Whoosha whoosha whoosha... all is good!

We had our 14 week visit today and it was a pretty quick and easy one. We got in, got weighed (I have gained 2 lbs so far... but that included a big breakfast!) and got ready. Dr. Sze ("z") came in and we had a quick conversation. She looked over the combined screening results, which are great, asked how I was doing, and if I had any questions.

The question that has been haunting me lately is "cheese?". Depending on where you read it

• Hard cheese is okay, but soft cheese is not
• Soft cheese is okay, as long as it is pasteurized
• Soft cheese is okay, as long as it is pasteurized, unless it is a blue cheese (I am still unclear about feta)

The risk is the listeria bacteria which will get me sick, but seriously hurt Monday. That said, I can avoid blue cheese... though put this on the list for March 11!

Then we got to the fun part. Dr Z prodded my belly for a moment, then gelled up my tummy, and BOOM found MOnday's heart rate that then came through the room as the best sound you ever heard at a good heart rate. At this stage, babies are supposed to be between 120 and 160 and Monday came in at the perfectly average 140. NOT THAT I THINK MONDAY IS "AVERAGE" BY ANY MEANS, but when it comes to these things, average rocks.... so Monday rocks. Our next appointment with these guys will be on Oct 11 at 18 1/2 weeks.

In the meantime, I have more blood work to be done on 9/26. The next big milestone will be the anatomy ultrasound which I will schedule at my next blood work appointment so stay tuned!!!