17 weeks!

Baby weighs almost 1/2 a pound now!  We're getting there! 

Our ultrasound is booked for July 17th, so 3 weeks away - I can't wait!

We are on the hunt now for some bedroom furniture for J since the crib (which also converts to a toddler bed) and matching dresser will go in the nursery for the baby.  So, we'll need to get something else for J.  I want to get her a twin size bed, not a toddler bed (since I don't want to buy a second crib mattress, I would rather get her a bed she can have for years to come given how tall she is!)

I had a couple days off last week, which was glorious.  I wish every week could be like that!  I am very much looking forward to the long weekend.  We are spending most of the weekend at the cottage, but coming back to town for Sunday morning/afternoon since we have our annual church picnic, which I don't want to miss!  I love my church; we are a bunch of goofs :)

16 weeks

Wow!  Things are progressing!  I'm starting to wonder when I will feel the baby move for the first time!  "They" say you should be able to feel the baby move earlier with each subsequent pregnancy.  First time moms should feel the baby for the first time sometime between 18 and 22 weeks.  With J, it was 21 weeks.  This time - who knows?  Could be anytime within the next month or so.  Exciting!

I am planning to call the midwife practice tomorrow since we haven't received a call yet with our ultrasound date.  I just want to make sure they are on top of booking that!

Baby is the size of an avocado now and weighs about 1/3 of a pound!

I am very much looking forward to 5pm today because then I am on vacation until Monday!  I needed a mini vacation before our week off in August.  Plus, I have vacation time I need to use up between now and the start my mat leave!

15 week update

I am a couple days late on my 15 week update since I was out of the office all day on Tuesday and yesterday I was just too darn busy on my day off.

Baby is the size of an orange this week!  My bump is getting bigger by the day!  I have now made the transition to maternity clothes.  The only piece I was unable to find on my shopping trip was a maternity bathing suit.  I tried a few on, but I didn't find any that I liked and weren't $50 or more.  So, I didn't get one.  I will make do with what I have for now.  I may have to buy a cheap one from walmart in a plus size once I get bigger since I want to keep swimming all through my pregnancy.

My queasiness has gone away, but what I am getting now is a ton of headaches.  It is very common in pregnancy to get headaches...  Luckily, taking tylenol is considered safe, so if the headache is really bad, I will take one of those rather than suffer through it.

We are trying to decide if we want to find out the gender of the baby at our ultrasound.  The ultrasound is supposed to be between 18 and 22 weeks, which means at some point in July (don't have a date for that yet).  We are on the fence right now as to whether we want to find out.  On one hand, it would be nice to know ahead of time, but we also really enjoyed the surprise with J.  She is adamant that it is a boy, so if it is a girl, it might nice to have the last 4 months of the pregnancy to convince her she's having a sister, not a brother.  Or, she could be right, who knows!  Also, if we have a girl, we won't need to buy anything, whereas if we have a boy, we would need to buy some stuff.  And it would mean we'd only have to decide on 1 baby name, not 1 for each gender.  But, there was something so magical about going through labour not knowing if it was a boy or girl and having that be a surprise after all that hard work!  I can see advantages to both sides!  Hence, we're on the fence!  Decisions, decisions...

14 weeks!

Wow!  Baby is the size of a lemon this week! :)

Yesterday, we finally heard our baby's heartbeat!  It was such a special moment - I think it is going to start to feel more 'real' now; there is an actual baby in there that is growing and doing well!  I am so happy that we got to hear our baby!  Heartbeat was strong and at 150 bpm.

So, time to start spreading the news!  I told my coworkers on Friday last week since we were all together at our annual general meeting, so it was a good opportunity.  I will be telling the rest of my friends this week - starting with playgroup on Wednesday, small group on Friday, and then church on Sunday!  I am also going maternity clothes shopping on Saturday.  I have a lot from when I was pregnant with Julie, but there are definite holes in my wardrobe.

Hello 2nd trimester!

Finally made it!