I am posting this a little late (only 1 week and 1 day!) so actually baby is already now the size of a BANANA! That goes to show how fast this little girl is growing and how fast time is flying by. I have been in a whirlwind with work stuff, house stuff and nursery stuff before I realized I was even late on this post.

Things we have done the past 2 weeks:
-got new carpet in our guest room, office & nursery (thank goodness! it was gross before)
-got concrete poured for our backyard remodel
-painted the nursery, painted the guest room and repainted ALL baseboards in our guest rooms.
-Trey installed 2 new fans that look great!
-COMPLETELY cleaned out 3 closets in our house (I am most excited about this one)
-we ordered a glider for the nursery and since I made this picture we have now ordered the crib- so the big things for the nursery are done! (I am hoping to make a nursery post soon to show off all our goodies for the room and show progress of how it looks!)
-And not to mention my busiest time of the year has begun. Our fall classes start NEXT WEEK!

We are feeling very accomplished though and feel good about all the progress we have made on everything. My next big task to conquer is registering for all things baby, which I know nothing about, but we’ll leave that for another day.

Baby Mailhes has been moving a lot more lately. Movements are much less unusual feeling than how I originally thought it would feel to have a human being moving around inside you. I love feeling her move, but most movements are still very subtle and only felt when I am sitting very still or laying down at night.

At our appointment 2 Fridays ago we got our anatomy sonogram which was so great! We saw arms, legs, heart, brain, and lots more and yes she was still jumping! She was in such a position that they couldn’t get a good look at her face which just means I get another sonogram in 2 more weeks. I am happy to see her anytime. So hoping we will get to see more of her face next time. (Although most sonograms still all look fairly blob-ish to me, even when it is my own)

I have definitely been getting more “omg you are pregnant” comments lately, so I must be really showing now. Funny how you just get used to it and don’t even realize how much bigger you are until you have 5 people in 1 day tell you how much she is popping out! I have gotten much more comfortable with getting bigger and enjoy it now that people can tell I am actually pregnant. So fun! (We’ll see if I still say that 3 months down the road).

Can’t wait to continue to watch and track the changes on this crazy journey!

August 7, 2014

So these past 2 weeks I have apparently POPPED! And I know, I know I have a lot more belly growing to do, but I went from barely showing to being much more obviously prego. I can still get a way with hiding it in looser clothing, but with my typical dance class attire it is pretty obvious now! 

The strangest thing is happening with my belly button. I don’t know if this is uncomfortable news to share with you, but in the true spirit of pregnancy blogging I am going to anyways. My belly button is very flat. I am used to having a canyon of a belly button and all of the sudden there is no depth. When I lean back it even will pop out a bit. Seriously? 18 Weeks!? When googling the phenomenon of outie belly buttons I read many sagas about how its very normal for a pregnant woman’s belly button to pop out late in her 3rd trimester. Um, hello! I am still very much in my 2nd trimester. I guess this is just the start of funny, weird things to happen to my body a long the way. 

Another noteworthy milestone to mention is feeling her move. I still can’t decide if I am making it up in my head or if it is really her I am feeling. While its happening I’m sure its her because it feels so deliberate. Very purposeful movement as opposed to gurgly gas or tummy rumbles (I know enough with the gas and the body parts, but we’re only 18 weeks in- we’ve got lots more gas and body parts to talk about). So the first time I THINK I felt her move Trey & I were talking before bed and I was lamenting the fact that I hadn’t felt her move yet and since it has been a while in between doctor’s appointments I haven’t got to see her or hear a heartbeat in a while. In a final burst of my temper tantrum I fell back on the bed with my hands on my stomach with a “Please just let me feel you move in there!”. Within 5 seconds I felt a very small but distinct poke. That was it for that night, but since then I have felt the same movements much more. Most people describe their first feelings as a fluttering sensation, but so far mine are always pokes. I swear she most only move in sudden bursts of movement. If our last sonogram was any indication she is such a jumping bean! We watched her jump for about 15 minutes straight, no breaks (you go girl!). I think we are in for a very energetic Baby Girl Mailhes, unless she’s getting all that bouncy energy out now for her calm entry into the world. Although, if I am to get the appropriate payback for what I put my mom through when I was a little one, calm will not one of Baby Girls Mailhes’ many strengths- love you Mom!