So today I hit 14 weeks and also went to see my OB for the first time in a few years (met with her PA last time). I love my doctor because she’s got a no nonsense attitude that works well for me. She laughed when I told her “I did what you told me to do and now here I am!” She said “really? That’s amazing. Sometimes I wonder if anyone ever listens to me!” I had gone to meet with her a few years ago when I decided this was my Plan A – just to get some idea of what artificial insemination was like and what steps I should take and when.

She looked through all my information and tests and said she had no concerns about my pregnancy at all and was very positive overall. 
She said that the biggest bang for your buck in terms of “what can I do to make this easier and better?” is to keep a close eye on weight gain, so having not gained any so far (I actually was down 3lbs from the last appointment), I’ll continue to pay attention to what and how much I’m eating and exercising. This has been easy since I’ve found myself full half way the every meal lately – in fact, my friend Becky said she could tell when I was done with my meals while we were out of town because “you look sad.” Ha ha ha.

She said I was fine to stick with my current workout schedule and just to pay attention to how I felt – modify as needed and slow down as needed. As a not terribly competitive person, I’m perfectly happy to do just that.

We listened to the heartbeat (from the outside this time) and I laughed and said, as usual, “this is all so weird.” She cocked an eyebrow and said “the word is surreal” and I said “hmm okay okay. It’s that’s too.”

Heartbeat was 150, which she said was good. For a minute, while she looked around for it, I worried nothing was there. I worried it was all over and I’d have to tell everyone something terrible had happened out of nowhere. Having avoided too much fatigue or morning sickness shouldn’t be a thing to complain about, but I’m still not feeling very different. She laughed and said “what do you think you’re supposed to feel like?” I shrugged. 

Next appointment is in December.

I find these visuals to be confusing since I’ve spent so much time around HUGE beets due to Crabtree Farms CSA one year and full size troll dolls. But the real story is that Ember is 3.5″ long at this point.