Another 4 Weeks

I cannot believe how fast these last 4 weeks have flown by. We went to our 12 week appt yesterday. Since Ry's preschool was cancelled for the day and J had the day off, they decided to join me. We got there right on time, just as our Dr was leaving to check on some patients next door at the hospital. Surprisingly, we didn't wait long.
As we all crammed into the little exam room, I was getting anxious again. I had been having bad feelings that we might have lost the baby with the spotting I had this last month. And this last week I have been so sick...which I sadly have passed to the girls. I thought it might be strep throat again (I got this last year, the exact same week) but luckily it wasn't since I can't really take anything that would help take the strep away. I found out its just a bad cold and cough. I am just hoping that since I am not working, I can keep getting rest and it will pass. The only good news is I'm down 5 pounds with all the sickness and nausea from this last month.
After I got my vitals taken-all normal (and Ry was so in awe watching my nurse take them. She said "Mom, it's just like when I'm your Dr at home.") my Dr came in with the ultrasound machine. I was in shock at how behaved the girls were in this little room. My Dr had me lay down, J held Kenna, then my Dr set Ry at the end of my bed. We all nestled in together to watch the monitor of the baby. I had never seen the girls so stuck to a little tv. We were able to watch the baby move all around (though of course I can't feel it yet) and we saw the wonderful flicker of the heart beat.
I was so relieved!!! We are so excited to have another bambino. Ry keeps saying she wants another sister who she has named Kerra. She talks to "her" everyday and rubs "her". Its really cute, but I do not have an indication of what we are having yet.
So with the happy news and one flu shot later, we had set out to accomplish our list of things to get done. Target to return some things, DMV to renew J's license (which he forgot his paperwork so we had to go all the way home and back), Sara Lee bread store, Costco for shampoo, and Home Depot for furnace filters. I didn't want to be gone long cause us girls needed to be resting, but since J couldn't drive on an expired license, we had no choice. So needless to say, I was so grateful to get back home after such a long day. All in all, I was very glad to get our errands done. But most of all, so happy our baby is doing so well!

Me and Kenna on Halloween...13 Weeks along