7th Ultrasound

Wednesday November 4th 2009

20 Weeks 5 Days

Today we had our 20 week fetal anatomy ultrasound. Everything went really well! Lilly is doing just great. We got to see and hear her heartbeat again, which is always amazing, and she has all of her organs and parts .... including the girl parts. We got further confirmation that we indeed are having a little girl!

She is on the smaller side right now, so we will have another ultrasound in a couple months to check her growth, but she is still healthy and moving around like crazy! This time we were not able to get very good photos, but hopefully the next one we will have some 3D photos to share.

We are half way through the pregnancy now, and are getting more and more anxious and excited by the day! I can't believe I am finally going to be a mommy, we are going to have a daughter! It's just such a blessing from God and I thank him everyday for keeping us all healthy and happy and blessing us with Lilly!

18 Weeks and getting a Baby Bump

Friday October 16th 2009

18 Weeks

Well everyone has been begging me for belly pics, and I finally am getting around to taking some and posting them up on the blog for all to see! I will try and do weekly pics to keep everyone updated. These are my 18 week photos! Lilly is definitely growing, but I am up just 3 lbs so far. My midwife would like to see that number moving up a bit more over the next few weeks so bring on the healthy foods....and the occasional bowl of ice cream!

Oh! And more exciting news....I have been feeling Lilly kick for a few weeks now, but now Toby can feel his little girl move now when he puts his hand on my belly! It is so great! I love our new nightly routine...get a glass of orange juice (makes her dance around in there) and head to bed. We lay in bed and Toby puts his hand on my tummy and we both just love feeling her little kicks! We spend about 15 minutes or more everynight just chatting and feeling her, it is my favorite part of the day. I know those kicks are going to get stronger and harder over the next couple months, but I love knowing our little girl is in there doing good and getting her excercise while she has the room to!

Bed Rest Continues

Wednesday October 14th 2009

17 Weeks 5 Days

Well this week has been another hectic week to say the least. I had a terrible migraine when I went in for my last appointment and my midwife was concerned about me keeping food and liquids down so after quite a bit of convincing me, she insisted on a shot of Demerol to kick the migraine before it got out of hand. Well just minutes after the shot my migraine was gone, Toby brought me home so I could rest and rest I did. I think I slept for a total of 20 hours in a 24 hour time period. Needless to say...no more migraine! YAY!

Now this week, I had another appointment with my midwife and she has decided to continue my bed rest for about 6 weeks. So as of now we are hoping I can go back to work November 23rd. She is hoping after Lilly starts to get bigger and moves up into my abdomen more that the dizziness will subside...we will see, but for now no work for me.

Now, onto the fun stuff....Toby and I are just thrilled we are having a little girl and we couldn't help but go buy her a few things after we found out! Our shopping spree included a crib with attached changing table, a mattress, her adorable elephant bedding, and the sweetest little giraffe! Makes it feel a little more real having a crib and everything else set up in her room now. However, her room is also still my craft room so making this all work together may be a challenge for us, but I am sure we will make it work!

We are getting excited for the holidays and looking forward to meeting our little girl in March! Hopefully these next 22 weeks will go quickly!