Latest & Greatest Ultrasound Pics

Here are some pics from our last ultrasound at 19 and a half weeks. Unfortunately, Walnut had the cord covering part of his/her face in the first picture. I figured the picture of the long, athletic looking leg is a good indication that I am going to feel some pretty hard kicks to the rib cage in the weeks to come. The spine one kind of creeps Ryan out, but I think it's pretty cool.

20 Weeks Down, 20 weeks To Go!

We have officially hit the halfway point! Last Thursday I was 20 weeks. We had our 18-20 week ultrasound last Monday (August 18) and everything looked great. Walnut was quite active and looked like he/she was either talking to us or swallowing amniotic fluid the whole time. I read the other day that babies as old as Walnut may actually have a sense of taste already. Apparently Walnut was enjoying the Vietnemese Sub I'd had for lunch that day!

By popular demand, here are the first of the belly pics!

Elastic is my New Best Friend!

There's no more hiding it....the old clothes are out and the stretchy and the baggy is in! I went out and bought a few things from Thyme Maternity and Motherhood Maternity, but I've also been very lucky because Tracy sent me 4 boxes of maternity clothes. Having had 3 kids she had a wide variety of maternity clothes for me. I've also been given my sister's favourite purple maternity shirt that was a staple in her wardrobe when she was pregnant with both Kyle and Andrew (and rightfully so as I wore it to work the other day and got quite a few compliments)!

Three's Company!!!

Ryan and I are very excited to be expecting our first child. We are enjoying all of the experiences that come with pregnancy, but what's even more fun is that we have some company going through it right along with us! Within the same week, I found out that not only would I have one close friend going through this at the same time as me, but two!!!

I am due on January 8th, and only 4 days later Pat (and Kris) Zack are expecting their third child. Only two short weeks later, Alyssa (and Phil) Keyes are expecting their first child. It's great because Pat is the "expert" having been through this a couple times before, and is very helpful in giving me an idea of what's to come. With Alyssa being a first-timer like me, she is the one I can ask the silly "does this happen to you" questions and we're even attending a couple prenatal classes together.

With all the "we're having a baby news" we have definitely kept Jenn busy with her handmade "congrats" cards!

Ultrasound Adventure @ 16 weeks

We had our second ultrasound last Friday and it was an adventure! It came time to drink my water an hour and a half before the appointment and I did so very diligently. I may have even gone above and beyond the 4 glasses of water required and chugged another half a litre on the car ride to the clinic. When we got there we checked in and after about 15 minutes I started getting a little uncomfortable. Another 15 minutes go by and I was quite uncomfortable! At this point, Ryan is trying to distract me and ask me questions to try to get my mind off the fact that I feel I am going to wet myself in the waiting room. It's at this point, that I start worrying, because if I think having to pee really badly is painful, how am I ever going to get through labour!!!! Well, when they finally called me in to the room an hour after my appointment was scheduled I could barely walk. The technician asked me if I was in pain, I said, "well, I am uncomfortable" and she told me I could go release my bladder until it no longer hurt and it just felt like I still had to pee. Yahoo!!!! I have never been so happy to go pee in my life. I come back into the room and we get started with the ultrasound. As soon as she begins she says, "were you not able to go pee?" and I say, "oh yeah, I did" to which she replies, "wow, you must have really had to go because your bladder is still completely full!" So there you have it, I made a rookie mistake and drank way more water than I needed to and didn't factor into account the Calgary Health Region waiting room time. Next time, I'll be like those other pregnant ladies that were in the waiting room, who were sipping their water WHILE they waited!

Anyways, aside from the near bladder bursting incident, our second ultrasound was very exciting. We got to see the baby again and it was really awesome. The screen was up on the wall at this clinic so we got to see everything as the technician moved around and checked that all was okay. Walnut was quite active near the end too and Ryan and I both swear that we got a little hand wave at one point.