Week 22 Update

Well, I figured I should post something since it's been a few weeks.

Today I have reached the 22 week mark. Still feels very surreal!

Chloe is very active - more and more every day. She was kicking all day on Christmas - probably due to the sugar I was consuming. David felt her kick for the first time on the 15th.

This morning when we woke up I could feel her moving inside, so I put Dave's hand on my stomach and he could feel her moving her butt. Right now it's to the right of my belly button. Very distinct feeling too. It's not a kick, its a hard lump that moves :) She loves music. Every time it's playing, either at home or at church, I can feel her moving around.

I love that I finally have a bump too! It took a while for my stomach to round out, but now it's round enough and hard enough that Dave says it looks and feels like I swallowed a basketball :)

Starting to not be able to wear regular shirts without another shirt underneath. (I wear them at home and save maternity shirts for church.) I haven't tried putting on my jeans in the last week - I probably couldn't get them buttoned if I wanted to! These maternity pants are just so comfy!

Here are a few pictures:

This first one I thought was cool - it's my perspective.

Here is a picture to compare -

5 weeks

22 weeks

Well, that's it for now. I will update after my appt on the 4th, if I have more news to share. And if not then, I'll update after my ultrasound on the 14th. (They're going to check her heart to make sure her in and out flow are working and also check my placenta and tell me if I have placenta previa or not). Oh and I'll put nursery pictures up as soon as we're done. We hopefully will get lots accomplished this week!

It's a GIRL!!!

Well, we had our ultrasound on Tuesday and everything looks great as far as baby is concerned. We would like to announce that we're having a baby girl. Her name is Chloe Lynn. Seems appropriate since she's due in May. Chloe means 'blooming'. April showers bring May flowers :)

My midwife wants me back though in 10 weeks to do another ultrasound. They want to check the in and out flow of Chloe's heart (she is too young right now to see them) and make sure that the placenta has moved up, not down. Right now it's only 1 cm from my cervix. For those of you who are unaware of the dangers of that, if the placenta covers the cervix, it's a condition called Placenta Previa and there is no way to have a natural childbirth. It'd be a scheduled cesarean section. Also, if the placenta is close to the cervix, it could cause more bleeding than normal. So far we're okay and we'll continue to pray that it moves up.

Chloe is measuring around 9 oz. Perfect for a baby that is 19 weeks gestation. It is still very surreal to have a baby growing inside of me. I haven't started showing big-time yet. If I wear my maternity pants I look pregnant, but I've only gained 2 inches in my waist. I guess I just need to embrace my 'overweightness' and enjoy looking pregnant, even though it's not baby yet :)

Still not feeling the baby move. I can't wait for the day I do - and better yet, when David can feel her moving!! Soon and very soon she'll be kicking me in the ribs while I'm trying to sleep!

Here is a picture of me @ 19 weeks pregnant:

Our baby girl: