26 Weeks

Anthony and I are 26 weeks along, with only one more week left in our second trimester! I can't believe how fast the time goes by! We're doing well, we went to the doctor yesterday and I had my glucose test. If it's irregular, they'll let me know in a couple days otherwise I'm all set. The liquid that they have you drink to test glucose is definitely something I'd like to not drink again. It was like Sprite syrup: very sugary and sweet as well as thick. It was...gross. But, other than that we're doing well. We heard his heart beat and my belly was measured. I've gained some weight, but the doctor said it's normal around this time. Anthony is now the size of a head of lettuce and his eyes are starting to form and will soon be open. Laying in bed yesterday morning, I felt him move higher in my stomach for the first time! It was exciting and very unexpected!

This weekend my parents are coming to visit and will be bringing the crib and changing table. I'll be sure to post pictures once we have everything set up in the and moved around! This past weekend we bought two fabric bins for the changing table to keep diapers in from Target. They're to help keep our cats away from Anthony's things as well as keep us organized. We'll also be going to Ikea with my parents to get a set of drawers and area rug for Anthony's "nursery" aka the other half of our room.

Matt and I met with the Children's Medical Group after the appointment to talk to potential pediatricians. We were very happy with what we saw and heard and we're pretty sure that we're going to go with one of their doctors as Anthony's pediatrician. The doctors were very friendly as was the rest of the staff that we met. And, best of all, the process of selecting the doctor seems fairly simple. We may meet with one more, a recommendation from my boss, but I really liked the doctors we met today.

25 Weeks

Today Anthony and I have reached our 25th week! He is now the size of a cauliflower, the whole head, not one sprig of it. He's moving around like crazy; sometimes using my bladder as a trampoline or wrestling with my intestines and other organs. He's a very active baby, so I'm thinking Matt and I are in for a handful once he becomes mobile. We have our appointment next week which includes my glucose testing. Matt took the day off so that afterwards we can meet with a potential pediatrician. I'm really excited about this one since they have great reviews and their office hours are perfect for us.

My mom and Matt's mother have started planning the baby shower! They've decided to co-host it, somewhere closer to Matt's mom since that's about halfway for the people that will be invited. (It's closer for the people in Providence and there aren't many that would be traveling form New York.) I'm really excited and I want to look at invitations with my mom soon. We also have a Groupon for customized M&Ms that she'll be able to order as well as favors!

And, lastly, tomorrow is my birthday! I'll be a whole 26 years old!

24 Weeks

Anthony and I are 24 weeks along now; a full 6 months but we're still in our second trimester for another 3 weeks. Anthony is now the size of a cantaloupe and we're both doing really well, especially the little one who is moving all around and taking up a lot more room in my belly. The other day, I looked down at my belly and saw one side pushed out more than the other from Anthony. I poked my the spot a little and he moved, but I got a picture for Matt first.

Matt and I are going to take pictures of my belly this weekend, since we forgot to do it today. However, we did (finally) get the letters for Anthony's room finished and hung up today!

My parents are coming to visit in a few weeks for my birthday and they are bringing the crib and changing table then. I'm excited antsy to get his side of the room set up and ready for him! We're going to go to Ikea to get another set of drawers for Anthony as well as an orange rug for near his crib, too.

This past weekend, our friends Kevin and Sam welcomed their beautiful baby girl, Ryleigh, into the world. Her birthday is December 28 and she is absolutely perfect. We stopped by on Sunday to see the new parents and their daughter and got a couple pictures of us holding her:

We got Anthony's diaper bag as a Christmas gift from my Aunt Alicia and Uncle Frank! It's really nice and is currently holding two handmade blankets from Hannah's friends' grandmother. We also got some new clothes for him from my parents and my friend Jess, as well as another wonderful felt blanket from my Aunt Teri that Matt and I used all weekend at my parents' house.

I'll update this weekend with the pictures that we take on Saturday!

Update

23 Weeks

Merry Christmas!!

Anthony and I are now 23 weeks into our pregnancy and are doing well! Anthony's face is now fully formed and he'll soon be getting his two rather useless nipples. Since Anthony is now the size of a grapefruit, my belly is getting much bigger and I've grown out of most of my non-maternity shirts. He moves around all the time and is especially active around lunchtime.

Anthony got a couple new onesies from Grandma and Grandpa Denver for Christmas. It was a three pack of adorable Patriots ones! I'll post pictures later as well as update this weekend with anything he gets from Gramma and Grampa Mikaniewicz!

22 Weeks

Anthony and I had another appointment yesterday, just a regular check up. I got to hear his heartbeat again and schedule my appointment for my glucose test in January. Afterwards Anthony accompanied me as we went Christmas shopping.

Anthony is now the size of a papaya and I'm definitely noticing that. I can feel movement further up in my abdomen and it almost tickles when it's just the little flutters. He moves around a lot, especially when Matt talks to him or I put my phone near my abdomen with music playing. He's also apparently sleeping in cycles with him definitely being awake when Matt gets up for work. I can feel him kicking around whenever Matt wakes up and gets ready.

21 Weeks

Today Anthony and I are at 21 weeks, about halfway through the second trimester! He is now the size of a pomegranate, about 10½  inches long! Apparently he is manufacturing some lovely tar-like substance in his belly right now that will be coming out in his first diaper. Awesome.

I bought a pair of maternity pants last weekend at Old Navy. They're pretty comfortable, especially since some of my regular jeans are digging into my waist even with the hair thing fastening the button. So I bought another pair online yesterday (this time in a short length so they aren't two feet long on me.) Now I'm looking to see if I can find a simple dress for Matt's grandpa's wedding on December 27!

20 Weeks

Anthony and I have hit 20 weeks which means we are halfway through the pregnancy! (We now also have a lot less chance of miscarriage!) It's so exciting to be this far especailly since I can now feel him moving around! I get little kicks here and there, but there's a lot of movement. I can feel him moving against my uterus and pressing against my abdomen. He's definitely getting bigger and stretching everything!

Matt and I will be updating this weekend with pictures, since it's too dark to do when we get home from work.

We're sending out our Christmas cards soon which include a sort-of announcement including a picture from the ultrasound and his name:

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Update: We took the 20 week pictures!