20 weeks: sugar & spice & everything nice.

YAY! It's a girl! And she's PERRRRRFECT!!! :)


21 weeks

Here's what's going on with baby beanette according to AlphaMom:

• Is as big as (depending on which measurements from which pregnancy book you use and of course, Your Produce May Vary) a butternut squash, or as long as a banana, or possibly a carrot. I am getting the sense these comparisons are not really an exact science.
• Will be measured head-to-toe from this point on, instead of the head-to-rump measurements we’ve used so far. I remember choking on a bagel at 21 weeks last time because HOLY CRAP, MY CHILD JUST GREW FIVE INCHES IN A WEEK.
• Has a heartbeat that can be heard with just a regular old stethoscope now and not just the fancy doppler.
• Is swallowing and practicing other digestive skills, and can now produce meconium, which is essentially prenatal poop that sits in the bowels during pregnancy. You’ll see this awesome goopy stuff in person during your baby’s very first diaper change, or possibly even during labor like I did, as some babies like to take their first crap in the womb. Meconium in the fluid in considered a delivery complication, but it’s very common and not terribly dangerous — your doctor will just need to suction your baby’s nose and mouth immediately after delivery to prevent any meconium going into your baby’s lungs with their first breath.

I don't have much else to report...feels like the entire week was spent in anticipation and counting down the days until Friday's appointment. We got there bright and early Friday morning & even the sky on the way in was taunting us...pink or blue?

 Once we got to the doctor, they took us straight to the sono room - Yipee! I can pee in a cup and get my flu shot later, people - let me see my baby! We had the sweetest sono nurse EVER, named Hazel. She was so great and patient with us. She's been a sono nurse for over 20 years so you know this is old hat to her but she shared in our excitement nonetheless. She joked with us and explained everything she was doing, which was good because half the time I didn't know what we were looking at. She asked if we wanted to know the gender and then told Cody, "well dad, get a gun and a big dog because ya'll are having a little girl" :) done and done, Hazel. We got to see her pretty face and little hands and wiggly feet. The nurse checked on all her organs and let us know with each one how it was forming the way it was supposed to (sigh of relief each time).


21 weeks

isn't she presh?! she was kicking and punching up a storm so most of the pictures are blurry. she's an active little one, just like her mama! the nurse wanted to know if I'd had a lot of caffiene or sugar that morning (um, aren't we supposed to be avoiding those two things...?) but I hadn't even had breakfast yet! the rest of the appointment was pretty uneventful. I got my flu shot and set up the next appointment, where I'll have my glucose tolerance test to check for gestational diabetes...dun dun duuuuun. I'm nervous about this one for some reason. I've been eating well and doing great in the exercise department but I still worry.

in other news...cody & his dad worked all day saturday to plant a new tree in the front yard. of course, the excited grandparents couldn't resist putting a pink bow around the tree :) let the pink madness begin!

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...speaking of pink madness, we also started our baby nursery this weekend. at first, I did NOT want a lot of pink everywhere. I wanted trendy colors and a mish mash of anthropologie-esque designs. somehow that all flew out the window once we started looking and the sweetness of pink and ribbon and bows and ruffles and lace...(I could go on...) took over.

it's been a happy time, complete with pink cookies and pretty flowers from daddy :)

xoxo,

K & baby