fruit...veggie...baby...boppies...blessed...thankful...

We crack up every week when we read what the baby "is" this week. I call my Dad for updates and the first thing he asks me, "what is Sprout this week??" It depends on the site you look at or the book you read. We're at week 22 and we have a papaya and she is the length of a spaghetti squash. It's weird to think of your child in terms of fruit and veggies but it does help to give you an idea of size and length. :) It's amazing to think we started out with a poppy seed and now we have a papaya!

We're SO excited about our upcoming trip to San Diego for my family reunion! I haven't been back in over a year and we can't wait to see everyone (and eat at Lolitas)! Living in different states, my parents, family and SD friends haven't been on hand to see my development and go through this pregnancy with me everyday. It will be so nice to see them and for them to meet the "belly". :) We're also really looking forward to our San Diego baby shower! We have a limited amount of time we'll be in town (since we're saving our vacation, etc for when Ms. Finn arrives) and the shower will be a great occasion to see everyone in one place. Presents are nice but we just want to be surrounded by the people we love and miss so much!

Neither Jen or I can believe we're a little more than half way there. 22 weeks...5 months...time has FLOWN by! My belly is definitely growing and I'm almost exclusively wearing maternity clothes and stretch pants. Casual and comfy are definitely what I look for in the closet everyday. I think Finn appreciates it too since the days I wear something a little tighter I get poked and kicked, almost like she's saying "what the heck?? why ya crunching me in here??" Message received baby girl!

We feel somewhat prepared. Ha-ha! It kind of alternates between prepared and running around like chickens with our heads cut off wondering how we're going to get it all done before she gets here. :) We've been so blessed to have friends and family who have given us hand me downs and purchased items we'll need for Ms. Finn. It seems like every day someone is in contact with an offer of some item or the other they were wondering if we needed. Our parents have picked up the "big" items for us and our sisters and my cousin Dani have us well stocked in bibs, boppies, blankets and bath items. We excitedly joke that Finn has more stuff than we do and how could someone so tiny need so much! She'll definitely have a bigger wardrobe!

There are still some big things to decide (childcare) and ponder (why is it so expensive??) but we feel like we're on the right track. It's been a fun and exciting journey and we definitely couldn't have done it without all the love and support we've received!

off we go...

Today is our 20 week appointment or as we like to refer to them, our visits with Miss Finn. :) We feel spoiled this week because we just got to see her on Wednesday at our ultra-sound appointment! These visits are just routine but we're so excited because each one that passes means we're one month closer to "meeting" our little girl. :)

it's a...

...girl!! see Jen's blog here for all the details of our ultrasound appointment!

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Our 20 week appointment is tomorrow so stay posted for more details!

countdown update...

Countdown: today is my birthday! 2 days until our ultrasound (boy? girl? who knows?!) 4 days until our 20 week doctors appointment! 7 days until the holiday! I don't think I've ever looked so forward to a given week before!

countdown...

Countdown: 7 days until my birthday! 9 days until our ultrasound (boy? girl? who knows?!) 11 days until our 20 week doctors appointment! 14 days until the holiday and a day off of work! 15 days until payday! :)

blessed...

Only two more weeks until our ultrasound appointment! It's worse than waiting for Christmas as a kid! I'm excited about the possibility of finding out if we have a sprout or sproutette but mostly I just want to see a healthy baby. :) It's like a little visit with our baby and so amazing it's hard to be patient. So far so good and I would like to continue on that trend.

People are starting to ask me when I'm due and every morning getting dressed is an adventure. It's like all my clothes were washed and dried on high over night, each day things are a little more snug. I'm getting creative and long tops and stretchies have been my best friend! :)

I love it! I love watching my belly grow and feeling sprout move and knowing that I'm oh so very lucky to get to experience this. I feel blessed. :)

glub glub...glub glub...

We heard the heartbeat again on Friday, which I have to say, never gets old. :) We got some information about selecting a pediatrician and best of all, everything is still looking good! A little bonus is we got our paperwork to schedule our 20 week ultra sound appointment! We can't wait to see our little one again, make sure everything is still a-ok, and hopefully find out if it's a Sprout or Sproutette!

Jen and I have both been saying "she" and "her" but honestly we have no idea. A feeling, but really no idea. And if we're not having a girl it will be good to get used to saying "he" and "him". We honestly just want a healthy little one, the name we've chosen is gender neutral and so are the nursery ideas and will be happy either way. :) My mom (Nana) is tied with 6 grand-daughters and 6 grand-sons and she's rooting for a boy. Jen's mom (also Nana) only has a grand-son and is rooting for a girl. I don't think Grandpa/Poppi/Poppa really have an opinion. :) 3 more weeks and we'll know!