20 Week Ultrasound

Here are some pictures from the ultrasound we had a couple of weeks ago! I believe at this point they said she was 6.5 inches long, and weighed about 13 oz.

This is the best picture of her face that we could get. She really liked to sit with her arms crossed in front of her face.

This was another attempt to get a picture of her little face.

Her little foot!

Confirmation that she really is a little girl :)

A Name!

Well we think that we have picked out a name for our sweet little munchkin...a first name at least. I am going to be honest and say that at first I thought that she would never have a name. Michael and I could never agree on any names...girls names that is. We had boys names picked out, but she turned out to be a girl. He would veto every name that I suggested, and after a while I became pretty frustrated. So at dinner one night we both came up with name picking guidelines/stipulations, I guess you could say.

I just had one stipulation and that was her name had to be some what unique/not too common. I just didn't want her to go to school and have 5 other kids with the same name in her class...both Michael and I dealt with that when we were in school.

Michael stipulations were that the name couldn't be after a plant, flower, or stone, and that it had to have a normal spelling...it has to be spelled like it sounds. 

So after much deliberation we have decided to name her Natalie :)

Now we just have to come up with a middle name.

21 Weeks

Baby Size: A pomegranate 

Sleep: It takes forever for me to fall asleep, and I don't really sleep that well once I do fall asleep. I am just so uncomfortable. 

Clothes: I have been wearing some maternity shirts and some of my bigger shirts. I still wear some of my normal jeans with a belly band, but I prefer to wear maternity jeans (they are so much more comfortable)

Cravings: Fruit

Aversions: None

Symptoms: Heart burn, back pain

Exercise: Riding my stationary bike and walking

Movement: She likes to move randomly.

What I'm looking forward to: Putting the nursery together, and meeting our little girl.

What I miss: A good night sleep, and being able to sneeze without almost peeing my pants.

Gender: It's a girl!

What's been happening: I had a doctors appointment yesterday, and it went great! Her heart rate was 149 beats per minute. They started to measure my belly. It measured 21 inches, which is right on track. I had to get the TDap shot and my arm is pretty sore. I hate getting shots, but I think that I should be good for awhile.

20 Weeks

I am a little bit behind this week...This picture is 20 weeks and 6 days.

Baby Size: A banana

Sleep: It takes forever for me to fall asleep, but once I do I sleep like a rock. 

Clothes: I have been wearing some maternity shirts and some of my bigger shirts. 

Cravings: None this week

Aversions: None

Symptoms: Heart burn, back pain

Exercise: Riding my stationary bike and walking

Movement: She likes to move a lot around 4pm and then again around 10pm

What I'm looking forward to: Putting the nursery together, and meeting our little girl.

What I miss: Having my clothes fit right.

Gender: It's a girl!

What's been happening: We had an ultrasound this last Tuesday. It went great! I will do a post more about the ultrasound, and put up some pictures later. Yesterday was my birthday, and we celebrated by going out to dinner! It was a great birthday!

19 Weeks

Baby Size: A Mango

Sleep: It takes forever for me to fall asleep, but once I do I sleep like a rock. 

Clothes: I have been wearing some maternity shirts and some of my bigger shirts. Today I put on a pair of maternity jeans...they were a little bit big, but I just wanted to be comfortable. 

Cravings: Pizza

Aversions: I still don't like to eat a lot of ground beef, but I am able to stomach it a lot better now.

Symptoms: Heart burn, back pain, and I have been really itchy.

Exercise: Riding my stationary bike and walking

Movement: She likes to move in the late afternoon, and when I sit down at night. She moves more and more every day.

What I'm looking forward to: Putting the nursery together, and meeting our little girl.

What I miss: Having my clothes fit right.

Gender: It's a girl!

What's been happening: I think we finally picked out a name for her, but we aren't quite sharing it yet. :) This week I start another new job, giving flu shots. It is only a few hours, but I am kind of excited about it! The job that I had last week was the most awful experience of my life. It was definitely an unsafe environment, and I chose not to go back the next day. Hopefully this week will go better!

18 Weeks

Baby Size: A Sweet Potato 

Sleep: I haven't been sleeping that great...mostly due to my back hurting.

Clothes: I had to buy a couple maternity shirts/normal shirts in bigger sizes this last week. I just needed something that was a little bit longer.

Cravings: Pizza

Aversions: I still don't like to eat a lot of ground beef, but I am able to stomach it a lot better now.

Symptoms: Heart burn and back pain

Exercise: Riding my stationary bike

Movement: She likes to move in the late afternoon, and when I sit down at night. 

What I'm looking forward to: Putting the nursery together. 

What I miss: Having my clothes fit right.

Gender: It's a girl!

What's been happening: Yesterday was our 4th Anniversary! We went out to dinner at a nice Italian place, and then spent the rest of the evening relaxing at home. Today I have my first official job as a Nurse! I am kind of nervous, but I think it is mostly due to the fact that I have no idea what to expect.

17 Weeks

Baby Size: An Onion

Sleep: Once I actually fall asleep, I sleep really good. If I wake up in the middle of the night it takes forever to fall back asleep.

Clothes: I am still in my regular clothes, but I pretty much have to wear my belly band all the time. I think I may be needing to get some bigger shirts in the near future. My expanding belly, means I can't pull them down as far as I use to.

Cravings: Canned mandarin oranges

Aversions: I still don't like to eat a lot of ground beef, but I am able to stomach it a lot better now.

Symptoms: Heart burn and my skin is really itchy

Exercise: Walking

Movement: She likes to move in the late afternoon, and when I sit down at night. 

What I'm looking forward to: Putting the nursery together. 

What I miss: Having my clothes fit right.

Gender: It's a girl!

What's been happening: I had a doctor's appointment Tuesday. Her heart rate was 156 bpm, and she was pretty wiggly. We have our next ultrasound on October 29th. We can't wait to see how she has grown!