T-minus THREE weeks

I'm 36 weeks pregnant today!  AND... we have a delivery date!!!!  August 12th!  Unless she decides to come before then.  Went to the doctor on Tuesday (7/20) and I was dilated 1 cm and 50% effaced.  Dr. Marks said her head is sitting directly on top of my bladder.  Yep, could have told him that!  I lost a lb between visits, so now my total weight gain is 18 lbs.  I'll take it! 

Haven't been very good about posting pictures (or posting in general), so here's a few pictures of her (unfinished) nursery and from a couple of baby showers.

Growing baby and belly - 25 weeks

I wanted to document a few things about my pregnancy thus far, since I know my memory will fail me!!  I'm finally starting to look pregnant!  My baby bump has really come a long way in the past two weeks.  I FINALLY felt her ever so slight kicks/punches for the first time around Week 22.  Matt was able to feel her for the first time around Week 23/24.  She has since starting moving all the time!  She's VERY ACTIVE!  But I love it and so far LOVE being pregnant!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along:  25 weeks

Weight Gain:  So far, I'm at 11 lbs.  However, I go back to the doctor on Monday, so that number will increase!

Maternity Clothes:  Yes and I'm lovin' the comfort!  Started wearing maternity clothes around Week 20-22 (I think).  I still prefer regular tops, though.  I was wearing my belly band for a while before converting to maternity clothes.

Gender:  Female - Kinley Reece Watson

Movement:  All the time!  Girlfriend is quite the busy little bee!

Weight:  She weighs 1 lb, 12 oz.  Got an ultrasound yesterday (May 6th).

Cravings:  Nothing!  Although I do enjoy a taste of something sweet after practically every meal.  :)

Sleep:  I sleep pretty well for the most part.  I get up about two times per night for bathroom visits.

Symptoms:  I don't think I'm going to hit that 2nd trimester high that I've heard so much about (considering my 3rd trimester is a mere two weeks away).  I'm still tired A LOT, but seem to push through it everyday.  I've never had to take a nap break at work, so I'd say I'm doing pretty good! 

We found out yesterday that her crib is in!!!  WooHoo!  Matt, his dad and older brother are picking it up on Saturday.  Her bedding is in, just waiting on that crib!  We're also waiting on her curtains and glider.  Still need to pick up a dresser/changing table.  Overall, I'm feeling really good about our progress towards her room!

Here's a picture I took yesterday in my office at work - Week 25:

Kinley Reece Watson

We found out on Monday that we're having a baby GIRL!!!  We are over the moon excited!!!  I really thought our biggest argument would be picking a name and just the pressure with naming another human being was MAJOR!  But, her name was actually so easy to agree upon!  Matt picked the middle name - spelling and all!  Here's a couple more pics of our little sweetie.  Looks like she already has her momma's hands! 

Baby Watson

It's certainly been a while since my last post - I'm not as into the blogging world as I had hoped! But here's an attempt to do better - with the first picture of Baby Watson! We've been keeping it under wraps this time around to make sure all was going to be well with this pregnancy before we made our annoucement. Well, I've made it to the 2nd trimester and everything is going perfectly! We got pregnant FIVE weeks after my D&C!!! We're due around August 19th! We couldn't be happier and are already in t-total LOVE with this child!