Ever GROWING belly

So I am 24 weeks along (5+ months) and my belly is getting bigger and bigger by the day! It is funny for me to look back over my pregnancy so far and see how much my body has changed. I remember at 9 weeks is when I first noticed my belly looking different, of course at that point I was the only one who could tell, I tried to show Craig but he couldn't really see it until a few weeks later. At 14 weeks we had both sets of parents in town to help us paint our new home and they could tell I was preggo...so that was exciting.


Now people who don't know me very well can tell I'm pregnant but it was so annoying for the past month and a half I have felt like "geeze I'm totally showing" but only my close friends and family have been able to notice, and since it is my first pregnancy I am all excited about it and want to flaunt it. So now I am more than half way through and people are starting to notice...HOORAY!


I am also feeling our little guy move around a lot now. He is an active little one...especially when mommy wants to go to bed! Although he keeps me up some times it is VERY fun to feel him moving around inside me, it makes him so much more real. I actually started feeling him at about 16+ weeks. At that point it was just a small flutter but it was him in there, not indigestion. Now he is big enough were other people can feel him and see him...it is so strange to see your belly just pop up with a baby kick.

So, things are progressing well with the pregnancy and Craig and I can't wait for our little guy to be here...we are just trying to get everything READY before he comes.

Baby BUMP Update

So I have FINALLY reached the HALF WAY MARK in my pregnancy. Our little guy is doing GREAT, I have been seeing the doctor a lot the past few weeks. My doctor referred me to a high risk OB because of my history of heart "problems" (for those who don't know I have these weird episodes once in a while which include crazy heart palpitations but it is nothing to worry about...I'm healthy). So I went to see the high risk doctor (Dr. Steiger) on March 25th, Craig was out of town but my mom came to town to go with me to the doctor. It was a wonderful appointment, calmed all my fears...he said I can have as many kids as I want, and that my "episodes" wont effect my little guy at all (he said if I can stand up during my episodes then there is enough blood flow to get to me and the baby). The only thing he told me is that I HAVE TO have an epidural to keep my heart rate low (DARN ;o)

What was so FUN about that appointment was the ultrasound (who doesn't love an ultrasound) and they have one of the ones that does the 3D it was neat to see him again. It has only been a few weeks since my first ultrasound and he has gotten so much BIGGER in just a few weeks. It was fun to see him and all his ribs, and feet, and his PROFILE (which we couldn't really see last time...not totally developed). Also, when we first started the ultrasound he was playing peek-a-boo with us...he had his arm up over his eyes and then pulled it down to say hi, then back up again.

Here he is in "3D" (Note: it's not really 3D it is just made to look that way, so things in front of him look like they are on top of him or touching him but they aren't)

I think he is SO CUTE! I can't wait to meet him...He is going to be so much fun and DEFINITELY an active one...he is constantly swimming in my belly.
So here I am...21 weeks along. I have another ultrasound tomorrow...and CRAIG GETS TO COME!!! We are so excited to see our little guy!
This picture was an accident...Craig was snapping away on the camera and caught this...but I think it shows how big my belly is the best.