Some pictures from today

We got a lot of pictures today, but here are two really cute ones! The first one is of our little girl sucking her thumb! The second picture is her profile shot!

WE ARE HAVING A GIRL!!!

We had another sonogram this morning and found out we are having a little girl! We have all the pictures on a CD but are having trouble opening it up-I'll upload pics when I figure it out. BUT...we saw a LOT! She has hair...lots of it! She was doing a lot of thumb sucking! She wouldn't stay still...lots of kicking, punching, and flipping around! She has 10 toes and 10 fingers! We saw her spine, stomach, legs, arms! EVERYTHING! Her heart rate was 141/minute. We saw her nose, eyes, ears, and mouth! She looks perfect! :) She weighs 8 ounces and was just about 5 1/2 inches long. We are measuring on target, at 18 weeks.

My mom and dad came with us, and it was wonderful to be able to share this moment with them. :)

Funny story... on the way to lunch, Kris says: Oh no...we have to save for college..and a wedding! ...but at least we don't have to pay for a circumcision! (Our new insurance makes us pay for circumcisions). ...the way Kris thinks makes me giggle.

18 Weeks

Today marks 18 weeks! This has been an awesome week celebrating with friends and family!There haven't been a whole lot of new developments with the pregnancy this week. I've been feeling pretty good. I'm starting to have a little back pain and my body is having a little difficulty adjusting to this new weight gain-but things haven't been too bad. I do have a lot of trouble getting up from the floor...I normally dry my hair/put on my makeup from the floor in our bedroom. I've been really struggling to get up and down...so Kris got me a vanity so I could sit in a chair and do that. :) It's really nice and I'm grateful not to have to get up and down from the floor. :)

Well, I will have an important update tomorrow after we go for our sonogram to determine the baby's gender!!!

Here is a 18 week belly pic!

I'm confused...wasn't it supposed to be MY Snoogle pillow?

I walked into the bedroom yesterday to see this...

You can imagine my confusion since this was supposed to be MY Snoogle pillow. Since then, he steals my pillow as soon as I get up...sometimes he snuggles in while I'm using it!

17 weeks and more

What an awesome weekend this has been! :) WE WERE SNOWED IN!! We also started some new family traditions for Christmas! We spent an afternoon baking cookies, making fudge, and watching Christmas movies! It was awesome being able to spend time with Kris and Oreo!

Video of Kris, the newest pastry chef!

Also, Kris let me open one of my Christmas presents early! I've been having trouble getting comfortable when sleeping because I'm supposed to avoid sleeping on my back. I mentioned it to Kris Friday night and he let me open a present early! It was a Snoogle pillow! It doubles as a pregnancy and post-pregnancy pillow. It supports multiple positions when sleeping and sitting! It will also hold the baby when he/she is sleeping and when I'm nursing! It's an AWESOME pillow!


Here is a 17 week picture!

I'm in love with another man!

Kellan Elmer Shipman! I got to babysit Kellan today for about an hour and a half. He is so precious and was soooo good for me. We got to cuddle together, and I got to feed him! He was even sweet enough to hold his poop until his mommy got home! ;) I am LOVING being pregnant but am counting the days until I can hold our baby and enjoy these same moments!  :) 

Good doctor's visit

We had our 16 week doctor check up yesterday and it went well.  Somehow I thought I was getting my glucose test, but I didn't.  I won't actually get that test until week 28.  So, we checked the heart beat and my general health!  So far, I've gained 15 pounds!  My blood pressure's good the baby's heart rate is 150 bpm!  We talked about my weight gain and though the doctor said I was on the higher side of weight gain-she wasn't ready to tell me to diet!  CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?!  I'm on the HIGH side of weight gain?  That makes me giggle!  She did tell me I needed to do better about eating vegetables and being more reasonable about my sweet tooth!  :)

It was amazing hearing the heart beat again!  We've been spoiled with the number of sonograms we've had-so even though we were disappointed that this wasn't a sono appointment, it was so reassuring to hear that strong heartbeat!  She found it right away so we didn't have that second of anticipatory terror! 

The only annoying thing about the appointment was the Lab Corp technician that works in the office.  We got in to our appointment late and needed some bloodwork done.  The technician wouldn't do the bloodwork because she had "closed" 6 minutes ago.  And, she was nasty about it too.  :(  Oh well, I went this morning to a Lab Corp out here and actually had a great experience with their techs!  They even gave me a silly Crayon band aid.  :) 

After our OB appointment, we met up with the Olexias for dinner at Cheesecake Factory and walked around the mall a little before we headed back!  It was a great night and we enjoyed hanging out with them.  :) 

Our next sonogram will be in a couple weeks and we'll be able to determine the gender of this little baby!  :)