16 Weeks and a Few Days

I know I know, I look like a teenager with the braces....

We had a milestone week. I had my very first Mother's Day and it was great to finally make a "public" announcement about the little bundle of joy that will make his or her arrival in October.  Daddy was very sweet and sent me flowers from him and baby Dahl.  Daddy hit a milestone as well with the anniversary of his accident which renewed his excitement even more!  I was able to tell work this week too.  It went very well and relieved some of the anxiousness I was feeling.  This made Daddy happy because he has been waiting on me to be ready.


I have my next appointment on May 17th.  We have decided not to have pre-birth testing as I don't feel it will change anything - we will love the baby all the same.  I also feel it will be too stressful if something is detected so I would rather "enjoy" the pregnancy as much as possible. 


We have decided to find out the sex of the baby, but that won't be until the next appointment - around 21 weeks.  I don't have a preference which one the baby turns out to be, but I am really anxious to find out just to start buying stuff and decorating the nursery.  Daddy just wants a healthy baby too.  I've got a big move ahead of me over the next month.  I really don't like moving, but looking forward to a little normalcy and finalizing the plans for the nursery...got a few ideas, but that will probably change a few times until we know what the sex of the baby.


We are off to the beach this weekend to relax and soak up some sun before I get to be too pregnant "fat".  I need a little time away with the stress of my daddy being sick and work and of course the baby.


Stay tuned for updates after the appointment and more pictures of the growing belly!