20 Weeks - Halfway There!!

Saturday officially marked my halfway point. 20 weeks. They have flown by and I have a feeling the next 20 will fly by too. The bump no longer disappears when I sit or lay down, it's a permanent fixture and grows bigger and bigger every day. The hardest part to get used to is how much pressure I feel in my belly and how tight it's getting. Right now I have a hard time thinking that this is only the half way point and there is a lot more growth left to come!
 
The most amazing experience I've had since my last post was the ultrasound..... We got to meet little baby Wolsey and that made this whole experience so real. It was overwhelming. I haven't stopped smiling yet :) Baby was moving all of the place and at first it was hard to make out the little features. But Peanut slowed down and we eventually started to see the little feet, little fingers, ribs, spine, heart and all of the other perfect features that make up our little peanut. We declined to see the gender so that ship has officially sailed. We won't know if peanut is a pink baby or a blue baby until the day we hold baby in our arms. Brian however is convinced baby is a boy due to my size the ultrasound pictures. Take a look below, what do you think? I no longer care about the gender although I feel like peanut's a girl most days. At my 20 week doctor's appointment we went over all of the ultrasound results and everything came back normal. That's all I needed.
 

Meet Baby Wolsey.

I love that little face.

Side profile of Peanut

 

 

Baby weighed in at 10 oz and already has Daddy's toes

 

Baby doesn't have any fat yet so the straight on face shot makes baby look like an alien  

 

Check out these legs... Peanut's gonna be a soccer player!

 

 

 Hi Everyone, I can't wait to meet you! Peanut's waving at you.

 

And lastly Peanut's arms. Nice and strong.

 

 

I can't stop staring at this pictures. They are beautiful! I also found out the reason why I haven't felt too many of Peanut's kicks and somersaults. I have an anterior placenta, which means it sits on the side of my uterus closest to my belly so baby's movements are cushioned The past 2 days however I have finally started feeling more right under my belly button. It's amazing and surreal. Also it's incredibly reassuring to know that baby is ok in there.

 

Enough of my rambling. Here are the last 3 weeks worth of belly shots. I know... it's huge!! 

 

 

And cause she's adorable. Here's big sis Pippa!!!!

 

 

 

16 Weeks and before you know it.... 17 Weeks is almost done

These past 2 weeks have gone by way faster then I could have imagined hence no update since then. I finally told EVERYONE at work so the little one is no longer a secret. It went much better then I was imagining, everyone seems genuinely excited for Brian and I and is already playing the boy or girl guessing game. It's such a relief to talk about it whenever I am feeling tired, or happy, or sad or the other gazillion emotions and feelings that I feel within any given hour. No longer need to put on the same brave, "I'm a new manager, I'm fine" face. That face sucked, not gonna lie. Strangely enough it was as like, I told everyone, then the next day I popped! Compared to what I looked like 2 weeks ago, I feel huge! A taste of what the next 5 1/2 months will bring I suppose. You may think I am exaggerating but check out the pictures below, you can't deny the belly now.
 
I started my new exercise class last week and have now gone twice. After the first class I thought that I would never walk again and the instructor was a cruel, cruel woman who didn't understand that I was pregnant. Well so were the other 5 woman in the class with me. Literally I couldn't shift gear in my car the next day. I took one major lesson from the whole pain experienced. I am really out of shape! Good thing is last nights class went much better (although my coordination is getting worse, not better) my strength is increasing, I was able to do more cardio and I could move this morning! Bonus!! My new goal is to do my yoga DVD twice a week, fitness class Wednesday nights and daily walks with the pooper (Pippa's much deserved nickname). I want to make sure I am counteracting my ever growing appetite with something that will help me stay in shape and not balloon up more then baby needs me to. Plus I have been reading that Mommy's who exercise have calmer and happier babies. I need both of those  traits in this precious little baby, so I will do whatever I can. Everyone in the class is at least 21 weeks and I do get a little jealous because they have been talking about what it feels when baby is moving. I haven't felt it yet, I think I do some days but then pass it off as gas or some other body function that now occurs on a daily basis with me. I can't wait until that moment though. It feels real half of the time but some days it feels like I am just gaining weight and getting cranky.

2 Weeks exactly from today and I will get to see baby. This is the appointment I have been waiting for since the pregnancy test was positive. What does baby's spine look like? How long are the legs? Is everything measuring out the way it should? Will I recognise him/her? All these questions and a few little pictures will be able to answer these for me. I can't wait! Even better, I get to hear the heart beat 6 days later at my follow up appointment with my doctor. I love hearing that rapid little noise more then anything ever. I will keep everyone posted on the outcome and post pictures from the visit as soon as I can. Now to enjoy my long weekend filled with painting the nursery, laundry and lots of rest. My kind of weekend :)

16 weeks - October 11th

17 Weeks - October 18th

 

 

15 weeks and counting.....

We are officially 15 weeks pregnant with what has been dubbed "the little peanut"!!

Visually my body is starting to scream this fact to the world even though we have known about this roller coaster ride for about 11 weeks now (which seems like years some days). Roller coaster is the closest ride I have ever experienced to this. I felt amazing for all of 2 weeks after taking 3 separate pregnancy tests (all were positive but I was a little shell shocked and wanted to make sure it wasn't a joke). Then came the nausea, drooling, cramps (the books don't take about this wonderful symptom), state of constant bloat, headaches, inability to function because you are so tired and teenage acne. Sounds fun huh? And to top it off Pippa couldn't stand the sight of me for the first 6 weeks. Wouldn't listen, wouldn't follow me and didn't even want to cuddle with me. My poor husband was told several times a day that this was probably the last time we were ever going to do this. About 3 weeks ago the constant nausea started to wain (don't worry it lets me know every third day know that it's still running the show), my acne cleared to that of a regular young adult and I don't need to nap every 2 hours. This past week my little tummy has started to move away from the bloat to a hard little bump (it's little in the morning and grows throughout the day). Every day starts to get better and better, not to mention more and more real. I'm going to be someones mom!?!?! Still doesn't sound or look right.

Tomorrow is our second prenatal visit and I get to hear my little peanuts heartbeat. Our first visit he/she was a little too tiny to hear anything consistent but it was reassuring to the little one was in there. I will keep everyone updated each week as we experience, read and learn more about this amazing chapter of our lives. Until then... here is the bump and several reasons why I need a baby so I stop dressing poor Pippa up all the day.... unless it's a girl and I can get them matching outfits!
 

 

Baby Wolsey @ 13 Weeks

 

Baby Wolsey @ 14 Weeks

 

Pippa!!! This is her new dress :)

 

She will always be my first baby.