Moving along

I just got back from the Allegheny Mountains in Pennsylvania where I had to attend on-site project meetings for work. They all got a kick out of seeing a pregnant woman wearing a hard hat, safety glasses and a safety vest! Which, needless to say, they do not make in maternity sizes. This trip is likely going to be my last major travel until after the baby arrives.

I had my monthly doctor's appointment back on June 26th. The doctor said everything seems to be moving along as planned. Our little girl is an active one! I can feel her move around quite a bit more now. I am starting to think she is a morning person like her mother. She seems to enjoy doing calisthenics at about 4:00am every morning! Making it alittle difficult to fall back asleep right away.

Reality is finally setting in for Brian and I that October is really right around the corner. We are now in the process of looking for nursery furniture and other baby wares! Alittle overwhelming, but with the help of friends and family I think we will be able to make some good choices.

Seeing PINK!!!

As many of you know, Brian and I are expecting our first baby around October 27th. I have now hit the halfway point of 20 weeks. Brian came with me this morning for my 2nd trimester ultrasound. It was exciting to see how much the baby had developed since my last ultrasound done at 9 weeks. We wanted to find out the sex of the baby if possible. The baby was being modest at first and keeping their legs closed. We figured that would be our luck! But while the tech was looking at something that I certainly couldn't figure out, she pointed out that we were pregnant with a little girl!!!! This was definately to my suprise since I thought I would have a boy all along. The chinese lunar calendar was wrong on this one... All seems well with the little one. The tech said she is the right size for this stage, weighing in around 14 ounces with an average heartbeat of 153. Now we are just hoping all continues to go well over the next 20 weeks, as I continue to grow bigger, and we can all welcome the newest "Daddy's girl" around Halloween!

Here we go!

I promised that I would start a blog to keep everyone informed throughout our long awaited pregnancy and beyond. Unfortunately, I cannot make any guarantees on how regularly I keep the blog updated. With working on a computer all week long, hopping on one at night or over the weekend is not normally one of my first choices. But I will try my best! Plus I need to get some pointers from the girls for how the make my blog better. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!