IT'S A GIRL!

We had our first sonogram on Wednesday, the little bean is a girl!
We are very excited!
I have "known" since day one that it was a girl, we would have been happy either way, but it was fun to have our suspicions confirmed.
She is growing perfectly and everything looked healthy for both me and baby in the sonogram. We even got to count her fingers and toes! Such a blessing.

We enjoyed visiting the hospital I'll be delivering at this past weekend. My parents were able to come up for the visit as well. The staff was really friendly and seemed to love their jobs. The hospital also offers a free breastfeeding clinic to new moms which is a nice bonus.
It is such a relief to know that we will have good care.

Meanwhile, the bump continues to grow, and baby girl's kicks are getting stronger. Some nights it feels like a little octopus swimming around in there!

20 Weeks! The Bean is half way there and kickin'!

We've reached the half way point!
I thought I'd been feeling baby for awhile now and last week, pretty much right at 19 weeks, baby started kicking! DJ felt it too so it was pretty exciting! Now I feel the little bean every day. Nice to know everything is going ok in there :).

I've been feeling really good other than I can tell the bump is starting to get in the way of bending. That was bound to happen eventually! Work is a little more challenging since I stand all day, I look forward to coming home and putting my feet up every day. The problem is I am a busy-body so it's hard to try and relax when I get home.

Did I mention I have the BEST husband? He's doing a lot around the house, cleaning, taking care of the fur-babies, moving furniture when I get the urge to re-arrange... anything I need. He is awesome! Love you dear :).

Sunday we're going to our hospital open house to scope out the birthing center and hopefully win some door prizes. Next Wednesday we have our FIRST sonogram! We will find out if the bean is a boy or a girl... can't wait!

The books say baby is the size of a banana :)

Watch Baby Grow! Update up to 17 weeks

If you didn't already know... DJ and I are expecting!
Baby Bookout is due July 5th!
We've known since I was five weeks along (back in November), but wanted to wait until our second appointment, where we would finally meet my doctor, and were assured that everything was going good with baby.
So far so good!
We did wait a long time before telling- 17 weeks!
It was difficult not telling family over the holidays... luckily no one seemed to notice I wasn't always feeling great... or drinking coffee... or taking dips in my parents' hot tub!
It felt so good to finally break the news this past week!

I've been taking pictures of the bump every other week since I can't seem to remember to do it every week (preggo brain).
The baby bump is now visible...





Once the second trimester hit I started feeling better- no nausea.
I do get tired easily and hungry more often.
Baby likes to get me up in the wee morning hours to use the restroom... so fun :).
Thankfully, I haven't had any swelling or other weird symptoms- yet.
I haven't felt any movement which is normal, but I might start feeling it in a couple weeks.
We do plan on finding out the gender and telling people.
We do not plan on telling people the name until baby is born!

We're so thankful for all the kind words and support we've had from everyone already! I'll try to keep the blog updated with what's going on :).

Finally feels like a new year.

The holidays really know how to zap all your energy don't they?
As soon as all the Christmases are over I feel like our house is a mess and the junk is closing in around me.
I worked every Saturday (including holiday Saturdays) for over a month until last week. I was finally able to start CLEANING. I am still finishing up today but with the last load of laundry in, it feels like I'm finally done and now the new year can start.
Our house is never terribly messy, but it is true that the smaller your home, the faster it gets dirty.
Add on those standard rental home beige carpets and it's even worse.
Someday I will have wood floors again.
I did buy myself a new mop to make cleaning easier (more fun). It's a Rubbermaid Reveal Mop, and I LOVE it. I debated on a Swiffer Wet-Jet until I saw how much the cleaning solutions cost, in addition to only using disposable pads. This mop has a pad I can throw in the wash! (Yes, I get excited about things like this). And, I can use my environmentally friendly vinegar/water cleaning solution.


Our holidays were great, we managed to see all of our family on both sides... some for shorter periods of time than others. We celebrated Christmas in my parents new house for the first time, it was fun to start creating new memories there!
We had lots of time to hold my sweet nephew. Babies make holidays more fun :). I didn't get very many pictures as holding Easton took precedence over my camera. Unfortunately none of us took the time to take decent group family pictures. Next year we will be more organized!

Valentine's day is coming up, which probably isn't huge for the rest of the working world unless you are in the floral industry. We are gearing up at work. Valentine's at a flower shop is a BIG deal. The biggest holiday of the year. I am trying to enjoy my normal hour days while they last. It is nice to see all the Christmas stuff get packed away after working around it since October! Never thought I'd be one to get tired of looking at Christmas decorations.

Now that the house is clean I feel like I can start on other projects. I've been searching blogs and Pinterest for ideas. I've found some Valentine project ideas I want to try, which might require a trip to the fabric store... oh darn :).

Happy New Year... finally!