Baby Talk

Things are progressing well...

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Yesterday I had a Doctor's appointment and had another ultrasound. The baby looks right on track and we saw the heartbeat. That was a comforting sight. I will continue to have 4 week appointments for now, with my next ultrasound being in 8 weeks.

I think I'm past the nauseous state for now. Yes!

As far as finding out the sex of the baby? I know some of you have asked...well, get this...At first I was leaning towards wanting to find out, but Rob was wanting to wait until the baby was born...Then...about 3 weeks ago...Rob said, "I think we should find out. It would just make things so much easier." AAAHHHH! Too funny. Well, the only bad thing is that I have fixed my mind on not finding out, so I'm sticking to it.

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Names - We've had those picked out for years! If we have a girl, we're going with Sophie. If it's a boy, we'll name him Maximus, (Max for short). It's always interesting looking up the meaning of one's name. Sophie means "Wisdom" & Maximus means "The Greatest." Cool, huh? If you don't know the meaning of your own name - check it out here.

I decided to start up swimming again. It has been great! I really missed it. Apparently I've been getting too much sun though. I got scolded by the Doctor that I need to limit my sun exposure - that pregnant women can have a lot of skin changes...Oh, and I need to start wearing sunscreen. Dang - so busted! And Rob was there too, so no living that down. I have been enjoying laying by the pool lately...but I'll be more careful.

We have also been working hard to downsize some of our stuff and clean out the spare bedroom. We still have more to do, but that we've done so far feels goods! We found a big cabinet on Craigslist for a fraction of the price that it goes for in the stores. It's perfect for storing towels, linens, toilet paper & miscellaneous items. My Mom still has the bassinet & crib that all of my brothers and I slept in when we were babies. We're going to check them out one of these days and may go with them. I'm thinking I'll make some curtains for the room and probably dress up the crib & bassinet.

Well, that's about it for now.
I hope you all have a lovely weekend!


Happy day!
hi-d