!6 weeks and finally I got to hear the heartbeat!!!!!!!!!  At 12 weeks the midwife couldn’t hear a heartbeat so we had to do another ultrasound so I got to see the little peanut, but still hadn’t heard anything from him/her.  This appointment was pretty standard.  Just listened to the heartbeat and checked weight.  My blood pressure is still fantastic (yeah).  But I’m sweating the upcoming 28 week blood glucose test.  I’m so freaked out about the potential of developing gestational diabetes.  Not that I have any signs of anything right now, this is just one of those things I don’t want (not that anyone does).

So on Feb 26th, I have a “level 2 ultrasound due to advanced maternal age”.  Translation: Andrea is “old” for having a kid.  They’ll check to make sure all the baby’s organs are in place and functioning and make a rudimentary check for Down’s Syndrome.   They do this for all over-35 pregnant gals.  And don’t you just love the “advanced maternal age” thing.

Hearing the heartbeat was pretty awesome!