Baby Update

Baby profile @ the 20 week sonogram

This Wednesday, we had the 20 week (halfway!) sonogram of Baby.  

Leif went with me and was very good the whole time, and it was an hour and a half, so that is saying something!  He read books to himself, played with his leaves that he had collected and dried, and patiently waited and watched.

Baby was tucked down very very low, so it was hard to get any good pictures.  I have to go back to get some pictures of the heart because Baby was so low they couldn't get the heart measurements they needed.

I go to the midwife this Monday, so they should tell me then the results of  the sonogram.

  Baby measured in at 20 wks, 5 days (although "technically" I was 20 weeks exactly that day) and weighed 13oz.  All the measurements looked normal.

I noticed that like unexpected clockwork, my sleeping became a little rough when I turned 20 weeks.  I lay down, but could not get comfortable, no matter what position I was in.  The past few night have been pretty rough - turning over has become a concerted effort and sleep has not come easily (if at all).

Twops made the suggestion that I use a pillow between my knees, which I'd done when pregnant with Leif, but hadn't yet this time because the bed is smaller and Husband might not be happy. :)

Desperate for sleep, I used a pillow last night, and it felt soooo much better to me.  I still didn't sleep, but at least I was comfortably awake, not uncomfortably awake. :)  Mr. Pillow is my new best friend.

I also have been to the endocrinologist about my thyroid and all the blood work shows that my thyroid is functioning normally right now, which is awesome.  I go back in two months to check it during my third trimester, just to monitor it for any problems (and to prevent pregnancy problems).

So, things have been good just delighting in the little kicks and snuggles from Baby.  And Leif's constant stream of kisses, cooes and raspberries going to Baby (generally through my bellybutton, which Leif calls "Baby's Nose").

We've finally started to come up with names for either gender, slowly but surely, so that is good progress! :)  Of course, those'll be kept top secret until Baby is born, just to annoy everyone! ;)

We're keeping things very low-key with this Baby - like we did for Leif.  We're not big fans of Baby Clutter (which may, in fact, be my arch-nemesis right behind Paper Clutter) so Less is More is definitely the way we're going.  Plus, when we get a house, we want it to be a small house, and the only way to live in a small house comfortably is to have less stuff.  That sounds like a win-win situation to me!

I've picked out the cloth diapers I want to get, so once we get into our house, I'll order those.  A few other small things, like a diaper sprayer and homemade reusable wipes should complete my order (all from one place), which rocks.  

I also want to get a Moses Basket.  I wanted one for Leif, too, but at the time they were very expensive (several hundred dollars) so I didn't get it then.  I guess they've become more popular (in the five years since I was pregnant with Leif!) because they're like 30 bucks now, so that is totally doable.  All I need to do is find the right one!  I have little fantasies of Leif and I gardening in our backyard while Baby sleeps peacefully in the Moses Basket in the grass near us.  It's the simple little things that make me happy :)

The fact that we need and want so little for this Baby makes me happy.

Simplicity = Happiness for this little growing family.

Happy Days!

Love you, Little Baby!