12 Weeks

It has been 12 weeks on the 26th of November, and the belly is starting to poke out. I had my initial doctors appointment on the 26th. They let me know that everything from the blood work came out really good and that I'm completing healthy. I was able to hear the baby's heart beat, which is an indescribable feeling. I can't believe I have this little person developing inside of my body and that his/her heart is beating so fast. The heart rate is at 170 beats. The doctor said that was within a healthy range. So everything with the pregnancy is going well and I'm feeling good. We won't know the sex of the baby until around the second week of January, around the 7th. I'm really looking forward to that ultrasound. Hopefully the baby will be moving around just right so we can see all parts!!
The rash is completing gone, thank goodness. I discovered that the cause of the rash came from using the Palmer's Coca Butter lotion. I went without the lotion for a 1 1/2 weeks as I was healing and started it back up about a week ago and broke out all over again. So I threw that bottle away and now only using sensitive skin lotions. The Vaseline in the products will help in reducing the chances of getting the "beauty marks".
My next appointment is on the 24th of December. I will be meeting on a monthly basis for check-ups until I get nearer to the end of the pregnancy, then they become weekly.

Hoping everyone had a nice Thanksgiving holiday.