22 weeks

I had a doctor's appointment last Thursday. Everything's basically the same- heartbeat sounded good, and my blood pressure is still nice and low. I'd gained a bit more weight than I'd hoped for, but the doctor said I'm still doing okay.

I went shopping this weekend and bought a bunch more maternity clothes. I'd been getting by on basically 5 shirts, a dress, and a couple pairs of capris. Now, I'm much closer to having a "real" wardrobe, with a few pairs of long pants, more shirts, and some sweatpants. While I was up in Greenwood shopping, I also stopped by Babies R Us. Whoa! That place is big! Really, in some parts of the store, they didn't have any better selection than Target. But, they obviously had tons more to choose from in carseats, strollers, bedding, and gliders. After the shower, I'll probably end up back up there again at some point, to pick up whatever we can't purchase here in town at Target.

This Friday is the big ultrasound! I feel like we've been waiting forever for this! I sure hope the baby cooperates, since we want to find out the sex. I won't be back online to update this until Tuesday (since we have Monday off for work). I'll try to update this then, although it will be the first day of school and I'm sure I'll be quite busy.

21 weeks

Wow, so I just realized that I kind of look like crap today. lolllllll. I didn't bother to "do" my hair this morning, and I really need a trim. Oh well...

21 weeks! Everything's basically the same as last week. Feeling lots of kicks. My rib pain has gone away, but my back hurts by the end of the day. I've been using the heating paid for awhile in the evenings, and that seems to help. I have a doctor's appointment this Thursday. It should be a quick one- just weigh-in, blood pressure, and hear the heartbeat.

Less than 2 weeks until the big ultrasound!

I registered!

So, yesterday I took the afternoon off work and registered at Target. Fun, right?! Well, kind of... the baby section at our Target is small, but it still took me an hour and a half! And I'm really not finished yet! They have very little gender neutral clothing, so I'll have to wait until after we find out the sex to register for clothes. The scanner gun they gave me wasn't working very well, so as soon as I got to work today I checked my registry online, and cleaned it up a bit. If any of you that are already parents have any suggestions about any must-haves I'm missing, leave a comment or send me an email!

20 weeks - halfway!

I'm 20 weeks today! That means I'm at the halfway point, assuming that I deliver sometime close to 40 weeks. I tried to smooth my dress against my belly today, so that everyone can actually see how big I am. Yikes! I feel huge all of a sudden!

I've been feeling lots of kicks. The baby seems to be active after I eat, which makes sense. It's still a bit bizarre though- it's hard to believe there's a human being inside me, kicking me!

The baby should weight about 10 ounces now, and be about 6.5 inches from crown to rump (10 inches long from head to foot). It's crazy to think that the baby has grown so much. At the one and only ultrasound I've had thus far, I think the baby was 2 centimeters long! My utersus should now be about level with my belly button, which makes sense when you look at my picture. I'm definitely getting bigger!

19 weeks

I'm 19 weeks today. Next week I'll be halfway there! Craziness! Sorry for the weird picture- there was a beam of light coming in under the blinds- that's the white stripe on the front of my shirt. Funny.

I *think* that I've started feeling movement the last few days (since Friday). It seems like it must be the baby moving- I can't imagine what else it could possibly be! I've been feeling it a number of times each day. Very exciting!

I think that today may be the last day that I attempt to wear non-maternity pants to work. I'm wearing a non-maternity pair of Dockers shorts today, with my Bella Band, and man, do they feel annoying! The Bella Band keeps riding up, and my pants are only zipped up halfway (so I really can't take the Bella Band off). I'm definitely going to have to do some shopping sometime soon. I only have two pairs of maternity capris, and a pair of maternity jeans. I'm going to need more than that!

Well, not much else is new. I feel fine, other than the fact that I'm hungry pretty much 24/7!