Baby Shower #1

Hello everyone i figured i would tell you a little bit about my first baby shower. So I went to Buffalo this weekend I know some of you might wonder why i would try to brave the snow and cold at such a time but this was the last long weekend I have at work before i can't fly anymore so my best friend Rachel, little sister Kerry, and my step mom Val put together a wonderful shower for me on Saturday. I arrived Friday afternoon and was treated to a mani & pedi for a belated x-mas gift (thanks sis) and then i had to treat my baby girl to a little thing called Mighty Taco, oh my how i forgot what tasty food they have and then later that night decided I needed to have my Friday Fish Fry which was great, later that night I met up with a bunch of girls I went to high school with and haven't seen in almost 10 years it was a lot of fun and one of my old friends Jill is pregnant also and due 2 weeks before me so it was nice to compare notes. Saturday I woke up early as i do every day and went to visit my grandma for a bit and introduce her to her future great granddaughter which was nice, then I made my way back to the family house for my shower, it was great all my family was there even my mom drove all the way from Indiana for the shower. It was great to be able to share this with my family and the shower was wonderful, i think our daughter will have cloths for the next year, i guess i better start clearing my closet out:) All and all it was a great day. Sunday Rachel ad I cleaned up the house and tried to see how many of the gifts i could actually get packed and then the rest she will ship to me, you would be surprised how many baby outfits fit in my luggage. Later on I went out for a great meal to a new restaurant that a guy i grew up with owns with my mom, sister Patty, Desiree, Jeremy, and little Aleksa called Crazy Jake's it was good. On Monday my mom came over for some pizza and wings, I mean you can't go to Buffalo and not get that and boy are you people missing out on something great. i swear every time i go home i miss the wings more and more after we ate my mom left and Kerry took me to the airport for my crazy trip home. I figured my flight would be delayed so i stopped to get a sandwich and something to drink for the flight and i was right it was delayed by an hour which actually isn't that bad, so because we were flying in to DC we had to go through double security and also a bomb sniffing dog, the dog was kind of scary but everyone made it on the plane and Caesar was there to pick my up and we came home. I was happy to be home and sleeping in my own bed and i think baby was too because it was the first time in 4 nights that she actually let me sleep. Oh yeah so the weather was horrible when i got there it was below freezing and then it snowed for over 48 hours straight no wonder i don't live there. I do love my trips home for the fact i get to spend time will my family and have them apart of this wonderful time of my life. Thank you again to all that celebrated with me and to those who weren't able to make we missed you. This is me and baby at 23 weeks Love ushttp://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AZNmbNi4ZtmTi4

22 Weeks

So i had another appointment this morning so they could get the final measurments of her face and head, oh yeah she's still a girl for those who were doubtful. The technichian said she is measuring just perfect and to keep doing what I'm doing and we will stay on track. So she weighs in at 1 lb on the dot and she's a little over 12 in long. It's so intersting the things you learn at these appointmnets about the development of the baby some things amaze me. So the pictures i attached are the 4D pics that they do now, she got some really good shots of her face but when scanning them they didn't turn out to good but you get the idea, the top left one is the side of her face, both hands & arms, and 1 foot- top right side veiw of her face- middle right front of face and hand - lower left front of face. I hope you enojoy and unfortunately these will be the last pictures of her until she decides to join us, i will keep give updates on our progress and soon post some pics of my growing belly. I hope you enjoy- Love you all

Half Way Point

So we went for our 21 week checkup yesterday day and everything looked great, except for the numbers on the scale:( Believe me I'm well aware that yes you have to gain weight when your pregnant and I'm OK with that but what caught me off guard was I went to yoga on Saturday and weighed myself and I was at 129 and then at the doctor the scale tipped at 135, i looked at the nurse and told her that the scale had to be wrong she then asked why and i told her i just weighed myself, her answer well i guess this was your week to gain your most weight, errrr. So i had the belly measured for the first time and they will do this now every visit, and of course we heard our little girls heartbeat which was 155 but it was funny cause the doctor said you have an active one on your hands because she was chasing her to get a steady read of her heart rate. Our appointments are funny because we wait in the lobby longer then we actually see the doctor, in and out. So we did get to make another sonogram appointment and it's set for next Thursday but i may have to cancel because i have a big meeting that day and then I'm leaving the next morning for Buffalo. So i have a new found love for maternity cloths especially pants, so I still fit into my regular cloths minus being able to button them but i use my belly bands and you can't even tell, sometimes things get a little snug so this morning i put on my maternity jeans and i love them, they are so comfy i don't think i want to take them off. Well I'm signing off for now and will get you more updates as they come.