BABY!!!!

It's a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant even believe it, I am so excited! :) I was thrilled when I heard. Craig got it on video, but I think it might be sort of embarassing. ha. The ultrasound took about 2 hours! Really not what I expected. I knew this would be the big ultrasound, that they do to check out EVERYTHING about baby. but, i did not expect it to take so long. we got some pictures, but to be honest, i was very dissapointed with pics. They printed them out on copy paper and they are super duper dark. Kind of a bummer because you cant really see much. o well. 22 weeks and I will see HER!!!
Now im off to enjoy my weekend and maybe buy girl-peanut something special.

Just a quick update as I am thinking of it!
This past weekend was so great with the girls. I miss them already. and a little vacation from work was SO NICE and SO needed! We had a great time, and I am so thankful!

ALSO......We are pretty sure that Craig felt Peanut kick the other night. I have been feeling some movement lately, which is so so neat! On sunday night, baby was really active I think. I had Craig put his hand there just in case, and moments later, he got a kick on his hand! He was pretty excited. I thought you might enjoy that fun news. Baby is getting bigger and bigger and that means momma is too. Seems to be just pokin out!

SO excited for Friday's ultrasound!!!!! Will update as soon as possible, but some of you might get a phone call first. Lets hope Peanut's in the right position to be seen!!

Maternity Jeans.

I found a pair of cute maternity jeans a few weeks ago for 7 bucks! I should have gotten a few pairs. I wore them to church today, and they made me feel bigger for some reason. So, we took some pics of the belly. Growing pretty quickly these days. Belly seems smaller in the morning when I wake up, and then towards the middle and end of the day, it grows. These pictures were taken after I got home from church today, mid-day. 16 weeks, 5 days. PS-if you click on the pictures they get lots bigger.



ALSO, I wanted to share a strange craving. Jalepenos!!! I want them on nachos, on burritos, on eggs, on anything they will go with. SO weird. I am talking the pickled ones, sliced, in a jar. I dont know when pregnancy cravings come, or if this has anything at all to do with the pregnancy, but i find it funny. It is not a food I usually eat. I wonder if peanut will come our liking spicy food. And heartburn has been something I have had starting the past week or so, and the jalepenos are sure to not help! Ha!

So, Tina and Brittanie come in 3 sleeps! I am pretty excited about it. I am praying I stay healthy for the time that they are here! I got some pretty bad headaches this past week, which cause nausea for me. They lasted about 2, almost 3 days. There is SO much floating around at school and parents just dont think it a big enough deal to stay home a day with them. There was a little girl that came down with chicken pox this past week. I was very very concerned when I heard about it because I have never had them. I was almost in tears because I worried so much. But, I am not as concerned now. The Lord will take care of me and peanut. He is involved with every intimate detail. The little girl that has the pox was SUPPOSED to come into the classroom next door to mine this week, which means I would have had a LOT of contact with her. But, for some reason, she never got moved up to that classroom, but just remained in her old class. The Lord knew.

I can not promise that I will update until next week, as it will be a busy week for me! :)

Boy or Girl?

The subject of the sex has been on my mind a whole lot lately. I have friends and co-workers telling me all of their ideas and guesses. I would say right now that MOST people are thinking boy. I wont say right now what I think. But, we have 2 1/2 weeks to find out! I am really hoping that peanut is in the right position and all that! I am anxious.
The month of November brings some exciting times! A week and Tina and Brittanie will be here. I am excited to hang out with them for a few days.
Then, the big seeing the baby day.
THEN, Thanksgiving! I get Thanksgiving Day and the day after off, so that will be nice. A 4 day weekend.
Tomorrow marks 16 weeks....4 weeks and we are half way there! I watched some baby videos this week of what happens to your baby immediately after delivery. It made me a little teary to watch them, thinking about how REAL all of this is! I have been a little emotional lately. I hear that goes with pregnancy. A little irritable too to be honest. Work has been one of the last places I want to spend my time. I have so much of my personal life on my mind all the time.

OH, I DID read today that peanut may be able to hear us now. That is kinda fun. so, now we can really start talking to him/her!!!

Peanut-bump Pictures!!!!

I have been "feeling" pregnant the past couple of days. I can really feel my stomach stretching and growing. It is such a weird feeling. Like something his pressing down on the bottom of my belly. Which, in reality, i guess there is! So, I had to post the first bump pictures because it is becoming more obvious to me lately that I am not only just getting chubbier! :)
I did not feel real great this past weekend. I woke up both days early with headaches, and nausea. No fun. I guess that part is not over yet. 2 more days till I hit 15 weeks!

Heartbeat

Happy 2nd trimester! :) We had a doctor's appointment today, and heard the sweet little heartbeat. It's so cute. We did not see a picture this time, but I guess I didnt expect to. I have to wait to see the next picture until November 20th. Only about a month now! o man! I cant wait to find out what we are having!
Pretty soon I will post baby bump pictures. I haven't wanted to post any yet, until it really looks like something other than a little extra chubb. My pants are becoming a little tighter around the waist, and I finally bought my first pair of maternity jeans the other day. It was much nicer feeling to sit down in those stretchy jeans than in my regular jeans, which i have been unbuttoning when I sit.
Momma has been feeling pretty good these days. Again, so so thankful for that. I just pray it continues. I did have to get a flu shot today. I really wasnt sure if I wanted to, but my doctor was very very persistant. She really encourages all her patients to get it. She told me that the majority of people dying from the flu right now are pregnant women. Good thing I work with children, huh? Not really. I pray parents are selfless enough this season to stay home with their kiddos when they are even a little bit sick! For all of us!
Anyway, looking forward to whatever 2nd trimester has for us!

13 Weeks!!!

Baby Peanut is now 13 weeks!!! And momma only has a week to go before beginning 2nd trimester! Pretty exciting, although the fist trimester has not been as bad as I have heard it could be! :)
Here is what I read today about Baby:

"How your baby's growing:

Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce."

I am feeling a lot better now than I was the rest of this week. I did go into work yesterday, which was OK, but a little tough. I was just so exhausted! I came home early to snuggle in bed and watch You've Got Mail. :)
I have a few things to look forward to in the next month!
- 1 week until my next doc appointment. look forward to more news on baby.
-4 weeks until Brittanie and Tina come in for a visit! Excited about some of that girl time!
- 5 weeks until we find out the sex of our first child!!!!!!!!! I might just be counting down the days until then. I am so anxious! :)