After the last post I left you hanging on the certainty of whether we're having a boy or not. Well, turns out we are! Last week we had our 20 week ultrasound at the clinic, and we are so happy that the little one looks all healthy. He's measuring right on track and likes to move. I'm 21 weeks now, and can start to see movements on the outside of my belly as well, which is always fun :)
I am still feeling great with this pregnancy, and a small belly is starting to pop. This was my 20 week belly pic:
I think I show more than my 20 week belly picture with Andi.
I still enjoy running a few miles in intervals a few times a week, and will see how long I'll keep that up. With Andi I stopped running at about 28 weeks in pregnancy. I have no intent of pushing anything....it is already amazing how much things have slowed down: this fall, running 10 miles on mountain trails was easy, and now a few miles with walk/water/bathroom/ "mommy refill my sippy cup"/"mommy please fishies movie?" (i.e. can I watch the movie Nemo...again?) - breaks are enough. But, it makes me feel great, and I enjoy it :)
Andi is also starting to understand (maybe?) that there is a little baby brother growing in mommy's belly (she pats my belly and says: baby brother). It is still amazing to see how much she developes in just a few months, and will have to make sure to make a more detailed post of it soon, at her 2nd birthday coming up!
There have been some other small changes in Andi's routine, as I started a part-time job at the University Dept. of Atmospheric Science in the middle of January. For about 1.5 days a week Andi gets to go to Debbie's house, and has an absolute ball playing with Weston and Tyler ("Tyler laugh" = Tyler makes me laugh!) and practicing her big sister skills by making sure baby Asher always has a pacifier in his mouth, even if he doesn't want it. Most days she doesn't even want to come home with me! She is learning a lot from being around those boys, and is already becoming more independent ("Andi do it!" Putting on her coat, shoes, clothes etc.).... if only she would now also mimic their eating and would finally put a piece of meat and vegetables in her mouth! Oy, does she have a sweet tooth.
No sweets or any other type of food for her in the last few days though, as the poor girl has been battling the flu....no fun!
Trying to cool down after a fever spike.
Taking a nice nap on the couch. Rest is good.
Keep posted, as there may be some big news coming soon!!
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