Yayy for hamburgers!

We just got back from our 20 week anatomy scan. So far, everything looks great. HB still 159. For the past two weeks, I had let my mind wander to the what-ifs. One of them being, what if baby sprouts a penis?? You hear stories all the time about women being told one gender, and going back and finding out something different. Well she is still a she. Clear as day.

Classic "hamburger".

Baby was moving around so much though that the tech had a semi-difficult time getting what she needed. I liked the movement though. It was truly fascinating to see her moving around so much. At one point we saw her open her little mouth wide and yawn. The tech said it was a yawn, I think she was tasting the taquito that I had eaten about an hour earlier. The tech flipped it to 3-D to get us a picture, and we could see her opening and closing her mouth and what looked like her licking her fist.

She likes to eat. Wonder where she gets that appetite from. :)

Tim was amazed, like last time, at the technological advancement of the 3-D u/s. It's so hard for him to interpret the 2-D ones. I think she looks beautiful and so much different than the image we saw at our 18 week u/s. Tim says she still looks scary. Maybe, but it's a process. She's a process.

She's a whopping 11 oz, up 3 oz in two weeks. I am so thankful and grateful that everything is looking good. Who knew I would ever be here? Who knew?? I am finally going to be a mother.

20 Weeks

Halfway there! Though it doesn't seem like it. I'm happy to report everything is going OK so far. Nausea is pretty much non-existent, but I still vomit every once in a while. I figured out that I, or baby, can't tolerate beef too well. If I eat thick cuts of beef it comes right back up. That's fine with me because I have decided that I can't stand steak in any way, shape, or form. I can tolerate hamburger meat, but I swear as long as I live I will never eat a bite of steak. Yuck. It just turns me completely off.
I am also feeling our little girl move every single day. She likes to move and kick when I am lying flat on my back. Although I would like to lay there for hours feeling her move, that's impossible because I don't breathe too well when I'm on my back.
I've been busy registering, shopping for clothes, and fantasizing about what kind of person she will be. I wonder what she will look like, what she will like and dislike, what her temperament will be like. Oh the possibilities.

I just hope and pray that she got the best from each of us.

Here she is!

Here is a profile picture of the girl.

I have 2 3-D ones, but she didn't look nearly as cute as she looks on this one.

The Dr said that happens when 3-D ultrasounds are done so early.

Anyway, just thought I'd update!

Drum Roll Please....

We had our u/s yesterday at 3pm, and found out that we are expecting a beautiful, healthy, baby GIRL!!! I am sooo excited. This is what I was definitely hoping for and what my gut feeling said. I was afraid that we wouldn't be able to find out because she was very modest. The dr tried to get a between the leg shot as soon as she started the u/s, but baby had her legs closed. Finally, toward the end of the u/s she flashed us, opening and closing her little legs. Dr got a few good shots of it and showed us the tell tale signs of a "hamburger". Definitely an exciting day. Due date still the same, and everything else looked great. We celebrated by buying a few things for the baby. We bought a dress, another pack of sleepers, and a hat and bootie set. Here is a picture of the dress we bought yesterday.

And, just to prove how strong my hunch was about the gender, here is a dress, hat, and sweater I bought last month.

Can't wait to meet our pretty little thing!

Baby Journal

Yesterday we bought a baby book from half priced books. I didn't go there with the intention of buying a baby book, and it's not one that I thought we would buy, but when I saw it I knew we had to have it.

It's a baby journal by one of my favorite children's book authors, Eric Carle. He used the illustrations from his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. All kids love this book, I love this book, and I'm sure baby will too. Maybe it's the kindergarten teacher coming out of me, but I had to have this journal! Can't wait to start writing in it and filling it up with things.

Friday night baby was very active. I was browsing on the computer and all of a sudden I starting feeling movements! They were rapid and it lasted about 10 seconds. Very exciting and almost strange. My first reaction was to look down at my belly and put my hand on my left side where I felt all the kicks. The kicks felt so strong at first I was sure I would be able to feel it from the outside. I couldn't, but that's OK. I was still amazed at the solid kicks baby gave me. I can't wait until this becomes a daily occurrence for me!

3 more days until we see baby. My how time flies!