Okay, here’s a quick update for you curious folks.  We went to the doctor yesterday.  Tater’s heartbeat is 156 bpm.  Now, for those of you who prescribe to old wives tales, I have read it’s a fallacy that you can tell the sex by the heartbeat. . . but if you want to place side bets, knock yourself out.  ;)   

Now, for those of you who fussed at me about my concern over gaining too much weight, I gained 7 pounds since the last visit. . . which was only 4 weeks ago.  My total gain is only 8 pounds, so in the grand scheme of things, I’m doing well.  However, this week it’s Subway instead of Taco Bell and McDonald’s.

I have to go to the hospital to have blood drawn for my alpha-fetoprotein test.  This will tell us if Tater is at an increased risk of having certain birth defects and genetic abnormalities.  I will go on 2/2 or 2/3.  Then, we have an appointment the next week to get those results.  Extra prayers would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

We are scheduled for our ultrasound on Valentine’s Day.  (I know. . . .how fun!)  Hopefully, we will somehow be able to post a picture on here.  We’ll see.  No, we have not changed our minds about finding out if Tater is a he or a she.  The nurse told us to make sure we tell the technician about our decision, and they won’t even write it on the results.  That means that later on if we change our minds and want to know, they won’t be able to tell us.

Big things on our list right now are discussing names and decorating the nursery.  Ugh  We’ll keep you posted.