hey there, little baby.

today was a big day. we had a date to see this little peanut of ours. the 20 week ultrasound is always important. the OB staff is looking at all the details making sure everything is okay, while mom and dad just watch as this little human moves around on the screen. today was so, so good. to be honest, i have been feeling anxious. i don't know if it's my age, or having been early before with a pregnancy ... but i just have been eagerly waiting for this appointment. i wanted to see the heartbeat, see the baby + know everything is just how it is supposed to be. i mean, i think it's normal to want that, but i was craving it. i know nick was just as excited about it. this entire experience is fun to see from his point of view. anyways, we had to go to a different clinic because i chose to have a more in-depth ultrasound (thank god i'm geriatric). a doctor who made ultrasounds her life's work would be reading it so i had the most assurance that if anything was off, we'd know. on the way to the clinic, there was a ton of construction and i was getting a bit worked up that we were hitting dead ends and my appointment was in about seven minutes. nick was telling me to relax because no doctor is ever on time. i mean, he's got a point. after a clinic employee on his smoke break told us where to go, we finally arrived. the driving around must have cut off a good chunk of our wait time because we got right in. the ultrasound tech wasted no time. she got me on the table, threw some gel on the belly and brought out her magic wand. what appeared on the screen made my heart instantly soften. hey there, little baby. i've been waiting to see you. the little human was moving all around. we got to see baby yawn a few times, have his hands curled up by the face + kicking all over. he was head down, butt up and looked all snug as the tech tried to get all the measurements she needed. we looked away when it came time to check out the parts that would let us call baby a he or a she. we're still waiting that out until baby decides to make its way into the world. the heartbeat was 150 bpm. everything looked great for baby and mom. we walked out with a ton of pictures, but i'll share just one. the profile. i can't wait to be holding this little person in my arms.

ahhhh, it was a great appointment. as for how i've been feeling? eh, pregnant. i mean, what else can i say? i still have nausea, but it has improved. i do have aversions to smells and foods. i go through spurts of different fruits or vegetables i am craving. right now i could drink fifty gallons of milk if my body would let me, but after a glass of it i feel like i need a five hour nap. i still like to sneak a nap when my boss allows. sleeping and getting comfortable is all kinds of fun. once i get to the perfect spot, my bladder alerts me that it's time to go to the bathroom for the five millionth time. i have actually thought to myself that a catheter might be a better option for pregnant women. sick, eh? we are getting close to starting on baby's room (my old office). going to update it a bit, but it's a smaller room so it's not too big of an undertaking. we still have about 0% baby things we need, so we have that going for us too. aside from all that ... we are so grateful. for this baby, for our (growing) family, for a life that allows this to be a reality for us. all of it. if you're reading ... i'd love to hear from you! leave me a comment on whether you think it's a boy or a girl! #pregnancyblog #pregnancyjourney #20weekultrasound #thisis39 #bloggingmom #parenting #momblog #mommyblogger #pregnantat39 #minnesotamom #pregnancyupdate