Time for a pregnancy update!

Update time!!

I am now 20 weeks and 5 days along.

Our baby girl is about the size of a cantalope.

Total weight gain: I lost 27 pounds but have now gained back 3 of those so it would be 24 pounds down!

New Pregnancy Symptoms: No new ones really, but the reflux is getting worse. Well actually, I have begun having leg cramps at night... OUCHE!!!!

Continuing Symptoms: Nausea: It's pretty much gone except for at night and occasionally around lunch time. Frequent urination: I thought this was supposed to be better during the 2nd trimester!! They LIE!! Actually it is a little better, baby girl just loves to kick me in my bladder constantly! Fatigue: Still there, I feel like all I do is sleep when I'm not at work....

Maternity Clothes: I have 3 maternity shirts, 3 pairs of pants, and 1 dress. I need more though. My belly is quickly outgrowing the normal clothes I have left. And I LOVE IT!

Sleep: I sleep good every other night it seems. I figure it's because I am so tired from not sleeping the night before! LOL.

Eating habits: I am now kind've just grazing all day. I usually eat one good meal when I get home from work.

Cravings: Still craving fruit, still craving trail mix. The new ones are smarties and Whoppers.... Oh how I love me a whopper nowadays!!

Special Pregnancy Moments:1: When we went to The Prenatal Experience to find out we are having a little baby girl. 2: Everytime I feel her move... even when she is kicking me in the bladder :-) 3: The fact that she has a favorite song... She always gets really active when I play "The Prayer" by Celine Dion. I have tried multiple other songs by Celine and by other people and she only does it for "The Prayer". 4: Everytime Michael gets to feel her move, and how active she gets whenever he talks to her.

I can't wait to meet her in around 20 weeks!!!!

It's a girl!

She's a Thumbsucker!!

I love her Chubby little cheeks!

Chilling out with her feet up and hands behind her head!

Looking right at us

It's a girl! No doubt about it!

Baby girl has one LONG back!

So Those of you who know me well, know that I can be slightly impatient at times. Yesterday I had one of those moments. Our next schedule appt at the OB is Thursday the 26. We were going to find out the gender that day. Yesterday morning I started getting a bit anxious when I thought about the baby not cooperating and us having to wait longer. I just can't wait any longer!!!! So I looked up The Prenatal Experience and we went there for a gender reveal ultrasound. It was great! It was a big room with a big table for me to lay on and had 2 big comfy couches. We could have brought 6 people with us, but since it was such a spur of the moment decision it was just us. The ultrasound was projected unto a huge 50 inch screen! The tech was so great and and made me feel very comfortable and relaxed. She was able to find out the gender without a problem. Turns out our little girl is not bashful at all! And she is VERY energetic. She was moving around so much that the tech had some trouble getting good pictures!! We got 15 pictures of our little one and a DVD of the entire ultrasound.

It was such a great experience and was so worth the money!! We are planning on going there again once I'm 30 weeks so we can get a good look at what the baby is going to look like!