The Best Time to Be Pregnant

I started Christmas break or as the public schools call it "winter break" today, and it is my last day of being 23 weeks...so I figured I should take and post my 23 week picture.

I think being pregnant during the holidays is the best time to be pregnant. So often during the holidays, I turn down the delicious food because I know that "I don't need it" and it just means extra time at the gym.  But this year, let me tell you I am enjoying every cookie given to me, and I don't feel guilty! Don't worry, I am not overeating because I know eating too many sweets is not good for me or Baby H, but I am definitely enjoying every treat I eat!

This week I have felt great! I cannot believe how much more she is moving. Sunday, Bill got to feel her move a ton. He usually can only feel one light kick, but Sunday he got to feel at least 5 kicks in a row. I think feeling her kicking is one of my favorite pregnant experiences! Friday we are going to Denver for Christmas. I hope that Baby H is moving a lot so Bill and Marty can feel her sometime when we are there! We will see if she cooperates :) It is so crazy to think next Christmas, Baby H will be here with us!

Merry Christmas! 

♥ Meggan

22 Weeks

Baby H has been moving like crazy! She is a mover in early morning and the evening...I don't even need a clock to know it 9:30pm, Baby H lets me know :)  Some kicks are pretty big, so I can hardly imagine what she will be doing to me in a few more months!

On Monday, we hit the 4 more months mark! It is so crazy to think she will be here in such a short amount of time. We started working on the nursery this past weekend. Bill was really in the mood to get the room cleaned out, so we made great progress. We got most of the furniture out, but we still have a few more things to figure out (ie...where to put things). We are definitely going to have a garage sale in January.

We still have not settled on a name. We are concentrating on a specific name each week, and starting to narrow her name down. At least we still have plenty of time :)

21 weeks

This has been a great week! We had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday, and everything checked out great with Baby H. Her heart beat was strong at 145, and we got her results back from her anatomy test we had at her last ultrasound. She is in the normal range for everything, and I am progressing along exactly how I should :) We also learned Bill and I are both O+, which means her blood type will be that too!

This week have been focusing on names. We have decided we are not going to share her name until she is born. We have had too many opinions, so we will announce her name when we meet her. And it allows us to make sure her name fits her when she comes. Every week, we are focusing on only one name...we are on week two. Hopefully we will have a name for her by April!

♥ Meggan

Half Way Point

We celebrated 20 weeks on in Portland on Thanksgiving day! It is so crazy to think we are half way through our pregnancy, and our little girl is doing great!

Today was a big day too...Bill felt her move for the first time. She really has been moving a lot the last few days, which has been wonderful to feel.  The past few days, I have tried to Bill feel her, but just was a little too soon. Then this morning as were lying in bed, she was a moving and a grooving. I placed his hand where I was feeling her, and she cooperated! It is so exciting he can start to feel her...She is a rock star! 

I am feeling great now! Still some aversions to food...dark greens and now chicken is not high on list (unless it is in something) and I cannot really see it. Other meat is okay for now, which is good.

♥ Meggan

Its a Girl!

 We found out on Monday, we are officially having a healthy baby GIRL! We had our 18-20 week ultrasound that makes sure everything is growing correctly with the baby, and we found out that it is! Her organs are functioning correctly, her heart is pumping a fantastic 142 beats per minute, and she could not be better!

We did an ultrasound with the technician, and her comment was "what did you feed her?" She was moving all over the place! It was actually comical! It was just crazy to see how much she was moving, and I couldn't feel her at all.

After the Doctor came in and told us everything was great with her, our technician came back and asked if we wanted to do another ultrasound. They are getting a new machine, and since Baby H is so amazing, they wanted to take more pictures of her. Who could turn down more pictures of our little girl?

So we went and took more pictures, and it was just nuts to see here so life-like. She was moving still, but not as much as in the first ultrasound (they had me empty my bladder, so that could have been why.) She still took some amazing photographs! It is just NUTS what technology can see. Our little girl is so tiny (about the size of a mango and 8ozs) but she is so amazing!

Baby H likes things kept close to her! In all of her ultrasounds, she has everything by her face. We will see if she is like that when she comes out :) Here she is touching her toes!

So now that we know she is a girl, the hard part has really started...finding a NAME! We have some contenders, but nothing for sure. Once Thanksgiving is over, we are going to call her one of the names every week until we find one that fits her. At least we have at least another 20 weeks to fine one for her.

 
 Until we have a name, she will remain Baby H!

I love this ultrasound to the right! She is saying "HI everyone...I cannot wait to meet you!"

♥ Meggan

a little late...

 My blogging this week has been horrible...no excuses!!

We had a fabulous time with my parents last weekend in Sedona and the Grand Canyon! From Flagstaff to the Canyon there was snow on the ground, and it felt like Christmas (the Christmas music in the car may have helped!).

Adam and Jill had their beautiful baby Elliot on 11.11.11! Baby H's first friend is here and doing fantastic! We are all going to have so much fun when all of our girls and Bean (our friends Robyn and Billy are not finding out what they are having, so their baby is Bean). Soon enough our get togethers will be 4 couples and 4 babies!

We passed our 18 weeks very successfully! We found out what we were officially having (there will be a post on that!)

We entered into our 19th week on Thursday! I cannot believe how much I am feeling Baby H move. Definitely a lot of movement in the afternoon! Friday, I don't know what I ate, but Baby H was a moving and grooving all afternoon :) I think Baby H was just happy it was finally Friday after a LONG week!

Here is my 19 week picture! The belly is definitely growing!

We are heading to Portland for Thanksgiving on Tuesday! The first time my family (besides Nana + Grandpa) will see me knowing I am pregnant :) I cannot wait to see everyone, and to celebrate my 2nd favorite holiday!

♥ Meggan

17 weeks!

Today I entered into my 17th week, and the belly is beginning to grow. To be honest, I expected my belly to bigger by 17 weeks, but I know everyone's stomach grows differently. I am just ready to look pregnant, and not in the "is she gaining weight?" phase. 

For big news, I felt the baby move this week. The first movement was on Friday (10/28), but was not 100% sure of what it was. I heard it described as butterflies in the stomach or tickling inside.  I was laying on the couch watching one of my favorite moves "Miracle on 34th Street" and I felt the little tickles.  I thought it could be the baby, but was not sure. Then on Monday as our class Halloween party was ending, I sat down to read my kids a book, and I felt it again. This time I knew for sure it was the baby making the movement!  Baby H feels like eye lashes tickling my inside. It was crazy to actually feel the baby move. I think this a good sign... Baby H loves holidays as much as I do!

Now, I feel a movement about every day, usually at the end of the day as I am relaxing at home. Today, I felt movement at school as I started to sing, which could be a good thing or bad thing. Baby H either really likes my voice or hates my singing and was trying to move away.

♥ Meggan