1 day more than half way! (20w1d)

Its really odd to think that in the same amount of time it has been since I found out we were pregnant- I will have a baby! I am officially more than halfway done growing this baby. According to Babycenter.com the baby is now the length of a banana, and weighs a little over 10 ounces. Speaking of bananas, I guess I should document my "cravings" which I really don't believe in. (Sorry pregnant people that believe in this!) I don't really think that women have such insatiable cravings like maybe they let on that they do - I have become fond of certain things that I didn't like before, but who is to say that's because of being pregnant? I think Matt is getting the pregnancy cravings. He wants fried green beans ALL the time! I like gummy lifesavers, which I never ate a lot of before... now I could eat the whole bag... and pineapple - just fresh pineapple all by itself, I could eat that everyday! Nothing weird, what a disappointment right? But kudos to any women that can send their husband to the grocery store in the middle of the night for pickles and ice cream...

Sleeeeepy.

I am so sleepy! I am actually off work for a few days this week and I'm still tossing and turning all night. I cant sleep past like 3 AM ... which my Dr kind of giggled at and said he thinks God has a way of preparing us for having a newborn. Isn't that cute? Not when you're sleep deprived. In his defense, he did offer me sleeping drugs, Ambien to be exact. Thanks but no thanks, wouldn't take that crap if I wasn't pregnant... let alone while I'm growing a helpless little human that cant say "Mommy, please no - don't drive while you're sleeping!"
So for now I'll tough it out... and keep dropping Matt subtle hints that I really need one of those fancy expensive pregnant people pillows. (you know, subtle- like the jab of an elbow at 2 AM... then whispering "pregnaaancy pilllllow")

Heres the one I'm eyeballing... which is conveniently not located at any Wal-Mart within 100 miles of me.


Please ignore that goofy looking woman who is obviously not pregnant... if she was she would not look so giddy and well rested. Well maybe she just has one of those pillows at home! A-ha!

19 weeks, 4 days ... baby maybe a girl.

Or maybe a boy? Who knows? I'm a little disappointed that our ultrasound was inconclusive. Not that it matters so much... but it would be nice to know so I can get some stuff done around here!

First of all, the ultrasound was very long and mildly uncomfortable.. would you like to feel my pain? Go to your kitchen, grab the cooking oil.
Lay on the floor, now pour the cooking oil into your belly button... Oh wait! Make sure the oil is nice and cold. Now take , hmm.. since you are in the kitchen, lets say - a rolling pin? Go ahead and dig around in your belly button with that for an hour. Wasn't that fun?

All kidding aside, the U/S was pretty neat because we got to see the baby's face and bones... all that good stuff... but at first the cord was in the way of seeing the gender, then after digging in my guts via my navel for a good 20 minutes, the cord moved and we still couldn't get a clear shot. We got some good profile pictures and it was really nice to see that little heart just thumping right along!

The tech said that if she had to lean one way, she would say a girl - but not with more than 60% certainty, she followed that with "I wouldn't run out and buy a bunch of pink stuff" ... so whatever that means. Our next ultrasound will be between 25 and 30 weeks to get the 3D face pictures, so maybe we will see something then. Or maybe the Dr will take pity on me and try to get a peek at our next appointment. Maybe I should come bearing cookies or something... what can you bribe a Dr with?

Would you like to see some pictures?





This one is apparently the best one of the "gender" - its where you should be able to see something, or not... and its not the greatest picture - but go ahead and try anyway. Follow the arrow which is pointing directly down to between the legs and the booty. Those little white lines above there are little feet and legs that are all curled up!

17 weeks, 6 days... and my pants dont fit.

That's right I've officially moved on to bigger and better things, maternity pants. I am excited.
They are actually not too bad and I didn't realize how UNcomfortable regular jeans were until I slipped on these stretchy works of art.

We had our checkup yesterday afternoon, everything looks good... my blood pressure was normal - even though I went directly from work to the Dr's office! Amazing! The doctor scared me a little when he couldn't hear the babies heartbeat and rushed out of the room to grab an ultrasound machine... everything was fine though. He said that its amazing how much the little things zoom around in there and hide behind things that keep you from hearing them on the doppler. So he just quickly scanned across my belly and there he/she was , laying there being a good baby. He showed me the heartbeat, which put my mind at ease - and then the appointment was over. He didn't move towards the nether regions of the baby... so I didn't get any hints at the gender. Our big ultrasound to find out the gender is on the 18th at 3 o'clock. We are so excited! Not really to find out the gender, but just to see the baby!