Dr. Appt #2

Today was my 2nd doctors appointment and it went really well! I didn't really know what this appointment would be like, but it was a breeze. They did another ultrasound to check up on the baby and to make sure that everything was going ok, and thankfully, everything was going great! I could see the baby on the screen, and I was amazed at how much bigger it was this time from our first appointment just 4 weeks ago!! When she would run the ultrasound wand (that's what I call it b/c I don't know the technical term..haha) over my belly, the baby would kick at it. It was really cute. It was like it was saying "Get that out of here!" hahaha. It was so neat to see it kicking away since I can't feel the kicks yet. Sometimes I would find myself worrying about it everything was ok since I can't feel it's movements, but seeing it on the screen was really nice. I could see it's heart flickering away too, and she told me that the heartbeat looked really strong, and that was good!! It did turn and face us, so she tried to see if you could tell what the sex was, but it was still too early. But hey, nothing wrong with trying to find out right?! hahaha. My next doctor's appointment is on August 11th, and at that one, they will take my weight/blood pressure measurements, and then I will go down and get my blood work done. They will be doing the test for Downs Syndrome at that point, so I'm sure I will be a nervous wreck for that. Brian and I both already worry a lot about things, so I'm sure it will be a tense couple of days (or however long it takes to get the results back) until we get the news. We do have a slight worry about it since Brian's 2nd cousin has Down's, but that doesn't mean that we are more likely. My doctor told me that it's not really a genetic factor, but just depends on how the chromosomes split. And since I'm under 35, my chances of having a baby with Downs are much smaller, but that it wasn't something that could be ruled out either. So here's praying that everything is fine and perfectly healthy for our little one!!