Half Way There!

I am officially 20 weeks pregnant this week, half way to meeting our little bundle of joy. This puts me right in the middle of my 5th month of pregnancy. The good stuff happening to my body so far; great finger nails, fast growing hair, my arms, legs, and face are getting thinner, and boobs are getting bigger. The bad stuff; my face is constantly terribly broken out, I don't sleep well, I have a crazy pregnancy rash on my right arm that won't go away, and I get really tired doing anything physical really fast. Dustin and I are having lots of fun planning the nursery. We will be going furniture shopping and work will start on the nursery in the next couple of weeks. We also finished our registries :)
T minus 20 weeks to go :)
Love, Erin

Celebrating Our Baby Girl News!

I just got back from a "baby girl celebration" mini-shopping spree. It was so much fun to look at all the adorable baby girl clothes. I also picked up a wooden Princess sign for her room, a couple of cute books, a package of wash and burp clothes, and some Baby Genius DVD's.

We got a call this week from our OBGYN's office about our sonogram. They want us to do a repeat ultrasound in 4 weeks. The baby was measuring a little bit small, and they want to make sure she starts catching up. The doctor also said her anatomy and everything else looked great! I can't wait to see her again.

Lastly, we've been really thinking about baby names. We've made lists and lists, crossing most of the names off. We've narrowed down some baby girl names that we like. We have also decided on a middle name for her. It's really hard to decide on a name thats perfect, special, and just right.

I am so in love with my baby girl already!

Until next time,

Erin

Sonogram Pictures

The money shot of the legs- It's a Girl!!



Baby Schularick- Face and spine

Baby Schularick with her hand over her face.

It's a....

Baby Belly- 18.6 Weeks

Hey All! We finally had our ultrasound today and...It's a Baby Girl!!!!!! I just knew it all along Baby looked great. We saw all her body parts and everything looked wonderful! What an amazing feeling, seeing your baby for the first time. Hope you enjoy the "cryptic" pics from the doc.

Love,

Future Mommy to a beautiful baby girl

First Baby Schularick Purchase

Hey All! I have a few updates since my last post. I am officially 18 weeks pregnant today :) At last weeks doctors appointment, we got to here our little "sweet potatoes" heart beat again. This time it was around the 140's the doctor said. We asked our first embarrasing questions, but I know they will get way worse as the pregnancy goes on. She even laughed when I said it was an embarrasing one, saying "that's nothing". We finally scheduled our first ultrasound...finally! I feel like I've been waiting forever. We will get to see our little one on Tuesday, May 19th (1 week from tomorrow). I've heard all the guesses, but I still stick by it being a girl. Dustin has even gotten on the girl bandwagon, but I know he would be beyond exctatic if it happens to be a boy. We'll be over the moon regardless.

I also went yard saling a couple of weeks ago and got a beautiful bassinet for just $40. It is made by Eddie Bauer. It's a very neutral tan and light wood. It has a rocking and lullibye setting. It sells at Babies R Us for $160. I was very excited about it and making my first baby Schularick purchase!

Lastly, Dustin gave me a very sweet Mothers Day card yesterday, thanking me for giving up my body for our baby. He took me out to lunch (which didn't quite agree with me or the baby apparently, but it was still yummy) and then we went to Babies R Us and Target to start our baby registies. I knew it would be interesting, but boy, I had no idea exactly how clueless I would feel. The part that completely boggled my mind were the bottles, bottle accessories, and breast feeding accessories. There were so many different types and different little parts that I was completely overwhelmed just looking at that section. But, I think I did the best thing and just registered for a couple of each type of bottle. We'll see how it works out. Another great thing about my first "Mother-to-be Day" was that I think I am feeling my little one move. I am surely feeling something, maybe gas bubble, maybe movement? I guess time will tell.

Oh, and the reference to the sweet potato: thebump.com says our baby is about the size of a sweet potato this week, from head to rump.

Happy Mothers Day to all the great moms out there!

Love,

Erin