Also, its a girl!!!!!!!!! We found out this Tuesday at my 20 week ultrasound, which you can watch at the bottom of the page. :) Her name is going to be Ella Mae, after my grandmother whom I was very close to and lived with for a few years to help take care of her. We are so excited that we can now saw she and her! I was also thrilled to be able to make out her characteristics - so far it appears that she has my face and skull, my husband's legs, and my arms. It both touches me and blows me away that this little being is part of me and part of my husband - the mixing of our features really does reflect that. I am so excited to being able to meet little Ellie and see if she has red hair like her mommy! We will still love her if she doesn't, but daddy would be really happy if she did.
Anyways, as far as baby goes, Ella Mae started moving around week 15. They were very small movements, and rightly so because the baby at that gestational age was just about the size of an apple, which really isn't that big. However, as the weeks went on, I began feeling her become more and more active. Right now, at 21 weeks, I can feel the baby moving VERY well! In fact, Ellie's most active moments are usually in the mornings when I wake up, and at night just before I go to bed. You can tell that she just can't get comfy in there and is probably a little claustrophobic like her mommy.
Before about 18/19 weeks, I could only feel her inside of me, and couldn't feel her move by placing my hand on my stomach, but that has changed. Now, when she is really active, I can put my hand on my tummy and feel her kick me pretty well.
As far as body changes goes, I haven't been sick at all (besides a small cold that my husband gave me that lasted a day at most). My body does have a more difficult time bending over and so I try to avoid doing that as much as possible. Sleeping can also be somewhat uncomfortable for my hips especially, but we bought a cheap body pillow at Walmart and that has helped ten fold (I call the pillow my fake husband because it seems like there is a 3rd person in bed with us sometimes). Other than that, the second trimester really is the best, and I feel that I've gotten really lucky in my pregnancy. No more nausea, no more vomitting. Just four more months and we get to meet our little girl! :)
Here are some super adorable ultrasound pictures of our Ella Mae. Enjoy!
