Kickboxer in the making?

There was no doubt in my mind on Wednesday night - I had just settled into bed at my friend's place (I had to travel back to Jtown for work for a few days) and jab jab...... jab jab.  This was definitely not gas and was way more than a little flutter.  I'm calling it.  If it wasn't her before this was definitely it!  I've not gotten anything else since like this, but I've ready enough to know that's ok/normal.  Like I said, back in Jtown, and starting to get to the point where it doesn't just look like I'm fat, so a few others in the training with me were made well aware if they were not already.

I've returned from Jtown with a whole mess of stuff gifted from friends and family. I've been trying to keep the Amazon registry updated with things that are given/purchased for us.  Wow she has a bunch of stuff already.

TMI warning:  I have started to get another typical pregnancy "symptom"... but fortunately I had a therapeutic poo when I got home this evening.  Ugh.  Feeling a bit backed up is miserable!

Slow and steady progress

I did get those lightbulbs and the fixture looks perfect, I'm very pleased.  However, the more I think about it I am really thinking I need to buy legit furniture (read dresser and/or changing table).  They sell just changing table tops, but maybe the older dresser I have is too tall for this.  Plus, I bought a crib that would be usable for several years, doesn't it makes sense to have matching furniture (nothing too pricey) that would also last for those several years?  I have not found anything I love, so we'll see.

I also have to say that I'm pretty sure I felt her moving this morning, but I still remain a bit uncertain and not definite.  We officially started her college fund yesterday at the family Easter gathering.  They always hide eggs for the kids with money in them and there was a color set aside for our kiddo too.

From another part of his family we also received a big bag of like new clothes yesterday.  You see, her one cousin is a year almost exactly older than she will be, so we are fortunate enough to receive hand me overs (down would be speaking too poorly about the quality of these items).

Now that I've not only strung the little snippets of video together to make something a little more watchable but I've also blurred the PII at the top I'm going to go ahead and put this here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m77MfPeJG1w&feature=youtu.be

Nursery Progress

Last night we got things moving along.  The crib is put together and the new light fixture is up.  I need to pick up some light bulbs to really see how it looks, but I'm happy so far.  We also received the decal for the wall, giving me an idea of what color paint I need to buy, so the shopping list is growing.

Half way

Today marks the start of week 20.  We are officially half way.  I called the doctor's office to confirm all was well with the ultrasound last week and was told it was "perfect".  Now if we can just get her to start moving that I can feel it!

Anatomy Scan Ultrasound

One day can offer so much to update on!  Yesterday we had both the anatomy scan ultrasound and a regular monthly appointment at the obgyn.  I'll start by saying that the tech commented that "everything was normal", but only after she had answered a question I had by saying she "wasn't allowed to give results", so for whatever that's worth.  I'm hopeful that I will get a call from the obgyn as well when they have/review all of the information to confirm the same.

I'll also throw these right here:

The tech did her work and then took a break to have me empty my bladder and move around to try and get kiddo to be a little more cooperative so she could get a few more images she needed.  At one point the tech commented about how calm she is.  I take that as a good thing - I'm keeping my stress down, yay me!  Everything we saw looked good (two arms, two legs, feet w/ toes, hands w/ fingers etc).

I will say I'm disappointed with the videos we got.  There are about 16 3-second clips on the DVD.  Sure there are a few little moments caught that are pretty cool, like when she was opening her mouth right before she then put her hand to her mouth like she was going to suck a thumb (but then it looked like she instead stuck a finger up her nose).  I guess I just expected something a little longer.

At the regular appointment a little later the heartbeat was still in a good range and no issues there (no blood draw either - yay!)  My weight is creeping up now, I will need to be a little more careful w/ my junk intake if I want to stay under the number I had in my head by the end, but I'm still in a healthy range.

We did stop at a consignment sale twice in the past week at which we managed to score a like-new boppy pillow w/ cover and a very clean pack n play w/ a changing 'tray' and mobile - both at a fraction of the new price.  There is so much STUFF for kiddo already it's crazy.  How can something so small have so much stuff that takes up so much space?!

The headaches continue to come and go.  Lately they've been more tension-like (up the back of my neck on one side and feeling like my head is simply too heavy for my neck).

I've been watching a few videos here and here to give myself as much knowledge as possible on what is to come.  This past Saturday we had our first class through the hospital, this one was the Baby Basics class.  It was a nice overview on a variety of topics and gave me a little bit of insight on the lean our hospital has (they don't typically do delayed cord clamping for example - so I need to make sure I express my desire for that clearly and adamantly in my birth plan).

Later this week we have our level 2 anatomy scan.  I'm so looking forward to seeing and hearing things again, but of course it's a little scary since they will be carefully assessing so many systems and looking for problems.