Half Way

I can't believe my pregnancy is half over!! I am now in my 21st week. I can feel our baby girl bouncing around...I am loving it!!!

Our baby this week:

Your baby now weighs about three-quarters of a pound and is approximately 10 1/2 inches long — the length of a carrot.

Your developing baby still has a great deal of room in your womb — though like anyone who lives in one space for a long time, this tenant will soon begin to feel cramped. Until those uterine walls start closing in, however, there's plenty of space for twisting, turning, and even an occasional somersault (so that's what you were feeling last night!).

With all that belly dancing going on, it's hard to believe your baby gets any sleep at all. But believe it or not, your fetus sleeps as much as a newborn, perhaps 12 to 14 hours per day!

It's a....

GIRL!!!!

We are having a baby girl!! No doubt about it, our little girl rolled on her back and opened her legs for the camera... we are having a girl!! I am so excited, all of my dreams have been about girls, I gravitate to pink things... I can't believe its real!!

Everything looked good on the ultrasound... we will get more details at my next OB appointment on August 12th.

Here are some pics of our baby girl:

It's Monday!!

Today is the day we find out the sex!! (hopefully). My ultrasound is at 1pm, I don't know how I am going to last 3 more hours!! I just want to know now!!

I felt the baby move a lot this weekend, it is an amazing feeling. DH felt it and so did my sister, very lightly, but definitely felt movement! I love feeling it move!

Last night I had a crazy headache and was so sick- I went to bed at 5pm and tossed and turned- the headache finally went away when it started pouring outside - around 11... I am assuming it was because of the air pressure.

DH and I also went shopping yesterday during the day- we were getting everything we need for our big camping trip this weekend... we are going up north, past Algonquin. I am excited!!

I will update tonight or tomorrow morning with the sex... we are heading to a Blue Jays game tonight- so I wont be able to update right after the ultrasound!

Want Monday to come now!!!

I am getting really impatient for Monday to come... I can't wait to find out the sex of our baby! I keep having dreams (nightmares) where they ultrasound tech says they can't see... I really hope they can! I have decided that if they can't I will schedule a 3D u/s to find out soon- but they kinda freak me out, so I really hope we can see in the normal u/s.

I am super tired today- had yoga last night and then met up with friends to see the new Batman movie- it was awesome!!! I still plan on going for my walk tonight- hopefully the rain (and bugs) stay away so we can make it over 6K.

I have also finally set up my appointment to register at the hospital, my doctor gave me the forms at my 13week appt and I procrastinated... but its booked- August 25th. I have also set up an Infant first aid course for my friend and I, and our families... that will be the end of September. It really feels good to be crossing things off our list.

A question for any readers who are moms- at what point did you register for shower gifts/etc?

Thanks :)

In the 20th week :)

I am so tired today, falling asleep at my desk. It hasn't been a great day... the morning started off brutal, I woke up sore from canoeing yesterday, couldn't get my hair to do a thing, none of my clothes looked nice, and the cupcakes I had spent hours and hours working on over the weekend melted and looked horrible. I can't even count how many times I cried this morning. I have a million things to do at work, and no time to do them. I have no energy to do any work at home- heck, I don't even have energy to cook dinner or clean let alone to do work work.

Our baby this week:
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system.

Belly Pics - Week 19

Here are some updated Belly Pics.

No other big updates... the heat is killing me. I got really dizzy while running errands at lunch, but I crouched down for a bit and pretended to look through a bin- when I felt better I stood up and then left the store and got something to drink and eat.

Tomorrow I am going for a massage after work and then I am going to go for a walk with my friend... hopefully the combination will make my back and neck feel better. Yoga last night helped a bit, but I am just very uncomfortable tonight.

Heartbeat

I finally figured out how to post an audio clip... Check out the heartbeat on the left side of my blog.