15 weeks

I passed my test!!!!! It is such a relief to have that over and done with and now I can kick back and enjoy the fact that all my favorite TV shows are coming back on! Seriously, I will not be signing up to get any more licenses while I am pregnant.
We had our dr. appointment on Tuesday and everything went well. It was a pretty uneventful visit but we did get to hear the baby's heartbeat - 152 bpm. She measured my belly and said that everything was progressing perfectly. Everything came back normal on all my blood work and on the other tests. I did find out that I have type O- blood (I have always wondered what my blood type was) which is the universal donor. I can give blood to anyone but can only receive blood from another O- person. Apparently most people are + so I am in the minority here and normally it has no affect on your health except during pregnancy. I will not take the time to bore everyone who does not wish to read about the rh factor but here is a link if you want to learn more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_blood_group_system
Basically since I am negative Dow had to get blood drawn to find out what he is. If he is negative, then the baby will be negative and nothing needs to be done. If he is positive (which he probably is) then I have to get several shots to prevent the baby's blood from mixing with my blood. It was nice that I was not the one getting poked this visit! :)
We were able to set up the BIG gender ultrasound for May 16th. I was pretty bummed because I had hoped to have it on May the 9th and this is a whole week later! It seems trivial in the grand scheme of things but I have been waiting long enough! The doctor was out of the office several days and they had a hard time scheduling the ultrasound and a doctor's appointment right after. I can't wait to find out but I guess I have no choice but to wait another week. The poll sure is looking like it's a boy. I still think it is a boy but my mom said she thought my sister and I were both boys, so I guess the mother's intuition is not always right!
Other than that there is not much to report. I have been feeling really good except for a few minor headaches. I have really vivid dreams at night. Random, I know, but it has been something I have really noticed lately. I am really excited about just being able to enjoy my pregnancy now. I feel like I am showing a lot more. It sort of seemed to happen overnight and this morning while I was getting ready for work I was like, "where did this come from?" I'll let you be the judge and will post a picture once Dow gets home and can take it. :)