20 weeks - half way!

Though both battling some sickness we have been enjoying our 3 day weekend (it's Dragon Boat Festival here).  Saturday Jeremiah felt little one kick!  I feel her at different times of the day now, mostly when I'm sitting or laying down.  We started looking at baby stuff we can buy when we are home and I'm anxious to get our luggage out, both so that we can start packing and to get it out of the nursery (it's a small space and with each of us storing our 3 piece luggage sets in there it takes up quite a bit of room).

Hope everyone else is having a great weekend too!

Note to self: don't wear red in front of the red poster

19 weeks

Big news this week is that I think I've started to feel the baby moving.  I've heard the sensation described by other mom-to-bes as eels slithering, popcorn popping, gas and flutters... I'm going with eels and gas.  

I've got lots of sewing projects planned for the summer, and we've started looking at strollers.  I've decided that the stroller I want is not made.  With our traveling lifestyle, we have some specific needs.  We need something smallish, with versatility, the car seat of our choosing will snap into, and that can handle the bumpy roads of Taiwan.  And then, I need to be able to find it in Taiwan or it has to be able to be shipped to here, which not all places will do.  Oh, and I don't want to spend $1,000.  Any suggestions out there?  I have a feeling we'll be strapping our little one to us with a wrap or carrier and going sans stroller a lot of the time here.

2 weeks until we come home!

18 weeks

Every time we go back to the states we think about all the food we want to eat.  I've taken this to a whole new level, already planning that first trip to the grocery store.  Lots of fruits and popsicles rank high on the list, and recently, cinnamon bears.  Not sure what made me think of them, but once they popped into my head I had to have them.

17 weeks

Pregnant at prom?  That was me last night when we chaperoned our school's high school prom.

And that will be the last time I wear that dress for awhile!

In other news, after our doctor's appointment we bought our baby's first gender-appropriate article of clothing - a pink and white top.  Yes folks, we're having a girl!  Looking forward to picking out more clothes and nursery stuff, and of course, thinking up names!

16 weeks

Baby is the size of an avocado now and in the next few weeks is going to go through a growth spurt doubling it's weight.  I feel like I'm going through a growth spurt, often tired and ready for that "pregnancy glow" thing to kick in.  I've been transitioning to some maternity clothes this week after a package of things I ordered arrived from the states.  I can't believe how comfortable they are!

Next week we have another doctor's appointment where we hopefully learn if we are having a boy or girl!

14 weeks

The tummy is getting bigger; students asked if I was pregnant this week.... others have assumed I've been eating too many cookies.

A lot more energy these days and food is finally my friend again.

Ultrasound week 13

What a difference a few weeks makes!

Here's the video Jeremiah took on his phone.  Baby was moving all over the place!

And, just us saying hi: