Getting a little anxious!

Well I am 22 weeks and 1 day, only 18 more to go! wow! I can't believe how fast it's flying by!  We're heading into the beginning of month 6.  My first baby shower is in about a month and a half, and I am so excited! I'm ready to get some more stuff and get the baby's room decorated.  At least we have our crib!  Next big thing I'm hoping for is my Travel System so we have our carseat,... can't bring the baby home without it! 

Definitely been feeling more kicks.  I have to be laying real still otherwise I guess I don't feel them or realize they are happening.  But they are definitely getting stronger and I can't wait till we can feel them on the outside.  Baby sleeps for about 12-14 hours at a time, and is now about the size of a papaya!  He/she is almost a foot long in length and weighs anywhere between almost 13-21 oz!!  By the end of this week, he/she will just have been gaining some weight and may have even grown in length a little bit, so no big changes this week.  I don't really have too many complaints other than some back pain and being able to get comfortable,... other than that I am actually really enjoying being pregnant right now.  I'm sure that will change once I get even bigger and more uncomfortable, but right now I'm in a good place.  =) I really should get us signed up for some birthing classes!!  I keep forgetting,.. which has been an ongoing trend lately LOL.  I can't ever seem to remember anything,...

I'm starting to get a little more anxious as my third trimester approaches and have started having a lot of dreams about giving birth,... I'm not really scared or freaked out, just anxious and not really sure what to expect or how I am going to react when I'm in that situation.  I could see it going one of two ways,.. me freaking out or me being incredibly calm.  We shall see.  I just know that either way, Andrew will be my support through it all, and I know he'll be great!  We both just can't wait till we have our precious little one here,... we've waited so long for him/her!  I had a really weird dream last night (and this was not the first time I've had this dream) and it was mostly about breastfeeding and I didn't have any milk,... I'm going to take that as I'm worried that my milk won't come in.  I plan on breastfeeding and really want to do it, I feel like it's a great way to bond and connect with the baby,... but I guess I am a little concerned that "what if I can't." I have no idea if there's anything I can do to increase my chances of my milk coming in or how much I get,... and does it come in before the baby is born or after and how soon after?  I just don't know these things!

I know anxiety is normal and I am trying not to worry about things,... I just want to feel prepared!  18 weeks isn't a very long time, and it's going to be here before we know it.  I mean,.. we're heading into September soon for goodness sakes!  I haven't even started Christmas shopping,... ahh!  I just don't know how to prepare myself for something I've never been through,...  yeah everyone's willing to offer up their own experiences, but it's not the same for everyone, and I feel like it's one of those things that you have to go through yourself to really know.  It may end up being better or worse than I'm imagining it to be.  Who knows,...

Well I have no belly pics or anything to leave you with this time, so I'll leave you with some of my pictures I took over 4th of July weekend.

Love, The Boslers =)

Half Way There!!!!

20 weeks and counting,... we are at the half way point!! 4.5 more months to go (give or take).  Been feeling good, nothing really to complain about other than every time I take a belly picture to share I feel huge,... I'm starting to regret sharing them lol.  I don't feel that big until I see it in the picture,... I know everyone grows different and carries different, but holy moly, should I be this big already??!!  I get heartburn/indigestion a lot, no matter what I eat, which is a pain in the butt, but I take some tums or chew some gum and it gets a little better.

We had a Dr. appointment and ultrasound on Thursday.  Everything is looking good, baby is growing right on track.  Weighed 13 oz and I don't remember how long.  U/S tech said we are right in where we should be.  They couldn't get a clear look at all 4 chambers of the heart, so we get to go back again for another u/s in 4 weeks and I am so excited!! I love seeing the baby!!  When we first got there the baby must have been sleeping, because he/she was all curled up in the fetal position laying still.  When the u/s tech started prodding with the wand the baby started squirming around some more.  Even if we had wanted to know the gender (which we don't) we would not of been able to find out cause baby had it's legs crossed.  He/she also had their hands up by their head like they were trying to cover their ears and tell us to be quiet LOL.  The u/s tech did say that my placenta is "anterior", that it's more in the front so it may take a little longer to feel those big kicks.  That made me feel a little better since I've still been only feel light movement.  I've heard that once the baby gets to be about a pound is when they are big enough to kick hard enough through all that extra padding the placenta provides.  So another couple weeks,... give or take.

Woke up this morning feeling stuffy and sneezy, my sinuses are draining and irritating my throat =/.  I was gonna do some shopping today, but I feel like poo so I'm not going anywhere. Staying home and resting. 

We have one big item out of the way!!  Andrew's parents bought us our crib!!  yay!!  One less thing to worry about.  Now, to get Andrew to put it together =P.

Here's some pictures, enjoy!!

baby's arms up covering it's ears =)

cute little baby feet

looking right at us

heartbeat at 132bpm

Legs (crossed)

cute little baby and

me feeling humungous =(

Until next time,

Love, The Boslers =)