Playing Catch Up...

So it's been WAY too long since my last update, but nothing super exciting has happened except my 2nd trimester has been full of visits to my porcelain faced friend multiple times daily and hardly ever getting out of this house because driving makes me nauseous... weird, huh?

Let's see if I can remember (not something I'm good at these days, and it's getting worse) what all has happened in the last 7 weeks...

Week 13-
Got to see Baby R moving around for my follow up genetic disorders appointment since the little one wasn't cooperating the week before :) Got to video so dad could see he/she bouncing around, swallowing, blowing bubbles and sucking its thumb!

Week 14 or 15?-
I got to go visit some of our awesome cousins in St. Louis and.... bought a car! I went to look at a Jeep... cause I love Jeeps, but wound up driving home in a Volvo :) I was pretty proud of my negotiating skills if I do say so myself!

Week 16-
Had a baby check up... heartrate was 150bpm and baby was good! Me on the other hand, ended up in the ER for dehydration... again! This child is seriously sucking the life out of me and stealing ALL my water no matter how much I drink!

Week 17-
Finally got the Ethan Allen desk I bought from a friend in the baby room, just waiting to find out if its a boy or girl (and for dad to get home and paint it!) and I'll be using it as a changing table hutch and I'll post pictures :)

Week 18-
I had an AWESOME week... I felt so good and got so much stuff done UNTIL... I caught some kind of stomach bug! Of course, I have the worst immune system anyway and what ever I do have is going all towards this little monster growing inside of me so if someone sneezes down the street, I get sick! So I was out for the weekend sleeping by the toilet and enjoying (not so much) the B.R.A.T diet- Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and Toast.  I am FINALLY feeling so much better and won't be touching toast for a WHILE!

TOMORROW is week 19 AND my gender ultrasound :):) Since we live so far away from all our friends and family I made an event on Facebook for everyone to participate in our "virtual gender reveal party" ;) I've asked everyone to post if they're on Team BLUE or Team PINK throughout the week and will be adding them up and posting the results tomorrow before the BIG reveal!
I'm hoping that Joel will be able to Skype in during the ultrasound so I won't have to wait to find out! Cause we've decided that if he can't then I'll have the tech put the results in an envelope and will open in later when he is able to Skype so we can find out together... I CANNOT WAIT! I'm SOO ready to start shopping!!!