ommm, we're half way there...

tomorrow is our official half way mark!!  mike and i got to see our little baby on the hospital big screen again today - this time for the anatomy scan.  we got confirmation that she is indeed a 'she' and we got to see her from tiny feet to kidneys to heart (144 beats a minute) to big, perfect head.

we have to go back in a couple of weeks for a follow up because she didn't want to let us peek at her spine.  instead, she showed off her yoga moves - legs stretched (quite impressively) over head - and kicked me hard and often. it was so neat to feel her kick and be able see her kick at the same time; for a moment we are in the same world.

the doctor liked everything he saw and told me that i look good, too (on the inside, but you know...). i was taking it easy at the doc's request these last few days, but looks like we are pretty much in the clear and i can get back to yoga and light workouts (just like our limber baby girl).

nomaste.

i can't wait to squeeze those baby legs

her lips look like she is saying "oooo" - impressed by her own moves, clearly

show off

3 day weekends rock my baby world

the sun is shining and it is unofficially summer... everyone is happy... and a 3-day weekend to boot!

the baby belly has popped (oh yes) and i am continuously shocked when i look in the mirror (mike makes fun of me for staring at my profile so much, but hey, he sees it more than i do!). i am no longer cubba girl, i am officially pregs! and with no more working out (doctor's orders as of 4 days ago), this is a growing fate i happily accept :) at 18 weeks, i was 30" around the waist (from 25"/26") an at 19 weeks i am 31"! i have finally retired my own jeans and moved on to dresses - it is too damn hot for pants anyhow.

this weekend, i went baby shopping with my mama (nana that is). it was a great day and my (long) list of needs is at least getting done. who knew a little one needed so much stuff? we still have lots to do, but i am loving the decorating and organizing and planning (go figure).
monday was lots of laying in the park (with mike) and taking it easy (baby bucket list getting checked off right and left). 

19 weeks, 31"

18 weeks - 30", baby!

baby shopping with nana <3

madison square park. lounging.

and she keeps growing...

our little baby (girl) weighs about 5 ounces now (17 1/2 weeks) and is around 5 inches long from head to bottom.  she is surely growing, and so am i! my baby bump is still possibly confused for a very large pizza i may have consumed on my own, but it has grown so much in these last couple of weeks - mostly in thickness (which nancy tells me is a sure sign of a girl).  i am still in my own jeans, but just barely and only because they stretch... and anyone that has seen me in tight clothes lately (you lucky few) can attest to the just barely.
since the pictures are just not doing it justice, i am measuring the difference now to really see how much i grow (and of course, tracking my weight - tons of fun).  i started at 25/26 inch waist and i am now (17.5 weeks) at 30 inches. i think i am tied with brandon!! wooohooo.

16 weeks

17.5 weeks and 30 inches!

it's a baby girl!!!!

mike and i went to the doctor yesterday and the baby looks healthy. in fact, the baby was in the perfect crunch form... starting fitness early, mommy likes. and, i begged the doctor to tell us the sex of the little one... and after showing us the toes, legs, head, and abdomen, he showed us her little v.  he slowly said, "so, i think it is... a... girl".  was the most drawn out sentence i have ever heard.
i was shocked. i really thought he was going to say boy... and thrilled.
IT'S A GIRL!!! HOLY CRAP... the decorating and dressing has already mentally begun.  bring on the purple!

14 weeks... see that belly grow

the weeks are flying by... i can't believe we are 14 weeks (3.5 months).  in 6 more months, we will have a little one - that is crazy and still does not register completely. for all those moments that it does not sink in, i just look in the mirror and look at my bump - i can't suck in at all and it is pretty hard. no matter how much i work out, my belly just keeps growing :)
no maternity/bigger clothes just yet - i don't know how much longer i will be able to say that! 

14 weeks - thicker around the belly for sure!

hospital sonogram (nuchal translucency) - 13 weeks

after a wonderful weekend with family and finally being able to share our secret, we had another sonogram. this time we went to the hospital, which obviously has much better equipment - the sonogram is so clear. you can see the little face - OUR little baby's face! hi, little baby a... mommy and daddy already think you are adorable.
the sonogram went well and the doctor was happy with what he saw.  please no more blood draws. thanks.

sonogram - 12 weeks, 3 days

our latest sonogram was today.  this time was even more intense for me (i didn't post the first one - it just looks like a blur) because we could really see the baby's body and head and little baby legs.  as we watched the monitor, we saw the baby move and kick a bit.  of course, the heartbeat was fluttering very quickly... just amazing. 

the doctor said we are about 12 weeks, 3 days (according to the size of the baby).

the little head is on the left (it looks like there is a little nose there) - the legs are on the right, but you can't see them in this pic. we saw the legs move and kick a bit.