Sitting in the bath a week or so ago I felt those funny belly feelings again. To me, it felt like someone using a paintbrush on the inside of my stomach followed by some tapping. Until this point I was in denial that I had been feeling my baby (I didn't have a better explanation I just didn't want to get excited over nothing). I decided to just watch my belly. All of a sudden, part of my belly jutted out as I felt the tapping from the inside. There was no denying it- it was my little one! I was so excited! Matt rushed in to see too but baby decided he/she was tired for the evening and didn't give us any more action. A couple days later though, baby was active in full force and Matt was able to see and feel the movements. That was so special! Many belly kisses followed.
As far as baby news, this is only the beginning really. My belly is getting much bigger. It is now 32 inches around my stomach at the belly button. That's a 4.5 inch growth from week 8. I've gained about 8 pounds. My belly button continues to creep outward day by day. My pre-pregnancy pants still fit, but only with discomfort so I have grown to love maternity pants. That elastic waistband feels so good! While at dinner with my mom and Doug one night, Matt brought up the idea of having a gender reveal party. These parties are the super trendy thing to do these days. So after some convincing, I agreed. So even though we had our anatomy scan today, we asked the ultrasound technician not to disclose the sex but to write it down and put it in an envelope. Then my mom will take the envelope to a baker who will bake a cake that is either pink or blue on the inside. When we cut into the cake at the party on Feb 2nd we will find out- son or daughter!
On to the anatomy scan! Even though we didn't find out the sex today, there was plenty else to see! We got to see each body part individually and watch our little one move about in my tummy. He wasn't particularly cooperative for the head and face shots but we managed to get a couple. Our technician even gave us a few 3D shots! I pretty much melted when I saw that little nose. I really couldn't believe it- that was my child's face! The best part of the appointment was hearing that all Baby G's measurements look great and all organs are functioning. I could even see five little fingers and five little toes!
Okay, on to non-baby news. This past weekend was our niece Allie's 4th birthday party so we drove up to celebrate. We sure do love that precious girl! Luckily, Matt's mom got a new camera for Christmas so she got a bunch of great shots of the party! We had such a good time!
Other great happenings recently: I got to visit my honey at work for lunch and he showed me around his new fancy building, we got to visit the Bakers in Ardmore (in addition to Allie's party), and I got a smokin' deal on some nursery furniture. Needless to say- we have lots of pictures to accompany this post!
Uncle Matt sure is popular! |
Meeting Mr. G for lunch. |