Baby in my belly

So, today was our first ultrasound. Unfortunately Seth wasn't able to go, but besides that everything went great! The baby is measuring almost exactly 12 weeks, so my due date will stay Feb. 11, 2009 even though technically (going on the measurements from today)the due date is Feb. 14. They said we are going to stay with Feb. 11 though. I heard the heart beat too! It is very fast. There is some myth that if the heart beat is on the faster side of the scale, then it's going to be a girl and if it is slower, than it is going to be a boy. But my nurse said she didn't believe it because she had seen too many of the opposites come out! They went into all the different tests I can have to check for down-syndrome and cystic fibrosis. Pretty much what I gathered from that is this: If I check for them and they come out positive, there is nothing we can do to fix it. However she said that they like to check for them this early on so that if we decided we didn't want to live with the expense of having a child with a disability, then we can do something about it (I don't even want to use the word, but I think you can gather what she was getting at). Since we aren't going to do anything about our baby regardless of what disability he/she may have, then I see no need in testing for it. Plus, the down-syndrome test that they do at the hospital will give a 1 in 5 chance of a false positive result. So, as not to worry ourselves with needless worry, I don't see these tests as helpful. God gave us this baby and God will make this make to be whatever He wants it to be. God will never give us more than we can handle, so here's to a healthy baby. My next appointment is the end of August and I am already praying that Seth will be able to go. I made it as late in the day as I could, so we will see! Anyways, we are really excited. I am not really showing yet, and I have only gained one pound. I wish I only gained one pound every trimester. That would mean 3 total pounds gained!!! hahaha, I will keep dreaming :)