The Gut... 20 1/2 weeks

Well there you have it. Taken just minutes ago. I swear, it is EXPLODING!!! I told Rich tonight that I don't feel like there is any room for it to get any bigger. But I fear I am VERY wrong. At least the rest of me hasn't exploded... right??? Sigh. Not much to write tonight, but I think I felt her move!!! I was on the phone with Lindsay tonight, and all of the sudden I felt this weirdness in my gut, and then it was all hard where I felt the weirdness!!! Haha I am assuming that was movement, I only felt it once tonight, so who knows?? K well that is all I have for now... Nursery is so close to being finished, so I promise I will work on it and get pictures up soon!!! XOXO

Baby Camryn

Here are the pictures from our gender ultrasound (done at 17 1/2 weeks).  We have decided to name our baby girl Camryn Paige.  Not because it means anything special-- apparently Camryn means crooked nose (poor girl!) and Paige means page. Haha... So there you have it- we didn't do the traditional spelling (Cameron) because her name isn't Cam-er-ON. Just Camryn, K so on to the pictures.

Her cute little profile. So far, no crooked nose. Yay!!

This one is slightly creepy.  Haha. We are probably the worst parents alive for saying this, but our kid kind of looks like an alien here...  And that little circle on her chest is her teeny heart.

She will probably kill us for posting this, but that is the "girl" shot.  If you can identify what is what, you are better than we are.  I can sort of see what is what, but we are hoping for a more clear shot at the 22 week ultrasound.

Here is Camryn giving you a high five.  Or telling you to talk to the hand.  Knowing my kid, it's probably the latter. 

And finally, her teeny little foot!!! You don't know what a relief it was for me to see that my kid had all of the proper limbs!! I had weird dreams that my baby would be born with a missing leg. 

So that's our girl!  I am still in the process of finishing the nursery.  You have know idea how annoying it is to get bead board ready for paint!! I had to fill putty in the nail holes, and I am MOSTLY done sanding it smooth. Then I get to vacuum the dust, wipe down the bead board, and THEN, I can paint!! Yippee!!  I promise to post pictures when it is all finished.  XOXO

Third Midwife Appointment...

I had my third appointment today, and everything is still looking good!! These appointments haven't been very exciting. I got weighed (a proud 122, thank you very much!), had my temperature taken (101-- weird that I don't feel sick at all..), did the blood pressure check (114/77 I believe) and then I get to hear my baby girl's heartbeat!!! (Which I must say, is the highlight of the whole visit.) I am getting another ultrasound on the 22nd. Even though we got the gender ultrasound, we just want to make sure this one says girl too! I know 2 people who were initially told girl and then it was a BOY. We are pretty sure nothing will change, but we figure one more ultrasound will give us some more confidence.

So that is about it. I know I promised pictures from the gender ultrasound, and I will try to get those up soon... maybe tonight. I don't know how to use our scanner, so I am waiting on Rich to teach me. We have been VERY busy this week working on getting our nursery put together! And I absolutely LOVE it. We are doing green with white bead board. It is looking so cute!! The green is on the walls, and last night we hung all of the bead board. So all we have left is to put up the chair rail, sand all the nail holes, and paint all the white! Rich laughs when I tell him I'm "nesting," but I have energy right now, and I think I am smarter to get it done before I get too huge to care!

Ok, well that's what is new with us, pictures will come soon!! XOXO

Looks like we will be needing lots of these...

Because we are having a GIRL!!?!?!?! Not at all what either one of us was expecting, but we are getting used to the idea of a teeny girl!!  We are down in Vegas visiting my family for Christmas, so to get us (me) in the girl spirit, we (I) have been hitting up all the after Christmas sales and getting girly things!! I'll have to post pictures later with all my cute finds!!!  We're thinking Camryn Paige for the name... not 100% sure yet, but we are about 90% on it!  When we are back home, I'll scan the ultrasound pictures so everyone can see!

Steve & Barry's.... Going Out of Business??

Ok, so while I was perusing Craigslist tonight (I usually check it out every few days to see if they have any good deals on baby items) someone posted that Steve & Barry's is going out of business and everything is %70 percent off!!! I think I might be making a special trip down there tomorrow-- full price is only $10ish, so I am thinking I might get some size 2-4 jeans to wear with the BellaBand, and maybe some cute winter coats or baggy shirts for when the belly explodes!!! So keep your fingers crossed that I get some awesome deals! XOXO

Second Appointment...

So I went in for my second appointment, but it was a little more like a first because I found a new midwife that will cost half of what the other place did.. Yay!! It was a pretty basic appointment. Lots of information about the new birthing center, a quick tour, and then I gave an um... "sample" and weighed myself (116... Gasp!!) and it was on to blood pressure and temperature check (all was normal). Then it was time to find the heartbeat. Anyone who has spoken to me recently knows that before every appointment (or at least these 2) I start to get this thought, "what if they can't find the heartbeat??" It doesn't give me super anxiety or anything, but it is always in the back of my mind. So my midwife had a girl who is from Kansas studying midwifery in Utah do a lot of the general stuff while she went over paperwork with me (i.e. blood pressure, temp..) and then she asked if this girl wanted to find the heartbeat. So I am lying there, and no joke, this girl tried for 5 minutes without finding ANYTHING! So needless to say there was a small part of me that was like, oh great... here it comes... But neither one of them seemed super concerned. After awhile the girl gave up, and handed the doppler to my midwife and she found it, no problem!! Whew!!! So all in all everything looks good, and I am scheduled for my next appointment January 6th!!

15 1/2 Weeks... My Lovely Baby Bump

So there it is folks!! It might look like nothing, but trust me, that bump makes a difference in the way my jeans fit!!! (Or rather, are struggling to fit..) Pretty soon it will be time to pull out the Bella Band (Thanks again Niki!!!) For now, I suck it in to button the jeans when I leave the house, and as soon as I get home, I undo the button or slip into PJs!!

Things have been pretty uneventful so far. Morning sickness is FINALLY gone (YAY!!!) and I am just waiting for my next midwife appointment on Wednesday morning.. I'll update if I get any new info. Rich is almost done with school (this is his finals week) and I am looking forward to having more cuddle time with him in the mornings now that he won't have to run off to school early!! We are heading to Vegas for Christmas with my family on my birthday *the 22nd* and Rich has promised me that we can stop at In N Out as many times as I want!! Woo hoo!! After a huge snow storm today, we are totally looking forward to warmer weather, and also some of this cute face.

More later!! XOXO