Baby Walton Update...

So I'm a little behind on this.  I am now currently 17 weeks a long, and everything has been going quite smoothly.  I think that I have had it quite easy for this being my 1st pregnancy.  Morning sickness lasted only 3 weeks and was over before the second trimester even started!  

The pictures below was taken at our last ultrasound on September 29th.  The baby measured around 13cm long and had a heartbeat of about 158.

Side Profile

During this ultrasound they were testing for down syndrome, but since the baby was sleeping, it wasn't being very cooperative; when the baby was cooperating my uterus was not so they were unable to do the testing, but it was nice to see the baby for a good 30 mins moving, squirming, and flipping around.

Frontal View

I had another appointment scheduled for October 22nd, were they pulled blood to redo the testing that they weren't able to do at the previous appoint.  I got the hear the baby's heartbeat and it move.  Even though I was unable to feel it, the doctor says it was very good movement & it was funny to hear it kick at the doppler.  I go back November 12th for the anatomy scan, and we finally know what our little peanut is.  I can't wait I'm so excited.

All-in-all I have been doing good.  I've gained a total of 12lbs so far, and the doctor says I'm gaining it at a good pace, and to keep it up, we'll see if I can keep up with it, since from my understanding this is the trimester when the most weight is gained.  I will continue to keep everyone updated as I progress & maybe throw in a few profile pictures of the baby bump.