17 Weeks

Our trip was AWESOME! Of course, I was worn out from all of the walking we did, but it was still a great time.  If you've ever been to NY, you already know how difficult it is to find a bathroom while sightseeing.  While we were walking around Manhattan, of course I had to pee every 10 minutes.  Somehow, Shane was always able to find a place that would let me use their restroom.  It was amazing!
We saw a few shows Stomp, Wicked, CirqueDuSoleil Wintuk, and we stopped at an IMAX theatre and saw the animation movie A Christmas Carol.  There were several other touristy things we did as well, but most of all we just walked around.  At one point, we were at the corner of 5th Avenue and 48th Street and had Alec Balldwin walk inches in front of us while crossing the street!
As you know, just before our trip my baby bump came out of nowhere.  We took a picture of my belly while we were in NY, and then another once we got home.  As of last week, doc says I have gained 4 1/2 lbs total during pregnancy and everything looks great.  If only it felt great when I went to put my jeans on!

16 Weeks

I had my 16 week doctor appointment this morning and everything is looking good.  The heartbeat was 151 and doc says we're progressing nicely so far.  I didn't get a chance to take a baby bump photo this morning because we were a little rushed getting out the door, but I will do my best to take one while we're in New York this weekend.  I will say, this next baby bump picture will be one that some of you have waited for.....I'm starting to show!!!  It happened within a matter of days last week, and all of the sudden, I had a belly!!

We're both so excited for our trip!  We leave for St. Louis tonight and catch the first flight out tomorrow morning (6AM) for New York.  Keep your eyes opened Thanksgiving Day because we'll be on the streets watching the Macy's parade.  Have a good weekend and great holiday everyone!!!!

14 Weeks

Shane and I have been starting on the nursery this week.  We've got so much going on over the next two months that we figured it would be best to at least get the big stuff out of the way now.  So far, we've got the dresser/changer, crib, and the glider is on order.  It was cute to see Shane put the crib together.  He put a lot of effort into it and everything looks great!  I took a ton of pictures that I'll soon post on here.

Not much else has changed.  I'm currently about a pound over my pre-baby weight and still haven't really seen any sort of "baby bump".  My next doctors appointment is my 16 week appointment on the 20th.  I've tried using the handheld doppler to listen to the heartbeat at home, but I still can't find anything.  Most of the blogs that I've read online say that they couldn't find the heartbeat until about 20 weeks with an at-home doppler.  I'll probably keep trying anyway ;)