We have ourselves a little girl everyone!
The ultrasound experience did not entirely go as planned, but not because there is anything wrong with our girl. Matt ended up making us late. Ugh... but I still do love him. So, after having a bit of an emotional breakdown in the lobby of my doctor's office, in front of 20 or so other people, we were able to get a half hour ultrasound. The ultrasound was supposed to be an hour. So what this means is that I get to go back for my next appointment on June 21st and get the other half of the ultrasound. So far they were able to check out and measure her head, her digestive organs, a few other organs that I can't quite remember the names of, a good part of her spine and of course the girl parts. The ultrasound tech was also able to look around at other important things like the placenta and cervix and those all look great as well. So at the next ultrasound she will look at the arms and legs and I believe finish looking at the heart and spine as well.
The first thing we saw on the ultrasound once she found our baby was a BIG yawn. She is indeed quite the kicker so it makes sense that she was tired out. (just kidding) It was without a doubt the most adorable thing I have ever seen in my entire life. Once the tech started to look between her little legs it took a couple of minutes for her to move into the right position. She kept sort of moving away from the wand on my belly. After a couple of minutes of holding my breath she announced, "baby is a girl." I didn't say anything. Matt was holding my hand and gave it a squeeze. The first thing I said was, "are you sure?". She asked if we had been hoping for a boy. Matt told her that I was actually hoping for a girl. She said oh, that's why you asked. She said she was definitely sure and pointed everything out to us on the screen. Only then did I get a huge smile on my face and look at Matt to see that he had a big smile as well. I did tear up a few times during the ultrasound, but I think that was partially because I was still worked up over the whole emotional meltdown in the lobby.
After the scan we met with our doctor, who was late because she was delivering a baby. I really, really hope that particular doctor delivers our baby as well. That part was pretty quick, like usual. She just answered a couple of my questions. She told us what to schedule regarding upcoming appointments and said that my BP and my weight were right on track. Then I set up the next couple of appointments. My glucose test is set up for July 12th. Most people I know of had to go into the hospital and drink the drink there and then sit around for an hour. I actually got to take the drink home with me this time and when that day comes I am able to just drink it at my house and then come in and get my blood drawn then. So, that seems pretty cool. I will be 29 weeks pregnant then. Isn't that CRAZY?!
So last weekend we invited both of our families over for a picnic in the park and announced that our baby is a girl. It was also a celebration for my college graduation as well. It was the perfect day. The weather was gorgeous and we had such a great time with our families. It was just nice to be able to relax and celebrate after a long and hard school year and so many new challenges. There were so many things to celebrate as well. College graduation, baby girl, new apartment... so much happiness. We bought cupcakes and I made pink frosting and put it in them. So, everyone got a cupcake at the same time and they bite into it at the same time. Here is the video I took of that moment!
So, in other news we move to our new apartment this week. This week will be stressful to say the least. We need to be all packed, have the u haul loaded and have the apartment cleaned by first thing Friday morning. Then we get to be homeless for over 24 hours and then we move into our new apartment at noon on Saturday. So, will we be sleeping in our car? Maybe. The fun part is that I work on Friday and Saturday. So, Matt will be moving in without me. (yet again. I was gone for the last move as well.) As stressful as it is I love having these kind of adventures with my husband. So, I am sure we will have fun as well. I just need to get to Friday morning with everything packed and everything cleaned and then my life will be good. At least this is a long weekend so we will have some time to pack. The thing getting me through is the thought of our AMAZING apartment just waiting for us. Well, it is being painted right now. But soon it will just be waiting for us.
So, I will most definitely have pictures to post next week. Until then here are the updates for this week:
How far along? 22 weeks, 1 day
Total weight gain: up about 10 pounds now!
Showing? It is sort of hard to tell myself, but it does appear that I am still steadily growing outward. It depends on what I am wearing. Some things make me look larger than others. At the end of the day I look huge!
Maternity clothes? Definitely. Also non-maternity clothes that serve the purpose of maternity clothes.
Baby Items bought? So many girl things! Not really, but we have bought 3 outfits, some pink shoes and some hair bands since we found out it was a girl. This is still showing major restraint as well. I want to buy EVERYTHING! There are so many cute things for girls out there.
Stretch marks? none yet, although every morning when I wake up I look very carefully, because I am pretty sure they will be showing up any day now. Crossing my fingers they don't, but my genes have things not looking hopeful.
Sleep: The past few days things have been getting rougher. I have been waking up again several times in the morning and it takes awhile to fall back to sleep because it takes so long to get comfortable. This might be because of the fact that Matt is getting up at 5:30 to go to work and always wakes me up. Hopefully I will get used to it soon and it won't bother me as much. Things are getting more uncomfortable... ugghhh.
Best moment this week: Buying the cutest baby girl outfit EVER! Just planning all things girl as well. Also getting ready for our move.
Miss Anything? Not really. I am pretty content this week. Just kind of wishing time would go faster. Things were speeding along for awhile, and it seems to have slowed down.
Movement: She is quite the little mover. Supposedly at 22 weeks my baby should be sleeping 12-14 hours a day. I don't think this is possible because I feel her all day long and often at night as well. Matt was finally able to feel her kick this week. It was finally just the right timing. That was so exciting. It is still hard to time it right, but again today he felt her. She is getting pretty powerful and it is fun to watch from the outside as well.
Food cravings: Not really. I want to eat a lot all the time. But, nothing really in particular.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope. Not queasy at all.
Gender: SWEET BABY GIRL!!!
Labor Signs: Well, wouldn't really know it if there were, but I don't think so.
Symptoms: Braxton hicks every once and while. They are a little bit scary because they hurt a little. I asked my doctor and she smiled and said it was totally normal. She is a very reassuring person so I feel ok about it now. I have also been having a TON of heart palpitations. Those are super scary especially when it is just one after another. They are mostly at the end of day. I talked to my doctor about this as well. She just told me to try drinking more water and if that didn't help them we can look at what else to do at the next visit. Since she didn't seem that concerned I feel alright. But, it does make me just a little weirded out that it feels like my heart is going to explode.
Belly Button in or out? Still looking weird. I think as baby moves up a little it will just look weirder. I keep playing with as I watch TV at night. It just feels weird.
Wedding rings on or off? on still. My hands don't feel swollen at all. My legs and feet felt slightly swollen the other day after a walk outside when it was pretty hot.
Happy or Moody most of the time: I am more than happy to be done with the semester. I am feeling stressed out about moving though. Ask me how I feel one week from right now and I will probably be on cloud 9.
Looking forward to: Moving out of the apartment on Thursday, but even more so moving into our new apartment on Saturday.
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