36 Weeks and A Shower at School

Yesterday, my sweet kindergarten team threw a shower at school for Ellie Grace. Everything was so cute and we got some really sweet things.

 Super cute decorations

Loved the cake...so cute and yummy!

Front view of my enormous belly!

My sweet kindergarten grade group (minus Kim and Jenny)

Me and Mom

36 weeks side shot

We had a doctor's appointment Wednesday and everything looked good. We talked about when I would be induced if she decides not come on time, even though I'm hoping she decides to come on her own! My blood pressure is still really good, even though my feet are super swollen and I actually lost 2 pounds this week!
Tomorrow, mom and I are going to take back some things we got duplicates of and get some of the things we still need. Then, we'll just be waiting to get in our house and waiting for her to get here!

It's A...

GIRL!!!

We were so shocked yesterday when we went for our ultrasound and the tech informed us that nugget is a girl! For some reason, we all had it in our heads that it was a boy and even the tech said when we walked in that her guess was a boy. We didn't "want" a boy or girl, just a healthy baby, so we were happy either way. All of her measurements look good and she weighs 15 oz., which is ahead of the average weight for 20 weeks. She was moving the whole time, waving her arms and crossing her legs. Here are a few more pictures:

I love this one...it looks like she's giving us a thumbs up!

I know it's hard to tell since the perspective is off, but her legs and feet look so long!

Let's hope her feet aren't as big as mine!

We are very happy and feel extremely blessed to have a healthy, growing baby! It is amazing to see everything on the ultrasound that shows she is healthy...we were able to see all 4 chambers of the heart, umbilical cord, leg bones, etc., which was really neat.

 My blood pressure was high again, so I am having to do a 24 hour test and hopefully that will give us some insight on why it's high. The doctor and I both think that I just get stressed thinking about the possibility of it being high when I get in the office, so it is.

I'm going to *try* to post one of the videos we got from the ultrasound...I'm not sure it will work :)

In the first one, her head is at the top and you can see her moving a little bit as well as her heart beating. The bottom one is so funny because she kept reaching down like she was trying to move her feet!

Thanks so much for your prayers...we are definitely blessed!

18 Weeks

It's hard to believe that this pregnancy is almost halfway over. It feels like it's going so fast and I feel like I have done nothing to get ready for Baby Plant (or Nugget as our family calls him). I think I'm just waiting until we know for sure whether it's a boy or girl and then it will seem more real and I'll get to work on all that needs to be done. Here's an 18 week picture {from the beach, where we're vacationing with my family this week}.

I seem to be a lot larger from this side for some reason!

Going out to eat

This past Friday, I had a doctor's appointment. I LOVE my doctor, especially since he is always ready and you never have to wait in the waiting room. We actually got there about 15 minutes early and he called us back as soon as I signed in. It was the usual - vitals, weight {my least favorite part}, and listening to the heartbeat. Dr. Gordon did tell us that my blood pressure was elevated, which was a little concerning because it is usually on the low normal side. Hopefully it will lower before my next appointment so that I'm not in danger of having preeclampsia. Here's a little recap of the 18 weeks so far:

Sickness: I've been extremely lucky and wasn't sick at all other than being nauseous a few times. I do get really light headed if I let myself get too hungry

Weight Gain: More than I'd like, but my first trimester was strange in that I wasn't sick and was hungry all the time

Cravings: Carbs, Watermelon, Sweet Tea (which I only drink sips of)

Aversions: Jelly

Energy: I was wiped out everyday after school until about 15 weeks. I feel pretty good now, but get a little out of breath doing certain things and I still like a little nap every now and then.

We get to find out if Baby Plant is a boy or girl at our next appointment and I would love to hear your predictions! My friend Elizabeth did the needle test and it was definitely going back and forth for a boy. Dr. Gordon said the heartbeat was pretty fast, which according to old wives' tales, means a girl. What do you think?