Milestone

I had a pregnancy milestone yesterday afternoon. I had my first stranger comment about my pregnancy with no clues given except my appearance. It's fun to look pregnant instead of chubby to the general public!I seem to be one of those lucky women that doesn't get heartburn during pregnancy. I had cheese fries and spicy tortilla soup for supper last night and didn't have any issues. Nice!

Diapering

I'm so different from how I was when I was pregnant with Mina. I couldn't resist buying her clothes and now I love buying diapers. I took a couple of pictures to show how the "stash" is coming along. I'll add in some boy or girl stuff once I know what we're having. Not all of this is for the same age so it isn't quite as immense of a stash as you'd think. Just ask if you're curious about what anything is because I know not everyone is as enamored with diapers as me. This is all the stuff that came while I was visiting in Fort Dodge. I loved coming home to packages. Pictured are some prefolds (old school diapers that need covers), a pretty wet bag to keep in our bedroom for overnight, a couple of Goodmamas fitted that are oh so soft (which I got for 50% off or we'd never be able to afford them), a cute Litewrap cover, a couple of Drybees fitteds (like one that Mina has only smaller), some Heiny Spray, some wool wash, and some liners to keep the heiny dry.

Such excitement!

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We'll do a belly picture tonight. I know that I've grown this week, but it might not show up in the pictures since my chest seems to have grown as much as my belly. Oh my.

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The ultrasound is less than 2 weeks away. :)

Easy

This pregnancy has been pretty easy the last week. I've felt good and Mini kicks me here and there. It will be fun when he kicks hard enough for other people to feel it! I found out that my friend, Jamie, is going to have a little girl. I'm so excited for them. The next ultrasound is mine!

I went absolutely crazy buying diapers this weekend. I'll take pictures of the diaper stash in progress once it all arrives. I never thought I'd be so excited about something that my child pees and poops in.

Mini Movement

I definitely felt Mini move this morning. It was a very brief little wiggle. Yay! I can't wait to feel more. Movement is the best part of pregnancy.

In case you didn't go through all of the comments to the last entry, the girl name we're currently planning to use is Charlotte, undecided middle name. If it's a boy, then it will be Simon Henry. My bet is still on Simon, but now I'm not so concerned about it being a girl and having to think of a name.

We'll take a picture of the belly tonight and post it either later today or tomorrow. I'm still feeling fantastic. The newest development is that I'm feeling well enough to eat healthy food if I get hungry. For a while there I was all about cheese crackers. That doesn't mean I'm always eating healthy, but I'm getting better.
And here's the picture:

So Happy

I've been feeling great all week. I don't even feel pregnant, other than some back pain here and there. I'm now 100% happy about this pregnancy. My appointment went well on Thursday. Mini's heart rate was 143 bpm. We scheduled the big ultrasound for September 8th at 8am. It's bright and early, but at least Jon should be able to be there for part of it.

I really think we're having a boy, but I've decided on a girl name, just in case. Now I'm kind of hoping for a girl because I like the name so much. We'll share it, but I know that my family likes to guess so I'll give some clues and see if the masters can figure out the name.
1. Someone in my family suggested the name to me.
2. The name is in the top 100 for the country, but not in our state.
3. It's a simple, classic name that absolutely everyone has heard of.
4. The meaning is sort of a play on words since we didn't have to do IVF to create this time.

Jon hasn't given his seal of approval for the name yet, but he will if it's a girl. I've decided. :)

Okay, start your guessing. Just post them as comments. I don't want to field too many calls.

The Good Part

I'm hoping the good part is coming soon. On Friday I didn't feel pregnant at all except for some possible movement in the evening. It was awesome. I've been such a complainer this pregnancy so I hope days like that start coming more frequently before I become a professional whiner. I can't stand listening to myself when all I talk about is how tired and nauseated I am. I'm just so lucky to be pregnant. To think, we weren't sure if we'd ever have kids and now we're going to have at least two!

I don't think I grew very much this week, but we took a picture anyway.

I have an appointment on Thursday and we'll probably schedule the big ultrasound at that time. I have a friend that's due a week ahead of me and having her ultrasound around August 22nd and another friend is due a week after me and is having her ultrasound on September 9th, so I would guess my ultrasound would be somewhere between those dates. That's coming up fast! I'm excited to find out if Mini is a boy or girl and will be equally pleased with either. We wouldn't have to buy much for a girl and Jon wants a girl. We have a name picked out for a boy and I think it would be fun to have one of each. I guess we'll see!

Back!

We're back online so here are a few pictures for you all to enjoy. Here's what I looked like at 13 weeks.Here's my picture from this past weekend. It's starting to get harder to get out of my gown. I hope it lasts all pregnancy without the seams ripping!I took a couple of pictures of the ultrasound pictures. The quality isn't great, but at least you can see the little one. He's so perfect!Here he is waving.I'm feeling much better. My appetite is ridiculous and my cravings are out of control. I went a couple of days with Zofran with nothing more than severe hiccups all day long. I've had a couple of dizzy spells when I've gotten too hot so I'm trying to continue to take it easy. I listened to Mini on the doppler yesterday and found his heartbeat immediately. That was fun!