Did you know...

I had a friend recently come up to me and say, "Did you know you only have 13 weeks left?" Ummm, no I didn't. I hadn't really thought of it that way and had a mental moment thinking of all the things we still needed to get done in the next 13 weeks! WE NEED A NAME for crying out loud. Okay, no need to fret, but I decided to add the countdown ticker on the bottom of the blog to keep me in line with time. :)

Within the past week and a half, I've noticed some major changes with the tummy region. Up until this point, I've been able to wear almost all of my regular clothes, but I finally had to pull out the panel pants and maternity tops. It's not so cute when your midriff is showing, but you're actually not wearing a belly shirt. The best part is feeling her move around (although it can be quite strange). As much as she moves, I can't help but think that I might have an animal in my body!

Our next appointment is on Tuesday, May 15th and it's the glucose test with the special orange drink. As for the flight last week, everything turned out great! We're excited to go to Boston in June, but that might be it for the rest of the summer. Time is going by fast!!

Planes, Trains and Babies

So, this week will be my first airplane ride with child. Hmmm...not sure what to expect. I'm taking an eBay trip to Omaha on Wednesday so I can show off my belly to business colleagues that I've never met before (Whoo-wee! Now that sounds like fun!!) I think I'm more worried about my hair product and other essential liquid necessities making the trip okay. I did reserve an aisle seat per many recommendations. I'll have to report back and let you know how it goes. Any requests for a juicy Omaha steak?

23 weeks (17 left to go)

We're coming up to 23 weeks and I can tell for sure she's kicking! We've made some progress on the nursery and for now it looks like ladybugs and green chenille bedding with a sleigh style crib set. We've decided to embark on another house remodeling project and will be trying to finish the spare bedroom downstairs so we can move all the guest furniture from the nursery to downstairs. Until then, the crib will have to stay in it's box. :( The good news is Travis already bought a pink Seattle Mariners sweatsuit - good thing she WILL love baseball and doesn't have a choice!

Rumbly in the Tumbly

As of Monday night this past week, I started to recognize a strange sensation in my tummy. It felt like someone was doing flips and what is most amazing to Travis and I is that I haven't felt it before! When we saw the ultrasound, our little chica was quite active and appeared to be bouncing all over the place. I'm still not 100% sure that what I'm feeling is her, but I really don't know what else it could be and have continued to recognize it daily. :)

Drumroll, please

Who said it was going to be a boy? I don't believe it! It's a baby GIRL!! That just goes to show that we have NO CLUE what's going on. I've been telling people about my little 'science project' that I've been cookin' up over here. And my goodness - a science project it is! It's ALL girl and it's for certain (although I tried to tell the doc it's a boy and I literally had to be corrected). Ha!

5 Days and Counting...

I think I've been jinxed! We've been talking so much about having a boy that now I'm starting to second guess myself. Several of you have serious doubts about a boy and just believe in girl power. For fun, we're pulling out the needle and thread to hold over my wrist. Yes, it may be superstitious, but oh-so-enjoyable to watch and have fun with. Everyone tells me it works!

Girl - Boy - Girl - Boy? Could Monday come any quicker?

Surprise!

Would you believe it if we told you that we're pregnant?
We can hardly believe it ourselves! We told our families over the holidays and yes, many did believe it twas a Christmas miracle. We're excited to share this with all of you! So far, we've seen the little one at 10 weeks and listened to the pitter-pat of the heartbeat. We'll find out what it is within a week (Monday, March 19th).

What do you think? Is it sugar and spice and everything nice? Or snips and snails and puppy dog tails? Your guess is as good as ours (although we're thinking it 'might' be a boy - we'll soon find out).

And our new journey begins...