20 weeks!!!

Halfway there! We are thrilled to be at this point in the pregnancy and know that we only have 20 more weeks (give or take a little) before we can meet our new baby.
I continue to grow at a rather alarming rate. On average, I have gained about a pound a week (I'll let you do the math). I wish the reality was different, but given our previous losses and to save my sanity, I stopped going to the gym when I found out I was pregnant. I can only hope the weight gain slows as it did with my first pregnancy, but I'm not holding my breath. The gym will still be there after she is born.
We discovered with our ultrasound that the placenta is anterior which would explain why I was not able to feel much movement. It must be moving up a little now as I have been able to feel some movement really low on my abdomen. It's so nice to be able to feel her little movements and know she is making herself comfortable in there. She really moves a lot! She kicked or punched hard enough yesterday that I was able to feel it against the outside of my abdomen. Of course she stopped when Will tried to feel it. That seems to be how it always works out.

I'm sure the next few months will fly by especially since I'll be occupied with a couple classes through the summer and J is done with preschool until fall. This will be our last summer as a family of three so we plan to make the most of our time together!

16 week belly shot

I missed posting this one somehow.

We're having a girl!

Most of our family already assumed this was the case, but it is official now.
We are relieved that she is still growing strong and as far as we know, she is healthy.
Will is pretty nervous about raising a daughter, but overjoyed at the idea of a little girl. I'm a little less worried about raising a daughter and a little more worried about choosing a great name. It will definitely be fun to buy pink girl stuff and J is already planning on picking out a pink silky blanket for her (he loves silky blankets). Of course it goes with out saying that we would have been thrilled with either gender but it is kind of nice knowing what we are having so we can begin the process of shopping for all the fun stuff. Only about 20 more weeks to go!

18w5d

We only have 6 days until our BIG ultrasound. I'm so excited to see our baby and know that s/he is growing as s/he should be. I have been so nervous this whole pregnancy and although I don't suspect I'll stop being nervous anytime soon, it would make me rest a little easier to know that the baby is still holding on in there.
Gender...Will has been leaning a little towards a girl and I seem to be too. We might just think that since all of our family seems to think it's a girl. J would like a brother though. We would be thrilled with a boy or a girl as long as it arrives! We are struggling with girl names but feel confident in our choice for a boy name. It will definitely be nice to know what it is so we can end our name search.
So far I have been feeling great! I'm excited to say I completed the first trimester without ever visiting the side of a toilet. I seem to have more energy this trimester than I did in the first trimester. I sometimes think I'm overdoing it though and freak out about every strange sensation I have. This is not something I worried about with my first pregnancy. I have not really felt the baby move, I don't think. I feel odd saying I'm not sure since I've done this before. I know I have not felt it move against my abdomen, but I may have felt it move a little lower. I'm anxious to have our ultrasound to figure out why I haven't felt it move much yet. I did read something that said if the placenta is against my abdomen it could act as a padding and make it difficult to feel the first movements. I'm getting nervous though since I had felt movement by this time in my first pregnancy and I thought I would feel it sooner this time. I would love to KNOW that I feel the baby move to have one less thing to worry about.