and Gaining...

Well, my grandmother passed away last week and my brothers, sister and I made the trip back to El Paso for the funeral. We actually had a really great time considering the reason we were there. We stayed at my Aunt Ginny and Uncle Mac's house, and like always, had a blast. We ate a ton of food and played games. It was nice to see everyone and hang out with my Dad a little.

I had a doctor's appointment this morning. I've gained 4 pounds (probably from the Chico's Tacos and Cappetto's). So the weight gain has begun and probably won't stop until our little bundle of joy is born. The baby is healthy and has a strong heart beat, in the 140's. I'm measuring at about 19 inches which is normal for this time. They took some more blood and normally it doesn't bother me, but the lab nurse had a hard time finding my vein. She said it was really deep and she had to switch needles so she could dig in deeper to find the vein... Can we say "Ouch". I'm definitely going to have a bruise after that one.

I mentioned to my doctor that my acne is beginning to clear up and she said if I had skin problems that I'll most likely have a girl. But she also disclaimed that it's an old wives tale. LOL... we'll see if she's right! I have my gender screening scheduled for 4 weeks from today, May 19th. I can't wait!! I'll be 21 weeks along, so unless the baby doesn't cooperate, we should definitely be able to tell the gender. Danny will get to tag along to this appointment too, so it will be nice. 

I'm also thinking of getting a 3D/4D ultrasound. For those of you who don't know, instead of a flat image on the screen you see more of the shape and characteristics of the baby. They usually recommend getting that done at 26-30 weeks. So it might be too early for that, but I'm going to ask anyway.

OK, well that's it for now!