We're Halfway There.....

The time is literally flying.  I can't believe that we're already halfway there to meeting our {BABY GIRL}!!!  It was a great way to celebrate the halfway point this past weekend by finding out that I was right the whole time and in July we'll be welcoming a little lady!  I have to be honest that I would have been bummed at this point if we were having a boy because I had pretty much convinced myself that there was a little girl inside me.  As much as I know Wesley was still holding out hope for a boy I know even he is really excited for a little daddy's girl.

I can close my eyes sometimes now and just picture him with that glowing daddy look on his face when he's with her.  I can see now how amazing of a dad he is going to be.  I can picture us on the beach one weekend and they are ahead of me and he's walking with her on his shoulders and she's got long crazy curly hair like mommy and it's just going wild in the wind and they are running through the edge of the water.  I picture another weekend we're watching her run around at the park and she yells for daddy to come and push her on the swing.  I can see so many things now that we're going to do and it's so exciting.

My life has completely been changed.  My heart is already filled with more love than I could have ever imagined and we still haven't even met her yet.  I am so anxiously awaiting her to get here and to see that look in her eyes when she sees mommy and daddy for the first time.  What I am most anxious for is the look in Wesley's eyes when he sees her for the first time.

As many of you know from following along on the wedding journey you know how I talked about how there was something about Wesley that just made me not worry about ever having to put our child through what I went through, {growing up without a father}.  Since getting pregnant I believe that more than ever now.  The relationship and bond that has changed and grown so much for the better between Wesley and I is just something that I couldn't have ever expected.  This baby girl has brought us just so much closer.  

{Enough about being sappy.  Here are some updates...}

In terms of where we're at with the planning and preparing for baby girl to arrive well, I have to say I feel like I'm not as far as I thought we would be.  I saw myself having so much more already done.  The fact that we had to wait till week 20 though for the anatomy scan did play a bit of a part in that though.  I have a registry started though, two of them actually.  I was able this weekend to go in and add a few more things now that we had the gender figured out.  We decided that we're going to be going the "Honest Brand" way.  I've been doing a lot of research on different products and I've finally been convinced it's what we want to start out doing.  They are an amazing company with a lot of different options for baby and home.  Here check it out. {www.honest.com}

We've got a nursery idea down however we're holding off on actually getting a good start on it all until we really decide if we're going to stay in this house.  {Can elaborate another time} We're looking at whites, greys and then accent pop colors of bright orange and a bright aqua.  We've got a date set to go do a walk through at the hospital in early May.  I'm trying to find an option to do a CPR re-cert that I can do the infant CPR with as well since when I originally took the CPR forever ago I never did the infant option.   Baby shower extravaganza is in the works.  Mamma Dukes is planning on being out here about 2 weeks prior to my due date on July 11th!!!  That is tentatively as well what I've worked out with my boss to be the last day of work!  The rest of my maternity leave plan is also in place.

I guess that really is about it???   If anyone has suggestions about things that I should be doing now that I'm not I'm all ears.  I feel like I totally have preggo brain too and am just forgetting everything.

{In terms of where I'm at physically/emotionally etc....}

We finally have gotten through the wild and crazy nausea that I had going on.  Literally lasted till about 16 weeks.  It was immediately replaced by this knarly back pain that kind of came out of no where.  My doctor and I decided it was best to give the chiropractor a whirl and with in two weeks I definitely started feeling a little reprieve from the entire low back.  It basically moved however though into a crazy knot literally in my BUTT!  The third week of going I actually ended up doing their pre-natal massage and it was magical.  It definitely kicked the rest of the back pain out and and got the knot out of my butt.  TMI, I know.
Emotionally.....HOLY Hormones.  I mean I've always been on the emotional side with things, but this is a whole new level.  I've cried a lot, ABOUT NOTHING, about little things, about just imagining baby girl.  Friday morning when we were killing away the day waiting for the anatomy scan I was already emotional to begin with as well but then we also got hit with news that our top name choice had been used by one of Wesley's really good friends.  I was devastated.  On all days especially when we were going to find out the gender that night.  I was actually prepared that when we announced if it was a boy or girl I was totally going to tell everyone the name too.  When we got home from the appointment I literally started crying because I was so ready to start talking to her and addressing her by name.  So we're on a mission to find a new perfect name.  We've got a couple ideas but we're not 100% sold yet so I'm frustrated.  

Here is the 20 week Pregnancy Journal {these are still so lame but at least I had some different answers this time}

How far along? 20 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: So I'm about 1 lb about from where I was when I started so from being down 12 lbs, I'm up 11.

Maternity clothes? All about them.  Still have a couple of casual comfy tops from pre pregnancy that I wear, but I am basically living in my preggo leggings and my Gap Maternity Basic Tanks.  Most comfortable things ever!

Sleep: All over the place.  Some nights I have no issues, others I have to pee 100 times so that wakes me up, other nights I randomly just can't get comfortable.

Best moment this week: Finding out we're having a BABY GIRL!

Movement: Finally have felt some flutters!! AMAZING

Food cravings: I still wouldn't say that there is any crazy cravings going on.  I'm just in the habit lately of eating a lot of the same things.  Meats are finally tasting better.  {Chicken still not so much}  I guess honestly I could go for this new sushi joint just about anytime.  {Don't worry I only eat the stuff I'm allowed to}  

Symptoms: Peeing all the time.  An occasional headache and some minor back aches.

Have you started to show yet: Most definitely!  Since I have finally been able to eat we pretty much started popping immediately once the food stayed in.  And these boobs haven't stopped growing yet.  They are out of control.

Mood: Some energy is finally back which is making for a much happier Misty.

HERES TO THE NEXT 20 WEEKS!!!!