Unexpected Ultrasound

So, Wednesday was supposed to just be my 4 month check-up. Wendy (midwife) checked my blood pressure, answered questions and felt my belly. She was feeling my uterus and was surprised by how high my uterus has risen into my belly - explains my early showing. I already knew that though since I feel for it every night while I lay in bed. She said the baby and my uterus are growing magnificently. :)

Then, she gets the Doppler ready (a listening device to hear the heartbeat) and searches. She continued hearing my heart but not the baby's, she told me that mine was too strong. I guess that's good for me.  So after a few minutes and some nervous nausea, she decided to do an ultrasound. Immediately she saw the heart beating strongly and showed me our baby. Holy crap, did that little person grow! I think the baby was trying to sleep. She'd push the wand down and he/she would give a kick to say, "hey, leave me alone". The baby turned its head away and locked it's legs tight so we couldn't get much of anything. Definitely a stubborn Peterson! I don't mind, because in 3d ays I'll get my 3D ultrasound and won't leave until I'm certain what sex it is.

Erik and I DID settle on a boys name. He's the pickiest man on the planet, so I didn't have much of a choice. It's simple and cute. We will announce the name when we announce the sex. Can't wait until the next blog to tell you guys! ;)

Knowing that I'm in my second trimester and that my baby is growing like crazy really makes me realize that this isn't just a pregnancy; I'm not just getting fat and awing over tiny human clothes. In 5 short months I will be holding a baby in my arms, I will be a mother and Erik, a father. We will be parents to a beautiful baby boy or girl. It'll help once we have a nursery set up as well. Erik and I went to a store called Baby Dump yesterday and we bought the crib and mattress. The crib is a basic white, rectangular build and the mattress is a special AirGo brand which allows the baby to breathe when it rolls over onto it's stomach - I love that. We also went to Ikea and bought a white changing table. I thought about doing a dresser with a changing pad on top, but since the room is so small I thought it'd be more efficient to use a basic table and buy the changing table hanging organizer to utilize the space. We intend on purchasing an armoire that we picked out once we borrow someone's larger vehicle, a rug and some more storage containers at Ikea as well. Before we get to building what we have, our landlord has to re-wallpaper the man cave from lime green to white and remove all of Erik's gear. I know we have time, but I'm ready to start organizing!

One last piece of news: I discovered that I can in fact put larger items on my Amazon registry, I just have to choose what I want, test it out like I'm buying in, then if it takes me to the end screen, I cancel and add it to my wish list. For family whom were concerned, there is now travel systems and Pack N Plays available to be shipped to me :) I'm so glad I won't have to buy a Dutch travel system because I HATE them and the American ones are so much cheaper. Anyway, I know it's early but to put inquiring minds at ease, you can access my baby registry at this link:

http://www.amazon.com/registry/baby/3ETNLL86456CG

Talk to you in 3 days!