Pregnancy

Pregnancy...So many things changing and so many things to get ready for baby!  The time is just flying by for Brian and I, already in week 17 and every Friday marks another week closer to meeting our little one!  My belly is starting to grow and i have gained 6 lbs. to date so now that i have a growing belly it feels like there really is something in there :)  We are taking weekly belly pictures for my belly book to track the growth and take notes to share later on with our children.  I can't believe all the changes that occur in baby each week, reading my weekly emails and my pile of books on my night stand i am learning so much about anatomy and my little one!  Right now baby has fingers and toes, two little eyes and ears and is moving its hand to its mouth often, they can start sucking at this point so a thumb sucker we may have based on ultrasounds.  The baby is the size of a naval orange and my uterus is the size of a cantaloupe.

Right now we are trying to get the house together for the baby, we have the bedroom cleared out and just have to work on clearing out all Brian's childhood toys from the closet so we have a place to put baby clothes!  We got our floors replaced so there are no longer sharp edges where the pups chewed up the carpet, and hung the living room tv on the wall so the baby can't touch the screen.  Next we have to get a new tv stand so all the electronics and their buttons are behind doors, then replacing the coffee table and side tables which are glass with some wood tables.  Brian is taking the responsibility of putting child safety locks on all the cabinet doors and oven knob covers.  Next thing is that we go to the doctor on May 23rd for a checkup and May 25th for a sonogram and anatomy scan where we will find out if we are having a Boy or a Girl!  Then we can start to buy clothes, decorate the room and register for all the fun baby items we will be needing in the months ahead!  Planning the baby shower and maternity photos in August too!

As the weeks are slowly turning into months I am finding myself adjusting to the idea that I am soon going to be a mommy, responsible for developing and caring for a little one.  I can't believe the excitement that comes with having a baby, every doctor's appointment, every milestone reached is just a stepping stone into our future and all because we had such a wonderful and successful IVF team behind us, we are truly grateful to have a healthy baby on the way!  We cannot wait to meet our little one, but we are enjoying preparing for he or she along the way and spending our last few months ad Brian and Lindsay :)  Memorial Day weekend is a trip for two to San Diego! Thank you all for sharing in our joy and excitement, this is going to be one loved baby!