14 Weeks!

Finally got my next ultrasound appointment! It's set for June 11th at 1:45pm at the hospital...after them not calling me for over a week (after my midwife had indicated they should have after calling me and asking if they had) she was at the hospital (she's a midwife with RN experience and still teaches there) and so she went right into the ultrasound department and booked my appointment herself! My only concern is Steven...supposedly he gets back from his trip the night before but his boss has been quite a jerk when it comes to Steven taking any time off whatsoever, even if it's for pregnancy related appointments, so with Steven having just taken a few days off he may not be able to get the half day off to come to the ultrasound with me and Phoenix. I'll be 15 weeks and 1 day at the appointment - though of course that could easily change during the ultrasound! :D

My doppler arrived at 13 weeks 4 days - I immediately dropped everything I was doing and tried it out! I found Bun's heartbeat with little trouble but Bun was on the move quite a bit so kept having to re-find the heartbeat! I also proved my theory that my midwife was using her doppler too low down (she was trying just above my lady parts) - I found Bun the first time just a little below my belly button on the right side and the second time right smack in the middle of my uterus about an inch or so below my belly button! :D Bun's heartbeat was sitting pretty at 156 BPM! Best sound ever, nearly brought tears to my eyes!

I've started packing up our non-essentials. My goal is to pack at least a box or two a week until only the essentials are left and then in mid-July I'll start packing those up too so that by the time we're doing the offical move part I only have to put our clothes in suitcases and pack a small box of dishes etc. :D

I went to a baby swap meet with an expectant friend on Saturday and managed to get a fair amount of cute boy clothing (since we're "team green" and gender neutral clothing is now almost non-existent I want to have a bit of both type of clothing on hand before birth). Then we went out for lunch and checked out the newly opened Target store! :D

This morning I made our Facebook announcement with a picture of Phoenix holding a small white board that had "Only Child Expires December 2013" written on it. I wish I could post the picture here too - she looks beyond thrilled to be becoming a big sister. :D

Weekly Update:

How far along? - 14 Weeks

Total weight gain? - 2lbs...yet another lb down from last week's weigh-in.

Sleep? - Actually been sleeping a little better this week - only been waking up twice a night at the most instead of 3 times but the last few nights only once. :D

Food cravings? - Fresh Fruit! Especially Nectarines! I even ate honeydew melon and cantaloupe which I don't normally care for.

Anything making you queasy or sick? - Nope!

Symptoms? - Lots of trips to the bathroom, gas, constipation, back/hip pain.

Gender prediction? - Girl

Happy or Moody most of the time? - Happy though I've definitely had a couple of moody/emotional days this week!

Best moment this week? - My doppler arriving and getting to listen to baby's heartbeat! :D

Looking forward to? - My ultrasound next week!

Miss Anything? - Not really.

Nervous about? - Steven not being able to get the extra time off to come to the ultrasound appointment.

Maternity clothes? - 50/50

Movement? - Not yet

Stretch marks? - Some of the stretch marks low down from my first pregnancy are starting to itch - my least favortite part of stretch marks!

Wedding rings on or off? - On!

Belly Button in or out? - In!

Labor Signs? - No way! lol