19 weeks & maternity clothes!

So I finally went shopping with my mom and sister and bought maternity clothes. And I must say, they are super cute and they are fun. My sister was a trooper and tried on maternity jeans with me so I would not feel so ridiculous. I also tried on a 7 month belly with some of the clothes and that was just plain weird and scary. On top of my bump already, I totally looked like I was 9 months pregnant...and I was not ready for that. Here is one of me in a new shirt that I totally love....and you can totally see the bump! We are almost half-way there!

The baby has been moving a ton more. The baby loves moving when Brett is talking to the belly, which just melts my heart. Brett likes to get the baby all riled up and then it just moves like crazy. We are having a great time!! Less than 3 weeks until we find out what we are having!

Fluttering (and Van Halen)

So we've been trying to feel the baby move off an on for a long time now. We think we've had movement a few times now. Sarah is adorable when she stops to concentrate and feel everything. Last night during the game she felt something so we stopped to try to feel the baby. We're pretty sure we felt the fluttering we've read and heard so much about. Very exciting. My laptop was close by, so I looked for music to try to get the baby riled up. Perfect time for Van Halen. Our baby rocks.

is that a stem?

We have scheduled our second ultrasound for November 12. This is the big one....where as long as our child cooperates, we will find out if the baby is a boy or a girl. Or as Brett's boss said it best, "Hey, does your apple have a stem or what?" Only 3 more weeks!!

fingerprints!!

Our little bundle of awesome has a new development this week...fingerprints!!! We are so thrilled with this fun fact. A couple of people at work thought I said I was getting my kid fingerprinted this week....I don't even want to know how they think that would happen! Baby is getting big, about the size of my hand now....awesome!

dr. appt & round ligaments

Our doctor appointment was uneventful, which I hear they will be until we get closer to the due date. I am measuring exactly where I should be measuring, and things look good. I have the ok to make our next ultrasound appointment sometime at the end of this month!!! How exciting!!! As long as the baby cooperates, we will be finding out what we are having!
On another note, I am experiencing some round ligament pain. It is completely normal and oh so exciting (note the sarcasm). It is like an abdominal cramp that can last a few seconds to a few minutes. It is neat...and I hope this pain goes away the further i progress. :D

next appt

We have a doctor appointment on Oct 1...not sure what happens at this one, but I did hear I get to keep my clothes on this time, so I am excited for that! We will post any news once we have the appointment. And for everyone who is curious about what we are having....we have about another month to wait until we can find out!!! Late October to early November we should have our second ultrasound to see how the baby is doing and hopefully we can see if we are having a boy or a girl! Yeah! Most people are in the girl category, but the boy category has a few followers. I change my mind on a weekly basis about the sex of our baby. Right now I think it is a girl, but I know the ultrasound will show a boy (which is still totally awesome). Brett thinks we are having a girl and thinks that is what the ultrasound will show. We can't wait to find out!

looking the part

TWO people at my work commented that I look PREGNANT!! This is super exciting to me...up until about now, I have felt I look larger, but not pregnant large. So these comments are super great. I am now 15 weeks pregnant, and finally looking the part. We have our next baby appointment next week...and Brett and I are looking forward to seeing how the baby is growing and how I am doing. The baby should be about the size of an orange this week...which is some serious size people. I read on the Internet how a woman gave birth to a 19 lb baby! I just want a normal size healthy baby, not a Guinness of World Record size baby!