21 Weeks

I'm 21 weeks today! 19 more to go! We started picking out paint colors. I bought a few samples this morning and I hope we can decide on a color so that I can paint the room this week while I'm off of work. 

Christmas was great! We got to see family and friends and eat good food! I kinda feel like my stomach fluctuates in size but here is this weeks belly picture:

Halfway there!

Well...we've finally reached the halfway point! I'm 20 weeks today, only 20 more to go :-) My next Dr. Appt isn't until Jan 7th. Nothing super interesting going on though other than I'm still growing everywhere. We have started our search for daycare options...WOW it's expensive! Glad I started the search early too.

We've also been working on the registry and will probably start looking at birthing classes soon. So much to do, so little time! I was really in the Christmas spirit earlier this month but now I'm over it and ready to move on to January already!

Darn it!

I was at work today and some of the girls I work with brought me a gift today...which they didn't have to go. I open it up and here's what was inside:

 

Needless to say, I cried...at work...in front of everyone! That was so sweet and they didn't have to do that! Makes me even more excited to meet this little person!  Thanks Candice, Jamie and Lisa!

 

Yay!!!!

So...I was at work today and someone that I don't know really well actually asked me if I was pregnant

Here's today's belly shot:

Oh Gracie....

Little Miss Gracie decided it was cute to steal my body pillow that I bought to help me sleep more comfortably.  I finally took it back from her last night and got all kind of mean stares LOL

 

The first real kick!

So...Delan and I were sitting watching tv and updating the baby registry when I got some wild kicks going on!  Delan put his ear up to my stomach and could sorta hear and feel the kick! He said it sounded like a gurgle (glug glug, glug glug is his interpretation), however, it WAS a real kick!  

Very cool!

Perfect baby...

This is the side profile...the blob at the top is the placenta

Went and had my final ultrasound today! Mom came with me and the baby is perfect! Delan couldn't make it cause of work :-( The coolest thing happened...the doctor was beginning the scan and the baby waved to us!!! Everything is measuring to size and at 18 weeks so we're right on track. 

Next milestone will be the halfway point at 20 weeks...almost there! I hope I start to look pregnant soon and not like I favor McDonalds for breakfast, lunch and dinner LOL

This is a foot!

This is the baby waving...gotta look carefully but the head is actually facing front (kinda looks like an alien) and you can see the arm in the top left corner and then fingers right above the head!

Can't take it!

The ultrasound is today and man is it taking 3:00pm a long time to roll around! I'm so excited to be able to see this little alien!

Grrr...mother!

So I'm kinda annoyed cause I would have had my ultrasound today if it wasn't for my mother's well deserved vacation :-) 

I'm starting to get antsy because I want to hurry up and see the progress we've made in the last 8 weeks.  Delan may not be able to go because he couldn't get off of work and there's no luck finding someone to switch with him.  Must...find...the strength to not find out...LOL

Something cool

I was doing my nightly hanging out with baby and listening with my fetal monitor and something very cool happened! I can hear when the baby is moving around in there and I noticed when I moved or pushed on my stomach, the baby responds by moving! So, we have a new game to play now, at least until there isn't anymore room to swim laps in there!

Heartbeat!

I think I figured out a way to post the heartbeat on here.  You'll have to excuse the noise in the beginning...it's me trying to find it again cause the little bugger moves so much! About 15 secs in, you can hear it faintly and then it gets much louder!

Click Here ~~~~>>  Heartbeat

16 Weeks!

Tomorrow, I will be 16 weeks. Time seems to have flown by very slowly haha!

My next appt is Dec 6th, which I was forced to schedule it that day to accommodate my mother's schedule since she will be frolicking in the Bahamas the week before.  This is the big ultrasound where they take measurements and ensure the baby is growing properly etc. We could find out the gender here but it's going to be a surprise!

My planning self has also developed a project plan for this whole pregnancy to help us figure out what we need to do when and make sure we're as prepared as we can be.

About 2 weeks ago, I've noticed a twitching going on in my stomach. I feel it about once a day or once every other day. Come to find out, it's the baby moving! I'm surprised I felt it this early! 

I also bought a fetal doppler where we can listen to the baby's heartbeat whenever we want. Last week, I went to take a listen and the baby kicked right where I placed the monitor! It was very cool!

Took my first "belly" picture. Starting to look a little pregnant now and not just fat!

Unless something fantasmic happens in the next couple of weeks, I probably won't post anything new until after the next dr. appt.

First 16 weeks...

Here's a quick recap of what's happened the last 16 weeks and what's coming up!

September 4th: My 27th birthday. Found out I was pregnant today!  Got in the shower and had tender breasts, so after I had birthday brunch with mom and my two aunts, I decided to stop and take a test. OMG it's positive (as were the 8 other tests afterward)!

Big Fat Pregnant

 

September 13: Had our first doctor appt to confirm the pregnancy, steal about 8 gallons of blood and ask any major questions to the doctor.  Still feeling a little surreal....

October 8: Had our first real doctor appt and ultrasound to confirm the age of the baby and due date. Our original due date was May 4th but the size of the baby measured a little smaller than she expected, so I got pushed out to May 9th :-(.  Everything looked great and baby had a nice strong heartbeat.  Too soon to tell the sex of the baby but we decided we're not going to find out! You don't get too many surprises in life anymore these days.

November 5: Had another doctor appt. Heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time! That was exciting to know it's still in there! Also battling every symptom there is in the book...morning sickness (all day sickness), headaches, sore breasts, super fatigue.  I've tried to make sure I still go to the gym but it's really hard when I want to just park it on the couch after work. Also, Gracie is on the fritz. She knows something is up and she's been acting out to let me know how she feels about it!

Better Late than never!

Since we have so many friends and family all over the country, we thought we'd start a blog to keep folks updated on the pregnancy, delivery and aftermath (I mean, the baby lol).  I will be 16 weeks tomorrow (almost 4 months), so it's a little late but better late than never!  

I also thought this would be a nice way to keep track and memories of the exciting things going on the next 6 months!

My next post, I'll recap the last 16 weeks and share what's coming up!