Belly Pic- 20 Weeks

This is my belly at 20 weeks pregnant.  I am at the halfway point!  Time went by so fast!  I think it's a little bigger than a couple weeks ago, which means our baby girl is getting bigger everyday.  I am starting to feel her little kicks occassionally and it's so fun to feel her movements.  However, it's hard for Daniel to feel them from the outside.  She is very sporadic in her movements.  I feel great right now...just tired.  I am having to get up more in the middle of the night and it's hard to get comfortable.  Right now, I am limited to sleeping on my side.  Sometimes, I will feel her on one side of my belly, so I have to roll over and sleep on the other side.  If I don't, I feel like I am squishing her.  I guess all this restlessness is preparing me for night feedings and diaper changes.  :)

The Best First Mother's Day! 5/10/09

On my first mother's day, Daniel and I decided to go to Before the Stork, a 4D Ultrasound center.  We didn't want to wait until the end of the month for my normal doctor's appt. More than anything I wanted to find out if the baby was a boy or girl, so I can stop calling the baby an "it."  My intuition all along kept saying I was having a girl.  We also decided to invite all of our closest family and friends to share this experience.  My mother, for example, never had a chance to experience an ultrasound in all four of her pregnancies, so I knew it would be a real treat for her.  It turned out that she was not the only mom who never had an ultrasound.  They were in the ultrasound room when we found out the gender, and afterwards we had a mother's day party at my parent's house.  Check out the pics and see if the baby is a boy or girl below.  Enjoy!

The Baby Theater

About to start the ultrasound

The Anticipation!!!

Our cute baby!

IT'S A GIRL!!!

The owner of the 4D giving me a mother's day rose and gift bag

Me and all the mothers

Me and my wonderful husband

Me and my best friend Anita

My Belly- 18 Weeks

Here is my belly at 18 weeks. Most people just think I have a beer belly gut, instead of a baby. However, I have already started wearing maternity pants and they are heavenly! Stretchy pants rock!!!

17 Weeks, 5 Days

We went to the doctor for our first gender check attempt on 4/28/09. I have had a feeling my whole pregnancy that the baby is a girl. Daniel thinks boy. However, when we went to the doctor, the baby was in a breached position and it was hard for them to see between the legs. For a split second, Daniel and I thought we saw boy parts, but it turned out to be the umbilical cord. Doctor said that he couldn't see anything between the legs but it was hard to tell. He guessed 70% chance it was a girl, but to save all our receipts just in case. I was disappointed we didnt know for sure, but baby had other plans.

13 Weeks, 5 Days

So, today we went to our normal doctor. It was fun getting 2 different ultrasounds two days in a row. If I were rich, I would buy an ultrasound machine to keep at home, hahaha.

13 Weeks, 4 Days

I had another appointment today.  This visit was not with my regular doctor.  This doctor checks for birth defects.  Dr. Bruce was sooooooo nice and really funny.  The whole visit was so much fun! At first, the baby was in the wrong position for the test, so we spent about half an hour trying to get the baby to turn.  After walking around and turning from side to side, the baby went from being completely upside down to sort of in the right position.  It was really funny to see it sleeping upside down.  At one point it was even sucking its thumb.  Enjoy the pictures, it looks like a real baby now.  We should know the gender is 2-4 weeks, depending if we decide to do an early 4D ultrasound. 

9 Weeks, 4 Days

Look at how super cute the baby is!  We saw its little hands and feet and it was wiggling around.  It may be my imagination, but I totally see the baby smiling in this picture.  We heard the heartbeat and all my tests looked good.  Everything looks fine and the due date is still Oct. 1, 2009.