Team Blue routing for a boy. . .

. . . and this is team pink (despite the two blue shirts! )

The scan today was incredible! And even more amazing is the fact that our little baby now has a name - Chloe Annsley. We're both shocked {especially Jon} but it's a happy shock. It's not that we were expecting a boy, it's that we now know it's a girl!

We have a 4 minute recording of Chloe that I will download once I figure out how to do it. . .she is so stinking cute you can barely stand it! Week 19 has been so wonderful!

ps. if you're wondering how big she is this week - she's a large mango and weighs exactly 12 ounces.

So here we are...18 out of 40. Almost 1/2 way there.


While we're counting down I'll also mention that we are ONLY 5 days away from the "big" ultrasound! Jon and I won't be finding out the sex of the baby until Thursday evening...at a gender reveal party. Sarah, my lil' sis, will be the only one who knows beforehand...she then has about 6 hours to put together the gender surprise. Pink or Blue? We'll all come dressed in the color we think the baby is...wish I could tell you more but everything is a big surprise including the party details. I've been begging for details, but unfortunately they are not forthcoming. If you check back in a few days I'll give you details including the gender!

This week I'm really showing, if a stranger on the sidewalk was questioning if I was pregnant or not last week, this week it's a fo' shizzle! I have also avoided the scale like a plague, so can't update you there...eating seems to have leveled out...although the last 2 days I've really been enjoying the taste of chocolate. I'm not normally a chocolate eater, but man were those m&m's and chocolate bar delicious! Jon bought me a bag of rolo's the other day...can't wait to sink my teeth into those deliciously filled carmel plops of chocolate! Self control though, right?

So the big question - how big is baby? Well, week 18 the little one grew to the size of a bell pepper. Her/his bones are getting stronger, which is why I've been detecting SO much movement this week. For a while there I thought the baby never slept - then I read in my preggo book that they only start sleeping from week 19 onwards. Weird. So perhaps this coming week I'll go for a few hours with no movement. Another amazing detail? The baby's heart is building muscle and started pumping 25 to 30 quarts of blood a day!

On another note - sorry my week 18 post rolled into what is now week 19...but this just means the next post will be all the sooner :)

Also, a special Thank You to Jon's aunt, Linda Jo for the special baby package that arrived in the mail this week! It's always exciting to see a package sitting on the front porch, especially when you don't know the contents :)

Have a good weekend - and we'll see you, same place, in a few days!

The baby's room....



The baby room will have a gray facing wall and 3 cream walls. Looks like the paint is going on this weekend! Perhaps the murals will be painted too if we're extra lucky.

We've had a tremendous amount of rain in the last few days, as a result the humidity has done a number on my appearance - so this week, as I am suffering from what I would describe as continuous bad hair day, here is a pic of the growing belly. . .

17 weeks 5 days

Most of my little orders from etsy arrived too! I have one final shipment on it's way - a red minky changing pad cover from The Owl's Nest on etsy.  Here is a sneak peak of what we've bought in the last few days.

Comfort Lamb from Bliss, Receiving Blankets Ahmelie.com on etsy and knitted blanket from etsy

Baby Gap sweat pants! These are just the cutest little things!

Burp Cloths from Ahmelie.com on etsy

Receiving blanket from Ahmelie.com on etsy https://www.etsy.com/people/Ahmelie  here's the link if you want to check out her inventory

Week 17 has seen more baby movement - s/he is moving alot more during the day now. Also, each morning the little one is laying very far forward making my belly rock hard with a very distinct outline of the baby. I feel like the clock has slowed down tremendously now that we have the gender appointment scheduled. I'm still leaning towards a girl - and I think my recent shopping indicates this :)

How big is baby this week? S/he is an onion! Bones are getting stronger and s/he is gaining weight in order to put some meat on those little bones. To help her/him out my body has done the honors of gaining a total of 4 lbs (again total, not only this week :) ) . This week has been a good week - each day noticeably bigger.

Fingers crossed the painting in the baby room will be done so I can start posting pictures! Check in soon coz they're coming...If anyone finds a really cute grey owl cushion for the baby crib, please let me know - I'm on the search! Something like the one below...

Have a good weekend!

Since my last post...

• We had our 4 month appointment. Baby's heart is beating at a strong 140 beats per minute. 
• We find out the baby's gender on July 26th at 10am! 
• I lost 1.5lbs of the 2 I gained...still can't figure that one out as I'm always chewing on something. Even Jon comments on my ability to eat the entire contents of the fruit bowl in 2 days. 
• I love ice cream...very much. I would like to personally thank the person who invented it...
• After our doctor's appointment this morning, the two "yuppies" did something they never thought they would...we toured a child care facility. Little Nameless Addington is now enrolled in a child program that will introduce them to french, sign language and all sort of fun activities that will broaden her/his horizons so that s/he is ready to become President when the time comes :) No pressure little one....no excuses either. 
• With this being my first pregnancy (and Jon agreeing the carry any others after this... :) ) I am very in tune with changes and I'm amazed how each day my stomach feels so much heavier. I really notice when I turn over in bed...it takes just a little more effort and momentum. This is the prep for the big huge belly still to come. 
• We have officially started on the baby's room! Takes a minute to get up the courage to change the workout room to something completely different...i.e. a baby room. Out goes the treadmill, workout bench, weights...in comes the crib, changing table, glider. The two boys (yorkies) are feeling displaced as that was their "bedroom"...now we have to find a new space in the house for them. 
• Best moment of the past 7 days - sharing the baby's movement with Jon {love love}. As the baby  can sense light my pregnancy book suggested we chase the baby around my belly with the flashlight...so we did :) Jon felt some good "strong" movement. Then two nights ago at 2am the baby woke me up doing flick flacks, jump jacks and cartwheels. Retaliation? Perhaps :) 
• This week the baby also started hearing. While s/he can't hear us clearly, s/he can still hear sound. I bet the 4th of July fireworks sounded pretty darn awesome from the safe surround of amniotic fluid.  
• I went shopping - bought more outfits, gadgets, blankies etc to equipt us for the arrival of a small person. Still can't decide on a crib. Do we want the crib changer combo or the crib changer separate??? I like both.