2nd Ultrasound

We are in love! Here is our little one at 21 weeks. Of course we questioned to find out the gender, but kept strong and did not find out. We were excited enough just to see the baby again!

All is going along great. The baby is about 10 inches long, give or take and right on schedule. We saw it's feet and hands, heart, legs, etc. It has such a cute profile and during the ultrasound moved it's mouth like it was sucking . Too cute!

Buddha Belly!

Here I am last night. I am currently at 20 weeks but will be 21 weeks tomorrow. Either way, I am getting bigger and I hope it actually looks more like a pregnant belly now. I can't believe I am halfway through my pregnancy. I still have a ways to go and GROW! Yikes! I can't imagine what I will look like in a month let alone 4 months! I have been doing my best, well maybe not MY BEST, to stay healthy. I could be eating less sweet stuff but I am getting my fruits and veggies. I have also been working out on my lunch breaks at work and getting in a walk or two on the weekend. It's better than not doing anything, right?

Thursday is our big ultrasound appointment. I can't believe that it's been 8 weeks since the last ultrasound. The baby has quadrupled in size since then. We are so excited to see our little one again! You gotta love technology these days, it's so awesome to be able to see the baby throughout the long pregnancy. We are still not planning on finding out the gender either.....I am going to do my best to resist the temptation AND the pressure to find out from Mark! He is so excited to be a daddy and eager to know what is in there. All in due time!!!!

Memorial Day Weekend

We went to Mark's parents cabin for the long weekend. It was so nice to have an extra day off! We had a good time just relaxing, eating a lot, jet skiing, roasting smore's and dock fishing. Mark's parents, his brother and his family were all at the cabin too. Tucker had an awesome time playing and swimming with our nieces, Emily & Elise. Tucker LOVES the water as you can see from him on the jet ski and the floaty island thing. He is still trying to recover from the weekend by sleeping A LOT since we got home. Oh, yeah, me too! I could have used just one more day off!

Our little soccer player!

Last Sunday I finally felt our little one kicking! As I was lying in bed on Sunday morning I could feel a weird jab in my lower abdomen. I pressed on the area and proceeded to get a few more jabs. At that point I knew I was not just feeling gas! This was our little one waking me up. So, I then had to wake up Mark and tell him and he was able to feel it too. It was too cool! We were so excited to finally know we have an active baby doing it's thing in there.

This week has been full of lots of flutters and jabs that I can notice so much more now. I especially feel movement after I have eaten. I heard that the baby sleeps at least 20 hours out of the day so I don't get movement all the time. But it's enough to still get excited about and it makes me smile every time I can feel it kicking. I don't know that I will be saying the exact same thing when I am 9 months pregnant. I am sure by that time I will have my share of all the kicking and rolling that will be waking me up at night. Either way, it's still a miracle and such a wonderful experience so far.

Coming soon!

I will post some pics of the remodel too. In all my free time! :)

18 weeks!

I don't know if these pictures do me any justice! I feel alot bigger than I look in the picture. Maybe it's the angle of the shot but I really am starting to pooch out. I would not say popped out yet as I definitley don't look like that. It's more like I look like I just finished in 1st place of a pie eating contest!

I had a Dr. appt last week that went well. The baby and I seem to be progressing along normally. I heard the hearbeat which was around 130. The Dr. could hear that the baby was moving but I could not feel a thing. It's weird to think that you can't feel something that is over 5" long moving inside of you! I also got my test results back this week which tested for Down Syndrome and Spina Bifida, etc. I received great news that my odds are very low and the Dr. is not concerned about anything at this point. Yeah!

I did think that I finally thought I felt something last night. Of course, it could have been a rumbly tummy from the big dinner I had just eaten. It's still too hard to decipher the grumbles and bubbles down there yet. They say that you during your 1st pregnancy you won't feel the baby until about 18-22 weeks. So it could be anytime now, I hope!

Mark is doing well so far. Although, his focus right now has been with the house remodel. He has really been getting his hands dirty! His body is all beat up with scratches and bruises, which is not typical of Mark since his day job is sitting at a computer. I think he likes it right now though as he is having fun with the other guys on the jobsite. But I know he is happy this is not how he has to make a living in real life. I just don't think he was made to be a physical laborer, he's too much of a clean freak for that!

We are really looking forward to the 29th of this month. That is when we have our ultrasound and I will be in my 21st week then. We are super excited to see the baby and of course to make sure all is progressing normal. I will post those ultrasound pics to share with you all!

Mariner's Game

Look how tan Mark is! No fair! I look like a ghost next to him. Seriously though, he is so tan from working outside on the house! Not so jealous of that....

We went to our first Mariner's game of the year, and of coure, it was a loss. However, it was a nice break from the mess of the remodel and every day work life. Our friends Andy and Kristin also attended the game with us. We had a good time. I had to have the garlic fries as they are a MUST at the baseball game. And we had peanuts and beer, well, not me of course! It's one of those great opportunities for me to now be the designated driver. Fun!

We got lucky and had clear blue skies and sun that evening! That seems to be such a rarity these days in Seattle. The winter just does not want to let go and it's getting to almost be summetime! However, the night turned bitterly cold when the sun went down and my fingers and toes went numb. I definitely have a circulation problem during this pregnancy when the temperature drops. YIKES! It was a relief to make it to the car afterwards and turn on the heat and heated seats! I love the heated seat!!! I don't know that I could ever have a car again without them:)

16 weeks!

Here I am at 16 weeks along now. I still don't look pregnant in my normal clothes yet. However, at this point it is required to use rubberbands now to extend the waistline of my pre-pregnancy pants. I did not think I was going to be able to handle not having my pants buttoned but the extra inch or two really makes things more comfortable!

I still want to eat all the time, especially sweets! I was not a big candy or sweet eater previously to the pregnancy but things are different now. It's really weird that I don't feel I have control over what I want to eat. It's like my will power has just checked itself out for the next few months! Hopefully, I will not gain too much weight though throughout this eating frenzy!!! Wish me luck!