I swore I would never have a blog, but with the arrival of our little "nugget" getting closer every day, and so many of our dear friends and family living outside of Chicago, I suppose it had to happen. I have no idea how often we will write or what we will say, but it will mostly focus on our little nugget and will hopefully be a good way for us to keep everyone updated on how things are going. So, first things first. If you haven't already heard....
It's a Girl!
And a very healthy and happy one so far. We had our big 20 week ultrasound last Thursday and we're pleased to hear (and see) that she has all her fingers and toes, a beautiful heart, and everything looks great. It's kind of amazing what you can see - for instance did you know that she already has a fully functioning bladder? Yeah, she pees right in there, and the tech can see it all working. Weird. At the very end we tried to do some 3D ultra sound pictures, but they ended up looking a little too fake. She looked like Han Solo coming out of that carbonite stuff in Star Wars. It's sort of like those hidden photo's, if you stare at it long enough you'll start to see her. It was, however, very reassuring to finally see such clear amazing pictures of her and know that everything is going well.
I'm already almost 22 weeks, and it feels as though the time has flown. For the most part I've been a very boring pregnant woman; no morning sickness, no tiredness (still up until 10pm or 11pm and then up at 6am for those Angie/Liz workouts, on occasion), no crazy cravings or food aversions, and no terrible mood swings (although we'll have to ask Jason for confirmation on that one). I think for the most part I'm actually more sane and normal than before I was pregnant. Go figure! I do feel very lucky though and we are keeping our fingers crossed that the next 18 weeks go just as smoothly.
Here's the first shot of my "bump" - those elastic pregnancy jeans sure are nice!
