23 Weeks!

How Far Along: 23 Weeks!
Maternity Clothes: Yeppers
Stretch Marks: Not yet....I think they're coming though
Sleep: So-so...
Best Moment of the Week: Buying some cute little baby clothes :)
Miss Anything: nope
Movement: yep, on and off throughout the day
Food Cravings: Sweets! Baking....yummm....
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Showing: yep...I feel like I'm starting to get huge. I feel like people are also starting to look at my tummy..
Gender Prediction: Daddy's little girl!
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button In or Out? In....but it appears to be getting much less shallow...
Wedding Rings On or Off: On
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Happy :)
Looking forward to: Meeting a different midwife this week. There's 2 at every delivery, and I've only met mine so far.

I did a collage of my belly shots so far. The 18 week picture is kind of silly, because I was goofing around and pushed my belly out, so it doesn't really flow with the other ones. Oh well, definitely interesting to compare 12 weeks to 23 weeks...hahaha!

I went shopping with my lovely friend Bethany yesterday (here's your blog shoutout...haha!). We had lunch, and then giggled while looking at all of the adorable baby clothes. I behaved, and only bought things that were on sale. Since I don't have anything else exciting to write about this week, here's what I bought (fyi - you can click on the pics to make them bigger):

 Love Bugs!

 Flip flops for our summer baby!

These were on sale, so I bought them in 6-9 months for next winter.

Anywho, nothing really exciting this week, especially since my last update was only a few days ago. Until next week.....

22 Weeks!

How Far Along: 22 Weeks!
Maternity Clothes: You betcha!
Stretch Marks: Not yet, but my skin is starting to feel tight. I'm still using my expensive stretch mark cream...haha
Sleep: Blah...not good this week. Last night I woke up at 3am, and was wide awake until 6am. I actually went down to the living room, ate cereal, and watched episodes of Roseanne.
Best Moment of the Week: Seeing the baby move from outside!!!
Miss Anything: nope
Movement: yep, feeling more and more every day. Last night, while we were laying in bed, we could actually see my stomach moving...weird, but so cool!
Food Cravings: Sweets!
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Showing: yep...I feel like I'm beginning to "pop"! I'm actually starting to feel really big, and my belly button is not as much of an "innie" as it used to be.
Gender Prediction: Girly girl!
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button In or Out? In
Wedding Rings On or Off: On
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Happy :)
Looking forward to: Actually buying some outfits for baby...haven't bought anything yet!

This past week was much less eventful than the previous couple of weeks. I was crazy busy at work, all of my clients seemed to go crazy last week...grrrr. As I mentioned above, I am actually starting to feel big, so I think I'm really gonna pop any day now. I felt so much movement during the day today, it was wild. I actually came home at lunch, just so I could get some sleep.

We signed up for childbirth classes on Apr.20 and 21st. A couple of girls at work have taken them and really recommended we go. I need to call and rebook our 3D ultrasound, we had scheduled it for Apr.20.

I'm already doing my countdown to being finished work, less than 4 months....wahoo!!!!

We spent the long weekend at my mom and John's cottage with some of the fam. It was nice to get away and relax, and of course we had lots of snuggles with baby Amelia. 

That's all, until Sunday...

21 Weeks!

How Far Along: 21 Weeks!
Maternity Clothes: Yep, I can only wear maternity pants, except for my lulu...
Stretch Marks: Nopers...
Sleep: So-so.....I slept like a baby last night for 7 hours straight, it was heaven!
Best Moment of the Week: Our ultrasound :)
Miss Anything: nope
Movement: yep! I still mostly feel it at night when we're laying in bed. Andrew was able to feel lots of movement this morning, it was fun.
Food Cravings: nothing this week...
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Showing: yep
Gender Prediction: Girl :)
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button In or Out? In
Wedding Rings On or Off: On
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Happy :)
Looking forward to: The long weekend coming up.

We've had another busy week around here. We noticed on Sunday that the baby store near our house had some Canadian made cribs for sale. We messaged them, and they agreed to hold their last white one for us to check out after work on Tuesday. We ended up getting a $1000 crib for $475!!!! we figured it would fit in Andrew's car with the seats folded down....we were wrong....

So, on the roof of the car it went, and I had to follow Andrew home to make sure it didn't fall off! So of course we had to set it up as soon as we got home, the box was friggin' huge and I couldn't help Andrew get it up the stairs at all! Here it is, we love it:

On Wednesday I had my appt. with the midwife and we reviewed the results of our 20-week ultrasound. The baby is healthy and is developing normally. I, however, have a low-lying placenta. Apparently, my placenta will probably move as the pregnancy progresses, and it shouldn't be an issue. I'll have another ultrasound in my third trimester, and if my placenta hasn't moved enough, we'll have to consult with an OB.

