16 Weeks Pregnant (and two days)

Whoopsie! I forgot to do my weekly update.

Welp I'm 16 weeks and two days preggo. I got to see the baby today -finally! I've been waiting for this appointment for what feels like an eternity.

The baby was stood on its head so it was a little hard to orient what I was seeing on the scan. Apparently, that's what babies do from 13-16 weeks - they like to be on their head.

Anyway, it was precious. Good news all around. Its little feet are the size of a Barbie shoe. It weighed 140 grams and had a heartbeat of 150 bpm.

We caught a glimpse of its profile and it looked so sweet. We saw the ribs and spine and shoulder blades. All looking strong and healthy.

We were also told the baby is peeing and swallowing the pee, peeing and swallowing. I didn't really need to know that information, but the doctor said it's sterile pee so there's that.

Today's scan was all about checking to make sure the cervix is intact and healthy. There's a condition where the mucous membrane of the cervix wall can suddenly open and everything fall out. But if they catch it beforehand, it's totally fixable.

Mine was fine.

But I have to say that there are so many scary things that can happen during pregnancy. Not that I didn't know that, but I didn't know what kinds of scary things could happen and they're a lot worse than I could have ever imagined.

That is why I am trying to stay away from websites with scary stories and warnings. It'll make you crazy with all the crap that can happen.

I'm just so grateful this baby has been so good to me. I've had a pretty good pregnancy thus far. One more month and I'm halfway there!

xo Jenea
- Everything is always okay in the end; and if it's not okay, then it's not the end.

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