Hello! We have had a very busy 2 weeks...hence the missing 17 week post! We had our monthly doctor's visit last week and I was hoping that we might be able to get an ultrasound and find out the sex of the baby then since our doctor is awesome and lets us see the baby all the time....but not this time. ugh. We were able to hear the heartbeat (150bpm) and he said that everything looked great so that is always good to hear! We also made our appointment for the anatomy ultrasound in a few weeks which is a longer ultrasound where they check all the organs and everything more thoroughly to look for any abnormalities -- I'm excited to see our baby again :) Since we were not able to get an ultrasound at this 17 week appointment, I knew I just could not wait another 3 weeks to find out what our little baby is...soo Kevin let me make an appointment for the next evening at an elective ultrasound place to find out! (what a guy! :)) On Friday February 1st (which is actually the 4 year anniversary of Kevin and I's very first date), we found out that we are expecting a little GIRL! I knew it! We could not be more excited!! :) I've gone a bit nuts with the shopping already - everything is just TOO cute! In other news, the following day, Kevin and I drove 2.5 hours out to the desert to buy me a new car! I love love love it! It's definitely going to be a good (safe) car for our baby girl :) So needless to say I was exhausted after all the excitement that weekend and couldn't muster the energy to blog...but now that I've had a week to recover, I'm back in action! ;)
How Far Along: 18 weeks 3 days
Baby is the size of: a mango
Symptoms: Still very hungry! I have to eat every few hours, but I'm enjoying my food so much more now, I'm not complaining :) I've noticed that I get a little more winded lately than I used to...kind of embarrassing to be out of breath from walking up the stairs but what can you do? Overall, though I've been feeling really good lately.
Movement: I had thought in the previous few weeks that I had felt little tiny kicks here and there, but I was never 100% sure if it was the baby. However, this past week, all of a sudden one day I just started feeling a TON of movement! It was like she was doing crazy flips in there - such a cool feeling! Ever since that day, I feel her all the time and I love it! I can tell when she is sleeping and when she wakes up and starts wiggling. <3
Have you told anyone? Everyone knows!
Miss Anything? Sushi still...
Food Cravings: Nothing crazy yet...lots of milk, rainbow sherbet, and the occasional Del Taco.
Anything making you sick/queasy? Nothing in particular really...it changes by the hour.
The Bump: It's getting BIG! Looking at this week's picture compared to the one two weeks ago, there is clearly a huge difference! Baby is really growing like crazy right now!
Gender prediction: Baby K is a GIRL!
Mood: I've been feeling really good this week!
Best Moment this week: Finding out the sex of our baby!! We would have been happy either way, but just knowing makes me feel so much more bonded with her already! I love that we can say 'she' instead of 'it' and we can use her name. And of course I love the shopping :)
Looking forward to: We have our anatomy scan in a week and a half and I'm excited to see our little girl again - she will have grown a ton since the last time we really got a good look at her and I can't wait!! :)
