Going into week 23

Another appointment has come and gone, and we are still doing well. My latest pains are heartburn and indigestion, which someone at work told me is the baby starting to grow hair. Is that an old wives tale? Dr. Mark said it was safe for me to take Pepcid AC, which I'm still holding off on because I'm a little paranoid about taking medicine unless I absolutely have to. But at least I have the okay if I really, really need it.

At the appointment my blood pressure was 118/76 and I've gained about 17 pounds so far, baby's heartbeat was good- 140 this time, the nurse was laughing because she could hear baby moving around like crazy when she was trying to listen for it. Dr. Mark took some measurements and said everything is great, and right on track. He estimates the baby weighs close to 2 pounds by now and my belly has grown 4 cm since last month. This weekend Matt gets the joy of taking me shopping for maternity clothes! I'll try and not make it too painful for him!

But we are both enjoying every day, Matt has been reading to baby at night, and we've been feeling lots of kicking too. It was funny the first time we could see my stomach actually moving up and down because of the kicks/punches/head butts- whatever they were.

Well, that's the update for now, miss you and love you all!

Pickles & Ice Cream-week 22

Going into week 22, all is well. I've been really enjoying pickles and ice cream lately, although not together as people seem to ask me on a daily basis! We are looking forward to our appointment next week, even though it'll probably be another short one.

Matt and I went on a mini shopping spree with the gift cards and money we received from the shower. We got baby a bunch of more new things, diaper bag, bath toys, a tummy mat/gym set and me a breast pump and nursing wrap. We also purchased our first pack of diapers! It was an exciting day! We have decided to collect coupons for diapers and purchase a pack or two a week, so we'll have a supply ready for baby. Our mailman has even started putting extra coupons in our mailbox for us.

We looked at the Babys R Us website and found a few cribs that we liked, we are planning on waiting to buy the crib and dresser/changing table since we have limited space in our apartment, and don't need those things quite yet.

I had a taste of what the heat is going to be like come this spring and summer, we had a couple of really hot days down here, in the 80s and 90s and it was miserable! Just knowing it's going to get hotter was pretty depressing, thank God for our swimming pools! Well, look for a post next week after our appointment!! Love you all!