Hellooooo Bump

Apparently at 18 weeks is when I will start showing. I went from wearing all of my normal pants, although a little tight, to full out maternity pants and the biggest shirts I can find. I am showing, however the picture is extremely misleading; maybe I should stand up straight, I'm not nearly as big as this looks like I am. My back really can straighten out just fine, I promise.

                          

This week, my app tells me that our baby is the size of a large Mango and now has fully proportional arms and legs. We will find out if this is true when we get to do the next sonogram at our next appointment. I'm definitely ready to stop calling our baby "Mudgekin" and for my mom to stop calling him/her "Midge". 9 out of 10 people in my life tell me it's a girl (including me and Chris) but I guess we will know for sure on Friday, Feb. 8th and hopefully can decide on a name or at least stop calling it, "it".

I've been feeling good, although if you ask my husband, he may say I've been a bit emotional. I'd like to blame in on the hormones, so we'll just go with that. I have gone a solid week without seeing him before, but recently when we leave for work in the morning it's like he's off to war and the waterworks come flying. Once I realize this I remind him that it's not him and I won't miss him THAT much, I'm just fine without him and I don't need him! :) I really didn't want to admit this, but in an effort to log and keep track of this process, I guess this is part of it.

I'll try to keep most of the crazy things that are going on with my body to a minimum because I know this is a dad-friendly blog. For those of you that are reading and have had babies, you are aware, for others, the less you know the better. I keep reading that my hair should be glossy, shiny and thick and my skin will look the best it ever has. ALL LIES. But who can be surprised, I'm not sure my hair lends itself to silky or shiny and my skin itches like crazy making it more red than a "glow". 

I find myself waking up in the middle of the night with my hand on my stomach, maybe I'm not used to having something there, or maybe my protective instincts are trying to protect it from the weird strangers that have been appearing in my crazy weird dreams. It probably doesn't help that we've been watching Breaking Bad before bed. I have dreams of me and Jesse cooking up some really good product and wake up thinking that I should tell Chris about my new hobby so he doesn't leave me and our new baby. I'm going to blame this craziness on the pregnancy.

There's not a lot else to report in between appointments, so next post will probably be about what the heck we are supposed to do with a sweet baby girl or boy! Also, if you actually want to know when there is an update to the blog, I think there is a Subscribe by email link that will send you an email when a new post has been made. They are pretty few and far between right now, but may pick up in frequency as there are more things that we won't want to forget.

I can hear you

This 12-16 week time period has been a little strange. I don't feel pregnant, I don't really look pregnant, I'm just waiting for the next step. I've been told not to wish to be big and showing yet, because I will regret that when I blow up here in the next few months. We had our 3rd doctor's appointment today and everything went well. We heard Mudgekin's good strong heartbeat and the doctor kicked me out, said there was nothing else to do.

On the handy-dandy app that tells you what size your baby is compared to a random fruit or vegetable, it says that Mudgekin is starting to be able to hear us speaking and singing. Scary thought considering I still feel like I'm alone in the car, probably scaring the poor thing. He/She's probably already hoping I'm not the one singing them to sleep every night. Sorry kid!

Our next appointment is February 8, and we will finally get to see our sweet baby again when they do the ultrasound. I'm hoping it looks more like a baby and less like a cheeto this time. We will also get to find out if we are having a baby girl or boy next time we go in. We're not quite sure if we will just find out at the doctor's office, or take the news to go and find out over a Valentine's dinner date the next week. I have a feeling once we get there, I'll be ready to know, but we shall see.

As for names, we have a very small list. So small that we're not even really discussing anything until we find out girl or boy because we are having a hard time deciding on anything. I do not want to focus on it to much until we know what we're having and start planning. I'm ready for the planning to begin.

Below is the 16 week picture, hard to see much, but it's there, as little as it may be:

Happy Birth Year Mudgekin

We don't have a lot to report, but wanted to update with our 14 week picture. Mudgekin is about the size of a lemon and my "What to Expect" app tells me that it is kicking up a storm as its little legs are growing fast. I'm still not really showing, it's hard to tell if it's a baby bump or if just my large appetite showing through around my stomach! We go back to see the doctor on January 14th for our 16 week appointment. It's just a check up to hear the heartbeat and check in to see how everything is going. I assume it's all going fine, I've been a little tired still, but nothing like the first few weeks! 

Chris and I just got back from our Christmas tour in Austin and College Station and celebrated this last Christmas until our little family gets a +1 next year. Ringing in the new year knowing this year will be the year our lives change forever was pretty exciting. Don't get me wrong, we're terrified....but excited. :)

We only have 6 more months before we'll get to meet our little one. It's pretty hard to believe, since our lives have not changed all that much yet. This year is going to be crazy! We find out in about 6 weeks whether we are having a little Lindsey or a little Christopher, then let the planning, painting, naming and shopping begin!