1,2,3 Kick!

Today was the first time I felt kicks on the outside! Is that how you say it!? I had my arm laying across my stomach and felt a nice little bump. I didn't know if I really felt it on my arm or not, so I laid my hand in the same spot and waited. There it was again! Another kick that I clearly felt with my hand. I quickly called Brad in. He put his hand on my stomach and...nothing! She quit and didn't kick any more.

Later this afternoon, while starting this blog in fact, I felt another good kick. I put my hand on my stomach and could see it make my hand move! I called Brad back over and...nothing! I think she's playing a game with us!

I told him he's going to have to find a way to get comfortable sitting with his hand on my stomach in the evenings so he can feel this sooner rather than later! It sure is cool, though!!

It's a....

We had our 20 week ultrasound on July 7. We were actually a little ahead of 20 weeks, but I was leaving for my trip to Ohio with my parents that day. I couldn't possibly wait another 2 weeks to find out Baby's gender!

It was tough to keep the secret from friends at home while telling my parents, Brad's family, and family in Ohio. But, we knew we wanted to have a fun reveal party when I got home. So, the secret stayed safe. We almost lost it a couple of times, but managed to keep everyone in the dark.

On July 17, many of our friends came over for the big reveal. We had Melissa make a cake that was modeled after our bedding. It looked amazing! At 6:30pm we cut the cake, revealing PINK icing in the middle!

It's a GIRL!

Of course, mom and I had our first shopping spree for baby clothes while I was in Houston. It was so much fun! I came back with 2 bags of clothes. I think this little girl is going to be quite spoiled. Grandma's already working on it!

Baby Furniture

On July 1 we ordered baby furniture! We chose the Bonavita Sheffield Lifestyle crib. It is solid wood and transitions from crib to toddler bed to day bed to full bed. We ordered it in distressed black. We also ordered the dresser. The top comes with a removable lip so that we can use it as a changing station as well.

These images are from Lone Star Baby's website.


We also registered for our bedding that day. LOVE it! It's Harlow by Cocalo Couture. This picture is also from Lone Star Baby.

4 Months Complete

I can't figure out how to re-organize my posts to put this where it goes chronologically. But, here is the 4 month photo!

Touring Preschools/Daycares

On June 21 and 22 I toured 3 daycares/preschools. I went to the Primrose near our house, Merryhill School, and Kids R Kids near school. When comparing location, teacher perks, price, and atmosphere I think we are leaning toward Kids R Kids. I would still love to interview some in-home caregivers, but I have yet to find one with openings. There sure is a lot to think about when looking for a daycare you feel comfortable with. It's a little overwhelming.

First Movements

I noted my first flutters on May 24. It felt like the baby was wiggling its fingers in my stomach. It was so faint, yet caught my attention so strongly! It only happened twice, so I wrote it as a maybe. A week later I had more movements, this time more like a muscle twitch. The next day gave me a good strong thud after one of my sneezing fits. Someone didn't like that!

There were many other little minor movements over the next few weeks. One amazing instance was during yoga on June 21. I very clearly felt the head or bottom pushing out on my stomach. I laid my hand right on it!

My clothes don't fit!

Around the 3rd week of May I began having to "rig" my jeans and pants with rubber bands, etc. I bought the BeBand and a few maternity tops. Mom went out and bought me an amazing selection of maternity clothes that she mailed me. They showed up right on time! I got them washed and started wearing them immediately. Wow! They were so much more comfortable!