2nd Midwife Appointment

Dear Sweet Pea,

This morning Daddy and I went for our second midwife appointment, and we met Leah who is second in our team of three midwives. The appointment was pretty straightforward and uneventful really! Leah listened to my heart and lungs and took my blood pressure, and everything sounded fine :) We talked about how I had been feeling, and she briefly discussed the next ultrasound at 18-21 weeks. Since we're hoping to find out your gender, we will likely go a little towards the end of that timeframe in the hopes that your gender will be more obvious. So around the end of January is probably when we'll go.
We were also really looking forward to hearing your heartbeat on the doppler, but were given fair warning that it might still be a little early, as 12 weeks is usually the earliest it can be heard. Leah tried for about 10 minutes while Daddy patiently recorded a video, but you were stubborn and she couldn't find it! Leah said you did kick or punch the doppler wand at one point, but then you were gone. She offered to have us come back next week for a mini-appointment to try again, as oftentimes just a few days can make the difference between being able to hear it, and not. So please cooporate because Daddy is taking more time off work so he can come!