Week 19 & 20

Where is the time going? How is it that I am already half way done this pregnancy?? Crazy!

Here is the latest update:

-Things are still going good, just getting bigger by the day and constantly being kicked from the inside day & night! (Does this girl ever take a rest??)

Oh ya...

It's A Girl!!

-Having the ultrasound was such a special experience, and I am so grateful my husband was able to be there with me. For the first time we got to see our little baby...doing flips. Literally she never stopped spinning and doing flips the entire exam. Everything was normal and healthy according to the ultrasound, and we even managed to get some pretty good shots of our little girl! (despite her creepy alien face...which I am assuming will get a heck of a lot cuter as she continues to cook!) 

-I was pretty convinced I was going to have a boy! I had read all the "wives tales" to try and guess the gender...and every single one I read pointed to boy! (I know there is no accuracy to those tests, but after every single one came back as a boy...I started to wonder!!)

-Travis and I already have so much love for our little girl! (Yes...we do have a name picked out, but you will have to wait to find that out! Just in case someone steals it...then it's back to square one!!) 

-Every single night, Travis has been trying to hear the baby's heartbeat with his stethoscope...but wasn't having any luck...but in the same night he heard the heartbeat AND felt her kick for the first time! It was so special! Even though he is still trying to convince me it could be boy...but I know his heart will melt when our little sweetheart arrives.

19 Weeks

-One of my darling (former...I have already been released after only 3 short months!) Young Women happily agreed to take a few gender reveal pictures for me! They turned out pretty good considering the wind, gross hair from work and the extreme difficulty of blowing bubble gum and looking semi-normal at the same time as my husband. (Thank heavens Samantha is really good with photoshop!!) 

Clearly we had a hard time taking a good picture together...

20 weeks! I am having such a hard time not buying all of the cute baby
things at Target!! 

I finally had to go through all of my clothes and put most of it in storage...I was getting too frustrated with trying to wear things that no longer fit! (out of sight, out of mind...right??)

Weeks 16, 17 & 18

Time for an update on this ever-growing belly of mine.

Ok, I'm going to be honest...I don't really have a whole lot to update you on...but here are a few little things that have been happening in week 16, 17 & 18:

-Still feeling pretty good. Some days I still feel extremely tired and would rather sleep all day rather than go to work.

-Leg cramps!! Waking me up in the middle of the night. I thought this was random, but I guess it is a fairly common symptom. (So my What to Expect App tells me...)

-Speaking of night time...I have been having such a hard time sleeping (besides the insane heat!!) I can constantly feel my abdominal muscles stretching and pulling. So on top of feeling bloated all the time, I can literally feel myself ballooning. Great.

-Movement!! I started feeling teeny tiny movements and kicks last week! This is so exciting because it just reassures me that there actually is something growing in there.

-My 1st Ultrasound is next week and I am SO excited! (And not just because I had a very horrifying/vivid dream I had twins...haha) I can't wait to be able see my baby! 

Sorry for the crappier than usual quality...this was taken on my phone.

Still wearing my regular jeans...with the help of a belly band
(Which I would highly recommend)

Almost halfway!! Crazy!!

*Today I was able to peek in on a C-Section at work and got to see a little baby enter this world! Melted my heart!  I can't wait till it is my turn to hear & hold my baby for the first time. What a miracle.