It Keeps Growing, and Growing, and Growing

Here I am at 21 weeks. The bump is definately growing! This week was pretty exciting for me. I felt real movement for the first time. Up until now (for the past 5 weeks or so) I've felt little "flutters," but a few nights ago I felt a real kick and then it didn't really stop for the rest of the evening. John is anxious to be able to feel it too, but of course every time I call him over to feel it, it stops. We're hoping he'll feel it some time this week. The whole thing is becoming very real and we're getting more and more excited every day to meet Baby Plaisance.

The First Baby Pictures (sort of)

Friday we had our 19 week sonogram and our extremely active baby would not sit still for a clear picture, but we still think he/she is very cute. The sonogram experience was amazing! We both could have stayed there all day and just stared at that screen. The sonographer assured us that the baby's sex was very clear to her, but we are still in the dark. By the end of this week we will be at the half-way point: 20 weeks.

Things That Grow Bump In The Night

At 18 weeks I kind of popped. It is now nearly impossible to hide the little bean (not that I want to). Elastic waist pants are the best invention ever. We're almost halfway through the pregnancy with a gain of roughly 8 pounds.