OFF bed rest!

After 9 days of bed rest, I finally got the green light to graduate to "taking it very, very, very easy!" I am so thankful-I was seriously going NUTS, and I don't think I've ever read so many books so quickly!! I was very appreciative of the rain though...it was nice to have that as background noise for several days!
Yesterday we had my 9 week appointment, and the baby was so active during the ultrasound! Jake was able to come with us since school was out, and he was amazed that we could see arms and legs flailing around. These weekly ultrasounds show us how amazingly fast the baby grows, and each week is an unbelievable difference from the last! No more little tadpole, we can definitely tell it's a baby in there! =) I am only 3 weeks away from "graduating" from Dr. Werlin's care...we have been there SO long and been through so much with him, it's really sad to think about leaving! All of his staff is like an extended part of my family-and after so many months of sometimes 3 times a week appointments, it's no wonder why! I can't imagine going from that kind of attentive care to the once a month ob appointment-I'm going to feel neglected and UNDER cared for!
The countdown begins until we find out if I'm right about this little peanut being a girl...I'm also taking it as a girl sign that I have absolutely not been sick, and I was deathly ill with Jake until 5 1/2 months along!! Only 2 weeks to go...yippee!!