A lot has happened since my last post. First, we had our 20 week ultrasound and found out we're having a BABY GIRL!!! We've picked a name, Leah Rose, and cant wait to meet her! Everything went great at the ultrasound/Dr. appointment. The ultrasound was at 8:30 in the am, so we didn't have to wait very long to find out. (This is great since pregnancy has not brought on a great amount of patience for me.) The ultrasound tech checked her heart (rate and 4 chambers of the heart) and the heart rate was 149 bmp and healthy. She also checked her kidneys, brain, spine, bladder, weight and took a peek at the girly parts. She said everything looked wonderful and healthy. The average weight for a baby at 20 weeks is around 11 oz (so said the tech) and Leah weighed 13 oz. PERFECT! "Thank you, Lord!" That is exactly the kind of news you want to hear.
This was also our last Dr. visit in Hattiesburg. We loved our doctor, Dr. Bailey, but as most of you know we moved back to Meridian (just this past weekend actually) so that Jason and I can be closer during the second half of the pregnancy. Also, it's just less stressful to be close to Jason's work (now a 10 min drive compared to a 1.5 hr drive!!). I digress....back to the topic at hand (oh and "pregnancy brain" is definitely a real thing). Dr. Bailey said everything was well with me and the baby. My uterus was just above my naval and I was still 1 lb shy of what I was at the first Dr. visit. However, I don't think that will be the case at the 24 weeks visit!!
Since my last post, I have also been feeling a LOT of movement. And now, Jason has felt her move too! Actually, as of two nights ago, we have been able to see her little wiggles from the outside! She's finally big enough to make my ever-growing belly move! So sweet. Another new observation is that she seems (as of right now) to sleep until 10 or 11 am everyday! WOW! (Any shot of this happening when she pops out?!) My tummy is definitely growing, but while my mom says it's ( and I quote) "BIG!!", I haven't seen much change since about 19 weeks (I'm now 22 weeks 4 days). I've also started to have Braxton Hicks contractions, usually less than one a day. They're not painful, just strange. AND, GROSS, I've started swelling a little bit, YIKES!!! I still have 17 HOT, SWEATY, FAT, PREGNANT weeks to go!! Granted, the worst days were the weekend that we moved, probably due to the cleaning, packing, driving, and unpacking....but still!!! I'm to the point that I have an audible conversation with myself every morning, "Randi, please remember to take off your wedding ring, when the swelling from the previous night goes down!!" I never remember because it's usually 12 or 1 pm before that time comes. Oh, I almost forgot, before I left my job in Hattiesburg, the whole Radiology department threw us a baby shower! We got lots of super cute clothes and tons of other stuff. I can't even begin to name it all right now, but I'll try to take some pictures before my next post! Now, if I could finish unpacking, I could start getting Leah's room together! Anyway, here's a pictures of the belly as of today.
Since I'm officially unemployed now, I'll try to stay on top of this better. Until next time!!
