MuesTube - 20 weeks!

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Milestone and some shame

We’ve reached a milestone - halfway mark as my sister reminded me today (20 weeks or 5 months)! Due date is exactly 5 months away- so close yet so far away!  We have a checkup appointment on Wednesday.   We will listen to the heartbeat and have another sonogram.  I love the weeks when I know we get to see our little peanut again!

I tend to talk about food a lot around this time of the day.  I am not much of a snack person; however, I’ve never been pregnant before either so I suppose everything’s fair game.  Today’s work day ended with a snack run to the kitchen.  I do not know what came over me…one bang of Combos and one bag of Doritos instantly devoured.   I look at my trash can wishing I could hide the remnants... feeling a little shameful… 

Well folks, today I’ve experienced a new symptom of pregnancy - the dreaded heart burn.  No, I won’t blame it on the yummy nachos I ate last night or on the 5 jalapeno papers I had for lunch.   My eating habits have not changed.  What has changed is I’m pregnant and my uterus has grown to an alarming size.  And I know baby Mues enjoys the space since I can feel her little kicks all afternoon!  However, as my organs become smushed and my belly continues to pop out (because there’s nowhere else for it to go) I sense heartburn will become that new found “friend” I never wanted and won’t go away.  In the meantime, I hope baby Mues enjoys her stay.  In just a few months, she will be smushed too!

Estactic to say the least!

We're so excited about having a little girl!  We've had a short while to soak it all in and I think we're both still in a state a disbelief.  At first, I almost didn't believe it.  I mean, I knew there was a 50/50 chance for boy or girl but for some reason it's still a shocker when they actually tell you what you're having.  You see, I wasn't one of those mothers-to-be who "had a feeling" or "sensed" I knew what we were having.  In fact, I was the exact opposite.  People would ask if I had a feeling or if I had a preference and I couldn't say that I did.  Jeff would say he thought it would be cool to have a boy (naturally), but towards the very end he had a inclination that we were having a girl.  I think a little girl would fit into our family so well...me, Jeff and Lainee.  Which will mean Jeffy poo is out numbered!  However, Jeff has such a calm-sweet deminor about him that I sense he and our little girl will bond like two peas in a pod. 

We’re happy to report we’re having….

The doctor said there’s no doubt about it – it’s a little baby girl.  The look on Jeff’s face when we found out was priceless.  He’s so proud!  We found out last Friday and for those of you who don’t already know -  I’m so sorry I’m just now posting!  We found out Friday afternoon and then I flew out at 6am for Denver Saturday morning to visit my Dad and Anet. 

Miss baby Mues is measuring two days ahead of schedule right now.  Doc said it’s not uncommon for this to happen and we could very well see the baby delayed two days at a later sono and be right back on schedule.  Since the last baby bump picture (16 week), I’ve noticed a significant difference in my belly. As the uterus grows, the baby has more room to move (for now) and the bump effect has begun.  Lately, the baby has been kind to me and spends less time crushing my bladder so I’m enjoying less frequent bathroom runs in the night.  However, I hear this will be short lived so I’m loving every minute of it while it lasts!

This weekend we are registering at Buy Buy Baby and maybe somewhere else TBD.   We are excited to get things in order and have begun our hunt for white furniture for the baby room and a glider.  I figure we should get started on everything (not just b/c I’m OCD), but also because I feel great!

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