18w3d

It's a boy!!!! We are going to have a son! I can't believe it, it is so surreal to know that we are going to have a little boy in our house. Everything went well at the ultrasound. He is measuring right on track and weighs 9 ounces. They werent able to get some of the measurements because the baby wouldnt cooperate (I dont think the tech tried hard enough) so we go back in 4 weeks but everything that was measured was normal. He is cute as a button! If I could figure out how to scan these u/s pictures I would post them but I dont have one of those scanners, I will try to take pictures of them and post those.

Now we have to decide on a name...

16w6d

Big news!! I just felt the baby move!!! I have been waiting for this for weeks, I cant believe it actually happened!

Ok back to our regularly scheduled programming... where have I been? I was on vacation for a week and I have been at clients without internet access so I havent had time to update. Add onto that the days we were without power this week (yes days...) and it has been a while.

Pregnancy news - I have been feeling better. I got sick a few times last week but nothing this week so I am hoping that I'm finished with that finally. I dont feel like I'm getting bigger but I definitely am as you can see in the picture (taken around 15w4d). I still havent really gained any weight which is amazing to me. How can I be this big without gaining weight? People are starting to notice that I'm pregnant. No strangers yet but neighbors and clients have asked. Also, we are starting to look at cribs and bedding. I think I have it narrowed down to 2 of each and I just need to make a choice now. I will share both once we decide. I cant believe I am picking out a crib!! I think that's it, there isnt really much to update. I will (hopefully) have big news in a week and a half - stay tuned!

13w5d

And now, the announcement you have all been waiting for... the kitchen is DONE! Finally!

I did some rearranging of things on the counter and I need to get new dishtowels, curtains, a rug, etc. but I love it! Worth 7 weeks of aggravation? I guess so.

In baby news... I cant believe I am here. I am in the second trimester. It is really amazing and constantly surprises me. Funny that I thought I would want to yell it out to everyone but now that I am here I still feel like it is a secret and I need to be careful. I had an OB appointment last night and everything looks good. Dr. B must be concerned with my weight because he was asking about how sick I am and whether I am eating any solids. I certainly am but I wasnt for a while. My net loss at this point is 7 lbs, I am up 2 lbs from my lowest weight. I am not gaining weight as quickly as I thought I would but I am ok with that! Also, the first portion of my sequential screening (basically an NT scan) came back negative which means I just need bloodwork to confirm when I go for my big u/s. Yay! The interesting thing is that I had said as long as I see a heartbeat, I will be fine and I really have been, I havent been anxious about these results at all because I know that there is a little baby in there squirming away. How lucky am I? I am can really feel my uterus now but I am surprised that I cant feel the baby with as big as it is. I know most people dont feel it for a few more weeks but you would think if you had something as big as a lemon moving around in your belly you would feel it, right? Hopefully soon.

12w6d

The NT scan was fabulous! I really enjoyed watching the baby squirm around in there. B wasnt able to be there since he was out of town but my mom came with me and she loved it. I dont know when I will hear the results, maybe at my doctors appointment next week. Here are 2 pictures of pictures. I know they are horrible quality but I dont have a scanner at home.

The first one is an arm and hand which is kind of hard to see here. The second is a full body shot.

12w3d

Rapidly approaching the second trimester now and I can't believe it! Tomorrow is my NT scan and while I am a little nervous, I feel so much better since I know that there is a heartbeat (I will check again tonight just for extra comfort!). Anything that results from this test I will be able to deal with as long as there is a heartbeat. I have no idea where my script for this test is so I will have to search for that tonight. My house is a mess from the renovation so it could be anywhere... oops! I am still getting sick every day but I feel better overall now that I am off of the meds. I thought I would never be normal again! At this point, I am feeling really lucky and trying to enjoy it. I still havent taken a belly pic but I plan to do that soon, actually I have planned to do that for a while and it just never happens. I will get around to it so you can see how big my belly is already.

Nothing else is really happening. The kitchen still isnt done, who knows when he is coming back to finish. Hopefully when I get home today I will be surprised. We did put just about everything back in there so we are functioning as normally as possible right now. It is so nice to be almost back to normal and have a dishwasher and sink and a real dishes.

Anyone know anything about cloth diapers? I really want to do this but it is so overwhelming and I just dont know where to start. How will I know what works best until I try it, right? I need to find a class or something.

11w4d

Not much has happened in the last week or so. We are still waiting for the kitchen to be finished. The counters were installed but it turns out the contractor didnt order the tile for the back splash until today. Why not? I have no freaking clue! He has had what we wanted for weeks now, we rushed out to pick it out so we could get it to him. Just another example of what a great contractor he is. Since everything else is finished, we are going to start moving our stuff back in because it has been in our living room and dining room for way too long.

Baby stuff - I rented a doppler and it came on Monday. I got to hear the tiny little heart beat and it was fabulous! I am so glad that we've passed that milestone. I am going to be 12 weeks on Saturday which is huge, I cant believe we made it! Now if I could just stop throwing up. Hopefully that will end soon, I stopped my meds hoping that will help but who knows. I need to start gaining weight soon though! This losing weight has got to stop.

PS My friend had her baby girl today! Welcome to the world Peyten! I also found out another friend had her baby boy recently. Lots of babies!

10w2d

So much has happened in the last 2 weeks. I had another spotting episode. I called my OB since I had graduated from the RE and they said to call the RE since they dont have ultrasound equipment (something I dont like about that office). So I went into the REs office and saw the little gummy bear with a nice healthy heartbeat. It was swimming around, I couldnt believe it! We could even see fingers, amazing. So we are pretty confident that the baby is healthy and happy in there.

We decided to share the news with my moms family last week (those that didnt already know which it turned out to be only 2 people!) and my dads family this week at a communion party. Everybody was so excited, it was a lot of fun.

Oh and in other pregnancy related news, I am wearing maternity pants for the first time today. I am sick of my bella band, it sucks. It is a knockoff from motherhood which is probably why it is horrible but I just cant stand it anymore. It keeps rolling up and exposing my unbuttoned pants. So my cousins wife gave me a bag of clothes this weekend but no work pants so I went out and got 2 pairs yesterday. They are so much more comfortable and I can let my belly hang out all I want. My mom was with me when I was shopping and she was shocked at how big my belly is. It is definitely bigger than average but I have lost 7 lbs and not gained any of it back so it's not because I am eating too much. Must just be bloat. Plus, I never claimed to have a flat stomach before all of this started so that is definitely contributing too.

In kitchen news - yes we are still working on the kitchen - the counters should be here on the 1st and everything should be finished the next day. I am thrilled! I can't wait to get my house back. It took much longer than we originally thought because of the counters but I really wanted them so it's worth it.

Also, we booked a vacation to Sanibel Island, Florida for June! Hooray! It will be our babymoon. I can't wait to get away for a little while. Hopefully I am not sick anymore!