A rumbly in my tummy

I can't believe how much this baby is moving!!! She kicks my bladder all day long. She's up in my rib cage which kinda hurts and she crowds my lungs so it's hard for me to breath. She sits on my stomach and gives me heart burn, which I've never had until being pregnant and wow is it uncomfortable! Up until a couple weeks ago I've been awesome but lately I've been really uncomfortable. It's a lot harder for me to get comfortable enough to actually fall asleep and not being able to breath fully is pretty bad too! But it's so worth it! Being able to feel her move and know that she is growing stronger and bigger is such a great feeling! Last night I was laying on my right side which is when I can feel her the strongest and it's my most comfortable position. And I'm pretty sure I felt both of her knees digging into my skin. She has a habit of that. I feel like I have a bruise on the inside of my stomach on that particular spot because apparently she likes to kick that same spot all day every day. She likes to stick a boney elbow, foot or knee there and keep it as long as she can. She is a feisty one already! We can't wait to meet her and see what she looks like!
It's crazy, this whole time I've been counting up 4,5, now 6 months, but when I thought, wow I only have 3 months left, it hit me! This has gone by very quickly! Maybe it's because we didn't announce that we were pregnant for the first three months, but three months to go is so soon! I'm so excited and also starting to freak out a little. I want to get her nursery started so I can relax. We haven't gotten anything yet furniture wise. Luckily I won $200 from my work so we decided that's going to be her crib money...thank you Uinta! I have a doctor's appointment next week and that begins the twice a month appointments. We still need to go take a tour of the hospital because we decided not to do any of the classes...our doc said not to worry about the classes since I decided to do the epidural! Thank goodness for the epidural option! My mom and sister bought me a pregnancy book that explains each week of the babies growth and my body changes and it also preps you for labor, birth, taking the baby home, breastfeeding, the whole shabang. I feel so clueless! So for you mother's out there, any advice on anything related to going into labor, the whole hospital experience, breastfeeding, anything. Any advice that could be helpful, I'm all ears! I'm going to post about Hawaii soon I just need to get my pictures together so stay tuned!

Update

Well, my third trimester is just around the corner. I'll be six months this Saturday April 18th, which is the day we leave for Hawaii! Yay! The baby this week should be the size of an eggplant. She is a little longer than a five dollar foot long (13 inches) and just under 2 pounds (1.9 lbs). She has been moving SO much lately, it is such an amazing feeling! The best is when I can feel her on both sides of my belly, like she is in a full on stretch! Anyway here is a picture of my belly today:
(I have more pictures to come but I can't find the cord to my camera so pictures from my phone will have to do) Alot of people tell me I'm small for being six months; so far I've gained about 16 pounds, but wow am I getting big! The other day I was trying on clothes out of my closet to see what I can take on our upcoming trip, well not much fit. So I made my way to the mall with my mom and tried a bunch of stuff on. It's funny because I was prepared to gain the obvious baby weight, but I don't think your ever really prepared! I don't know how to explain it. I know I'm getting bigger but I didn't know how big I had actually gotten! It was refreshing when I heard another prego lady in the store trying stuff on say to her husband, "Look how big I am, when did this happen?" Pregnancy has been a lot of fun for me, it's been a really good experience so far and interesting to see how it affects me. My body is changing every day and I feel great! But let me just say how much I love my mom. She is SO amazing!!! She knows how frugal I've been about spending money lately and she knew that I needed some summer clothes that I could be comfy and cute in so she bought me some stuff that fit my new baby body and she even bought me an adorable swimming suit! I can't wait to go on this vacation, it is very much needed! It's weird to think this is our last vacation just as me and Zac with no kids! Don't get me wrong, I'm sure vacations are great with kids too, but believe me we'll be enjoying every last minute of it! :)

Pregnancy hormones: you gotta love 'em

Still no morning sickness which is amazing. My hormones are definitly in full gear right now and it's really hard to deal with! One day I'll be upset and very unpleasant. And I know I'm upset for a reason but later (after I've bawled my eyes out, which always feels good when I'm done with my tantrum) when I look back, it wasn't as big of a deal as I thought. Then one day I'll be super happy and it seems like nothing can get me down! I love those days. If only everyday we could all feel like that. The worst day is the day I feel depressed, although Zac might say the worst day's are my upset and very unpleasant day :), I don't know how people deal with it. Since I know it's my hormones, I know that I will have my happy day soon but I don't know what I would do if I felt this way constantly. I can't keep up with these hormones! Today has started as a depressing day and being at work doesn't really help. But hey, American Idol is on tonight and that gives me something to look forward to. Hopefully as the day wears on it will turn into a happy day! On another note, other than my hormones driving me nuts, physically I'm doing great. My belly is filling out more and more even though it's still really small. The baby has now made it to the 1 pound mark and she is moving a lot more! I can't wait to meet her! Our lives are going to change so much but I am looking forward to it. I went baby shopping with my mom and dad, who by the way already have their nursery bought and set up for our baby! Zac and I need to get our butts in gear. We went to BabiesRUs and I found the bedding and possibly a crib that I really like! The stroller is another thing. I have no idea what I am looking for. There are SO many different models and I don't know which is the most convenient. I always thought the travel stroller where the car seat can be placed in and out would be the best. But maybe the convertible car seat and then just a regular stroller is easier. Any feedback on the travel stroller??? Advice from anyone would be very helpful! I just can't believe how expensive all of this baby stuff is, I had no idea! Let's just say I'm very excited to begin baby showers! Hopefully there we get most of what we need so we can go back and purchase that lovely crib that I want :) Typing is a great way to vent, thanks for listening! Hope everyone has one of those wonderful happy days today!

And the baby is...

We are having a little baby girl! We are SO excited! She is the exact weight and height that she should be and all of her organs are growing properly. Since she was a suprise we weren't quite sure of when she was "made" and we were only off by a few days! With her size the docter said we are 20 weeks and 4 days along. We knew our due date was between July 16th and the 24th, and off of this ultrasound it looks like she will be due July 18th. It was amazing to see how she has grown since the last ultrasound. This time we had the option of doing a disc of still photos or getting a video of the live movement. So we decided to get the video and that's how we told everyone what we are having. She is the first grandbaby on both sides of our family so we wanted it to be special! We had both families get together and had cupcakes and everyone put a pink or blue baby rocking horse on top showing what they thought we were having. Zac kinda let it slip just before it showed what the baby was but only Gordy and Jason heard. We found out at 2:oo that the baby was a girl and he did such a good job keeping it quiet, even though everyone (especially Brant) was trying to get it out of him!

I love this picture, I think it's so cute! Our doctor was trying to get a profile or even a face shot but she was being difficult so this is what we got..

We can't wait for our little girl to get here! It feels so official now that we can say 'she' instead of 'it'. I can't wait to see Zac with her. He is such a macho man and it will be so fun to see him take care of her! Now we can finally start shopping for baby things and get everything she needs!