Been Awhile

It's been awhile since I've written! There hasn't been much news to share, though, which is good!

Lately I've been feeling more flutters, pushes, and kicks! I felt one the day my mom left after helping us clean the apartment over 4th of July weekend. We had the family reunion the following weekend. It was so fun to share my growing belly with everyone!

This Monday was my first doctor's appointment in 5 weeks! We were kind of hoping for an ultrasound to find out if it's a boy or girl, but no luck! We were perfectly happy, though, to hear the heartbeat and some movement in there! Sounds like baby's doing just fine!

Next month will be my 20 week appointment, and they'll check to make sure the baby is okay, and we'll know the gender!

My favorite memory from yesterday was, after working a crazy morning, coming out to the parking lot to see Mark there waiting for me - knowing that we each worked as fast as we could to get everything done and make it to this appointment. Everything just stopped, and our focus was on you. I cried when I saw him there.

I've been having some awful dreams lately. I know they're just my own fears, so I asked Mark to give me some happy baby thoughts that he's been having. He said, "I know it's kind of cliche, but... I love thinking about playing catch." My favorite thought, for some reason, has been driving around with you bundled safely in the back seat - our first family road trip.

Baby Registry

Is it too early to start a baby registry?

Who cares! It makes me feel like I can actually do something to contribute to all the hard work you're doing in there. Grow, baby, grow!

It makes me so happy to do some planning for you!

With a Little Help

My mom's visiting this weekend! We picked her up at the ferry in Burlington yesterday and shopped the mall for a bit! We had lunch at Al's French Fries and hit a few other stores.

Boy did we get around! Felt great to be up on my feet most of the day. No complaints from baby - belly felt great and no nausea for most of the day. That was a nice change!

I rested for a bit when we came home, had a few pieces of veggie (& pineapple) (yum!) pizza, and headed downtown for the fireworks.

It was a very busy, fun day! And somehow, in between all we did, Mom cleaned my kitchen! She also helped us shop, made sure I was fed/hydrated all day, and put away the pizza we left out on the counter. I seriously don't know what I'll do when she leaves.