20 Weeks!

We're half way there! Yay! I am pretty sure I can feel movement every night now, which is cool. My mother took me shopping yesterday for some maternity clothes, and now I am pretty much set for a while. I usually hate shopping for clothes, but not these kind!

It's a Baby!

On Wednesday night, we went in for our ultrasound. It went great! She was looking around in there for a while. A little more than a half hour, I think. We got to see all of the major organs, bones, and the baby was very active. The heart was doing it's thing at 153BPM. The baby was facing us for most of the time. Towards the end, she had me lay on my side, so the baby might move and we could see the profile. We didn't get the clearest view of the side, but saw that the baby was sucking it's thumb! It was cool! She was surprised I couldn't feel all of the movement that was going on in there. It seems that the baby will be more active when I am still, and when walking around, it will be lulled to sleep. Good to know for when it's keeping me up all night later on in the pregnancy. I'll just get out of bed and bounce up and down, and maybe it will go to sleep!

When we went in, we told her that we didn't want to know the sex. It was hard, though, not looking when she went to that area. She said it was clear what the sex was. I decided that for the next baby I would like to know, just so we can see everything on the ultrasound. I didn't like missing anything. But, we'll be surprised, so that's cool. We couldn't believe how the face looked. It was kinda scary, really. We were saying he/she looks like Skeletor! It looked pissed off! But, the placenta and umbilical cord all look good, and it was just a really great experience. As I was looking at our baby, I felt a bit like a mother for the first time, and THAT was really cool!

Nursery Furniture

We found the furniture we like, at Babies R Us. It looks like Dan's parents are going to get it for us. That will help a lot. I don't know how much longer I'll be working, since I am having so much back and leg pain lately from being on my feet all day. And they don't seem to understand it when I ask to have only 20 hours max per week. I am scheduled for 34 next week. I know that's not going to happen. After an eight hour shift, I can't walk! Anyway, here's a picture of the collection. We'll only be getting the crib at the bottom of the picture, and the dresser. I don't see any need for an armoire, and we don't really have the room for it, anyway.

Ultrasound This Week!

We have an appointment for the ultrasound! It's Wednesday, March 21st. We can't wait! I think that recently I have been feeling a little something in my belly at night. Not sure though. They say it can feel like many different things, like fluttering, or air bubbles. But it will only happen once, and then when I wait for it to happen again, it doesn't. So, hopefully I will feel he/she moving very soon, and be sure about what I am feeling. That will be so cool!

Our Travel System

Last week, we purchased the travel system I picked out, since I had coupons which saved me 30 bucks. Actually, it saved my mom 30 bucks, since it will be from her. Boy, do I love coupons! Here it is- the Graco Quattro Tour in French Roast. Just the stroller is shown, but we have the car seat as well. I love it!

Another Appointment!

Hello! I had a doctor's appointment this morning, and this time, Dan went with me. He met my Doctor for the first time. We were hoping that she would have to get the sonogram machine out again, but, alas, we heard the heartbeat right away. Which is cool, of course, but I just wanted to see the bugger! It sounded so cool. About 150 beats per minute. We get to go in a couple of weeks for the 20 week ultrasound, so we're looking forward to that!

I had a quad screen blood test done on Monday, and since I am so impatient, I called the office yesterday to see how the results looked. Everything looks great! They could even tell how far along I am to the day!

Also, I recently brought a lamp into the baby's room that I've had forever. I love Winnie the Pooh, eventhough it doesn't match the bedding or anything. I don't care. Here it is: