20 weeks already!

I had my 20 week appt today, and it went very well.  I didn't have to wait long, actually got to see the ob for more then 20 seconds..lol.  Baby's heartrate was good (140's still), he's happy with my weightgain.  He asked me when I had lost Marissa, how far along was I.  I told him 38 weeks (just shy of), so he said that I will only have one more 4-week interval visit (next visit at 24 weeks), then I will come every two weeks, have NST's every week after that (non-stress test to measure baby's heartrate in accordance to his/her movement).  He said he would be keeping a definate close eye after that.  Not sure if that means another u/s or not, but I did ask about the 3-d u/s's.  It's $225, which I thought wasn't that bad at all.  Get an hour in there, video, pics, etc...  I really just want to see where the cord is.  I'd like to see gender, but that's a minute point.  I really never cared for the 3-d u/s's because it's like cheating...seeing exactly what the baby looks like before they are here..but I really want to see that cord.  He might order another u/s, and ask them to specifically look for that, I don't know.  I do know, tho, it's very hard to see the cord..so I don't know that I would feel comfortable with just that.  Anywho, I feel baby kicking daily now..not all day just yet, but atleast once a day...which in one way is a fantastic feeling (helping it to become more real for me, tho Alex and I both are very cautious), but also terrorifying (no movement was how I knew we had lost Marissa).  So, not much to update until next visit.  Nice to have good visit's with him, tho.  Oh, he was excited that I was 20 weeks, too..'more then half way' he said (since I'm going early). 

I went to Kim's today afterwards so the kids could play, and we could visit.  Babies were a bit cranky, Josh looked to me like he might be catching a little cold (her other son, Drew, is sick).  God bless her if both those little one's get sick at the same time!  They're having a family shindig at their house Saturday, so we're going out for that.  Only thing we had planned otherwise this weekend is to do a deepclean & throw crap out on Kaitlynne's room..lol.

Anyway..that's it for now.  Other area's are...I don't know, at a standstill?  I'm not sure how else to put it..or what else to think right now...I'm taking everything day-to-day...and today was a good day, so I'll leave it at that.