22 weeks!

I can't believe when we found out we were expecting it was March and it's already almost August! Where has time gone? Before we know it, our baby girl is going to be here. We've started working on the nursery this past week. Abe did his manly duties of painting the room while I "supervised" (from downstairs of course so as not to breathe in the fumes.) We decided not to do pink so we went with a pale blue that's in the bedding and I think it turned out really nice.
By next week we'll have some pictures of the furniture in there and the bedding in the crib. Slowly but surely we'll get it to how we want it.
In other news, we're going camping next week so we'll have some fun stories to share I'm sure. There's not a whole lot I can do, but I can sure play some games and eat some s'mores! Enjoy this week's belly pic and some pics of Abe working on the nursery!

We have a kicker!

Sorry for the delay. This baby has been keeping us busy and she's not even here yet! Here are some updates:
How far along? As of last Sunday when I should've updated 21 weeks.
Total weight gain/loss:As of my last dr.'s appt. 11 lbs.
How big is baby?: 12 oz.
Maternity clothes? They're all I can wear.
Stretch marks? No new ones.
Sleep: Eh, a little uncomfortable. I'm used to sleeping on my back, but now I'm trying to make sure I sleep on my side like the books all say. Frequent tossing and turning.
Best moment this week: Feeling her kick and knowing for sure that's what it is. She hasn't stopped since then!
Movement: I mostly feel her when I'm laying down. She likes to wait until I'm almost asleep and then... whack!
Food cravings: Taco bell... not the healthiest I know. Also, strangely, bacon. This coming from a once vegetarian.
Gender: GIRL!
Labor Signs: No, and it better stay that way for at least 17 more weeks!
Belly Button in or out? Innie still.
What I miss: A good margarita
What I am looking forward to: Finally "popping." I don't feel like my belly looks like a pregnant belly yet.
Milestones: Being able to feel our little mover and shaker moving around in there. Even being kicked hard reminds me she's there and she's ok.

Happy Birthday to me!

Sunday marked the halfway point and my birthday! I'm 25 years old and my baby girl is 20 weeks old! This trimester is moving so fast! I can't believe that we're halfway there already!
I had a great birthday relaxing and going out to dinner with my family. We went to an Asian fusion type of restaurant so of course I got some orange chicken (yum!)
And for a birthday present from my parents and sister I got some maternity clothes so I can finally break up my pattern of the same 4 shirts ;)
In other exciting news we picked out the bedding and ordered it. I posted a pic of it from the website. We both love it. Girly enough, but not too girly! I know Abe is excited to paint the nursery and start doing his "manly duties" of putting stuff together ;) He's going to be the best dad... he already is and she's not even here yet.
These past few days have been pretty hot and we all know I don't do super hot really well (I take after my dad on that), but thankfully my mother-in-law got us these really nice fans so we've been staying cool without pumping up the air conditioning. Thanks mom! ;)
Not much else to report. I'm going back for another ultrasound next week to get a better view of her heart so I'll have more to post then!

It's a girl!

Abe is definitely a goner! He has a little princess coming this fall! We had the gender ultrasound yesterday, and we immediately saw it was a little girl. She wasn't shy... she flashed us her goods right away. We got a few great pictures. The ones of her footprint and her profile are my favorite. She has such a cute little nose! And the ultrasound tech said she has a really big big toe! That's not from me, it must be from Abe!
I'm excited to start working on the nursery! Girly things are so much fun! After the ultrasound we went straight to Baby's R Us with my mom and sister to look around. We have lots of research to do about what to get. So many things to think about!
Our friends Tina and Anthony came over last night and Tina had made these really cute onesies for us and I posted the pics of them. She knows us too well! ;)
The 2 ultrasound pics are of our little girl's footprints and her profile. And of course, there's the bump pic.... 19 weeks.
In other news, we got the results back from the prenatal tests and so far our baby's healthy! She came back negative for Down Syndrome and the other tests were all negative. I do have to go back next week for a 2nd ultrasound because of the way she was positioned yesterday, they couldn't get a good view of her heart. I'm sure that will be fine too!
Now we have some names to sort through!