AND....yesterday we went for a quick gender confirmation ultrasound at the 3D ultrasound place. It's now official....we are having a GIRL!!! The baby was moving around like crazy!!!! They told me to eat something sweet before the appointment, and I may have overdone it (hot chocolate, a snickers, and powdered sugar candy). We were able to see the baby yawning and stretching, it was so cool! She also quickly flipped it to 3D/4D for a quick minute because our little girl was in such a good position, it was awesome. Now we can't wait for the full 3D ultrasound which we booked for Apr.20 @ 9am.

Afterwards, we went and got curtains, curtain rods,  a new light, and a closet organizer for the baby's room. I was so excited about the light, it was originally $110, but we got it for $19 at Bouclair!!! Of course we spent the day putting it all up, well really Andrew did most of it. Here's the room so far:

So, we really just need a chair and a change table, and then we're pretty much be done. I'm going to order a wall decal from etsy for behind the crib, but haven't picked one yet.

Ok....that's all for now, we're about to watch the Grammy's....until next week...

20 Weeks! It's a.....

How Far Along: 20 Weeks!
Maternity Clothes: You betcha...
Stretch Marks: Nope! Yay!
Sleep: I slept terribly during the week. On Wednesday night, I woke up at 3:30am and was wide awake. I actually went downstairs and tried to sleep on the couch, but no luck. When Andrew woke up at 6am, I was watching tv and eating cereal...ha! I ended up going into work a few hours late so I could get some sleep first. However, the last two nights I have slept like a baby, and only woke up to pee once!!!
Best Moment of the Week: Our ultrasound :)
Miss Anything: nope
Movement: yep! Sometimes I wonder if baby should be moving even more though based on other blogs that I've read. This morning Andrew finally felt the baby kick!
Food Cravings: nothing this week...
Anything making you queasy or sick: not really, just brushing my teeth....
Showing: still waiting for my first stranger to ask when I'm due...
Gender Prediction: keep reading....
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button In or Out? In
Wedding Rings On or Off: On
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Happy :)
Looking forward to: Another quick ultrasound on Saturday to confirm baby's sex...

We've had an eventful week around here! Found out on Sunday night that my dad and Carol were going to come for a visit this weekend. That meant that my dad could bring his tools and we could do the floor in the baby's room.

So....Monday night we went out and bought flooring. Tuesday night we went out and bought paint. Wednesday night we (well really Andrew) painted the room. Thursday night Andrew painted the inside of the closet white and ripped up the carpet. And Friday during the day Andrew finished ripping out the carpet strips, padding, etc., so that the room was ready to go.

Our ultrasound was Friday @ 1:30pm, and I had taken the day off of work. I spent the morning cleaning the house like a mad woman! Before we knew it, it was 1:30!!!! As we were just about to arrive at the ultrasound place, Andrew asked me if I'd brought my requisition form, and I panicked when I realized that I hadn't. I called the place to say I'd be 10 mins late, and they told me to come ahead in, and Andrew could run and get it during the first part of my scan....phew!

So, into the ultrasound room I went with a way nicer ultrasound tech than the one I had last time. I laid there for what felt like a lifetime, when she told me that the baby was not cooperating and was facing with it's back and bum forward. So, she had me lay on my side, but the baby only moved for a quick minute or two, and went right back. She then had me stand up, walk around the room, and do some jumping jacks. Baby was still not budging! She finally went to get Andrew, and told me she had a guess about the baby's sex.

She came back with Andrew, and showed us baby's limbs, body, etc, as well as the heart beating. I couldn't make out any of it, except for the heartbeat. She then said that she thought the baby was likely a.......GIRL!!!!!!!! She said she couldn't be sure and we shouldn't paint the room pink, but she'd had a few looks between the legs, and there didn't appear to be a penis.

She sent Andrew back to the waiting room, and said she would just do a few more pics. When Andrew left, baby moved a bit and opened the legs again. She quickly showed me that there didn't appear to be a penis, and declared that she was still guessing girl, but couldn't be sure.

Here's the pics we received:

Legs and Feet

Head

 Hand

Spine

When we left the ultrasound, we were excited, but also a bit confused and disappointed, as we had gone there hoping to leave knowing if we would have a little girl or a little boy.

Andrew suggested I call the 3D ultrasound place to find out when we would go for that. When I called, they told me that they had a package where we could go in asap just to confirm gender, and then go back at 28 weeks for the full 3D/4D ultrasound. So, needless to say, that's what we're doing. We're going on Saturday morning at 10:45am, and should be able to say for sure that we're having a girl.

On Saturday, Andrew did the flooring in the baby's room with the help of my dad and Jeff. I think it looks amazing, couldn't be happier with it. Here's a before and after:

Doesn't it look great?!

So...Wednesday I have an appointment with the midwife, I'm sure nothing too eventful will happen. I guess that's all, well really that's a lot.....

Until next week...