16 Weeks

Last week I was not able to feel the height of fundus and now it is almost at my bellybutton! My belly has grown so much in the past week. I keep feeling flutters more and more. I think I have been asked over 100 times whether or not it is a boy or a girl. When I tell people that I will not find out until July, they look so sad. LOL I'm not in that much of a hurry to find out myself. I don't know why. It's not that I'm not excited or anything, I'm just not in a hurry to find out like everyone else. On other news, Hannah's ballet teacher has decided to move her and another little girl in her class up a class next year to Ballet I. That is a class higher than I signed up for a month ago. I'm excited for her. She loves it so much. She has been dancing with a Ballet I class this year a little bit and has been mimicking their moves. She has a great talent.
I love my van! It is the first vehicle I have ever had that I just enjoy driving. I can't believe I got it for so cheap.
Back to pregnancy news. It's finally going very well. I'm having less headaches than I was having and I have energy. My belly is finally growing and I feel good. Here is a pic of a 16 week fetus.

Bought first thing for baby...

And it is a big one! We bought a minivan yesterday. It is a '99 Nissan Quest, green in color just like my Saturn. I love it! It's awsome! Runs like a top and we got it for an excellent price. It looks just like the pic below, but dark green. My first car in 10 years!

Appointment

My appointment yesterday went well. I finally got to hear the heartbeat. It sounded a lot slower than I remember Hannah or Lily's sounding. Doesn't that mean it's a boy? ;0) I don't get to really find out what it is until July. My doctor told me that I would have a Sonogram the appointment after next. The next appointment I have to check my blood sugar levels yet again. At least he is keeping an eye on them. I don't think I am going to have a problem this time because sugar is one of my food aversions I have right now. He also gave me a prescription for Darvocet for the horrible headaches I have been having. H said they sounded like they were migraines, but I can't take migraine meds while I'm pregnant. At least now maybe I will have some relief when they get so incredibly bad that I feel like I want to go to the hospital. I feel movement more and more now and it is getting stronger. I can't wait until I find out what it is! Mainly because that is exactly what everyone asks when they see me. LOL

15 Weeks

Yesterday was Mother's Day. I had a pretty good one. I got a nice card and a candle. We spent most of the day at Tim's mamaw's house, then went up to my mom's house. Late last night, while I was in bed, I felt the baby move. It was very subtle, but I did feel a little movement. :) I was suppose to go to the doctor today, but I received a call this morning saying that he had an emergency and I had to reschedule for Wednesday. I will post an update on Wednesday about how my appointment went.

OT: Birds

Today was the first day that I have actually felt GOOD. I had energy all day and didn't feel the need to nap. I took Hannah to ballet and signed her and Lily up for next year. Lily is so excited. I found out that they are both going to have the same teacher next year. She is a wonderful teacher. Another thing that happened today, Hannah and I were in the front yard playing catch (that's how good I was feeling) and all of the sudden I heard something fall on the ground. I looked over there and I saw a little baby mockingbird flopping around on the ground. The poor little thing had fallen from the nest. Tim and I noticed just then that two adult mockingbirds, assuming they were the mom and dad birds, fighting off this hawk-looking bird. At that point, we assumed that the hawk tried to take the baby from the nest and the birds attacked it and the baby was dropped. After doing a little bit of research, we decided to find a basket to put the baby in and hang on the tree so the mom and dad mockingbirds can find and take care of the baby. Hannah excitedly said that we could use her Easter basket. How sweet of her! Anyway, the baby bird survived the long fall from our giant pine tree and now, hopefully, the mother bird will take over. I didn't want to leave it on the ground because there are several cats that roam around our house and I knew they would get it eventually. At least it has a little bit of a chance now. It was what they call a teenage bird. It had most of its feathers and could slightly hop. I hope it survives but if it doesn't, the girls will learn the natural course of nature.