Week 22 - ...and there off

..off on vacation...we're exposing the belly to southern Carribean weather this week so not much to report...another sonogram next week though!

Week 21 - Are you kidding me 'r us

Have you ever stood in the aisle of a babies 'r us and had a serious conversation about whether your baby will want the tray on its stroller or not? Have you looked at pacifiers and decided that she would find this one so much more enticing than that one? The experience of registering baby items for me has become similar to buying fishing tackle. I wander through countless aisles of items, many looking exactly the same and I really have no idea what will work better than anything else. All I know is we have a boat and we're going fishing so we better pick some stuff up.

Week 20 - Kickoff

At the midway point now and Maggie has finally started to feel the baby kick! This is where I really start to be envious of what she's feeling. Last night she had me put my hand on her belly but it's too early to feel much. At first she didn't know what it was but now that it keeps happening so she' s sure it's our little soccer player stretching those legs out and getting ready! Another appointment this week and the heart was beating away just fine about 150 beats per minute. This would be the point where we realize that while 40 weeks sounded like a long time at the start, it doesn't seem like much is left compared with what we have to get done.

"Life is tough enough without having someone kick you from the inside."
~ Rita Rudner

Week 19 and It's a...

Healthy (and I assume happy) baby girl! The ultrasound was incredible and just an experience to see how responsive and mobile this little zucchini sized girl is. Already doing somersaults in Maggie's stomach and the technician had to chase her around just to get measurements. With tears in her eyes Maggie looked up at me and said "This is going to be expensive". While I never committed to either, I think it's going to take some time to get used to the thought of a little girl. At least I have Marc and Roger who have paved the way with two girls each and can provide some much needed help :) I thought of how happy my Mom was after having two boys that she's finally going to have a little girl, something she confided she had hoped for all along. I thought of Maggie's Dad who had two girls and is in for more of the same for which we're lucky because he did a pretty good job with the first two. Almost halfway now and what an incredible day, and so many more to come.

Week 18

Maggie entered Week 18 by ringing in the New Year with no champagne. I'm sure kumquat appreciated it though. Fun trip south to SC and a long car ride back but Maggie did well. The bump isn't so big that it creates problems yet with the driving. Mom and Dad are learning all about car seats this week and looking at the newly released consumer reports verdict on all the new safety features. Only five days now until the ultrasound and we're pretty excited. I think we have some excited parents as well that want to start shopping sprees :)