I finally feel kicking!!

In a previous entry I mentioned that my placenta is positioned in front of the baby (between him and the front of my belly), which was preventing me from feeling movement early on when he was quite small. Apparently he's getting bigger and stronger because I finally feel movement! Last night Adrian was able to put his hand on my stomach and feel little kicks or punches- it was so neat. I got tears in my eyes, because it was really special to share that together. I also felt him moving around in the middle of the night- I suppose we will need to get him on a better sleep schedule once he's born!

Katrina at 24 weeks

I finally have a real pregnant belly! It seems like it happened over night :)

Ultrasound Photos from Week 19

I'm now 23 weeks, but here are the photos from the ultrasound I had at week 19. This is when we found out we are having a boy, however, you won't find any evidence in the below photos :)

Katrina at 22 weeks

My co-worker Cindy is also pregnant and due just 3 weeks ahead of me. We kept each other company yesterday as our other work friends did wine tasting for a bachelorette party.

Past the half way point!

I am officially more than half way through my pregnancy! Wow- that seems kinda crazy...the baby will be here before we know it. I guess we ought to really get serious about picking a name :) We finally have a selection of things on our baby registry, but were exhausted after spending 2 hours at Baby's R Us and only making it through a quarter of the store (so much to choose from!).

I still feel great, but I don't feel baby kicks yet. I went to the Dr yesterday and he explained that the ultrasound photos (which I still need to post-sorry for the delay) revealed that the placenta is in the front. This means that the baby is kicking and punching the placenta, rather than the inside of my belly. Until he gets a bit bigger and stronger, I probably won't feel much. Although, I swear I may have felt him jump last week when my co-worker turned on the loud blender in the break room. I was standing right next to it, and I felt a quick sudden movement when it turned on. I'm convinced the poor thing was startled!

The placenta in the front actually provides extra cushion and protection for the baby, which I'm sure came in handy last week when I was in 2 car accidents in the same day. In both accidents, I was hit from behind by drivers not paying attention. I was driving alone on the first one, and went to urgent care to get checked out (I hit my face and head on the steering wheel and was freaked out by the seat belt grabbing my stomach). The second one was not more than 3 hours later when Adrian was driving us to dinner. What are the chances of that?! Anyway, the baby is doing fine and probably had no idea what happened. Phew!

I promise I will soon post the photos from the 19 week ultrasound.

Katrina at 20 weeks