Friday, August 19, 2011

20 Weeks

Well we hit the half way mark! I can't believe how fast time is flying by. We had the anatomy scan on Monday and we are having a little boy! I had a feeling over the past couple weeks that it was a boy but we were certain at the beginning that it was a girl. Everything checked out perfect at the anatomy scan, the heart and brain looked beautiful and the tech was able to rule out the chance of club feet (which runs in my family). We got to watch our little boy kicking away and waving his arms and even grabbing at his little winky, lol (yes, it starts that early). I also learned that I have an anterior placenta. The doctor said it's nothing to worry about and she was surprised that I was able to feel the baby kicking already as usually with an anterior placenta you don't start feeling kicks until after 22 weeks. My total weight gain is 10 lbs which 10 - 12 lbs is perfectly normal at this week so overall everything is looking good.

Now that we know we're expecting a little boy I started buying things for the nursery. I ordered the bedding and it should be here next week. It was on clearance from Pottery Barn Kids but they only had the crib bumper in stock (marked to $40 from $70). I found the matching quilt and crib skirt brand new on ebay so now all I need to find are window valances that match. I'm so excited!!!

Here is the ultrasound pic:


Here is the picture of the bedding:






 

Saturday, August 6, 2011

18 Weeks

I can't believe I'm 18 weeks along already! It seems like just yesterday that I got my bfp and now I'm well into my second trimester. I started feeling the baby move this week, which is the most amazing thing in the world! There was a good week where I wasn't sure if I was feeling the baby or gas bubbles but then three days ago I was sitting on the couch at work and I felt two very distinct flicks. Since then I have been feeling flutters and flicks like crazy. It reacts to certain foods I eat. The other day I ate some salsa that had a bit of a kick to it and the baby was dancing like crazy afterwards. I can also feel it move across my belly. I'll feel a hard like pressure on one side (about the size of sweet potato this week) and then it's suddenly on the other side. So weird!

No belly pic this week since it's roughly the same size as my last pic. I had to go buy some maternity clothes because none of my pants fit anymore. They are so comfortable and I'm glad that I got them.

One more week until our anatomy scan! I can't wait!!!!!