Baby Kicks and Baby Accessories!!! :-) 22.5 weeks!

It has been a while since I've written and so much news to share!!! Monday, May 10th evening was the first time I felt our little girl kicking!!! I immediately called Noah over and he was able to feel a few kicks as well. Wow, can't believe how strong she is for just a pound! Noah is thrilled and thinks maybe she'll be a soccer player someday :-)...if he has it his way that is! Since then I have been feeling her pretty regularly! She is usually up in the morning when I awaken kicking around and then in the evening I feel her quite a bit as well. Guess we have ourselves an active little one...so exciting!

I had an OB appointment on the 11th and everything went great...still doing my Lovenox shots and becoming a pro! I now have the belly pinch perfect so that I only feel a little sting....not so bad!

Last week we had a man come give us an estimate for building our baby nursery and we our now just trying to square away the details of exactly where the doors/glass/walls will be before we agree to a contract. Can't wait to get this underway....and then we can actually start setting up the nursery a bit! Another big step forward was today when we bought our BOB stroller at REI!!! Yeah!! They were having a members sale, so we went ahead and splurged...I can't wait to use it....

We also have decided on her name.....but we are keeping it a secret for now!!! :-) We'll see how long we can hold out!

More belly pics to come......I feel like it is growing by the minute! haha!

First Baby Shower!

I forgot to post these yesterday.......................these are photos from Wrightsville Beach, NC this weekend.......my bestest girlfriends from college had a baby shower for my friend Nell and I!!!! So much fun!!! The cupcakes have adorable pacifiers on them!!! :-)

Wonderful weekend with the girls!!!!!!!!!!

I'm over halfway through pregnancy!!!!!! 20.5 weeks today!!! :-) Just enjoyed an amazing vacation in North Carolina at the beach with my best girl friends from college..so much fun!!! It was so wonderful to relax on the beach, go for long beach walks, cook together and catch up on each others lives! Unfortunately we just don't get to see each other often enough.

My girlies surprised my friend Nell and I (both pregnant) with a baby shower last night! It was so thoughtful and such a great surprise!!!! They were so generous and I can't thank them all enough! Truly my bestest friends!

NC was just what I needed after a very rough appointment with MFM last week on Tuesday... I found out I have to start giving myself daily Lovenox shots to protect myself from blood clots due to my genetic clotting disorder. Needless to say, this was completely overwhelming for both Noah and I....but, we know that the doctors led us on the right path and feel confident that it will get easier with time. Although intimidated at first, it is already getting easier to give myself the daily shot. I also found out that Baby Parker will be coming in to this world earlier than we had expected.......they will be inducing me between 38-39 weeks to avoid a spontaneous labor due to my condition! Good news is baby looks great and we get to meet her earlier!!!!! :-)

More updates and pics soon!!!!!! Belly is sure growing!!!!

BABY GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Noah and I had our level 2 ultrasound this morning and found out we are having a BABY GIRL!!!! We are absolutely thrilled!! Better yet, the baby looks perfectly healthy and all measurements are right on track for her due date of September 23! I couldn't believe the amazing pictures we were able to get of her feet and her profile! They seemed to measure everything, and Noah and I were just amazed by how much you can see during this ultrasound.....wow!!!

It was so much fun to call family and friends and to have so many loving and exciting responses! Noah and I were already discussing girl names over dinner.....and of course I already have the nursery perfectly designed in my head!! :-)

So looking forward to all of this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

18 1/2 weeks!!!

Two more days until we learn the sex of baby Parker!!!! Our level 2 ulrasound is Tuesday morning at 8am....Noah and I are super excited!!!!

Started looking at baby cribs and registering for some baby gear this week.....wow, can't believe how fast things are progressing!

I attached a new belly pic, as I feel like this baby has really blossomed in the last 2 1/2 weeks!!!

Will update again once we have the first baby pics of our new little one on Tuesday!

17 weeks today!

Just had my 17 weeks appointment today and things are progressing right on target for a healthy baby!!!! The baby was quite active during the doppler today and was kicking the device.....it was hysterical and so fun to hear!!! I have yet to feel these movements, but he/she is definitely squirming about. The heart rate of the baby is 140......so unfortunately that old wives tale of under 140 is a boy and over 140 is a girl doesn't help at all!!!!! I thought this was hysterical.......little "cashew" doesn't want us to have any idea yet! I have officially gained 6.5 pounds per my MD.....and I believe it....definitely have a round little belly. :-) The doctor put in the order for the level 2 ultrasound and the office will be scheduling and calling me tomorrow-probably next Thursday or Friday we'll be able to find out the sex!!! Can't wait!! I also have an MFM appointment scheduled for May 4.....so if baby is too squirmy to see those special little parts next week, then we'll have another chance that day! :-) I'm so happy that things are going so well.....I told my doctor that really my only complaint is waking up 3x/night to pee......but if that's the worst thing right now, I'll take it!!!

Bump growth!

So, the bump is continuing to grow........ I am officially in maternity pants now; other than my scrubs, thank goodness for my work attire!!! I'm looking forward to warmer weather when I can start wearing dresses and roomier clothing! :-) Nothing too exciting to report.....still waiting for those first feelings of a kick or squirm, but I know that it is soon to be here! It has been terribly difficult to get any rest lately, as I'm up to the bathroom constantly at night and then have such a hard time getting back to sleep.....I hear that this only gets worse.....that's trouble!!! Other than that, I'm feeling great! I have much more energy and I'm able to eat anything now without any trouble! Definitely hungry often!

We have our 17 week appointment on Thursday, then will be able to schedule our ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby!! We are so excited for this!!

Here is our first baby bump pic....taken the day before I turned 4 months!