Baby Kerl is a...

Yay!!! We found out today!!





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Sorry, had to add some dramatic effect...




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GIRL!!!
We could not be more thrilled! The ultrasound tech told us the she could tell without a doubt. Baby girl was very cooperative while getting her picture taken, and we got lots of good news and good measurements. I will post some of the photos later on once I get them onto my computer!

Week 18 Produce

OK, this one is a little strange... Sweet Potato"Your baby has become amazingly mobile (at least compared to you), passing the hours yawning, hiccuping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking and swallowing. And, baby's finally big enough that you'll be able to feel those movements soon."

So I think I felt the baby move yesterday morning while I was sitting on the couch. It was something I had never felt before, like bubbles in my lower abdomen, like a fish was flopping around in there. I felt it a few times over about 5 minutes, so if it happens again in the next few days, I think it is the baby!

As I am typing this there is exactly 22 hours until our big ultrasound!!! I am so excited I don't even want to go to work today, I just want to stay home and sleep so that it will be tomorrow! I can't wait to find out tomorrow, and then go shopping! I have been saving a gift card for this occasion because I am not going to be able to resist going out and buying something for our baby boy or girl!

Busy Weekend at the Kerl's

So this weekend was pretty busy for us.

I had to work on Saturday morning, and when I got home, Kevin was starting to pull the tile off the wall in the bathroom. We figured that since we didn't have much work to do in the baby's room, we would start the bathroom project.

Grandma and Grandpa Kerl came over to help with some of the demolition, including the removal of the cast iron bathtub.

Here are the pictures of the state that it is currently in:

So all we need to do is rip up the floor, put up new drywall, re-tile the floor, paint, install a new tub and shower surround, and put in a new vanity and toilet. Hopefully we can get everything done by Christmas!

Today we went to a "Pregnancy Expo" which is like a bridal show for pregnancy... and equally if not more scary. There were really not too many interesting vendors, and all in all it was kind of disappointing. But all was not lost, because afterwards we went to Target and Kevin got his flu shot! What a brave Daddy!

So here is this week's belly picture!

Getting bigger! Still not visibly pregnant to strangers, but we are getting there! To give you another perspective I took a picture of what my belly looks like while I am sitting at the laptop:

I'm not even sad that I have to go to work tomorrow, because that means that we are one day closer to Thursday! I can't wait!

Boy or Girl Quiz

So i took the quiz that Rachel sent me and here are the results:

You have a 39% chance of having a boy. And you have a 60% chance of having a girl.

We will see if this is correct!

This weeks "fruit" (I think maybe I will start calling it "produce")

"Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. The umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes are now topped by one-of-a-kind prints. "

No Ultrasound Today...

So we just got back from the doctors office and we didn't get our ultrasound today. However... we did make the appointment and he said we could do it next week!!!! Yay!!!! So Thursday is the big day that we find out if we are on team pink or team blue. Everything checked out well today, I gained 7 pounds (average is 10). They baby's heart rate was 150, so I guess we were both a little more relaxed this time.

So now the countdown begins...

Dear Butt...

I don't know if you got the memo.... but, it is my belly that is supposed to be expanding and not you!

Seriously, I don't think I look any bigger than I did last week, and it's starting to get a little disappointing. I know it all won't matter in a few months when I am as big as a whale... but right now I just want to finally look pregnant!

We have another Drs appointment on Tuesday, and according to the paperwork they gave me, they do an ultrasound at this appointment. Now, no one mentioned it the last time, and I know that lots of people typically have 20 week ultrasounds, so I am not getting my hopes up... But it would be great if we did get one, and maybe, just maybe find out the sex of the baby!!!
So now of course I can't wait until Tuesday to see what happens! I will keep everyone posted!

Slacking

OK, I am seriously slacking with this blogging stuff. Tomorrow I will be 16 weeks (4 Months!) and I still haven't posted the Week 15 belly picture! So here it is... a little late. I think my "normal person" yoga pants have been stretched to their maximum capacity. Just a few more weeks and hopefully I will actually look like a pregnant woman.

Kevin and I went to Babies R' Us on Saturday because we were running some errands and we wanted to check out some of the strollers we had been looking at. I felt so out of place there. Everyone was either visibly pregnant, or had a baby or toddler in tow... or was wandering the isles with pages of registries. Kevin and I were none of the above...the normal looking couple picking up all of the strollers to see how heavy they are, if they are easy to collapse... I think I will feel better about going back when people can actually see that I am pregnant!

So while I am at it, I will post this weeks... fruit?!? The Avocado. I looked it up and it is actually categorized as a fruit... more precisely a berry! So here it is:"Watch what you say... tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, if you're interested, an ultrasound might be able to determine gender."

Not exactly the cutest fruit, but it's exciting to be able to talk to the baby now, and know that he or she is in there listening. I just hope they don't mind all the singing in the shower and the car!

Naval Orange

This weeks fruit!"Continuing the march towards normal proportions, baby's legs now out-measure the arms. And, finally, all four limbs have functional joints. Your baby is wiggling like crazy down in the womb, though you probably still can't feel the movements. "

Big Cousin Derek

We got to see "Aunt Beth" and Derek this weekend, and we got a picture of him posing in his new t-shirt:
Nothing new to report this week, except for my ever expanding abdomen...

Here is the Week 14 belly picture. The bottom part of my belly is starting to get hard, which is really, really weird to feel.

Only two more weeks until our next Doctor's appointment (no ultrasound this time)... but that means that the time after that we will get to find out the sex, if the baby cooperates! Sooooo exciting! I can't wait to find out who's in there... I feel like I need to know so I can start planning things!

100 Days so far!

Wow, 100 days seems like sooo long, but it has just flown by! This weeks fruit:

"Your adorable little fetus is busy with thumb sucking, toe wiggling, and (not so cute but equally amazing) making urine and breathing amniotic fluid as the liver, kidneys and spleen continue to develop. Lanugo (thin, downy hair) is growing all over the body for warmth. "

Don't ask me how a lemon is bigger than a peach...