3 1/2 Month Belly update

I'm now 3 1/2 months along.  As promised here is my belly progress.  The prior months are shown as well for comparison.  Do you see anything now?  My weight gain is about 3 pounds.

3.5 months (14 weeks)

2.5 months (10 weeks)

1.5 months (6 weeks)

13 Week Ultrasound Pics

I met my OB yesterday, and I adore her.  She stated everything looks great!  The doctor's office is about a mile from my house.  It is a perfect location for us.  The building is new, very clean, and gorgeous inside.  The best part was no waiting.  No waiting to find parking (which is free), no waiting to get my blood drawn, no waiting to make my ultrasound appointment (Dec. 4th), we were in & out of there so quickly!

Now, here's the fun part...PICTURES!  In the bottom margin of each picture, you can see my OB's new estimated due date.  It is now April 18th (I'll update belly pics on the 18th of each month going forward).  It was amazing the see the little swimmer moving and squirming around.  It looks nice & cozy in there for the little peanut.

Here's a good shot of the baby's face to the right with the abdomen to the left.  The prominent black circle in the abdomen is the stomach.  You can also see its right fist up above its ear.

Here's the baby with both hands in front of its face.  We call this the UFC pic, because it looks like it's ready for a fight!

Here's a great shot of both knees and shins to the left.  You can also see the umbilical cord wrapping around from he or she's abdomen, under & around its shoulder, back under its chin, and into the placenta.

Here is a shot of the baby's open right hand.  You can see each of the little fingers!

Quick update

Thought I would add a post since it's been awhile.  Everything is going great, and we're two days away from being 12 weeks!  I bought a heart rate doppler machine since I couldn't stand to wait until the 15th to check in on baby.  We were able to hear the heart beat loud and clear with the heart rate pushing 170 beats per minute.  I recorded the sound, and I plan to put it up on the blog as soon as I can figure out how.  It was amazing to hear.  Jeremy and I just looked at each other and smiled.  It kind of sealed the deal on this whole thing for us...it's really happening...and I have a living baby in there...which is all too weird to begin with.
I figured out my prenatal vitamin was triggering my nausea.  So, now I don't take it first thing in the morning, and I wait until I eat a FULL meal.  Since last week, my nausea has GREATLY subsided.  I'm sure it also has something to do with the fact that my first trimester is almost over...which generally means that my morning sickness (which really should be named All Day Sickness) should be diminishing.  My energy is coming back too, so all in all, I feel pretty darn good!!!

More later when I learn to post the audio of the heart beat.