Baby Shower

My time in Minnesota was so much fun. I got to spend time with friends and family, and saw quite a few people I hadn't seen in awhile. My mom, sister and aunt threw a baby shower for me and about 40 people came. Matt and I got a lot of great gifts, and a good start on the baby's supply. We also recieved a camcorder from my mom, but it was also a gift for her, since she's excepting lots of baby videos! So Matt and I are practicing with it, so we'll be pros by the time July comes.

Other than that, everything is still going well. I am feeling baby kicks every day, and some of them are getting kind of strong! It's exciting to feel, and Matt has started reading to the baby, it's a fun and relaxing time for all of us. Our next appointment is in a couple of weeks so we'll post more then!

19 Weeks

We had our sonogram today and got to see how big our little peanut has gotten. Dr. Mark said baby is about 8 inches long and 9 oz. We got to see almost all of baby, even though he/she was moving around a lot. Matt and I both agreed that the face looks kind of "halloween-ish" but it was cool to be able to see everything. A few days ago I felt the first kicks from the baby and have felt them pretty frequently since. It was an exciting feeling and our nurse, Melanie told me they're just going to get stronger. But we were told everything looks good and we're on track as far as weight and all. I'm headed to Minnesota tomorrow, so look for pictures from the baby shower coming soon!

18 Weeks

Well, we had another short appointment this morning, everything sounds good though. The heartbeat was 143 beats/min and my belly is about 19 cm, 6 more than last month. My pants are slowly getting tighter but I'm still fitting into regular clothes. I guess I should enjoy it now because soon I'll be shopping for a new wardrobe! I also had to give some blood this morning, which definitely isn't my favorite thing, but Matt was there for moral support so that helped.

Otherwise I'm feeling pretty good, a couple of headaches in the morning and sometimes I get short of breath, but I got the okay from Dr. Mark to use my inhaler when needed. We have to go back in 10 days for another sonogram, where we can find out the sex if we want, but we're staying strong and are going to be surprised! We'll hopefully have a new picture to post, stay tuned!