20 weeks

So I waited until today to do my 20 weeks post so that I could announce Baby's gender.  Boudreaux had something else in mind.  He/she wants to teach Mommy patience.  That's not nice.  Oh well, try again in two weeks. 
Baby shower is still Saturday so that's exciting.  Just two more days of work and then off for a loooong weekend.  This will be our last long trip before Baby gets here.  Then we'll spend weekends getting the room ready, picking out furniture and doing other baby shopping when we know gender. 
Well, nothing else to report now.  Hopefully I can post some pictures of the baby shower next week.

19 weeks

Well, this past week I had a wonderful milestone experience:  I'm pretty sure I felt Baby move.  This happened on Friday and hasn't happened since.  I was in a hospice patient's home talking with the famiy and suddenly felt something similar to a muscle jumping or twitching in the baby area.  It did this for a few minutes and that was it.  I'm just waiting for the next time it happens.  Hopefully it will be some place where I can focus on it more.  It's not too appropriate to be talking with a family about death and dying and say "Oh, I think my baby just kicked."  Despite the situation, I still really enjoyed feeling Baby say "Hi.  I'm still in here doing good, Mommy."
Brad and I had more baby name discussion this week.  We both kinda feel like Baby is a boy (but of course we don't know for sure).  And Brad knows how much I like last names as first names...so now he's calling Baby Boudreaux.  Of course, we would NEVER name our baby Boudreaux Kebodeaux, but it's fun nickname until we decide (and announce) Baby's actual name.  So now I may refer to Baby as Boudreaux in my posts.  Depends on how long it takes to get old.
Another major thing this week is that we (FINALLY) donated several items from our home to the local Salvation Army.  I chose the Salvation Army because their social worker has helped out some home health patients of mine in the past by giving them a walker or shower chair that was much needed but the patient didn't have insurance for it and could not afford it.  We also donated a lot of clothing to the church which will be sent to Africa soon.  We got all of this stuff together while cleaning out Boudreaux's room.  That room has been used as storage since we've moved in, but now we've cleaned out closets for extra room for storage.  We probably have one more weekend's worth of work to do and we'll be done with that project.  Then Brad will have to paint. 
Every step is a step closer to reality of my baby being here.  I love it!

By the way, 9 days until another chance at seeing Boudreaux's goods and 13 days until his/her first shower! 

18 Weeks

Well, I had a great time shopping with my mom and got some new clothes at good prices.  Got five shirts, four undershirts, two jackets, earrings and a necklace.   Lots of fun!
Now I am looking forward to seeing my little Wiggleworm in two weeks and hoping to see Baby's gender.  Also I have my first baby shower in 18 days!  Each step makes Baby seem so real!

Well, the mister was able to do a little photo shoot for me.  Here are the best ones.

I hope to have more to post next week!

17 Weeks...and a few days

Well, the mister attempted to do some fancy picture last Sunday but his plan didn't work out.  So now he says we'll start at 18 weeks.  We'll see...
Exciting things this week?  Well, today Jessica went back to the gym!  It's been awhile since I've harkened those doors.  I went for a few weeks at the beginning of the pregnancy but then I got SOOOOO tired and was ready to fall asleep before I left work each evening.  I was going to start back last week but the 100 degree temperatures changed my mind.  I only did 20 minutes on the elliptical today but I'll work my way up soon.  I'm not trying to lose weight at this point.  I just want to have some good muscles in my legs and keep a little more healthy. 
Also I am looking foward to going shopping Saturday with Mom.  She takes me every year for my birthday (Yeah....birthday was in January) and we're a little behind.  But that's ok.  At least now we can shop for some maternity clothes for me!  Got some good coupons too!  $30 off at Old Navy from my Visa rewards and $35 off from JCPenney with Mom's and my coupons.  Hoping for some more maternity tops.  I am wear the same clothes over and over to work.

Wiggle Worm

Well, I haven't posted about finding out the gender of Baby.  That's because Baby is evidently a little wiggle worm.  He/she moved around during the entire ultrasound.  Brad took video of it which we've been watching over and over.  The Nurse Practitioner did guess that Baby may be a boy but wasn't sure.  I keep watching the video thinking that I'll magically be able to tell.  Of course I can't but it's still pretty cool watching Baby move.  I go for another ultrasound on August 30th which is the Tuesday before my first baby shower that Saturday.  Hopefully, little Wiggle Worm will stay still enough for us to find out. 
My most recent obsessive planning worry is that Baby doesn't have a name.  I don't know why this is bothering me so bad.  We don't even know the baby's gender and I am freaked out about not having a name.  We also don't have all of the storage out of Baby's room and need to paint in there but for some reason, I'm not as worried about that as not having a name.  I guess this is normal. 
I was also hoping for a 16 week belly bump picture but Brad kept putting it off and now it's almost 17 weeks.  Maybe I can talk him into starting at 17 weeks.