BABY UPDATE!

Today we have reached 28 weeks of pregnancy. After about 20 weeks I started feeling much better and now am not sick at all nor do I feel sick too easily. I am back to being tired and sleeping more, but because (sorry for this TMI) I have to go to the bathroom 3 or 4 times a night, I do not get that fantastic sleep I got during my first trimester. But, overall things are good! The baby just prefers to take space away from my bladder!

I am growing out in front of me and the baby is actually growing a little ahead of schedule. I had an ultrasound at 20 weeks where the baby was about 2 weeks bigger than expected and then I had another ultrasound at 27 weeks and the baby is about 3 weeks bigger than expected. So, after a dr. appt this week, my doctor decided NOT to move the due date, but instead to just start watching the baby's size at about 37 weeks. As much as I want this baby to get here, I am ok with cooking it as long as it needs. Plus, May is pretty busy with Charley's A&M graduation and it would be nice to have his party and ceremony done before the baby gets here....:)

The good news about the baby growing big is that the doctor sees no reason to be concerned. She said sometimes baby's just grow fast! Hopefully we are not looking at a 10 pounder...ouch!

We still do not know the gender and I have to admit - I am loving it! While I love to look at baby clothes for girls and boys, it is more fun for Vic and I to just constantly guess each day as to what the baby will be. Right now, Vic swears it's a boy and I think it is a girl. Of course, then I wonder if it is a little boy in there that is growing so big and strong since the baby is big. Constant guessing!

Other baby info:

• The baby moves ALL the time; i can now tell when it has the hiccups vs. when it is just rowdy inside there. And, there have been a few nights when I sit on the couch that I can watch my stomach jump when the baby jumps. Vic is also getting to see it some and feel it a lot more now.

• I haven't really had cravings in the sense of "Vic if you do not get to that grocery store for my craving right now, I''m going to go crazy!" but I have had a few things that I've just liked a lot of:      

Pimiento Cheese Sandwiches
Oranges
Toast & Jelly
Granola Bars & Applesauce (though know applesauce has changed into jello)
And let's be honest here....who doesn't crave chocolate??

• We have 2 baby showers planned - April 2nd in College Station and April 9th in Corpus Christi; we have the most wonderful friends that want to help us get ready for the baby and I look forward to both events!

• We also have ordered our crib, glider and mattress. And, I have finally registered at Babies R Us, Target & Buy Buy Baby. We are having the baby room painted this weekend and then slowly will work on sewing and decorating in the month of March.

I guess that is all the baby news I can think of. I will take a picture of myself this weekend for those of you who have requested "pregnant Sarah" pictures. I'm glad to say that I actually do look different now! For awhile, I was wondering what was just "lovable stomach sarah" and what was baby! Just kidding - I can tell just by bending over that I have something extra in there! And I will leave you with the best picture ever of my darling husband who found the perfect outfit for his "son" when we were at Carter's one day....it is going to be so much fun being parents with Vic!

They match!