Party time

Apparently, 11:30 pm is party time for little miss thing. The past several nights she likes movin' and a shakin' in my belly, so much so that I sit here and watch it move. Pretty funny!

~sarah~

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So much fun!

Well, it didn't take long for me to make some decisions.  Thought you all might like to get a glimpse into my thoughts for the GIRL nursery!  I like a bedding set at Pottery Barn Kids that isn't too girlie and looks very precious to me.  It has lots of pale colors in it and I think it will look great with Rylan's dark espresso crib and changing table.  I am thinking of painting the walls one of the green colors in the bedding, tree mural on the wall, and pink curtains with polka dots.  There is a really cute doll house bookcase and chandelier through The Land of Nod that I think adds a very cute girlie touch :).  I think she approves because she is pushing against my laptop right now :)!

I did register at Pottery Barn Kids and The Land of Nod and put links to my registries on the right so you all can see my vision.  There are a couple of other wish-list items that I would like this time around as well and will add those when I have time.  We of course do not expect any of these things and I am actually pleasantly surprised that I just did not order them myself this evening (although I am so close to doing so since so many things are back ordered :).)  I just wanted to organize my own thoughts and share them with you all.  I think it is finally sinking it that we are having a girl :)!

We're back!

Very quick update cause I need to go make dinner!  We have had a lazy day recovering and I have had a yucky nauseous pregnancy day (probably from exhaustion :)).

Disney World was a blast of course!  I put up a slideshow of pics.  They are in no particular order cause we used two different cameras, and the end of birthday week is on there also.  Highlights of our trip definitely include staying at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, character lunch and breakfast with both Pooh and Mickey, Trick-or-treating, Buzz Lightyear ride at Magic Kingdom, meeting McQueen, riding cars at the Speedway, Animal Kingdom...the list goes on but those were favorites!

I'll add videos later and try to put captions on the photos. 

Pregnancy update:  all is pretty well.  This little girl is going to be full of spunk!  She is all over the place all the time.  I can feel a diva coming already :)!

20 week update (from Disney)

You're at the halfway mark — congratulations!Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (The way your baby ismeasured changes now.) He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (although some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

~sarah~

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Time to go shopping :)!

Yep, you guessed it!  It's a girl!  I have to say that I am very surprised.  The best news was that all looked really good and the ultrasound took about 35 minutes!  She was very thorough and talked us through the whole thing.  She looked at each body part and put the coordinating one next to it in another frame which I thought was pretty cool.

Anywho, let the shopping begin!

Big day tomorrow!

Well tomorrow is the ultrasound. I am getting pretty excited...I think we all are. The US is at 10 and I have an appointment with Dr. Cole at 11. Ry will be with us so we will probably go to lunch afterwards and celebrate the news. Its fun knowing things by yourself for awhile. You all will have to be patient until later in the afternoon. I've waited 4 months so you all can wait a few extra hours ;)!
Hugs!
~sarah~

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Interesting tidbit

I just read something cute in one of my pregnancy books. These are all the things the baby can do now while he/she is not sleeping:
-smile and frown
-suck and swallow
-hiccup
-breathe
-yawn
-stretch
-rotate
-lift head
-flip
-somersault
-stick out tongue
Now of course I already know this because this baby does acrobatics all day long in my tummy! What an amazing gift from God!

~sarah~

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Quick update!

We have a lot going on right now so I only have a minute before I run out of the house.  There are so many different countdowns going on right now:  one day until St. Peter's Family Fall Festival that we have been working so hard on for the past month, four days until Tuesday (the big ultrasound), and five days until Disney!!!  I am so excited for the this next week I can hardly contain myself.  Disney totally crept up on us, as did the ultrasound!  Yeah!

Besides that, the remainder of Rylan's birthday celebration was great.  We had a good time with Missi and Pop going to the zoo, attending a parade, and going to an Astro's games.  Lots of little projects got completed around the house as well!  Thanks Missi and Pop, we love you!