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Thursday, October 22, 2009

3 Month Appointment

Today was my 3 month appointment.  The doctor had a hard time finding the heartbeat with the hand held doppler (which is apparently normal at 12 wks).  I was really hoping to hear something or see something at this appointment because I really couldn't see the monitor as well as Shane could at our last appointment. 
I think the doctor felt bad for me because he decided to go ahead and do another ultrasound.  It was AMAZING!!  It looked like Baby Minnow was waving at us!  The left arm kept going up towards the head and opening/closing it's fist.  At this point, the baby is about the size of a large plum.
Another big moment at this appointment was that I got the H1N1 vaccine.  Shane and I had decided a while ago that I was not going to get it.  We really didn't know if there were risks involved with the vaccine and really weren't sure if it was a good idea.  After the ultrasound, the doctor talked me into getting the shot.  He said that it's the safest version of the vaccine (no preservatives, no mercury, and not a live strand).  Keep your fingers crossed that this vaccine works and doesn't give me a hairy chest or orange eyes or something :)
Tomorrow I'll post an updated belly pic.  For now, here's a pic of Baby Minnow....



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