Has the fat lady sung?

Well I don't sing, but I sure do feel like the fat lady these days.  I'm officially in the stage where I FEEL FAT.  Is it legal to just wear a sign saying "I'm not fat, I'm pregnant"?  My clothes are uncomfortable and tight.  I wore a belt today to hide the fact that my jeans are unbuttoned (the shirt pretty much covers my secret anyway).I promise to post a belly pic soon.  Everytime I think of it I'm in my PJs (b/c I get into my comfy pjs the second I walk into the house).

I've decided this means it is time to maternity clothes shop.  I'm not a big clothes shopper, so I usually end up at the bargain stores.  Does anyone know if H&M has maternity?  Which of the maternity stores has the better deals?  I need some maternity clothes advice.  This weekend I'm on a mission to find a dress for a wedding (yeah Erin & Jake!), but next weekend has been designated maternity shopping weekend.  I need a few good work outfits.

Week 15 and Happy B-day Sarah!

Welcome to week 15 Little Bean!  You are growing so much.  This week you will be the size of a navel orange.  He/she will start wiggling their little fingers and toes and kicking a lot.  Facial features like the ears and eyes will also start moving into their proper positions. 

I start tennis this weekend.  Scott and I went out to hit around last night.  It was fun, but we decided it was too cold when my legs started going numb from the cold wind. 

Happy Birthday Sarah!  I hope you have a great day.

Good night, moon

By moon, I mean moonpie.  Boy those are tasty treats.  I just devoured one as an afternoon snack.  My weight gain has been right on track and actually a little under so for now I'll allow myself to indulge =)  I've had a good week overall, but I'm still having some morning nausea.  My craving of the week has been fruit.  Grapes, plums and oranges...YUM!

Today is the last day of week 14.  This week little bean was the size of a lemon and he/she can now squint, frown and grimace!  Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another.  Daddy has some great facial expressions I so hope will show up on our little one.

My cousin Coleman is 4 and start baseball tonight.  Have so much fun Coleman!  One day you'll have to teach our little bean how to play.  Tiff-make sure to snap some pics!

Heartrate debate

Here is the one clue you'll get on gender (actually it's the second...one is in an older post).   The heart rate yesterday was around 149.  The old wivestale is that heart rates above 140 means it is a girl, below means boy.  The votes below show it works sometimes, but the docs swear it's only right 50% of the time. 

I have had a dream where I've had a girl then I had a dream that I had a boy.  What oh what will it be?  We are very anxious!

Pigtails or Mudpies?

We had out next appointment this afternoon.  The main point was to get the test results.  Unfortunately there was a mistake and they couldn't get the results for us today.  Our doc said the one measurement looked good and they'll rush the other results.  For those of you out of the baby game for a while they now measure the fluid in the back of the neck and it can show likelihood of chromosonal abnormalities like down syndrome.  Crazy, right?   The pic to the right shows the area they measure (I'm a novice..might be the darker area to the bottom right of the letters).  Science fascinates me!

Bummer that they couldn't get the results, but one thing made our visit.  We set the date for our gender ultrasound in week 19.  We will either do a gender reveal party that night or that weekend.  We are hoping both sets of grandparents can be there.  It's a great trend a few of my friends have taken advantage of.  You can either wait to find out what you are having in front of friends and family by having the doctor write it on a card sealed in an envelope or you and your hubby can find out and reveal it to the attendees.  I've got some really creative friends who have come up with some cute ideas for the big reveal.  If you have any, I'd love to hear them!  I just cant decide where to have it. 

We'll find out on April 1st, my sister Tiffany's anniversary!  Although it's april fools day, it is a VERY lucky day in our household =)

Where did Spring go?

The weather was absolutely amazing this weekend.  Scott had school (my hubby is getting his MBA at Emory on the weekends) and I REALLY missed him.  I wanted to be playing tennis or taking a walk with him.  Luckily he's ALMOST DONE WITH SCHOOL!  He graduates in May and his last classes are beginning of April. 

I was out and about running errands on Saturday then we met up with Tripper and Holly for dinner at Chili's (I have a major sweet spot for chili's and I had a hankerin' for their fajitas.)  If we weren't pregnant it may have been a form of birth control.  Max and Alex (our cute-as-can-be twin nephews) had some ice cream and the sugar high came to a head at the dinner table.  Max had a little tantrum and Alex decide it was more fun to watch things fall to the floor than eat, thing falling to the floor included most of the food he chewed up and spit out.  It was comical we have at least one get out of jail free card with Tripper and Holly.  They snapped a picture of the floor below the boys which is probably one for the record books. 

Sunday I had a baby shower for my friend Anna from UGA.  She looks adorable and is having a little girl they have named Olivia.  It was fun to see all the items she registered for.  I think I'm going to pull some of my friends registries then take my mom, sister and a few well-prepared mommy friends with me on separate registering visits.  I've heard it's quite overwhelming. 

We have our 14 week appointment later today.  I'll post more tonight.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

I had a fun potluck dinner last night with some college girlfriends.  Janet, Mandy, Heather and Darby- Last night was a blast. All 4 of them are moms.  You know you're having fun when no one realizes it's 10:15p and one of the ladies was due home at 8:30p.  Ladies- we must do it again soon!  Heather it was great to see Hudson and Michael for a bit too.

Besides the fabulous company, dessert was little bean's favorite...Mini Moonpies!  I don't think I ever told the story of buying the moonpies.  I was on a quest to find them and normal stores like Super Target and the grocery don't carry them.  When the snow storm hit our neighborhood was so pretty that we decided to go for a drive in the 4-runner (4x4).  Scott was willing to take a little detour and we tried the gas station for a moonpie.  No luck!  The third store, Walgreens, FINALLY HAD THEM! Not only did they have them, but the had a box of Mini Moonpies!  Perfect sizing for a pregnancy craving.  Maybe that's why they were created.

Maybe I can get Arby's to start selling Moonpies =) 

Happy Friday everyone!  Let the weekend begin.  I've got a baby shower this weekend I'm excited about.  It's my first since finding out I'm expecting.