had a wonderful check-up today. The doctor found the heartbeat quickly and it was beating loud, strong, and fast at 155 beats per minute. As usual, the beautiful sound brought tears to my eyes. What made today's appointment even more special than usual was that my mom came along. My parents have been in town for the holidays, so it was really special being able to share the magical sound of the heartbeat with her. I also finally put some weight on. Since my first appointment two months ago I've put on 2 1/2 pounds! 

So many amazing things are happening to the baby now as s/he develops. The baby is now about the size of an avocado! Adam and I have to start watching what we say because amazingly Baby D is now able to pick up the sound of our voices! I also need to quit poking my stomach so much, because I guess now the baby can feel it and it causes him/her to squirm. :) I should start to feel the first movements from Baby D in the next few weeks.

Another amazing thing that has happened in the past week is the growth of my baby bump! It seems to be getting bigger every day, and I'm finally starting to look pregnant instead of like I ate too many tacos. Also, I know it's not tacos because of how hard the bump is. Adam and I can't stop touching it!

On January 25th at 8am, Adam and I will FINALLY be finding out the gender of our precious child. Less than a month! Time to start taking bets - boy or girl?

Baby D had a great first Christmas, so I have to show off some of the presents from our amazing families! And yes, I'm also going to show pictures of "the bump" taken first thing this morning. Please notice how I said "first thing this morning" when you see my outfit choice. I think I'm at the point where I should start having Adam take nice, weekly belly progression photos. We'll start those next week now that I actually have a bump to show off.

Christmas present from GG (Great Grandma), Aunt Holly, and Aunt Katherine

Video camera from Great Grandpa George, Diaper Bag from GG, and book from Grandma and Grandpa Donat

I've officially "popped" at 16 weeks cooked!