April 7, 2012 - First time mommy! I really want a buddy!

[Futuremommy1]

until the cord falls off I will probably just do sponge baths but i wanted something that the baby can be slightly submerged in for after the cord falls off....

 

[Marlee]

that's why I like the ones with the slings!

 

[Futuremommy1]

oh will that do it? i have no idea...my kid is going to be so messed up...she's gonna grow up thinkin mom is kinda slow

 

[Marlee]

Haha I think so! It's all a learning experience for us too! Any ideas on names?

 

[Futuremommy1]

Yea we're gonna name her Catherine Ella after our grandmothers although I kinda prefer Ella Catherine or Ella Michele. But dh would be hurt with the last one cause that's my grand mom and mother so we will probably stick with Catherine Ella


What about you?

 

[Marlee]

I absolutely LOVE the name Ella! I tried that one w/my husband but he kept singing that rihanna song umbrella! He thinks he's funny!

Our plan is to make a list and name the baby after we see him! One of our top pics is Archer. We like different but not too strange since boy names are so much harder to come up with and be unique...

 

[Futuremommy1]

My grandmothers name was Ella Belle . She hated the belle part but I love Ella more than Catherine but we will see


If we had a boy we were going to name him Solomon.

 

[Marlee]

Hey ladies! How's everyone feeling? Anything new?

 

[Futuremommy1]

hey! i have my anatomy scan today in about an hour, hopefully our little girl is still a little girl (I think I'd freak out if they come back and say oops it's a boy at this point) and healthy as a horse.


how are you doing?

 

[Marlee]

How did it go?? I'm good! I've got a bit of a belly now! Also I purchased fabric for our custom baby bedding and we also got our stroller/car seat travel system, glider, high chair and cribs (our parents got them for good deals after thanksgiving) so it's fun now! My back has def started to bother me. I'm looking forward to the massage I'm getting tomorrow!!

 

[Futuremommy1]

well now i think it's finally starting to set in. I'm having mini-freak outs. About being a mom and the financial aspect of it and actually GIVING BIRTH. She's perfect. All her organs are where they are supposed to be and doing what they are supposed to be doing. She weighs exactly 1 pound and is measuring right on schedule. She's definitely a girl. We got to see her face, she has my husband's nose. And she waved at us and was sucking her fingers. HB was 156 ( I told my husband she was sleeping last time cause her HB was 136 which is low for when she's moving around). They checked her bones and limbs and the tech said everything was perfect no markers for any genetic abnormalities. When my dr came in she just said well she's perfect and that made me smile.

I've been so worried that something was going to be wrong that I didn't want to really make any real plans or purchases until this appointment was done. We have our last 4 week one on Jan 3rd and then I start going every 2 weeks! I can't believe that. This is crazy.

I did buy a few outfits from Carter's and started our cloth diapers stash after thanksgiving. But now I'll start really budgeting for the rest of the stuff. We are holding off on most things till March. My husband gets a relatively large bonus every March so we will wait for that. I will get our travel system before then just in case she decides she's too excited to wait till april 8th.

Can definitely feel you on the back pain. I have trouble getting up sometimes. She really hates it when I squish her so she'll start kicking. I'm feeling her everyday and now that I don't need to throw up everyday I can appreciate the movements.

Have you had your a/s yet?

 

[Marlee]

I'm glad everything went so well!! We had our scan at 18 weeks and everything measured and looked perfect! Now I'm going every 4 weeks for my specialist u/s, this one was suppose to be last week but I pushed it out to this week since my mom will be in town! So I will get to see him again Thursday!! I can't wait! He's been such a jumping jelly bean, feels like he's practicing his wrestling moves lol. I just feel so blessed and so excited I can't wait to meet him! I'm trying to enjoy this 2nd tri since I'm feeling pretty good. But yes, def need help sitting straight up unless I roll over on my stomach to get off the bed lol

 

[Marlee]

Btw, here's my 22 week pic!

 

[Futuremommy1]

people stop me when i'm running errands now about my bump...

the first is what i see when i look down...that's how i determine if i'm getting bigger...slowly i see more and more belly pop out. The second pic was from a couple of weeks ago i think..

 

[Marlee]

so cute!!

 

[Victoriaaa]

Found out yesterday i am having a boy everything is perfect and well, and his head is burrowed right down little terror.

 

[Futuremommy1]

congrats on your boy Victoria!

 

[Marlee]

Big congrats! I'm really getting excited for our boy! My mom is in town and has been buying him so clothes which has been fun! I also had an appt yesterday with the specialist for a growth u/s to check on my little man. I got a couple of unexpected 3d pics!!

 

[Futuremommy1]

it's so weird to think these people are growing and living inside our bodies....cool pictures

 

[missangie]

Marlee, he is SO cute! I love that last picture. I wanna see my baby again, I cant believe I have to wait until April, seems so far away yet really soon at the same time! haha

Im pretty sure Parker pulled an all nighter last night, I kept waking up to him squirming around in my belly! Here are a few bump pictures...

https://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc376/angelalaws09/B12Weeks-1.jpg