26 weeks, 6 days

It's going by so fast! At 28 weeks, I will be in my 3rd trimester.
Matt and I registered over the past week, and it's just crazy how much stuff you need for a new baby... or at least how much stuff is helpful to have. Everything is so cute too!
I've been exercising more by walking around the neighborhood and doing some pilates/yoga videos. I feel so much better physically when I so some workouts. My back and hips has been hurting more, and my feet have been cramping up lately.
Really, I just can't wait to be able to sleep on my stomach!
So, here's a new picture of my big ol' belly. Enjoy!

25 weeks, 1 day

Basically, I'm 6 months along. We had another doctor's appointment yesterday. He checked the heartbeat (nice and strong), and measured and weighed me. Doc said that everything looks good and normal!

Our appointments are now going up to every 3 weeks instead of every 4 weeks. This will be for 28, 31, 34 weeks, then every 2 weeks at 36 and 38, then every week at 39, 40, etc... And, he said they do not like to go past 41 weeks.

Also, he gave us a list of pediatricians that we have to start talking to and pick one! And, I have to pre-register at the hospital! So much to think about!

The baby's room is coming together now, we have the crib built and the changing table/dresser set up. We still need to paint the closet doors. Getting closer to baby time!

Here is a new picture of my belly growth.

22 Weeks, 1 day

So, I got a request for a new belly picture to be posted, so here it is! It feels like it's growing a little more each day. I've felt the baby kick a lot more lately, kind of feels like your stomach trying to digest or "gurgle". But, it's happened a lot that I know it's HIM! Matt's been trying to feel him move, but he couldn't even get his hand on my tummy at the right time. But, I noticed little baby likes to move a lot in the morning, right when I wake up, so this morning I told Matt to put his hand on my tummy and right away he felt a big kick! And then he felt some more! Pretty cool... :)

So, 22 weeks along, means 5 1/2 months! Little more than half way.

We are making our way back to Chicago for Xmas and New Year's, can't wait!

20 Weeks

Today marks the day for 20 weeks, half way!! We had our major ultrasound done this morning, and it went really well. Baby looks very healthy. The ultrasound took 45 minutes, and she went through to take a look at all the baby's organs, feet, hands, brain, spine, heart... Everything looks normal and healthy! Baby was moving around a lot, sucking its thumb, opening and closing its hand to wave at us, kicking its feet. Very cool! My weight gain has been good, probably about 7 pounds since the beginning, and supposed to be a pound a week from here on out. And, another very exciting thing we got out of this appointment was the sex of the baby! You can see in the picture below.

IT'S A BOY!!

YAY! So, we must come up with some baby boy names. How fun!

He is about 13 ounces and his head is about 1-1/2 inches in diameter (they can't measure him entirely because he's too big for his little sack, so he's curled up. But, probably guesstimate 7 inches long when stretched out.

Next thing's next: my belly. Still wearing normal jeans! But... sticking out a lot more...

And, Matt and I bought a changing table/dresser for baby. Here's a picture of it!

18 weeks

Today marks the first day of the 18th week. I've been feeling a little nauseous over the past 2 days, and I hope it's not any morning sickness coming back to haunt me! Hopefully it'll be gone by morning. I read online that our baby is about 5 1/2 inches now, from the top of the head to the butt. It's really growing!! I started to poke out in the last few days, and you can really notice when I lay down on my back - not as much when I'm standing. Still just looks fat to me. But, it should gain shape in the next couple of weeks. I haven't felt much movement yet, but I'm supposed to feel that in the next couple weeks too! Can't wait! Here's a picture of what I look like today. Yay!

Growth of our baby!

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15 weeks, 1 day

So, our appointment on October 27th went really well. Matt and I both really like our new doctor. He is really easy going and friendly. He spent time in the Navy too!

We had another ultrasound done, which was really exciting! Here is a snapshot of that. (Head is to the lower left, abdomen in the middle, and bunched up legs to the upper right).

We saw the heartbeat right away, and it was hard to get a clear snapshot of the baby since it was moving around like crazy! At one point, we could see it moving its arms and legs and flailing all arou

nd. Such a little miracle! We saw hands, feet, spinal cord, nasal cavities, eye sockets, umbilical cord... amazing. This was a really low-end ultrasound machine, so the picture wasn't the greatest. However, we have our next appointment on December 1st, where we have the mega ultrasound machine, and we look at the baby from head to toe in an hour-long ultrasound. We also get to find out the sex of the baby at that point!

I can't feel the baby move yet, but should be able to in the next couple of weeks.

So, here's my belly at 15 weeks, 1 day. Not too much bigger, 

but definitely more "full" than I was before.