I went and got my twenty week ultrasound and the baby is growing perfect and healthy! There aren't any problems and I am grateful for that. My first trimester was scary but the second trimester is going much better. I hardly have morning sickness and I am feeling much stronger each new day. I am go shopping by myself now, but I miss Quentin every time I go alone. He keeps me in check and to not over spend when I am hungry. I can walk around our apartment and do chores now. I still have to take an afternoon nap which is okay because those are fun. All in all, I am doing much better and thank y'all for your prayers.
When we went to the ultrasound the nurse lady asked us if we wanted to know the sex of the baby and we told her no because it is our first child and want it to be a surprise. She was so cute. She said, " Okay, I won't look at the sex and it will be a surprise for me too." During that appointment the baby wouldn't show us anyway if it was a boy or girl so it would have been difficult to see the sex. Quentin and I feel like it will be a girl so I am just going to refer to our baby as she :)
It was so exciting to see our baby. The doctor says she is four ounces right now. The nurse lady was taking measurements and it was kind of hard for her because our baby kept moving around. She is so active which I am okay with, that means when she is a toddler I will have to do a lot to keep up with her. The nurse got all the measurements she needed to. The baby has super long legs which is no surprise because her daddy is super tall, definitely didn't get those long legs from me.
Quentin and I got to see our baby yawn which was SUPER adorable. We got to see her tongue stick out. She kept having her hands over her head or around her ears. We saw her heart beating, her brain, kidneys, and other organs. This ultrasound made the whole pregnancy all the more real. And we are excited to have this child come to us. We want her here already.
Her due date is November 12th. So I will be deferring the Fall semester so I can have flexible time to take care of the new baby and not worry about school.
I have some pictures that the nurse printed off for us. I like looking at our baby and how cute she is.
This picture is of her face with her little hands on either side of her head. You can see her little nose and lips.
This photo is of her adorable tiny feet. You can see all her toes. Her legs were crossed during the ultrasound.
I am starting to feel the baby move inside me when I wake up, get up to go to the bathroom and after. It is an interesting feeling to have something move inside you. I like feeling the baby, but I am sure I won't like it when I am in my third trimester. I constantly have to be around a bathroom because she is always pushing on my bladder. I still eat and snack a lot.
Quentin is super cute with our baby. I will be laying down or sitting up and he will come over lay his head on my lap and talk to her. Sometimes he will touch his lips to my stomach and have "private" conversations with her. He whispers so I don't hear what he is saying to her. I get a little jealous sometimes but now I think it is super cute. Quentin talks about going on daddy daughter dates with her and spoiling her. He says he will take her out to ice cream. He can't wait to be a daddy. He will be a wonderful father.
We are super excited to be parents and can't wait for our daughter (or son) to be here.
