Doctor Appointment #3 (Week 17)

This third doctors appointment was last week, so at week 16, and filled with much anticipation.

Our doctor had informed us that we would be able to find out the gender this visit!! We have been so very excited to find out if our little one is a boy or girl :D Our life has enough surprises and unknowns, we have absolutely no desire to add another question mark into the equation of life right now! Haha

I am super lame and was so excited for this doctors appointment I convinced Erik this occasion needed a new outfit, LOL.. yep! I get that there is absolutely only one person that can handle my crazy :D Thank the Lord I found him!! So new outfit on and ready for the big reveal day.. I lay there with the goo on my tummy ready for the big news, Erik right next to me!! Andddd... nothing, well except confirmation that we are not in control and life continues to not happen on our timing, welcome to life, welcome to parenthood ;) We just had to laugh, little baby Caines had its legs crossed and turned away from us the entire time, seriously?!?! Baby Caines, you are your fathers child hehhe ;) Walking into the appointment all we had talked about is how excited we were to find out boy or girl...our poor doctor spent soo long trying and trying to get a glimpse at the goods, being the perfectionist that he is.. he was disappointed and frustrated. It was cool to see him invest so much time and care into trying to give us the fun news. He is not one for small talk, emotion, or comfort but he is incredibly smart, good at what he does and it was nice to see him take the extra time with this appointment :D

Because the doc was so focused on trying to get the right angle to get us our pink or blue answer, our picture this time is kinda funky.. but its still a picture of our baby and makes me swoon every time I look at it :D

Lets recap the hard work Baby Caines has put in:

Week 16

• the size of an avocado: 4.5 inches long and 3.5 ounces
• heart is pumping 25 quarts of blood each day
• finger and toe nails have started to grow

Week 17

• the size of a sweet potato: 5 inches long and 5 ounces
• able to move his or her joints!
• sweat glands are starting to develop
• adipose tissue has begun to develop, awwwee cute little baby fat

Mommy and Daddy have been doing good, with so much to be thankful for!! Whether boy or girl, dont really care at all, just so happy to hear and see that our baby is healthy and well and growing perfectly!! God is good, and His timing is perfect in every way!

Have a wonderful week!!

Love you!

Kel