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Well, the baby is a live and well. Had our 4 month check up appointment at the doctor’s and no drama took place this time!

The doc was able to find the heartbeat the first time – and it was strong and steady. 150 beats per minute. This was the first time for Chris and I to hear the rapid little heart beat – there truly is a little life inside of me.

I’ve been beside myself for the last day – it seems so unreal. We’ve known for months that we are pregnant but the last two weeks – it’s hard to explain – but it just seems so more real. I can feel my uterus just below my belly button – it’s about the size of a grapefruit right now. My belly is becoming more sensitive to tight things around it and there are all kind of strange feelings/muscles moving. The baby is over 4.5 inches long now and is rapidly growing. It’s amazing that a human life can be assembled so quickly.

Of course we pray that I go full term to 40 weeks but if the baby was born at 27 weeks (just in 11 weeks from where I am) the baby has a pretty good chance of surviving outside of the womb – it’s absolutely amazing. I’m happy to report I have no more morning/day sickness. I still become tired at night but managing it better with getting to bed early. The only physical ailment that has increased are headaches at night. I’ve been fortunate not to have another migraine but I’ve had a lot of dull headaches lately. I can now take regular Tylenol – which helps take the edge off of the pain. Doc said most likely these will decrease in the next few weeks and I should be feeling great for the rest of the second trimester. Yeah!