Half way there!

Well little Bean, you made it though a wedding! I'm completely exhausted from dancing all night (even with frequent breaks whether I liked it or not!). The dress I wore hid you well, but you made your presence known. I could feel you moving around all night with me.
Today was my 'last' visit with my family doctor. He's retired from delivering babies, so I'm off to be under the care of another doctor that comes highly recommended. I'm sure we'll be in good hands. Your heartbeat was so loud and clear today..like a little mustang racing along!
It's hard to believe I'm half way through this pregnancy. I love being pregnant!

Here's a picture of the bassinet we got. We finally decided on some crib bedding too. Now we can paint! I'll make sure to post pictures when it's done...although maybe I should get on finding some furniture for that room?! Meh..all in good time.

Oh baby look at you now!

I went for my ultrasound yesterday. Almost 19 weeks now :)

I've been feeling little Bean move around a lot these last few days. I've been feeling it for awhile but wasn't 100% sure if I was feeling movement or not. Now I'm certain! What an awesome feeling. However, this 10:00 at night party time has to stop. That's when I feel Bean the most. I wonder what Bean is up to in there! Hmmm, better 10:00 than 3am I guess!

Watching little Bean on the ultrasound monitor was so great. The technician took extra time to go over every part of the baby (except the area that could reveal the sex!) several times so we could get a good look. I nearly died when we got a couple good looks at Bean's little feet and hands waving around. Precious. Baby is about 17cm now!

Here's the picture:

Bean is face down, butt in the air. No comments from the peanut gallery (A.K.A Exile). The head is on the left. You can see the spine and if you follow it down and around Bean's cute little bum, you can see the leg bones (legs all tucked up) and if you look really close you can see the feet! The arms are curled up against Bean's chest.

Hippychic: You asked about colour of the room. I think it will be green. I'll post pictures when it's all finished of course!

Bean's a growing!

Here's what's going on with bean these days:

Head to bottom, your baby is approximately 5 1/2 inches long (about the length of a large sweet potato..Sweet potato?! So much for "Bean"...although "My Little Sweet Potato" doesn't have the same ring to it.) and she weighs almost 7 ounces. She's busy flexing her arms and legs — movements that you'll likely start noticing more and more (not yet :( ). Her blood vessels are visible through her thin skin and her ears are now in position and stand out from her head (should I stop swearing so much?). Myelin (a protective covering) is beginning to form around her nerves, a process that will continue for a year after she's born. If you're having a girl, her uterus and Fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If your baby is a boy, his genitals are noticeable, though he may hide them from you during an ultrasound.

I have my next ultrasound next Wednesday!!