19 weeks 1 day

We had a prenatal appt today. They weighed me (I've gained 12 lbs so far...can you tell I got my appetite back?!), took my blood pressure (110/60), and listened for the heartbeat. The little guy was busy moving all around as usual. She found it for a second, it was 151 bpm, but then she said he "went off to play again." lol. We're going back on April 9th for an anatomy scan to check out the heart and all that.

While we were at the appt, JCPenney called to say our crib had arrived. So we swung by there afterwards and picked it up. Brian assembled it in no time and it looks so good! I'm super happy with it. Just need to buy the bedding now.

18 weeks 5 days

Nursery

This is my favorite bedding so far for the nursery...can't resist blue, brown, and polka dots! It's from Restoration Hardware's baby line. Think I'm gonna have to register there..

The Bump @ 16 weeks 5 days

I couldn't resist

I wandered into Babies 'R Us for the first time ever today. They were having a sale on Carter's clothes so of course I gave in. Here's what I got:

It says "Little Squirt" underneath the whale

16 weeks 5 days

Sorry for the lack of updates. I'm just now starting to feel better...still nauseous a lot but I no longer feel like I'm going to die! Progress. My last prenatal appointment went well. I've gained 4 lbs so far. The baby's heartbeat was 152 bpm which was very good. Last Saturday (Feb 28th) Brian, my mom, and mother-in-law went with me to a place called OB Sonics to find out the gender. It wasn't hard at all to tell that it's a....BOY!! which you can clearly tell from this picture:


We were all shocked since EVERYONE thought it was going to be a girl. But we couldn't be happier :-) So far the name we're using is Noah Gregory but that could change. Look how cute his little hand is....


I think I'm starting to feel him move a little bit. Definitely feeling something different than gas. So that's exciting :) Uncle Mark and Aunt Holly bought him his first outfits and they're adorable. Can't believe how tiny they are. Made me anxious for him to get here!



I've also been doing some maternity clothes shopping. I've found some shirts, a sweater (to wear at the freezing cold library), a pair of jeans, a skirt, and some new undies. We made the mistake of going to Izzy Maternity first...every shirt was at least $80!! Screw that. Target, Old Navy, and Motherhood are my friends.

11 weeks 1 day

Brian, my mom, and I went to my first official prenatal appointment today! It was awesome...we got to listen to the heartbeat on doppler and while we were listening we also heard the baby kick and flip over. Our midwife, Margaret, is out recovering from surgery so we saw Diane instead. I love her too! We were all laughing and having a good time (yes, going to the OB/GYN can be fun - if you go to ISIS). Oh, and I haven't gained a single pound! Guess it's all the puking...although I have eaten two calzones bigger than my head this past week ;-) The ultrasound was so cool. Our baby is already a dancer. She was kicking and waving her arms all around. I have a feeling it's a girl so I'm just gonna say 'she' til I find out otherwise. Brian took a video of the ultrasound but we have to edit the size before posting, so here are a couple pictures in the meantime: