It's a girl!

Wow...I just spent the last 20 weeks convincing myself that we were having a boy! What a shocker our ultrasound was! I still can't wrap my head around it...I'm having a girl?? Ahhh...I can't wait to go shopping! Enjoy the pics! We love you all!

20 week belly

Someone's tap dancing in my uterus

If this baby is a girl then we are definitely putting her in dance! This morning as I was laying on the couch watching the school closings add up I even felt the baby kick from the outside! He kicked me hard about three times so I ran into the bedroom and woke Scott up. Do you think the baby moved at all after that so his daddy could feel it? Noooo...not this child...he doesn't know how to cooperate! We are going to have our hands full...lol!

I'm 20 weeks now...Wooo!! Halfway there! All I can think is that this first 20 weeks went so fast. Before we know it our precious baby will be here! (Kinda scares me a little!)
From babycenter.com this week:
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. (The way your baby is measured changes now.) 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 (although some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

Finally heard the heartbeat!

We finally got to hear the heartbeat today! In the past, the doctor always had trouble finding it or the baby would move before Scott and I heard it. Also, my blood pressure was down just a little bit today. Only 6 days until our ultrasound!

Oooh...I've got a feeling!

I feel the baby move!! Yay!!!! I realized today that I have been feeling little pokes and jabs for a while now, but I never realized that's what it was until today. LoL....I didn't think I would feel movement above the belly button...I don't know why, but I thought I would only feel it below the belly button. The girls at work were laughing at me when they told me I WAS feeling the baby. Huh, I just thought it was my stomach twitching, lol!

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Love ya guys!

We're gonna have a cute baby!

Wasn't Scott a cutie?? He was seven years old in that pic. :) The picture of me was taken on my 5th birthday. Yep, we're gonna make a darn cute kid!

It's a sad day

On Saturday my grandpa Thompson passed away. (He's my step-dad's father) He was on hospice and very sick but fortunately he was in no pain. My mom and step-dad (Randy) have only been married a few years so I haven't gotten to know his family well, but they are are such wonderful, caring people. We have a funeral to go to this morning and my emotions are here and there and everywhere today. My grandpa was so loving, selfless, funny, he always had a smile on his face and would give you the shirt off his back. He was married to his wife Wauneta for 58 years! Most of us only hope to spend that many years with our spouse! It is very clear what a wonderful person he is because his sons are also great people. I cannot put into words what this family is like...I have never met people like them before! They don't judge, they love each other so deeply, and they have some of the quirkiest senses of humor ever! My emotions are all over the place today...I just wanted to share some of my thoughts with you all. So, this is in memory of Theodore Thompson...We all love you very much!

Doctor appointment today...

At the doctor today my blood pressure was high again. The doctor is concerned about preeclampsia so she had some blood work done. I didn't have any protein in my urine today (that's good) but they are making me do a 24 hour urine collection anyway. The nurse told me I have to take my jug to work with me and refrigerate the urine...HA! I told her I work at a licensed daycare center and there was no way that would happen...lol. We aren't going to get worried about anything yet...I'm not going to worry until we know more. I now have to go to the doctor every 2 weeks so she can keep an eye on my blood pressure so we will know more soon.
On a good note, I have my 20 week ultrasound scheduled for December 22nd. I am so excited to find out what we are having!
Love you all!