20 weeks

So the other day I realized I haven’t blogged much about the new baby.  Probably because I haven’t even had time to focus on baby, poor thing, we’ve been so busy!  I am at the half way mark WOO HOO!!!  We went on Friday for my 20 weeks appointment.  It was so much fun because we got to see our little peanut!  For those who are wondering…we did NOT find out what we are having!  It was hard, but I knew if we could get through that 20 minute ultrasound we’d be good!!  That had to be the longest 20 minutes of my life.  We had the sweetest ultrasound tech and the hardest part was when I asked her if she knew and she said “of course, I had to sneak a peek”!!  Having someone right next to you that knew made it 100 times harder.  A lot of people have asked why we’re waiting and some have even made a few comments that make me want to say…you had your kids your way, now let me do this mine!! 

So why wait…

1- This will probably be our last and I don’t want to look back and wish I had waited, because we won’t have another chance.  We found out with Bo and to be honest after finding out, it was kind of like okay so now I have to wait another 20 weeks to meet him.  I remember wishing we had waited.

2- The people that we know who have waited all say it’s the most amazing experience you will ever have hearing the doctor or maybe even your husband say “It’s a girl or It’s a boy”

3- As adults we don’t really have that many surprises left in life!!!  Especially since we know I’ll have another c section, we’ll know the date, the time, we’ll know everything ahead of time. So there’s no surprise there.

4-The doctor said less than 10% of couples wait, I think it’s cool to be part of that 10%.  The doctor thought it was fabulous and is so excited for us.  In case you’re wondering…it’s not in my chart anywhere so even the doctors and nurses don’t know!

5-People have asked about the nursery, which cracks me up because is that really the most important thing??  Here’s my take on it…we have a room, we have the furniture so we know the baby will be safe and taken care of haha!  I see where with your first you want to plan and have everything ready, but I think with your second baby you realize those things really aren’t all that important.  The one thing I have said is I don’t want “gender neutral”, so we aren’t going to do anything (I know, so not my personality)!  I have found both a girl bedding and a boy bedding that I like so we will just wait to purchase it when the baby is born.  We can throw paint on the walls at any time.  Bo didn’t even go into his room until he was 3 months.  Actually with the bedding I think we may can use the same wall color for both so there’s a chance we could even have the walls painted if we want to.

6-The most fun reason…it’s driving some people crazy!!! 

I’ve had a few friends who waited and honestly, there’s just nothing like it.  I can remember when they’d be at the hospital we were all on pins and needles waiting for the phone call of what it was.  I know we’ll have family there and I know Jarrod is excited about getting to go out into the waiting room to tell everyone!!  That’s such a fun and unforgettable moment for the daddy!  If you know me well you know I’m a planner

As far as the pregnancy itself…it’s going really well.  They are keeping a very close eye on me! I’m feeling much better than I did with Bo at this point!  With him I was already getting miserable, starting to swell, I never felt good.  This time around I haven’t gained near as much weight, which hopefully means I’m not retaining as much fluid, which means maybe, just maybe we’ll get through this one without any complications.  My blood pressure has been good every time I go. I’m eating much healthier…because that’s what I’m craving.  I don’t think I ever ate a vegetable or fruit with Bo and now I will crave salads!!  I do like more fruity, sour type foods…with Bo I just wanted Chick Fil A and pizza haha!  I’m carrying this one different…it’s more towards the back so my hips are as wide as I am tall!!  Baby is moving around a lot, which is fun…Jarrod felt it the other night for the first time.  Bo is slowly warming up to the idea…he’ll at least talk about it now.  He will say “hi baby” to my tummy and when asked where baby is, he’ll point to his belly!   Here’s a few pictures for you!

 

  

Feet

Legs