I just came from a dr. appt and saw the baby again. It was really neat--the baby had his/her legs crossed and I could see a tiny hand plus the heart beat. I was suprised to see how large my uterus has grown. I think it tripled in size since my last visit and the baby fills 3/4 of it. My test results came back from my last appointment and I'm healthy. All of my blood/thyroid/etc. levels are either "good" or "great" which I expected. I had to laugh, though, when the doctor spurted out other results such as "HIV--negative, Gonorrhea--negative..." It took me by surprise that married women are tested for STDs. My second trimester begins this Thursday so the only question for my doctor was if I could continue sleeping and exercising on my back. She said I can do sit-ups and crunches for as long as I like, even into my third trimester if I don't experience discomfort. I'm happy about that b/c I want to maintain my strength especially when it's ine...
