Today’s Outfit, originally uploaded by punquin.

I am 21 weeks today! My latest milestone – as of yesterday – is feeling the baby kick while I am standing up. Until now, I’d only felt him while sitting or laying. He is a super active little guy! I felt a few kicks last night at work when I was standing at the front desk installing printer drivers. And, this morning, while checking out at the grocery store (prune juice, yuck) he was kicking some more. Fun!

On Saturday we got the nursery painted. Danny did the large spaces with the roller and I did all the edging. There are a lot of edges in a room with 3 doors, 2 windows, a ceiling and a floor! It looks really sweet and calming.

I’m growing out of all of my clothes! All of my shirts are getting too short to wrap around the belly. Doh.

20 Weeks!, originally uploaded by punquin.

I made it to the halfway point – 20 weeks – yesterday! I just got back from my 5 month doctor’s appointment this morning. Everything looked good… My uterus has made it up to my belly button, which is right on target. Baby’s heartbeat sounded good, though he was squirming away, as usual.

Baby boy is very very active, pretty much whenever I am awake. Everything from little kicks and rolls to full on body slams. He really likes beating Danny’s hand when we are laying in bed.

It’s October! I love October… However, we found out last night that Danny’s brother and his wife have to cancel their trip out to see us this month due to a family emergency. A big bummer, and we are sending good thoughts their way. I am hoping to still do all the fun autumn stuff we’d planned, like see the mountains and go to a farm for pumpkins and apples.

We picked out our nursery paint, “Chinese Jade”, so we need to do that soon. We’ve also started on our baby registries. So much to think about, geez!

19 Weeks 2 Days, originally uploaded by punquin.

BOY! Wow! I am the girliest-girl ever, so this will be the adventure of a lifetime. I’m not surprised. I’ve only had boy dreams and kept calling him “he” without thinking.

The ultrasound went well. Baby was moving like crazy, like always. She asked us if we wanted to know the sex before she headed in that direction, and she didn’t even have to tell me. I said “THAT’S A BOY! That is DEFINITELY a boy…” Sorry – I didn’t scan in the junk picture, heh.

She took a ton of measurements, but it still went by too fast. He’s got a big ‘ol noggin like his mommy. They estimated him a little big in general. Where exactly am I going to fit a big baby boy in my tiny body? Oh, my.

So baby boy has his head really low, smooshing my bladder. I’ve definitely been feeling that for the past couple of days! She had to struggle a bit to get all her brain shots. His rump is up on my right side nearer the top. It is the lump I see at night when I get all lop-sided. He was drumming and dancing so the hands and feet were all over the place. I was feeling most of it. A nice perk to being skinny!

They gave us a certificate for a free 4D scan which we’ll use at 28 weeks. My next OB appointment will be next week – the 20 week one.

19 Weeks, originally uploaded by punquin.

I’m 19 weeks along today! Almost halfway through. It’s going soooo slow! Now that I’m starting to show a bit, I’m hoping it will move faster.

I’ve been feeling the baby regularly for the past week. One night, baby even kicked hard enough for Danny to feel! There is still a lot of time between kicks, and I have to be sitting still or laying down. I can’t wait to feel the baby even more! I even like when he/she is stomping on my cervix. I just like knowing baby is in there…

19 weeks means I am about to find out the baby’s sex! My main concern with the ultrasound is seeing a healthy baby, but knowing the sex will help me bond with baby.

Get your guesses in now!

The bump at 17 weeks 6 days, originally uploaded by punquin.

Time is crawling along so slowly! Why do people keep telling me pregnancy goes fast? Maybe that will change?

I’ve been going back and forth between feeling okay and still having morning sickness. For the last few days, I’ve been okay. I’ve really started to grow, though. There is no sucking that in anymore. My clothing options are becoming quickly limited. I’m trying to alter clothes from my donation pile to work for now. Clothing gifts are welcome!

By the end of the month, we should know whether we are having a boy or a girl. Crazy! Any guesses?

I’ve started planning our annual Halloween party. It will be the week before, as usual, but on a Friday night. We will have out of town guest and want to keep the weekend free for other things. I’m excited! I love fall! I’ve decided on my Halloween costume, I just need to go to the fabric store for the parts I’ll be making.

17 Weeks, originally uploaded by punquin.

I’m 17 weeks today! I’m still pretty small in the mornings, but once I eat my belly grows. There’s just no where for it to go but out. Other areas have certainly grown!