18 and 20 week pics

I think it is really starting to look like a baby bump now! Everyone at work keeps telling me that my stomach looks like it's growing every day; I think they might be right.

I am still just feeling little "twitches" every once in awhile - hopefully I'll start feeling some real kicks in the next couple of weeks!

"Team Pink"

On Friday we got to go for our 20-week ultrasound (I am 19 weeks, but close enough). I kind of thought the baby was going to be a boy, but the tech seemed completely confident that she was a girl! Dwayne and I are both really excited and promptly called/texted everyone we know to tell them.

Here are a couple of the pictures we got - a profile and little feet!

Happy New Year!

2008 went by really fast! We had a great Christmas at my parent's house. Erin, Tim, Jay, the Ostiens and Jan were all here. The baby even got some gifts - a stuffed animal from the Ostiens and some bibs just like Jay uses from Erin and Tim. It definitely makes it seem more real.

Over the past week and a half I keep thinking I might feel the "flutters" everyone talks about but I am still not completely sure. I'm looking forward to them getting stronger so I can really tell.

Here are 14 and 16 week pics - note the new camera for week 16! I knew the old one was making things a funny color - you can really tell now!

I have the best husband...

So I think I have the best husband in the world. I have not been keeping the house up to my anally clean standards since I got pregnant - Dwayne has already been really good at helping me keep everything straightened up, but today while I was at work he vacuumed the whole house, steam-mopped the tile floors, dusted everywhere, and cleaned the toilets and tub! It was sooo nice to come home to the house like that. I know - you are jealous, and you should be. Love you babe!

13 weeks!

Wow, I can't believe it has been over a month already.

Well I have passed into the second trimester as I am officially 13 weeks and a couple of days...yay! I think I am even feeling better. Even less nausea and more like myself.

I had my second appointment yesterday and the nurse found the heartbeat right away, so that was a huge relief. After that I finally told everyone at work today. I don't think they suspected at *all* but they were excited! I made sure to mention that I plan on taking my full 12 weeks FMLA leave, although I do plan to come back full-time afterwards...at least to see how it goes :) Too many more days like today and I could be re-thinking that! Note to self: Conducting an internal survey asking all other departments to rate your department is a REALLY bad idea.

With that, I'll post the belly pics I am behind on! Here are 10 weeks and 12 weeks:

First belly pics

6 weeks ------------- 8 1/2 weeks

Ok well these are a few days late, but that's what happens when your husband takes the batteries out of your camera to use in his wii controllers!

Maybe it is just me, but I definitely see some kind of bloat in the 8 week pic. Maybe it is just because I have been eating about twice as much as before. I can't help it, it keeps me from feeling nauseous! And some of it has been healthy - I've been eating an apple a day!

Note to self: get new camera before baby! My camera is at least 4 years old and has seen better days. All my pictures have a funny yellowish tinge unless you are in bright sunlight, and they also always seem blurry lately!

Week 8

Time seems to be moving so slowly. I have started to get a little queasy this week but definitely nothing too awful...yet! I just have to think very specifically about what I want to eat. Thursday and Friday I had Subway for lunch...today Subway sounds disgusting!

I may also be starting to get a little bit of that "baby bloat" that everyone talks about. Or maybe it's my imagination. I'll post pics so you can decide for yourself.