18 weeks!

 

how far along? 18 weeks

how are you measuring?  I wasnt measured at the last OB appt. But I go again on monday!

size of baby? about the size of a mango!!!

heartbeat? We have finally got to hear the heartbeat! It has been between 147-153 the couple of times we heard/measured it

total weight gain/loss? 1 lb total, last appt I lost a pound

maternity clothes? I dont wear much of anything else now. Its uncomfortable. I try to stick to goucho pants and tshirts! Im glad its dress season now :)

stretch marks? yes, but nothing new. I started out with them :P
sleep? Ive been sleeping pretty well most nights

best moment this week? Getting to see baby at the hospital :D

movement? finally starting to feel movements here and there!

food cravings? Pineapple, pineapple and more pineapple

gender predictions? No more predictions, baby is a GIRL!

what i miss:  Nothing :)

what i'm looking forward to: Feeling baby girl move more and more. And I cant wait for it to be strong enough for Ray and the girls to feel it!

how are you feeling? Fantastic. Monday morning at 3am, I woke up to severe bleeding. My bed was covered :( We went to the ER, got a pelvic exam and ultrasound. The baby was bouncing around, and her heartbeat was perfect. The dr said it was just unexplained bleeding. I called my OB dr later the next day, the bleeding had stopped and come back since the ER visit. He read my chart and ultrasound, and asked me a few questions about whats been going on. He said I had a marginal abruption. Where a tip of the placenta lifts and causes bleeding. It doesnt cause pain, and there is no harm to me or baby. It will heal on its own, and it wont cause any more issues the rest of my pregnancy. So although I am bleeding, and its worrisome, I was reassured from the dr and being able to see our sweet girl, that everything is ok. I go back to the dr on monday and we will get to see the baby on an ultrasound again, just to check on her :)

17 weeks! (17w1d to be exact)

It seems like it has taken forever to get here, but at the same time, time is flying!!! Here we are at 17 weeks!!

 

Just a few photos to catch up on my growing belly..

Heres what has been going on!

how far along? 17 weeks

how are you measuring?  I wasnt measured at the OB appt. Maybe soon!

size of baby? about the size of a sweet potato!!

heartbeat? We have finally got to hear the heartbeat! It has been between 147-153 the couple of times we heard/measured it

total weight gain/loss? 1 lb total, last appt I lost a pound

maternity clothes? I dont wear much of anything else now. Its uncomfortable. I try to stick to goucho pants and tshirts! Im glad its dress season now :)

stretch marks? yes, but nothing new. I started out with them :P
sleep? Ive been sleeping pretty well most nights

best moment this week? Knowing those weird little feelings in my tummy are a little baby moving!

movement? finally starting to feel movements here and there!

food cravings? Pineapple, pineapple and more pineapple

gender predictions? No more predictions, baby is a GIRL!

what i miss:  Nothing :)

what i'm looking forward to: Feeling baby girl move more and more. And I cant wait for it to be strong enough for Ray and the girls to feel it!

how are you feeling? Fantastic. All of my issues I have had with being sick, and going to the ER have gone away for the time being. I have my energy back. My biggest complaint is headaches. I get them most days.

Our gender reveal party!

Now that we know we are having a girl, its time to let the rest of the world in on our secret. We found out on a friday evening, and planned a dinner on sunday with our family to let them know! Here it is...

 Some fun cupcakes!

The box that was killing everyone with anticipation!

The girls are getting ready to find out with everyone else!

 Pink balloons mean a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!

there they go, 3 pink balloons for 3 sweet girls in our family <3

And because we couldnt help ourselves when we found out it was a girl, we had to show off our loot we got!

And everyone was curious about a name. We had a boy and a girl name picked out long before we found out what we were having. 
We are very proud to announce that our baby girls name is
ELLIANA RAE
Elliana means-God has answered. :) 

Have I mentioned Im impatient??

Patience has never been my strong suit. I dont try to deny that one bit lol. Since we found out SOOOO early about this baby, the 20 week mark when we would find out what we were having seemed like a million years away. At our last doctor appointment, the nurse said after my next visit, they would schedule our anatomy scan for 4 weeks out. Which put me right at 20 weeks. Well, when we went out to schedule our next appointment, the receptionist told me the dr was out at the 4 week mark for my next appointment, so we would have to go 5 weeks out. So that would put me at 23 weeks before we find out what we are having! Finding out so early has been a curse and a blessing. It seems like time is going fairly fast, except when it comes to the this.
So I researched places here that offer elective ultrasounds. I found a place that can do gender scans at 15 weeks, and Ray and I came to the agreement we would go at 16 weeks. I was so excited!!! 
Until.....
15 weeks 1 day..... :) I had made it to the minimum of when they could tell us, and even though we planed to go the next week, I just couldnt wait. Turns out, neither could Ray. So we planned one of the best date nights we will ever take. We called the lady at Imaging Miracles and asked if she had any openings that evening. She had one at 7pm and could get us in! And so it was done.
Its no secret that pretty much everyone was rooting for a girl. Ray wanted a girl. I wanted a girl. BOTH girls wanted a sister, and very much voiced their opinion about how they felt about a brother lol. My grandma thought I was having a boy. My sister felt boy. My mom felt girl. So there was a mix of what everyone wanted and what everyone felt we were having. 
You know those silly gender tests? The old wives tales? The chinese charts? I did all of them just to see lol. Here is what I got

Chinese Gender Chart-BOY
Baking Soda Test-GIRL
Bleach test-GIRL
Ring test-GIRL
Acne Myth-GIRL

We drop the girls off with my friend. And head to our appointment. I was excited the whole way there. And nervous. Nervous???? Sounds silly. But I was lol. We get there, the lady greets us (she is amazing by the way) and takes us back! She talks to us a little bit. And starts the ultrasound. The baby had its back to us, so it was facing my back. But there it was! A sweet little baby. Just moments away from finding out if our "it" baby is a boy or girl. She shakes my belly a little to get baby to move around a bit. And then, there they were, 2 little legs. The lady is quiet for a second and then says "Well Im not seeing a penis!" She continues to look a little, at different angles and repeats herself about not seeing boy parts lol. There were 3 little lines which clearly mean girl. She switches the ultrasound to a 3D 4D picture. This was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen! Because I am so early, there wasnt a lot of detail, but we could see her move her arm up and cover her face. She was done with pictures at that point lol. So exciting!

So, after we got our disc with the pictures, and the goopy stuff cleaned off my belly, we headed out the door with the news that we are having another princess!!

 Those 3 little lines in the middle mean baby is a girl!

3D 4D picture of our sweet girl

see her little arm raised covering her face?!


Now that we know we are having a sweet girl, its time to plan a gender reveal for our family!! I cant wait to tell them, and completely sure that it will happen soon or else I wont be able to keep it in lol.