Doctors Appointment and Nursery Preparations!

We had our 24 week appointment last week on 1/22. Everything is still checking out just fine. Her heartbeat is still in the 140-150s. We left the visit with lots of goodies including our Pre-Admission Registration and the Glucola for my next office visit. At our 28 week visit they will test for gestational diabetes. It makes it feel that much more real ... we are less than 4 months away before our little girl gets here!

With her being less than 4 months away we have slowly started getting the nursery ready for her. We have cleaned out the closet in her room and took down the bed getting the room ready for a fresh coat of paint! Photos to come soon!

Registering!

We finally did it! We went to Babies "R" Us over the weekend to start the registry process ... its definitely a lot harder than when we did it for our wedding! Of course there are still things we "want" for the baby, but we were a little clueless when it came to things we "needed" for the baby! It was fun, yet overwhelming. We, of course, are always taking suggestions from the mothers who have already been there!

We also have a small one started at Target.

22 Weeks and Growing!

At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. If you could see inside your womb, you'd be able to spot the fine hair (lanugo) that covers his body and the deep wrinkles on his skin, which he'll sport until he adds a padding of fat to fill them in. Inside his belly, his pancreas — essential for the production of some important hormones — is developing steadily.

Info from www.babycenter.com

She's kicking away!

Over the past week I've felt our little girl kicking more and more! It's such a great feeling! I've felt her mostly in the early mornings as I'm waking up and she'll go for a few hours. Ed thought he felt her for the first time early Saturday morning, but he wasn't quite sure. He was able to feel her again Sunday morning a few times. I'm so excited that he was able to feel her too. We'll keep you updated as she begins to get more active!

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a great New Year! We are really excited to see what 2009 has in store for us as we become parents! Still hard to believe that we have a little one on the way.

We wanted to start the new year off with some new photos. Here is an updated belly photo at 21 weeks and some of the ultrasound photos of our little girl at 19 weeks and 4 days! You can really see her head along with her legs and arms. The tech confirmed that all were there and looking great. Shes even waving at us in one of the photos.

Here's our little Girl!

I believe I started to feel the "flutters" right before Christmas and then this week I believe I have started feeling more "kicks". It appears she has real good aim for my bladder and her timing seems to be early in the morning! Hopefully it won't be too long and we can feel her from the outside!

Happy Anniversary to Grandma and Grandpa Connell!!

20 Weeks ... We're Halfway!

You're at the halfway mark — congratulations! Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel —the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure,measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)

He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

Info from www.babycenter.com

Its a ....

... Girl!

After having a great Christmas with our families Ed and I had our 20 week appointment and ultrasound on 12/26! We were very excited!

They took us back for the ultrasound first ... everything appears to measuring out just fine and our little one is measuring in the 50 percentile. Shes not a little peanut anymore ... weighing in around 10oz! She said that everything with the brain and spine were looking great. It was amazing to see how her head and spine have formed over the first 20 weeks. The heart was still pumping away like it should. We saw where the stomach and bladder were forming. We saw her flip around a few times and still not feel anything! She was being very shy ... she was breeched and had her legs crossed. It was hard to determine the gender, but the tech stated that she saw three lines that leaned towards a girl. Didn't see any little boy parts sticking out. So we are now preparing for a little pink in the house!

We then were seen by one of the doctors and he stated that her heartbeat was around 153bpm. Our 24 week appointment was set for 1/22 ... after our 28 week appointment we will be seen every 2 weeks!

We then headed out to Montgomery to celebrate Christmas with Lynn and Jerry, Mary Beth, Mom and Pop ... also known as Mildred and JJ. We were able to spread the good news to Mom and Pop who were very excited.