17 weeks

Here is my belly from today, 17w1d.  I swear it takes me forever to look truly pregnant.  Must be those abs of steel.  ;)  ha ha.  2 of my 3 pregnant friends due in September are having boys and the 3rd will find out the day before me.  I must be having a girl just to balance out the boy girl ratio in the world...right?  I thought it was very sound logic.

Baby Wearing

Most of you know that I wore Loralei almost 24/7 for the first year.  She was attached to me.  She has discovered a love for baby wearing with her Bitty Baby MiMi and Poppa gave her for Christmas.  We can both wear our babies come September.

My Big Girl!

We moved Loralei to her big girl bed last night (twin bed and a different room) and she did amazing.  I don't know what I was worried about.  I was seriously about to cry seeing her nursery all empty.  She was so stinking proud of herself!

*UPDATE-hear is a picture...she is still doing great.  :)  We are so proud.

one active baby

So for about 2 weeks I have thought I was feeling the baby off and on but wasn't sure.  Tuesday night I was finally convinced.  This little bean is so stinking active.  I think he/she is putting on a 3 ring circus in there.  It is the best feeling in the world.  I can't make him/her move yet, and it's very random, which sets off alarm bells when I haven't felt anything for a while, but boy have I longed for this part of pregnancy for so long!  :)

I am a tiny bit nervous of an incompetent cervix given the 2 d&cs I had last year.  My mw assures me I shouldn't be since I was completely dilated on my own for one and starting to for the other...but still...always something to worry about.  I guess at the 19w6d u/s they can measure my cervical length to tell me if I am at risk.  Now, just to relax until then.  I think I earned this shirt!

Dates and Big Sisters

Lor has been the cutest big sister ever.  She kissed my belly the other night and said, "love you baby belly."  Then at my appointment today when my midwife was listening to the babies heartrate with the doppler, Lor said, "baby on phone."  Too stinking cute.  So amazing to watch her transition from a tiny baby into an amazing little girl.  She is so bright and sweet, it's amazing. 

My next appointment isn't until April 27th and my big ultrasound isn't until May 4th.  I will be one day shy of 20 weeks.  How am I going to make it 5 more weeks?  I thought for sure it would be by 18 for sure.  AHHHHHH.  I guess we made it to 41 without knowing with Lor so what's 5 weeks?

Great Meeting

We had a great meeting with the homebirth midwife yesterday afternoon.  She was fabulous and answered all of our questions.  She is doing some research regarding my history of molar pregnancy and hoping I can get some concurrent care from my hospital midwife (which apparantly is against hospital policy), so I will talk to her on Tuesday.  Mike was very excited and on board and we are hoping to make a firm decision after our 18-20 week u/s.  It has been 8 days since I heard baby's heartbeat and I am reaching the nervous point again.  Only 4 days until my normal prenatal appointment so I am trying to talk myself out of going in today.

14 weeks

Holy Cow!  I am totally showing like crazy.  I didn't realize until I saw my own pictures.  :)  Meeting with the homebirth midwife tomorrow and only 6 days until I see my normal midwife and get to hear that beautiful heartbeat again.  Hopefully I will get to schedule my 20 week gender u/s too.